It's all worth it

When your tired, and your trying for the eleventh time in a day to get your little one to go to sleep. Finally, she stops whining...looks up at you, smiles and closes her eyes.... You wait, she looks so content. But wait, she opens her eyes just a smidge...checks to see if your still there, smiles again and drifts off to sleep.

Is there anything better than that?

We grow weeds

Or at least that's how fast Lilia is growing. She's really been changing lately. Not only putting on the pounds, but getting stronger. She now holds her head steadily, and during "tummy time" she holds it very upright. She can sit up by herself when surrounded by pillows, and if you lean her against something she tries to use her abs to sit herself up, grunting the whole time.

She's also full of all sorts of noises, and last night and this morning kept us up while she seemed to be trying out her singing voice.

Who says weeds are all bad?

Sunshine

Post by: Dee

I’ve always been a sucker for sunshine. It doesn’t matter what time of year it is, if the sun is shining I’m in a much better mood. Much like a cat, I will seek it out and stand or sit in it for a moment just to feel it’s glow which brightens my spirit.

Until I became a mother I didn’t realize how the sun could shine even on the gloomiest of days. It’s changed my outlook on life. While I was pregnant people gave me negative warnings like: “your life will never be the same again” and “you’ll never have a moment of peace or quiet” or “you’ll never sleep again”.

They were right....
My. Life. Has. changed.

Sure, I lack sleep, but it’s the most rewarding thing I’ve ever staying up all hours of the night for. As for peace and quiet. There’s nothing more magical than the sound of my little girls voice, whether she’s laughing, crying, gurgling, or hollering. She’s here, she’s alive, she’s healthy. And she’s the most beautiful thing I’ve ever experienced.

My little sunshine not only warms my heart she illuminates my world.