1. 7:00 a.m. is not early…..it is sleeping in.
2. Nothing is ever far enough to be out of Elias’ reach.
3. I’ve learned how to take a 5 minute shower….something I previously thought was impossible.
4. Even a 10 minute nap can help you get through the day.
5. Anything can be interesting if you look at it/feel it with a baby.
6. If it is clean….Elias can make it dirty.
7. Smiles really can melt the heart.
6. Nothing makes you feel so helpless as having a child who is in pain.
8. The most important “things” in life are the people you spend your time with.
9. I’ve really come to a new appreciation of my own parents now that I am a mommy (And Nathan’s Dad and Mom as well). I feel like as I was growing up I knew how lucky I was to have my parents. I grew up happy, healthy, loved, and never left needing anything essential. I knew how not all kids had it as easy as I did. My parents taught me how to be a successful woman. But now…anything I’ve ever done for my parents seems so inadequate compared to what they have done for me. The overwhelming love and pride I have in Elias gives me a new perspective on the way my parents must love me. It is something I don’t think I would have ever realized in this way unless I had a child of my own.
10. In a similar way, I have a new perspective on how God the Father must love all of us. The parent-child relationship is something different from any other. I am so privileged to be able to experience it. The thought of a loving God who created me….loves me……died for me….saved me…..has a new meaning now that I have my own child. I don’t know if I am making any sense…but I guess I am just trying to say that my love for Elias teaches me many things about myself and my relationships with others.
Everything you have written is SOOOOOOO true, but especially number 10. How special to be able to verbalize it so close to Holy Week and Easter. I will think about your words particularly in the next three weeks. Elias is so blessed to have you and Nathan as parents!
We are so proud to have you for a daughter! Dad and I are truly blessed. (And being a grandmother is as wonderful as everyone says too!)