Monday, April 25, 2011
Sunday, April 24, 2011
Saturday, April 23, 2011
Wednesday, April 20, 2011
6 MONTHS TODAY
It is so amazing. Six months has already past. I've been alive for 72 of your lifetimes and yet we have as many wonderful memories in these six months as we do the rest of our lives combined. Each day has brought something new and exciting. Holding hands. Smiling. Laughing. Crawling. Rolling over. Sitting up. Pulling up. Almost every day brings something new.
There have been so many exciting events. Coming home from the hospital and meeting friends and family. Doctors appointments. Having picnics in the park. Strolling the neighborhood. Playing in the big snow. Going to basketball games. Your Christening. Fun days with grandparents and great grandparents. Rock and roll gigs. The beach. So many things...
You are going to have a lot more firsts and exciting days. As you get older there will not be as many, but you should make every day as fulfilling as possible. And with every year of your life you should have at least one or two major and defining moments for that year. As in "the year of..." I'm pretty sure most of your Mom's and my big moments are going to be your moments. For instance, 2010 will always be the year of Wynn- the year we found out and finally got to meet you. 2009, Daddy had a really big case that you'll probably hear about later. 2008 was the tax school decision and beginning. 2007 was the year Mommy married Daddy. I think you should do at least one really big thing each year so when you are an old man - even older than me- you can look back on a life of excitement and accomplishment. You're well on your way. Of course there are a lot of little things you have to do all of the time... Like be a nice and polite young man.
So it was time for your six month doctor appointment. You were 17lbs and 8 oz and 27.5 inches long. The doctor put you in the 90th percentile in length. He said you were advanced because you crawl and sit up sturdy and strong and because you reach for things and move things from hand to hand. We didn't tell him you'd been doing it for two months.
There have been so many exciting events. Coming home from the hospital and meeting friends and family. Doctors appointments. Having picnics in the park. Strolling the neighborhood. Playing in the big snow. Going to basketball games. Your Christening. Fun days with grandparents and great grandparents. Rock and roll gigs. The beach. So many things...
You are going to have a lot more firsts and exciting days. As you get older there will not be as many, but you should make every day as fulfilling as possible. And with every year of your life you should have at least one or two major and defining moments for that year. As in "the year of..." I'm pretty sure most of your Mom's and my big moments are going to be your moments. For instance, 2010 will always be the year of Wynn- the year we found out and finally got to meet you. 2009, Daddy had a really big case that you'll probably hear about later. 2008 was the tax school decision and beginning. 2007 was the year Mommy married Daddy. I think you should do at least one really big thing each year so when you are an old man - even older than me- you can look back on a life of excitement and accomplishment. You're well on your way. Of course there are a lot of little things you have to do all of the time... Like be a nice and polite young man.
So it was time for your six month doctor appointment. You were 17lbs and 8 oz and 27.5 inches long. The doctor put you in the 90th percentile in length. He said you were advanced because you crawl and sit up sturdy and strong and because you reach for things and move things from hand to hand. We didn't tell him you'd been doing it for two months.
Monday, April 11, 2011
Wishing we could freeze time
I'm watching you sleep. You are just a little angel. So peaceful. So innocent and so gentle. Before I laid you down I was holding you. I didn't want to lay you down. I wanted to freeze the moment. Capture in such a way that I can always call it up in my mind and experience it again. Every day is filled with moments just like that. We are so excited to watch you grow and learn. But there is a selfish side that wants to stop time and hold the moment the same way we hold you. Although we are so proud of all the "firsts" you are achieving almost every day... First crawl, green beans, holding your own bottle, and about a hundred more... They almost come too fast. As Miss Annie Cornell said, you'll be sixteen for a whole year, but the moments we are experiencing right now are over in an instant. We will just have to absorb every moment and soak it in. So many moments, but thankfully so much time.
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