"Josh had told me a long time ago that he had this theory that an entire relationship was based on what occurred over the course of the first five minutes you know each other. That everything that came after those first minutes was just details being filled in. Meaning: you already knew how deep the love was, how instinctually you felt about someone.

The first few weeks of being a mom were profound not just emotionally but also physically. All the changes you instinctually go through are miraculous.