Last Sunday, I was scheduled to pick up the "Baby Rose" from our church and deliver it to the family of one of the newest little members of our church family. I was excited to do this as I love seeing those new little squishy babies and know how much I appreciated receiving the rose after Stella's birth.
So, I made my way to church (note: not for the service, just to pick up the rose, bad me!!) and planned to arrive just at the end of the 11 o'clock service. I arrived a tad early and the service was still going on, so I made my way down to the copy room to pick up the baby bible. It took a little time and just as I was finishing the service was letting out. I walked into the santuary thinking I'd just stroll up and pick up the rose, but they had done two baptisms that day so there were still families hanging out, taking pictures, and visiting. I camped out for a bit and just relaxing, enjoying being totally kidless! Then, low and behold, I notice that one of Stella's peeps is the sister to the little one being baptized. I kind of sat there, stunned, unsure of what to do (per my usual). There was a break in the photo taking and I snuck up and grabbed the rose. The grandpa of Stella's peep was off to the side holding her so I exited past them. She was so stinking adorable. She waved, waved, waved at me so I had to stop and talk to her. I asked her age (2.5) and commented about how cute she was and told him about Stella (just her age and that she's designer). He was pretty much not into chatting with me, so I walked away after not much talk.
I guess the whole point of this is that Stella's peeps are everywhere. And they always have been. There just out there, living their lives, hanging with their fams, going to concerts (in a two day time period, I saw four Stella peeps at two concerts we attended), going to chuch (three that we've met now in our church alone). It gives me a sense of peace. I know that we've met people through our local support group and I feel blessed to know so many families through the internet, but there are multitudes of people who aren't in either of these venues, and I love to run into them, too. I wish that I had realized this prior to Stella, so that her Dx wouldn't have been such a mystery; that I'd had my eyes open and experienced how "cadillac" Ds really is.
So, I made my way to church (note: not for the service, just to pick up the rose, bad me!!) and planned to arrive just at the end of the 11 o'clock service. I arrived a tad early and the service was still going on, so I made my way down to the copy room to pick up the baby bible. It took a little time and just as I was finishing the service was letting out. I walked into the santuary thinking I'd just stroll up and pick up the rose, but they had done two baptisms that day so there were still families hanging out, taking pictures, and visiting. I camped out for a bit and just relaxing, enjoying being totally kidless! Then, low and behold, I notice that one of Stella's peeps is the sister to the little one being baptized. I kind of sat there, stunned, unsure of what to do (per my usual). There was a break in the photo taking and I snuck up and grabbed the rose. The grandpa of Stella's peep was off to the side holding her so I exited past them. She was so stinking adorable. She waved, waved, waved at me so I had to stop and talk to her. I asked her age (2.5) and commented about how cute she was and told him about Stella (just her age and that she's designer). He was pretty much not into chatting with me, so I walked away after not much talk.
I guess the whole point of this is that Stella's peeps are everywhere. And they always have been. There just out there, living their lives, hanging with their fams, going to concerts (in a two day time period, I saw four Stella peeps at two concerts we attended), going to chuch (three that we've met now in our church alone). It gives me a sense of peace. I know that we've met people through our local support group and I feel blessed to know so many families through the internet, but there are multitudes of people who aren't in either of these venues, and I love to run into them, too. I wish that I had realized this prior to Stella, so that her Dx wouldn't have been such a mystery; that I'd had my eyes open and experienced how "cadillac" Ds really is.