March 26, 2012
March 21, 2012
A Thank You to My Parents
Family is a funny thing. You live in a house for 18 years and are shaped and molded by your parents. Then the time comes to leave the nest. In my case, I moved 5 hours away just a few weeks after my high school graduation and that was that. I'm so incredibly grateful to my parents for letting me go. Now that I'm a mom, I can fully imagine the gravity of that process. But they did it so gracefully. They let me go to make my own life, my own mistakes, form my own opinions and learn how to move through this world as an adult who isn't afraid to be independent. There is a true separation that happens and it is completely necessary. Sure, we kept in touch and visited but they were no longer part of my day to day decision making. They weren't hovering over me throughout this time in my life when I was becoming an adult and I'm so thankful they were able to let me do that on my own.
But there is a two-fold process here and there comes a sort of odd phase of getting to know the adult child. It's tempting to revert to old roles and patterns of behavior in order to keep the family dynamic the same as it's always been. Even as an adult, there is a strong impulse to please your parents and be the person you think they want you to be. But I am thankful that, instead, my parents prefer to know the person that I've truly become. Sure, my father probably wishes that I was not a registered Democrat but I know that he still loves me and is proud of me. What I'm trying to say is that there is value in getting to know your adult children as they truly are and not as you want them to be.
This all may sound quite simple and obvious but the more I contemplate this phase of parenthood the more I realize it's probably not very easy. Giving up control, cutting the cord, and taking a back seat while your children grow up and then loving them unconditionally once they "return." That is what my parents did and that is what I will strive to do with my own children.
Thank you to my Momma and Daddy for loving me and my husband and the life I've built for myself.
But there is a two-fold process here and there comes a sort of odd phase of getting to know the adult child. It's tempting to revert to old roles and patterns of behavior in order to keep the family dynamic the same as it's always been. Even as an adult, there is a strong impulse to please your parents and be the person you think they want you to be. But I am thankful that, instead, my parents prefer to know the person that I've truly become. Sure, my father probably wishes that I was not a registered Democrat but I know that he still loves me and is proud of me. What I'm trying to say is that there is value in getting to know your adult children as they truly are and not as you want them to be.
This all may sound quite simple and obvious but the more I contemplate this phase of parenthood the more I realize it's probably not very easy. Giving up control, cutting the cord, and taking a back seat while your children grow up and then loving them unconditionally once they "return." That is what my parents did and that is what I will strive to do with my own children.
Thank you to my Momma and Daddy for loving me and my husband and the life I've built for myself.
March 8, 2012
May God Bless and Keep You Always
May God bless and keep you always
May your wishes all come true
May you always do for others
And let others do for you
May you build a ladder to the stars
And climb on every rung
And may you stay forever young
May you grow up to be righteous
May you grow up to be true
May you always know the truth
And see the light surrounding you
May you always be courageous
Stand upright and be strong
And may you stay forever young
May your hands always be busy
May your feet always be swift
May you have a strong foundation
When the winds of changes shift
May your heart always be joyful
May your song always be sung
And may you stay forever young
-Bob Dylan
March 2, 2012
Six Months Already?
I cannot believe my baby boy is six months old already! I know every mother says it and it's somewhat cliche, but this is just going by too fast! I really only have six more months of baby and then we enter the toddler phase. Yikes. I'm just trying to soak up as much as I can. Georgie is such a sweet baby. He loves to be held and cuddled so I indulge him because I know that in a few short months he'll be wriggling off my lap and running around like crazy. Some may say I spoil him with all the holding (we don't even use a stroller) but it's just my motherly instinct to have him close to me. Besides, I don't think anyone ever looks back and thinks "Gosh, I wish I would have held my child less."
Georgie did great at his 6 month appointment. He weighs 23 pounds and 4 ounces (< 97th%) is 27.5 inches long (89th %) and has a head size of 18.5 inches (< 97th%). He's been in 12 month clothes for about a month now! We've started solid foods and he's doing really well with that. He doesn't seem too interested in trying to crawl or go for things outside of his reach, but that's just around the corner. He's super ticklish which cracks me up and we spend most days playing and laughing and not getting much else done. Words just can't express how much in love I am with this child.
Georgie did great at his 6 month appointment. He weighs 23 pounds and 4 ounces (< 97th%) is 27.5 inches long (89th %) and has a head size of 18.5 inches (< 97th%). He's been in 12 month clothes for about a month now! We've started solid foods and he's doing really well with that. He doesn't seem too interested in trying to crawl or go for things outside of his reach, but that's just around the corner. He's super ticklish which cracks me up and we spend most days playing and laughing and not getting much else done. Words just can't express how much in love I am with this child.
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