I didn't believe it when people told me during my pregnancy (and believe me, I had a LOT of people telling me this) but you really DO just magically produce more love.  I honestly couldn't tell you any difference in my love for Amaris versus my love for Cadence.  I love them both exactly the same.  And I couldn't tell you any difference in my love for Amaris now versus my love for Amaris one week ago when Cadence was still floating around in my uterus.  It's amazing.  Today she was napping in her little bouncy seat and I looked at Mark and said, "It's so weird, I feel like she has never NOT been a part of the family.  I feel like she's just always been here, you know?"  He agreed.  She is such a peaceful, sweet little girl.  And even Amaris has adjusted to her beautifully, she is constantly concerned about her well-being and her goings-on...  And she really seems to adore her, she talks to her, sings to her, gives her kisses, checks on her throughout the day and asks to hold her.  It's really like she's been in our lives all along.

Anyways Mark makes fun of me, he says I was acting like love was a glass of water - like I was giving Amaris my only love and if I were to give love to someone else, it would be like taking some of the water out of Amaris' glass.  During my pregnancy it kind of did feel like that.  But now that Cadence is here, I get it.  Love really does grow.  Love multiplies.  And no matter how many people you feel like you're giving all your love to, there will somehow always be a way to give more.  Most importantly, even though it feels like it will, your heart isn't going to burst.  The seams are sewn together with something that feels like elastic.