Mar. 8, 2006 - Those precious moments |
I write this entry as my nearly-2 year old
is sleeping in my lap. He's taken to waking up after about a 2
hour nap, not quite ready to wake up. He nurses, then falls back
asleep in my lap. If I hold him, he'll sleep for quite
awhile. If I try to put him back down, he wakes right up.
So I am enjoying my moment where I am forced to sit down. DS4 is
playing quietly with blocks behind me, we're having leftovers for
dinner, we already did school, I already had a quiet time, and the
house is relatively clean. I can enjoy this sweet little guy
sleeping in my arms--at least until my arm goes numb!
The time goes so quickly. I know that isn't news to any of you
here, and it's not news to me, either. But this baby is my last,
and I just want him to be a baby a little longer. Yet, at the
same time, I love the little boy he is becoming. He is the
happiest little guy, so full of joy in this life. He loves his
brother passionately, and is such a Daddy's boy and a Mama's boy, all
at the same time.
As I sit and hold him, I can wonder--what will he be like as he
grows? What we he love passionately as a 4 year old? What
will he be begging to do? How will we encourage his uniqueness in this
family? He adds so much to it, we know that already. He's
fun-loving, active, and so friendly. He has a little best friend
at church, and he talks about her all week. Thankfully we
see them Wednesday nights, too, or he'd likely be inconsolable.
So there are my reflections for the day. It helps me to focus on
the big picture, and not on the pain as he sleepily picks on the mole
on my stomach ;) I know, though, that these moments are
short-lived, and slowly fading away, and I want to treasure them now,
even as I know I will love where we're going.
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Mar. 8, 2006 - WAAAHH! |
| Posted by queserasera |
| I want another one...you make it all come back to me. Every time I hold mine now, their legs dangle off onto the floor and their tailbones cut into my legs. May God Bless You and Your Babies! |
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Mar. 9, 2006 - Trying not to cry! |
| Posted by amlp311 |
| I have had a week that I would not want to repeat and the majority of it is due to my bad attitude. Why, I have no clue? Reading your post has really softened my heart a little and humbled me. My two year old baby is also my last and I have been gritting my teeth this week instead of gripping my babies. Oh I need some quiet time now and deperately need to go to the Lord in prayer! Thanks for taking the time to write yesterday, it helped my today! But I must know, the "house clean" thing. That is a possibility??? :-) |
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Mar. 9, 2006 - clean house |
| Posted by heythereheather |
| my house is only clean most of hte time because my DH is a neat freak :) We clean up every night. Now, it's not always dusted, because neither of us care about that. So I have no clean house advice, as it is not my natural strength. Left to my own devices, we'd probably be piled in clutter. |
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