Just about to leave

I am sitting down for a few quiet minutes to capture my thoughts prior to leaving. Having two months to get ready for travel has made today pretty mellow. Maggie's Dad and I are wrapping things up on the house, finishing packing, cleaning up the baby toys, replacing batteries and basically relaxing before a long flight. Despite the temptation to do otherwise, we sent La Nina to school. She is stressed out and really needs normalcy right now.

This travel day is bittersweet for me. I am sad to be leaving La Nina, I will miss her so much. I know Auntie and Tio will take great care of her and at the same time, I can't imagine not seeing her little face for two weeks. On the other hand, I am very excited finally meet Maggie. Two months is a long time to look at 4 little pictures. I am very excited about getting to know her. I wonder if she is a spit fire or mellow? I wonder if she is quiet (as her Daddy is hoping) or chatty? I wonder if she will be frightened when we meet or accepting? Time will tell on all of these items. If she is anything like her sister, she will show her true colors very early on.

I also wonder what life will be like when we get home. I wonder how Maggie's Dad and I will manage two girls 19 months apart in age. I really thought when we turned in our paperwork we guaranteed a 2 year difference in age at least. So much for my plans. There is a greater plan at work. I wonder how we will manage it when we have rough nights. I wonder how La Nina and Maggie will react to all the changes. I wonder if they will be best friend type sisters or competitive type sisters.

I look forward to the first night our happy threesome becomes a merry foursome at dinner and I really look forward to the first time I catch the girls spontaneously playing together. Mostly, I look forward to our family being complete and together.