So, this happened…..

And, I cried while we signed them. Yes, I am most definitely one of those types (as if you didn’t know!).

One of the first things we thought of after Lainey was born was guardianship and being sure she is taken care of financially in the event something happens to Adam and I. It was no longer just our cats and dogs at home….It was kind of scary at the beginning until the papers were signed. In fact we discussed what our wishes were in front of my Mother and Brother both when she was only 9 days old to be sure that they knew from the get-go so Lainey would be as protected as possible.

For awhile we (sort of) felt invincible, as if nothing bad could happen to us after God gave us such a humongous gift! I hate to compare it to winning the lottery but it felt similar only a trillion times better. And, if something did happen, well….He will certainly take care of things! I want to be completely clear that God CAN and WILL take care of us at ALL times…but, we are also obligated to make smart decisions. We all are, actually. We need to protect our little ones…

So, as I said…I cried. There was something so (final) about this whole process. It was as if I could flash-forward to Lainey sifting through our belongings some day. It felt really odd when the attorney mentioned that when Lainey turns of age we can change our healthcare power of attorney’s over to her. The reality is that I just know that I will blink and will be looking back at this ol’ blog of mine and read this post and she’ll be “of age”! Life moves that fast.  There are already things that Lainey is no longer doing that we miss and wish we could see just “one more time”. And, so parenthood has began…