I just wanted to somehow put him in one of those amber filled compartments like they put bugs in. You know, the ones you find at fancy jewelry stores or science museums. But I want to keep him alive and not lose this moment at the same time. How can I do that? How can I continue to watch him grow but keep up with where he is right now and all the amazing things he's doing right now? It's like he's growing into this absolutely incredibly amazing little person right in front of me and there's nothing I can do to stop it and nothing I can do to record it all and I don't want to miss any of it. And I know there's Brady right next to him doing the exact same thing-even faster! Brady is growing at warp speed. I looked over at him tonight and couldn't believe his legs were so long and we're almost out of diapers FOREVER and the crib has been gone for a year now. My baby is not my baby, but yay, he still sucks his thumb & will not relinquish his bunny for anything-there's still some baby left in him! I may regret saying that!
They have to grow up, I know that. I'm beyond thankful for that gift of life, of renewed hope that I thought I lost five years ago. They are my gifts from God and I am so grateful. Right now I am typing this one-handed as Brady sits on my knee and laughs hysterically at his favorite show, Funniest Home Videos. I fully expect to see our family on there one day. I love watching this with them, Brady's cackle is contagious-inherited from his wonderful daddy and he throws his head back after each video. One of them will even say, "That'll leave a mark" after someone gets banged up. As I'm holding him I can feel his stomach contract just before each one because he's getting ready to laugh. At each commercial he says, "Are Funniest Videos over?" And we say, "No," and he just laughs and laughs. Life is good. Does it get better than this? Oh yeah, the tickle monster must attack...
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