Nemo

I've seen Finding Nemo a couple of times on DVD but I guess I had never seen the very beginning. Until today that is. And now I am crying uncontrollably. I just popped it in for the kids (Nate has been asking for it for days now.) I had no idea it started with Nemo's mom and all the other little baby eggs getting eaten by a shark. Then, when Nemo's dad wakes up and sees that lone little egg and cradles it in his fins, I started bawling. Just typing those words "cradles it in his fins" makes it seem silly instead of sad. But it WAS sad. I felt all the emotion I feel for my own kids, especially my own little baby Lucas, in that moment. And it is overwhelming. I felt the fear of loss, the incredible desire to protect, the deepest love all wrapped up into one super emotional ball. And then came the waterworks. And I am still crying!