The best day and most nerve racking day of my life all wrapped up in one. Meeting Jake for the first time was even better than imagined. There were so many thoughts and so many worries going through my head that I couldn’t quite process it all – so much of that day was a blur until laying eyes on my son then it seemed like the world just stood still. It’s a moment I’ll never forget… A moment where you realize it’s not about you anymore – your entire existence is for them from that day forward… To provide, to protect, to love, to be everything you can possibly be for him.
Jake’s Arrival
With the threat of some real complications and issues, something that I had been praying about daily during most of his time in the womb, the day of his arrival had come. I was absolutely terrified, yet still somehow confident all would be fine – a unique mental state. I was trembling with nerves yet had a complete faith and trust that my prayers would be answered. Those prayers, mostly during my trips back and forth to work everyday, were answered and I can’t say it enough that I thank God almighty for it!
Below are just a few pictures taken that day – one of the proudest days of my life. I honestly never get tired of looking at these images. It just takes me back to these exact moments, moments I remember so clearly after seeing them. For example, the bottom center picture, where Lindy is trying to get Tristan to stop pushing all the buttons on the side of her bed, both moving the bed in various directions as well as calling the nurse’s station and setting off alarms… Lindy was obviously exhausted, and she just wanted to peace – you can see her hand up in the air with frustration trying to get him to stop… Meanwhile, in that same moment, my mom holding her grandson Jakey for the first time. Just one simple image, yet the content within that simple image holds so many little memories of that exact moment the picture was captured.
This is probably why I simply love taking pictures. It’s more than just pictures, at least to me… It’s that small moment in time captured forever, with several things going on, and can be remembered each time I see it.
