Sit with the Feelings!

Hello!
Two entries today...it was that big of an experience!
Now as a therapist I am constantly encouraging my clients to "sit with their feelings". You know, feel them..don't avoid them, don't change behaviors to make them go away. If something is sad, acknowledge it and be sad. If something scares you, be scared.
As Gabe and I laid in bed last night after getting Isaiah to sleep, I acknowledged my FEAR! Big fear. I had to because I found myself wanting to say, No-we can't do this...because I was scared. Changing behaviors to avoid the feelings. Then I started talking to myself...all while Gabe wanted to sleep. Telling myself that it is normal to be scared, we face a lot of unknown things ahead of us. Talking myself down from a panic attack.
Gabe and I are sitting in a LOT of feelings right now. The good news is that we are talking about it and normalizing it for one another. Thank goodness he is here or, out of fear, I may have called DCF to pick the kid up at 10pm last night. Not for anything HE did, but from fear.
So, we are just going to sit in this, let it be what it is and take it one step at a time! When I think about it that way...excitement creeps in next to the fear!
Thank you to all of you for your support and love. We are both incredibly blessed to have so many caring family members and friends to be a part of this experience with us. We never could get through this roller coaster without you!