he laughed!

at least there's one milestone I've captured. Austin laughed for the first time, with Brian the evening of july 18th. Brian says that he's such a serious baby, that it's extra special when he smiles and laughs. I hope he's as happy as my other happy boys. that is truly one of the things that I'm most grateful for

last appointment

It is now july 20 - and i am finishing a post that just had the title "last appointment". scary how quickly time is flying by. i suppose it was to capture the wistful feelings i had going to my last doc appointment with katz. we had such major milestones together. there was a sadness driving to the appt, there was the pride of sharing austin with the group at this office, and realization of "this is it." as we were discussing birth control options, he had suggested that I come back to be fitted for a diaphragm and i wonder if there was a still the desire to have a need to go back. what a crazy chapter as i close out my 30s. what a blessing to have the family that i have.