why pancakes?

Two years ago, my husband and I had a meeting as we often do when we have something important to discuss. It was a celebration of sorts. We were ready to Start Trying (for a baby). And because I love lists, we created a list of rules for our journey to parenthood. The very last item on the list was:

Remember the pancakes.

Honestly, we did not know what lay ahead. This could be the most crazy, the most challenging, sleep deprived ride, that we ever boarded. I had a vision of us crying out “Oh why are we doing this?!” as we attempted to soothe a red-faced baby in the middle of the night. So we decided to just remember this: Someday soon, there will be a lazy Saturday when the house is a calm mess, little shoes are scattered underfoot, and our family – however big it gets – will be munching on pancakes, reading the comics together. That’s why, in the good and the bad, we remember the pancakes.