Everyone told me that children change your life completely, but I didn't realize how much change was possible until little Ella showed up all sweet and chubby on Christmas Eve... after a 24 hour labor. Now I'm trying to remember what it felt like to be a person - not a sleep deprived mommy. My every nerve is tuned into the baby. I find myself lying awake at night listening to her breathing. I jump up the moment she cries. I feel ecstatic when I see her smile. She has become so precious to me.
