The Little Things....

Until you have a child (I used to HATE it when people said/typed that! now I know what they mean!) you don't realize how much you don't appreciate the little things in life. For example, a friends Facebook status today made me realize what a big deal getting to sleep in my bed again after having a baby was when it happened. It seemed like an eternity at the time, but really it was only about 6 or 7 weeks after Lily was born. Another of life's amenities that is sometimes overlooked, laughter....I heard Lily laugh out loud for the first time about a week ago, it was precious, it is music to my ears. Every day I get her to laugh and it makes my heart melt. Her daddy loves to "bounce" her on the bed so she will smile really big, it is amazing how we now stop and relish the little things in life.

I think back to where I was a year ago. A year ago this week I was super frustrated because we couldn't get pregnant, and according to my ultrasound a year ago this week is when Lily was conceived. I am so impatient, but I am glad God knows when to bring things into my life. I never, ever thought I would look forward to going home at the end of the day to something that poops and pees in a diaper, but oh how I do. I love her, I love her, I am totally and completely in love with her.......this quote never made sense to me until now......

"A child fills a place in your heart you never knew was empty." -- Author Unknown

Cereal!

So our pediatrician, Dr. Childers (who Brad and I both really like BTW!) told us we could start feeding Lily cereal at 3 months, so we started this past week, a few days early!!! She likes it more and more and is learning how to get it off the spoon! If she takes after her mama she will have NO problem getting anything off the spoon! LOL!!!