Cheering for the Reds

One year ago on August 9th, we found out we were pregnant with Tyler.  It was a day filled with so many emotions - ecstatic, nervous, anxious, worried...I could go on and on.   I was anxious for our first doctor's appointment so we could hear the heartbeat of the son we had yet to meet.  It was a mixture of emotions, but the one I remember most was being so thrilled.  I had wanted to be a Mom for quite some time so realizing that lifelong dream was becoming a reality was surreal.  I worried a lot because all I ever wanted was a healthy baby and I did everything I had control of to ensure that happened.  

Rich went to Cincinnati for his annual guys trip a few days after we found out I was indeed carrying a baby.  Much to my surprise, he came home with a Cincinnati Reds bib because he was certain our first born would be a boy.  He was right!  Tyler now wears his bib when he eats oatmeal and I reminisce about the day Rich brought that bib home.  We didn't know that I was carrying a boy and better yet, we had no idea the unbelievable amount of joy a baby would bring to our family.  

This year, Rich took that same trip and bought his boy a Reds baseball hat.  He couldn't have been more proud because all he ever wanted was a son, and what a precious son we have.