What a Gift

My mother has bought me many gifts throughout the years. Toys, clothes, books. I would say the gifts I have received from her would be considered fairly typical. Until today.

Today something showed up at my door that was completely different than anything else I have ever been gifted. Today, I received a crib for my own child. He is our first and is not due for a few more months, so this crib was the first big item for the child that we have in the house.

A crib.

As I assembled this gift I realized just how much my life was about to change. This item, snowy white and beautifully crafted, made it that much more real. This is the first thing that I looked at and immediately became both nervous and happy.

It now sits in control of our spare bedroom, which is now slowly becoming the nursery. It even surprised me when I walked into the room later in the day, having forgotten this new addition was in there. A new addition for our new addition.

A gift unlike any other. A gift I will cherish. What a gift it is.

-Houston Bailey (@BumpBailey)