This week was a real transition week. They don't happen too often but when they do, these transitions are visceral. As move from the preparatory phase of childbirth to one where it's real and it's happening and moreover it is the start of a new chapter in all our lives. It could be called adulthood as much as it could just be considered an shifting of hopes and dreams. That shift is now towards wanting the best for our case Adelaide Coco. She's strong, tenacious and already very curious of the world.
She doesn't yet have hopes, except for maybe making sure the next batch of breast milk is as delicious as the last. We do have hopes for her though. They start with her being happy and healthy - so far so good. We are indulging ourselves to look even further into the future at hopes for her. The monte-carlo simulation of options is widely scattered at the moment on what those outcomes could be. She has many years ahead of her to work out how that will play out.
Dreams, well she's having plenty by the looks of her eye-activity while sleeping! But I think while so young those patterns are just synapses forming as she makes sense of the little family bubble around her.
What a joy it has been so far. Day 5 - here's to many more!