swollen heart

today was one of the sweetest days i can remember. the only way i could describe it to scott when he got home from his conference was that i felt like my heart was swollen - it was so full. nothing extraordinary - just simple things. we had all the windows open and a gentle, sunny 73 degree breeze blew through our home for the first time in many months. lucy took her first steps - three times throughout the day she took a series of four to five shuffles. last night she slept through the night for the first time. this afternoon while i was reading to her and i said the word "butterfly," she leaned her head back in my lap and waved and the butterflies that hang above her chair - three different times. we walked to the park in our sun hats and sandals (no socks!) and joined about forty kids on the playground - and knew another family with whom we were able to play on the swings. lucy fell sweetly to sleep while she was nursing before both naps and again at bedtime - and i was just full to the brim with deep joy and gratitude for the sweetness of the day. God is so generous to let us taste his goodness in the simple things of life. i am profoundly thankful.