Bittersweet

Saturday morning, as I showered at the hotel, I was hit with the realisation that we were on our babymoon. It was bittersweet. Most of all, we're thrilled about Bärchen and cannot wait to have our little bear in our arms. But it was also a reminder that our life together - and our lives as two people - is about to change drastically. Travel, for one thing, is going to get considerably more complicated; aside from logistics (travelling with baby, and then kid, paraphernalia; not being able to go wherever, whenever; and so on), our travel will necessarily become more child-oriented. We might not get to do the things we normally do while travelling. (Yes, I know this sounds selfish, but isn't this the last time it can be about me?)

Bärchen is what we want. We know that, and even though we're sometimes overwhelmed, we're always delighted and ecstatic and eager. But major life changes always bring a range of emotions, and sometimes reality is brought into focus.