Infinity

Getting closer.....

...and closer...

By complete coincidence, the titles of my next two posts are also the names of my brother’s cats: Infinity and Serendipity. (I’d like to claim to be so organized as to plan ahead for my posts. But the real truth is that I’m behind and should have posted these much sooner.)

This final agonizing wait to bring Danny home has brought to mind an early math lesson. I loved math as a kid. I loved doing long division on difficult problems and calculating things to the furthest possible decimal point. Perhaps that is why I have such vivid memories about learning about the concept of infinity: that cute little sideways 8.

To explain infinity, our teacher gave us an example of cutting the distance to a particular point in half, and in half again and again. She explained that each time the distance was cut in half, you’d be closer to the finish, but you could cut that distance in half forever and never actually get to the finish line. That’s infinity.

This wait feels exactly the same way. Milestones have been reached, we are within spitting distance of the finish line but still time seems to drag on forever.

I have a hard time believing we will ever hold our sweet boy in our arms. I think it will only be when we pull into our driveway with our family complete that I’ll be able to relax and envision the next leg of our journey together.

Our distance was cut in half again today with the wonderful news that we have a MATCH!! While we’ve been worrying about a recent report that our DNA was MIA at the lab, things have been happening and now the last hurdle before the revered “PINK” slip has been crossed.

One last word on infinity: It’s a perfect description for the never ending love I have for my sweet sweet children!

You want me to eat what?

All three kids at 9 months comtemplating a meal...