So today was a bittersweet moment for me: I passed on the bassinet. Sure Gabbie has been sleeping in her crib for almost 3 weeks now, but as I was taking it apart to put in my trunk, I was a little sad and happy all together.

Two weeks ago I emailed my friend Jessica to see about meeting up so she could borrow the bassinet that I had borrowed from Brittany. Brittany's EXACT instructions are, "Do not bring baby stuff back into my house until we are about to have another..." Good for me - I get to borrow all her stuff.

Anyway...we weren't able to meet up and the plan was to see each other next week. Her little one was due in 4 weeks, so we had time....or so we thought. Melina Rose was born yesterday!! I went to see them today in the hospital, which was so bittersweet: in just 9 short weeks, Gabbie's no longer the newest addition to our group. I can't believe it. Even more shocking was to see how big Gabbie seemed next to the little 6 pound 6 ounce Melina.

We are SO excited for Jessica and Antonio - so many of us have been praying for this amazing family.

So as I drove to the hospital and gave over the bassinet, it was a little bittersweet: in amazement of how quickly the past 2 months have gone by yet so excited for Gabbie to have a new little friend.

Today has been a heavy day with not only the excitement of Melina's arrival, but some sad news about a good friend I worked with in Chattanooga. She's the same age as me and was diagnosed last week with Hodgkin's' Lymphoma. Please remember her, her husband and little boy in your prayers - she's a fighter (all five feet two inches of her!) and I have NO doubt she will beat it.

If anything, I hope you take a few extra minutes to love on your spouse and kids tonight and make sure everyone you love knows it.