Yesterday was my sweet little boy's 8 month birthday. I know I repeat this so often, but I cannot believe how this time is flying by! It has gone far too fast! How I wish I could press the pause button and enjoy every last second. I truly do love him more each day. He's growing and changing almost right before my eyes. What a little treasure I have. I am blessed beyond words to have him in my life.
I have a confession. My eyes have been opened that I should NEVER take my children for granted (not that I ever would) and we should never assume that starting a family is easy. Sometimes it's not that simple. Sometimes people hope and dream of a baby for years. I have an old friend who has been trying to have a baby for a long time and I hurt for her. I know how much I love my son and what a blessing it is to have a child. And I want so much for her to experience these same joys. Perhaps knowing her struggles and pain makes me appreciate Elijah so much more. I have decided to remind myself regularly that many women are not so blessed to be able to have children quickly, if at all. I still hope for her time to come in God's perfect plan. I also hope that my talking about our family doesn't cause her more pain. :(
Speaking of yesterday... I had the day off work. My husband's parents, sister, and niece are in town from CA and staying with us. (They'll be here for one week.) So we went for family pictures a JC Penny's - which I will share when I get them emailed to me. And we spent a good amount of time outdoors enjoying the glorious spring sunshine and warmth. It was so beautiful out! I would say it was our first full-on Spring day that just makes you say "aah, it's so good to be alive. I love days like this!". I got out in the garden to weed and pull up all the dead stuff from last fall. Umm, there's nothing like having dirt under your nails and the smell of fresh grass and wild onions in your nose.
Anyway, Elijah LOVES this new warmer weather. We opened up the windows to let some fresh air in the house and put him in a short romper outfit. I could tell he just felt like a million bucks. Smiling and laughing and kicking and bouncing just because... plus those pesky teeth are finally breaking through. Maybe he feels better from that too. He had a ball just sitting on the floor in his room looking at the sun coming through the window. I was in there too folding clothes and hanging out with him. I normally hum or sing to myself and I caught myself singing "Total Eclipse of the Heart" by Bonnie Tyler. I looked up and noticed he was watching me with those big intense brown eyes - just listening intently and smiling at me. When I would crescendo at the part "And I need you now tonight, And I need you more than ever, And if you'll only hold me tight, We'll be holding on forever..." he would laugh and giggle at me. We just had such a sweet time together.
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