A Word from Mommy...

I was overwhelmed again today as I sat in the chair, Owen in my arms, his head buried in my elbow (he's taken to that position this week when trying to fall asleep), and reading a book "The No Cry Sleep Solution" by Elizabeth Pantley (one I highly recommend to anyone with children under 2). Something she wrote hit me and made me tear up all over again.

"If you can, and when you can, put your baby down so that she learns she is able to sleep alone, as well as in your arms. And when you don't put her down, hold her with your heart, too, and relish every gurgle, flutter, and little sighing breath. Trust me when I say, 'You will miss this.' You will. Even the dark, exhausted nights will take on a certain romance in your memories, and they'll bubble to the surface when your "baby" drives off in his first car, graduates from school, gets married, has his own baby."

Lord, thank you for the blessing of this little man. May he grow in the knowledge of you as he continues to grow each day. And remind us daily to hold him with our hearts and not just our hands, relishing every coo, giggle, grunt, and groan. For we know all too well that it will go too fast and before we know it, he'll be a grown man. So thank you for today. Thank you for the special moments we had together. Thank you for giving him to us.