I had to take a moment tonight to jot down this memory
because I know all too well how quickly it will fade. It hurts me to think of
how many special moments I have already had with Levi that will fall by the
wayside on this road called life.
Tuesday, September 22, 2015
A Bedtime Story
I rocked my baby to sleep tonight. Because of my
determination to have a baby who goes to sleep on his own, I have not often
does so; which is probably why this evening made such an impact on me. There is
nothing like being a mom when your baby is crying hysterically and the minute
you pull him up into your arms he quiets down and snuggles into your neck. I
could hear his quick breathes as he was trying to calm himself down. I just
held that precious little being in my arms in the darkness and started singing
“how he loves us” and rocked him back and forth. His little hand found my face
and neck in sweet baby caresses. As my eyes adjusted to the darkness I could
just barely make out his heavy little eyes looking up to where he could hear
his mommy’s voice. It wasn’t long before I was crying in the darkness…silly
girl. It was a great combination of things… a heavy heart at how quickly the
time is passing, pain at the thought of my sweet baby being too big to rock to
sleep, gratefulness that I am the one who is able to comfort him above all
else, pride in being the mom of precious Levi. I rocked him and held him close
to my heart long after he fell asleep.
Thursday, September 17, 2015
Four Months Have Come and Gone
Well my baby's four month birthday has come and gone. He is getting bigger and more interactive every day. I am having such fun watching his little personality develop. He has the sweetest little nature. I cannot even describe the joy that this little boy has brought to my life.
I am going to take a minute to jot down a few memories I want to treasure.
Levi smiles and laughs all the time. Especially at me, oh how wonderful to be the mommy of Levi. He thinks I am pretty awesome. He thinks I am funny.
As far as all of his little accomplishments... he has rolled over three times. None of which I observed. It was almost as if his body flipped around and then he wasn't sure what happened. The last time he just looked at me at me and laughed. Although I missed the actual rolling over, his sweet little look and laugh was just the most precious thing.
The other night when he was crying quite a bit at bed time I went in to comfort him. I pat his back and bent down so my face was close to his and just started praying for him. He locked eyes on me and smiled a little and then just stared. It was as if he was listening to every word I was saying. I was speaking God's promises over his life and scripture over his future and he loved it.
Levi loves to look at himself in the mirror. He must think he is pretty cute because he always has a smile when he stares into his own eyes.
It has probably been a month now that he has become very interested in sucking. Everything goes into his mouth. It is pretty funny sometimes. When I go to kiss his face he turns his head quickly to try to clamp his little gums down on something.
This morning I pulled him in bed with me early so we could snuggle a little bit. He stopped crying instantly, started sucking his thumb and then just ran his other hand up and down my face. Those are the moments in motherhood I want to treasure forever.
Every morning we have time talking and playing in bed before we start the day. I have always done "so big" with him ever since his legs were strong enough (which was at like 2 or 3 weeks). Now he loves it. Whenever I grab his hands and start saying "how big is Levi" he smiles the biggest smile in expectation.
Levi smiles and laughs all the time. Especially at me, oh how wonderful to be the mommy of Levi. He thinks I am pretty awesome. He thinks I am funny.
As far as all of his little accomplishments... he has rolled over three times. None of which I observed. It was almost as if his body flipped around and then he wasn't sure what happened. The last time he just looked at me at me and laughed. Although I missed the actual rolling over, his sweet little look and laugh was just the most precious thing.
The other night when he was crying quite a bit at bed time I went in to comfort him. I pat his back and bent down so my face was close to his and just started praying for him. He locked eyes on me and smiled a little and then just stared. It was as if he was listening to every word I was saying. I was speaking God's promises over his life and scripture over his future and he loved it.
Levi loves to look at himself in the mirror. He must think he is pretty cute because he always has a smile when he stares into his own eyes.
It has probably been a month now that he has become very interested in sucking. Everything goes into his mouth. It is pretty funny sometimes. When I go to kiss his face he turns his head quickly to try to clamp his little gums down on something.
This morning I pulled him in bed with me early so we could snuggle a little bit. He stopped crying instantly, started sucking his thumb and then just ran his other hand up and down my face. Those are the moments in motherhood I want to treasure forever.
Every morning we have time talking and playing in bed before we start the day. I have always done "so big" with him ever since his legs were strong enough (which was at like 2 or 3 weeks). Now he loves it. Whenever I grab his hands and start saying "how big is Levi" he smiles the biggest smile in expectation.
Saturday, September 5, 2015
A Belated Three Month Post
My sweet little boy turned four months old this week and I am just now going through his three month pictures. In my defense it has been a busy month. I will expound more upon all of the changes in my world with Levi soon. For now, here is the product of our three month photo session. I feel like there are no strong enough words to describe how much I love this baby.... but I am sure moms everywhere understand.
