I’ve only had 2 close set of friends that have given birth so far.  One of them is my friend J and D who live up north.  Since they live up north, I wasn’t able to really see J throughout her pregnancy or even see the baby when she was born.  I only finally met their baby girl back in March this year.  On the other hand, M and L, just had their baby boy.  Being close to them, I was able to basically watch M’s tummy get bigger and bigger with baby O.  I got to feel baby O testing out his karate skills through M’s tummy.  I haven’t been this close to anyone having a baby before.  We had all been awaiting O’s arrival.  I couldn’t wait for him to come out.

Seeing baby O made me think a lot.  I didn’t get to hold him yet because I’m still getting over a cold.  But, I’m already in love with him.  :)  It’s amazing to think that this baby was in M’s stomach!! The idea is still crazy to me – all this pregnancy stuff.  As we all celebrate the arrival of baby O, the beauty of this baby keeps resonating my mind.  I feel like this little boy has brought people a little closer, helped people become a little more sensitive, helped people feel, helped people observe and further realize that God creates beautiful beings.  I think there are few things in this world that can be called precious.  One of the definitions for precious is “Of great value; not to be wasted or treated carelessly.”  As I look into baby O’s face, I think, precious.  O is so precious.  I feel like baby O’s arrival has triggered some additional happy emotions in all of us – reminding us of the beauty of this life, this life that God has given to us.

I can’t wait to hold little O for the first time and watch him grow up. :)