1) Happy Feast of St. Bartholomew! It's always refreshing and uplifting to go to a Mass and hear the priest's insight on the saint of the day, even though you may be holding a squirmy child the entire time.
2) "Twinkle, Twinkle Little Star" is number one on the Pumpkin Top 20. That song has never failed to calm down Gianna and help her fall asleep. Thank God for the stars and their twinkle!
3) Never will I again try to tie up tomato plants while holding Gianna in her carrier. She pulled off several leaves and nearly ate them all while we were in the garden yesterday morning.
4) I almost forgot! Gianna finally rolled from back to tummy...and back again! Although she was on the bed, both Lauren and I still thinks this counts. We are very proud parents right now!
5) Tooth number three is on its way in. We were able to see it peeking out of the top part of her mouth. Our little girl is growing up so quick...we are cherishing all of these special moments.
6) Note on growing up: the most common comments or questions that I hear from strangers are "Aw, how cute (of course)," "How old is she?" and "Enjoy it while you can...they grow up fast." I don't mind the first two, but almost every time I hear the third one, I cringe. Most people say it as if there is no hope for her after she grows up, or she'll stop being fun after these early years. My hope is to be as positive as I can be when I see other first-time parents. Children are a gift and a blessing...cherish every moment, even the tough ones!
7) So far since the last "Daddy Jekyll" night, I have fared well. Hopefully that will continue...pray that it will for all of our sakes. God bless ya'll and have a grace-filled weekend!
Darn those tomato plants! Little kiddo almost had the right idea, just needs to go for the red instead of the green!
ReplyDeleteAs far as the "Enjoy it while you can...they grow up fast" comment from others, I think they are just saying you need to cherish every moment with your young'un because life goes by so fast, and you should relish in every moment of it.
ReplyDeleteI think about that with Anthony and Matthew, and even Gregory. It seems like such a short time ago we were looking on as Gregory "the wild man" ran around like a mad man, and Anthony "little buddha" sat back and took it all in. And now they are almost in high school.
So I don't think people have ill intentions when they say that to other people; they just know that one day you will reflect on when they were little and how fast it seems they have grown up. Some parents may not have been able to be around their children all the time as they were growing up, for whatever reasons, so I am very happy that you get to spend some very special time with little Gigi. :) As Grandmother says, she's a "dandy"!
Love you, lil bro!
Thanks, sis, for your words! Since you have older children, you can probably relate better. I have had a few people who have sounded a little unhappy when telling me to enjoy it now. Most of the comments we receive are positive with good intentions, but it got to me a bit when some of these folk had that to say. Like I mentioned in my post, I want to have a very positive attitude toward couples with young children because I know what and how things can be said. Love you too, sis!
DeleteWell you and Lauren are doing a very good job with little Gigi. :)
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