The End of a Chapter

Today has been such a bitter sweet day.  It is our last day as a family of three.  With our induction set for tomorrow morning we knew that things would be changing and fast.  Not that this change isn't a welcome one.  We cannot wait to meet this little guy and welcome him with lots of love into our family.  It is just hard to accept that our world as we know it will be different.  I love our family of three and while we have always hoped to have more children, I still feel very emotional about how things are going to change.

Jasper took off today so that we could all three go out together and enjoy this final day together. 

All ready to go!

 We went to the park and enjoyed the playground.

We even went over to feed the ducks!

Jax was so funny walking through the leaves.  He would take big dramatic steps like he was going through a massive pile of them.  

We even hung out on the walking trail to watch people (and their dogs) pass.  

It was an absolutely gorgeous day.  

Lots of snuggles from this mom who is feeling pretty sentimental.  

When we got back we played Jax's favorite game ... DUNK!

Playing DUNK usually ends with Jax running laps around the driveway using every last ounce of energy he has.  It doesn't matter how tired he gets though, he never wants to come in.  Let's just say we are working on the meaning of "last one."

After coming inside we had our normal routine of dinner, bath, books and bed.  Jax really is the easiest kid to put down at night.  He loves playing in his bath, loves to read book after book in his room and then is happy to go to his crib and go right to sleep.  It is the same routine we have had since he was a newborn and my favorite part of the day.  While we read books tonight I just looked at him reclining in his father's lap.  He is such a baby still.  It is hard for me to imagine that tomorrow he will be a big brother while he is so little himself.  We will be leaving in the morning before he is up and my hormonal self tried my best to hold back the tears as we snuggled and sang our goodnight song.  Jax gave us a hug and then went right down.  

Life is good, and it is about to get even better.