Every day when I wake up, I get to see how my son (who will be 10 weeks old on Thursday) continues to thrive, grow, evolve, do new things, and amaze me. Being a parent thus far has been incredibly challenging (and sometimes I feel unsure), but also incredibly rewarding and is unlike anything I've ever exprienced before, no doubt it's put a lot of things in perspective for me. I love him to pieces.
My son recently caught a cold, and being first time parents, my husband and I were concerned and wound up calling OSDE who sent a pediatrician over to our home within 2 hours... Something like that is an unheard of luxury in the US. It is an incredible relief to know that his health will not be compromised based on money, and that even if he does get sick (which will eventually happen, we all get sick at some point), I won't have to hesitate to seek medical help for him because of a worry about how much seeing a doctor will cost.