Wordless Wednesday: Grandma-Great + Footlong Tootsie Roll = JOY

2x2

The lil' dude has a Noah's Ark she got for her birthday from one of her besties, AJ.


She loves playing with her Ark animals and taking them in and out of the boat.
Her grandparents sent more animals for Valentine's Day ... lion cubs, panda bears, and tortoises. OMG, they are so cute.
As I helped the lil' dude open her animals Saturday morning, the Dad remarked, "It's weird there are two of each. You think they could come up with more variety to include."

"Serious?" I asked him.
"What? Why?" he wanted to know.
"You DO know this is Noah's Ark, right? How God commanded Noah to take two of every living animal, male and female, on his Ark to save all species from the great flood? Two of them so they could ... repopulate?"

The Dad said, "I don't remember that stuff."
I am ordering the rest of the Ark animals online. Today. This is an emergency.

Friday the 13th

Friday the 13th was not good for you, lil' dude.
You took a nasty tumble ... into the very sharp corner of your changing table. As Daddy and I reconstructed the crime scene to look for evidence, we came to the conclusion you slipped on a book as you were running from your room.


You had an instant goose egg. I tried to get you to sit still on my lap so Mama could soothe you and kiss your owies. But, in true lil' dude fashion, you wanted no part. You wouldn't even let me put a bag of frozen peas on your welt. Off you went.
So, you woke up on Valentine's Day looking like this...

Sorta tough-looking for a day intended to be full of love and hearts and sweetness, no?

XOXO

Happy Valentine's Day!

Before

Before I was a Mom,
I never tripped over toys
or forgot words to a lullaby.
I didn't worry whether or not
my plants were poisonous.
I never thought about immunizations.

Before I was a Mom,
I had never been puked on.
Pooped on.
Chewed on.
Peed on.
I had complete control of my mind
and my thoughts.
I slept all night.

Before I was a Mom,
I never held down a screaming child
so doctors could do tests.
Or give shots.
I never looked into teary eyes and cried.
I never got gloriously happy over a simple grin.
I never sat up late hours at night
watching a baby sleep.

Before I was a Mom,
I never held a sleeping baby just because
I didn't want to put her down.
I never felt my heart break into a million pieces
when I couldn't stop the hurt.
I never knew that something so small
could affect my life so much.
I never knew that I could love someone so much.
I never knew I would love being a Mom.

Before I was a Mom,
I didn't know the feeling of
having my heart outside my body...
I didn't know how special it could feel
to feed a hungry baby.
I didn't know that bond
between a mother and her child.
I didn't know that something so small
could make me feel so important and happy.

Before I was a Mom,
I had never gotten up in the middle of the night
every 10 minutes to make sure all was okay.
I had never known the warmth,
the joy,
the love,
the heartache,
the wonderment
or the satisfaction of being a Mom.

I didn't know I was capable of feeling so much,
before I was a Mom .

Hijack

Oh lil' dude, what a tiny sponge you are. How cognizant you are of all that goes on around you.

Last night, baby JW's mama brought him over to play with you ... and you squealed with delight when you saw him arrive! You watched very excitedly as his mama hoisted him upstairs in his car seat, the handle slung over her arm.

You ran over to him, peered into his little face. You took his pluggie, handing it to me.

You were very still as the tiny little fella was unwrapped from his seat, and you watched closely as Daddy picked up JW.

Then, without abandon, you hijacked all his stuff.



Because you and your baby had places to go.

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