It was such a great day. The entire "family" was back together. I was surrounded by my best friends and I had my baby back. It couldn't get any better than this. The Hardys, Shannon, and Shane were my family as well as some other members of the core group who couldn't be here with us today. They'd done way more for me than my actual family had ever done and I thanked God for them everyday.
After we ate our delicious dinner that Beth had prepared, the boys decided they wanted to go to Jeff's house so that we could get into the hot tub. We all went and got dressed into our bathing suits and stuff and piled up in Jeff's dodge truck. Jeff, Beth, Ruby, Matt, and Reby all got in the cab while myself, Shane, and Shannon got into the bed of the truck. It was 45 degrees outside so it was a cold ride, but my sweet boy held me and kept me warm the entire time.
It didn't take long to get to Jeff and Beth's house and we all piled out of his truck quickly. Shannon was the first to get in, then Matt with Reby on his lap, then Jeff, then Beth with baby Ruby on her lap, and then Shane got in, feet only, and pulled me in between his legs. I looked up at him and wondered why he wasn't going to get in. He just shrugged and said he didn't feel like it. The water felt really good. I smiled as I saw baby Ruby having fun in the water with her mommy and daddy. Shannon and Matt were joking around and Reby was laughing at them and Shane was just rubbing my shoulders. I looked back at him and smiled as I bit my bottom lip.
"I love you" I mouthed to him.
"I love you too" He whispered into my ear.
I smiled and kissed him sweetly. My man was the best man and I don't care what anybody said. He started out not liking me as my trainer to wanting nothing more than to protect me. He was all I'd ever wanted in a man. He was what I'd dream of. He was the person I wanted to spend the rest of my life with. The man I wanted to be the father of my children and more.
After spending a few hours out in the hot tub, we all go dressed and decided to go back to Matt's house to watch a movie. We all piled back in Jeff's truck and quickly drove to Matt's house. When we got there and go out of the truck, we all went inside and took showers and got in comfy warm clothes. The boys decided they wanted to watch Meet the Spartans. I absolutely loved this movie.
Matt and Reby took the recliner, Jeff and Beth sat on the couch, and Shannon was on the end of the couch. Shane and myself were sitting on the floor, me sitting on his lap and baby Ruby was on the floor playing with her toys. Looking at her made me think of kids and how much I'd always wanted one. Shane and I hadn't talked much about them but I hoped he wanted them as much as me.
I was watching the movie but I'd also been glancing up and Ruby and glancing at Shane a little too. I finally really looked up at her and she was standing. I smiled. She'd never done so. When she saw me she smiled and started walking towards me. This amazed me. It is truely amazing how sombody can grown from a small fetus in their mother's womb to a person. It's amazing how you can go from not being able to move to crawling to walking. I watched as little Ruby Claire made her way over to me and hugged me. This warmed my heart.
"Oh my goodness." I cried happily.
"Wow. My baby just took her first steps." Beth said with a smile.
"And to her Aunt Talia." Jeff smiled.
I looked at Shane and smiled with tears in my eyes as I help Ruby. He smiled back at me. This was truely a kodak moment.