Last Days

The few days leading up to the birth of Wyatt were hectic, to say the least. We had to move out of our house and into the garage of our new house (the house wasn't finished yet). The start of my maternity leave was anything but relaxing. Luckily Jo and Bruce let us stay with them for a few days out at the beach. We have had some gorgeous hot weather, and the evenings at the beach were wonderful. The night before the surgery I took some "last days as a single child photos."

The only thing that would have made the birth of Wyatt complete was if my family had been around. I know, that I'll see them soon (a matter of weeks or months), but it's times like this that living so sooo very far apart is hard. Whether we end up living in NZ or the USA one of us will always be away from our families. That's just the unfortunate thing about falling in love with a foreigner.

Thank goodness for the wonderful loving support of James' family. It was so nice of them to take us in prior to the birth - we most appreciated the yummy meals (Jo always has good food at her house!), and the extra set of hands to look after Luca during the week of my recovery in the hospital. THANK YOU SO SO MUCH. I would've completly lost my mind if you guys weren't around to help out.