coincidence

i don't normally believe in signs, and maybe i'm reading into this one a little too much, but here's the story. i took this orchid plant home from arnold about a year ago in full bloom. eventually all the flowers fell off and i trimmed the stalk as blanca (my second mom at arnold) instructed me to do. so for about 8 months this plant sat with no stalk and no flowers, leaves looking like they were all going to fall off. i really thought i had killed it and was upset because orchids are so beautiful and serene to me.

then, one day, about 4 months ago, i noticed something growing out of the bottom of the plant. i figured it was just a root trying to bury itself into the moss. turns out it was a new stalk! it shot up like crazy and then just a few weeks ago the buds started to appear. today the first flower bloomed.



again, i might be reading too much into this, but i thought it was interesting how right around the time when i found out i was pregnant that the plant started to grow again itself.