If you look above his right eyebrow, you can see Little Man's first bruise. His very gracious rocking chair broke his fall last week with its lovely wooden frame. Poor baby. Last week was a hard one for LM, with lots of hurts. I can't tell you how many times he had a dramatic fall. That's why creating a space where he could roam freely was a must. This week has been much better so far. When I look at this picture with him holding his bottle, my heart sinks because I know pretty soon this will not be a sight I see. On the up side, I got him some really cute sippy cups...now if he would only want to drink out of them!
When I uploaded this picture and looked at it last week, I cried. This is a little boy...Almost a toddler...Not an infant for much longer. I say I cried, but I'm not like wallowing in sadness. Quite honestly, it has only gotten more fun with each new stage (and challenging as well, especially now that we are doing more than just nurturing and are actually having to consider the fact that we are trying to help shape his character); there is just something that makes you stop and go...wow...this is all happening so fast right before my eyes. With each new stage comes something new to be excited about, and I've learned that parenting is not something you ever "master." You learn as you go, and you do some things right and you do some things wrong. I'm just praying that we continue to seek God through all of it and that Jackson would grow up to love God and love people...and maybe even the sippy cups I got him. But I am not rushing that...for right now, anyway.
4 comments:
They are growing up so fast. What a wonderful job y'all are doing with him!! We love the J man so much!
Totally random, but the second picture looks a lot like one of the Latham boys looked at that stage...crazy.
They do grow up so fast. My little baby is a big girl now. We moved her to a big girl bed and I just can't believe it! She's only a year ahead of J. It goes as fast as a blink!
The picture of him holding his bottle makes me a bit jealous. D will drink out of anything (sippy cup included) but really wants me to hold whatever. That sounds so sweet until you realize that he is squirming the WHOLE time and taking the bottle in and out of his mouth etc. No sweet cuddle time for us. He knows how to hold his own bottle but just won't do it (even if I leave him alone he is rather fussy about it) It just would be helpful every once in a while.
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