In This Crazy Life

"Once you have a baby, everything will be different."  From the moment people find out you're pregnant, that's the chorus you hear repeated over and over. And I knew it would be true. But until you're there, it's hard to understand how things will be different. Some changes happen right away, like the limited use of both hands. But I think more often, the changes aren't as obvious. A new member of your family arrives, something imperceptible shifts, and nothing is ever the same.


We both felt that shift, but while I was nestled at home in my cocoon of new baby and blankets, Jahn went back to work. And back out in the real world, Jahn started to feel that maybe the changes weren't quite done for us.  Being here in Calgary with our new baby, introducing him to our families over Skype just wasn't sitting right.


It may seem crazy, but I'm a big believer in putting your desires out there into the universe and seeing what comes back. I think, maybe without even really knowing it, that's what Jahn did. And the universe didn't disappoint.


So after a coincidence, an application, an interview, an offer, long conversations, and many tears, life changed again and a new chapter started for us. Watch out, National Capital Region.  Come March 2012, Jahn and I are heading back to Ottawa, and we're brining a little cowboy with us.