Firsts are Fun!

Tonight I took my two middle kids to their first Avalanche hockey game.  It was so much fun!  Sadly the Avs lost, but it was still a great time.  I loved watching my little boys face light up as he watched the game.  I  loved watching my daughter laugh at jokes by her uncle.  They'll go to other games, have fun at other games, but it won't be their first. 

It's like your first bike ride, your first dance, your first kiss.  The next bike ride, dance and kiss are just as sweet.  They don't quite compare to the first.  It doesn't diminish the following events, some of them are even better than the first.  The first though....the first is the beginning of a new experience. 

Having a baby is one of those firsts that you can experience over and over again.  With your very first pregnancy you have never experienced any of it, so it is extra special.  However with each pregnancy there is a first flutter, a first kick, a first ultrasound.  After the baby is born you get your first look, your first kiss on that sweet fuzzy head, your first snuggle, first smile, first laugh.  It's so amazing that we get to experience those firsts again with each child.  I am grateful that I have been able to have 4 sets of firsts.  I look forward every day to see what the next first is going to be.  My kids amaze me every day.