Wow, Brooklynn is already 6 weeks old! How time flies...and yet...it seems like it has been forever, all at the same time. Which is kind of the same as when I was pregnant. Time is such a crazy thing. For example:
45 years ago today, my wonderful mother was born. For her, it seems like time has just flown by. One moment she was my age, and all of a sudden she is 45, mother of 3 (who are almost all graduated), with a little adorable granddaughter....and yes mom, grey hair too lol. Who 'da thunk. Happy birthday to the best mom in the world.
Just over a year and a half ago, Ben and I got married...and now, we have the most precious little daughter anyone could ever have, and one beast of a dog who is crazy jealous of her. I had to go out and buy him a bunch of his own toys (durable so he cant destroy them) just so Brooklynn could have her soothers to herself. He would go after her soother, even if its sitting with a bunch of other stuff, even food. Nope, he wants the soother, "take that ugly hairless puppy!"
Brooklynn is such a precious gift, especially to her daddy. Ben was explaining it to me once, but he didnt really know how to word it. In her baby blessing, Ben wanted her Heavenly Father to let her know how much of a gift she is to her daddy. I asked him about it, particularly why he didnt include mommy too. When he explained it to me, I understood that how he worded it wasnt quite how me meant it, cuz he didnt know how to say it, but that Brooklynn would know just the same. But I get it. He wanted her to know that she was the gift (blessing) he was given, that he wouldn't have had the opportunity to receive, had he not got back on the right track. She is the culmination of every blessing he has received from that decision. That having her makes him recognize how much his life has changed. Its even hard for me to try to explain it, but I can feel what he is trying to say.
Life is so strange. You look around, and see everyone progressing to different stages in their lives, particularly people who are older than you. And you think "wow, being graduated looks so awesome", "college looks easy and fun", "she's married now! thats so crazy. weird", "they have a baby, they are old". And you think that at each transition, the person themselves changes a little, or alot. Especially with having a baby. Being a mom is lots of fun, and work. But when I look at other people I think "what I have doesnt look anything like what they have. They seem like they are a mom, whereas I just feel like I have a baby. This doesnt seem like what so-and-so does, or acts, or feels." And yet, it is exactly what they do and feel. Yes they are graduated, or married, or a mommy. But they are still that person, just with something added to their situation. Again, I dont know if I am explaining this very good.
Brooklynn is growing so much. She has grown out of lots of her
sleepers, her cutest ones too unfortunately :( She still has scrawny
little legs and arms, she is just tall! I hope that she keeps growing
tall, and gets the tall genes from both sides, not the short, cuz there
is definitely both on both sides. Her hair is growing really fast too,
in some spots. Some of the hairs are so long now, but not all. The top
of her head doesnt seem to want to grow hair very fast. But she looks
super cute in her headbands! I love 'em.
She is smiling
so much now......and TALKING! She likes laying out and just talking to
people, or herself, or the wall, doesnt matter to her. Last night she
laid there forever, just chattin it up with my mom and Jessica. But she
talks with my dad the most. He says its because she likes him most, but I
think its just because he is the craziest and makes the strangest faces
so she is laughing at him, not with him. She hasnt actually produced a
vocal laugh as of yet, but it is just around the corner. She also has
yet to roll over, but I think that is just because she hasnt liked
laying out until now, so all her tummy time has been on peoples chests
or laps, not on the floor. But she has pulled herself up with her arms,
and she lifts her head like a pro. Ben is already ready for her to crawl
and walk and talk and run. He just wants to be able to play with her
more. She loves swimming! Oh boy does she love bath time. She will be
screaming, plop her in the water, and BAM, no more screaming. She even
fell asleep at the swimming pool last week. I think she is going through
a bit of a growth spurt, cuz she is eating all the time and sleeping
all the time. And yes, it is possible to do both all the time. She will
eat, then fall asleep for about 10 minutes, then wake up and eat a
little again, the fall back asleep. So its a little hard for mommy to do
anything, she pretty much just sleeps in my arms on the couch, so that
when she wakes up 10 min later and starts crying for food, Im right
there.
Well thats all for now, time to feed the little monkey again.
Love reading your blog. Keep posting!
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