Ryan Michael Border

This post is WAY overdue! My sweet Ryan was born 10:44am on 2/27/2009. This first thing I heard from the doctor as he was being delivered was that he had a full head of black hair. I thought he was joking at first b/c Luke was born totally bald and still doesn't really have much hair (not that he needs it b/c it only makes you notice how beautiful his little face is). I was so excited to see Ryan and will forever remember looking into his eyes for the first time. As with Luke, this has become one of the most amazing moments in my life.

All my fears about sharing my heart and how Luke would manage with a sibling went away the second I saw Ryan. I'm sure most mothers expecting their second child have all felt this. The fear of how you could ever love anyone as much as your first and that your first child would somehow suffer from this. Boy was I wrong! It is amazing how much room my heart has for both my children. My love for Luke and Ryan now sit right next to each other. The love is completely equal yet totally different at the same time. The love a mother has for her children is almost impossible to describe in words. Its a kind of love that I surely never could have imagined existed until I held both Luke and Ryan for the first time and actually felt it. It grows each and every day. Becoming a mother is the most precious gift I have ever been given. There is so much responsibility in the title but the rewards of it seem endless.

I can't wait to see Luke and Ryan grow together. Knowing that they will always have each other is such a comfort to me. I picture them being best of friends. Most of all I look forward to the joy that they will bring to Scott and me for the rest of our lives.