Sometimes I just sit and stare at him.
Wasn’t I just finding out I was pregnant? Wasn’t I just chronicling my pregnancy week by week? Wasn’t I just giving birth?
Two and half months have gone by and I still find myself in awe of this beautiful little blessing from the Lord.
Little Creed is 15 pounds of giggles! (yes, giggles!)
I have never had a baby laugh this much this early. And boy, is he ticklish! His giggles make all of us giggle right along with him.
Watching my little one grow day by day is hard work. I’m afraid I’ll miss something. I want to bottle up every smile, every laugh, every cuddle, so I can keep them with me and remember them over and over because babies grow fast. Too fast, for my liking.
Soon, little Creed will be crawling, then walking, then running. He’ll be joining the “big boys” in sword fights and campouts in Mommy and Daddy’s bed…
Oh, how I enjoy these little ones God has given me to raise! And if I do nothing else tomorrow but watch my little babies grow, that will have been enough.
Salo says
Awwwww, he is so cute! The hair!
The bed picture is so funny.
Greetings
Salo
Jodie says
Oh Amy! how right you are! Just now I am packing bags to fly from New Zealand to the USA (Orlando) with my 12 and 10 year old boys for the World Sport Stacking Champs. I am leaving behind my capable husband, and 6 other children (16, 8, 6, 4, 3 and 18 mth). Although I am excited for my boys about the trip (we will be away for 16 days), my heart is breaking at not seeing the others for that long – particularly the little ones that demand so much attention and may not understand fully why I am not there. I know I am doing the right thing – my husband went last year – and it will be good to spend some quality time with the boys, and have some fun, and I know the rest of the family will cope just fine, but still…
I guess that is what nurturing is all about – you love them soooo much that it hurts.
Andrea says
Amen. When I look at our children, I want time to stop. And it won’t, which makes me tear up as I am doing right now. Our youngest (so far) is almost 18 months. And yes, it seems like yesterday I was pregnant. I never want this to be over… and yet it will be. Well, the tear are blocking my view.
Jessica says
Beautiful post! Love the picture of the boys in your bed!
Sarah says
Oh my stars isn’t he a handsome one! And look at all that hair!!!
God is so good! Enjoy Easter with your family!
He has risen!
Take JOY!
Sarah
kendra says
He has the absolute best baby hair on the planet! Enjoy watching him grow. Thank you for the reminder that each ordinary day is enough, and that mothering is the most important job we could ever do.
tamela says
Love this post… I so miss babies, They do grow up way too fast… I cried, I laughed at your thoughts… I share the same thoughts about these babies… I used to ask mine ‘How could you do this to the mama?? Go growing up on me… ENJOY
Allison says
It does go so fast. My babies (don’t tell them i called them that!) will be 11 next month. How can that be? i remember when i was 11 – wasnt it just like yesterday?
I long for another….
Amy says
I turned the same age my mom was when she had me this year. It was a weird feeling. I still feel like a kid, but before I know it I’ll be a grandma! Yikes!
Kelly W. says
Thanks for the reminder to slow down and enjoy every minute. My fourth is now 7 weeks and yes, it seems like I just gave birth to him. How does the time fly so fast?
Leah says
Oh my goodness! I love to see a pile of kids 😉 And happy babies. I am close to my due date on #5…my husband says he’s “medium well” done at 39 weeks.
Charlotte Moore says
So sweet!! Yes, they do grow fast.
Lauren says
He is so so beautiful! Sometimes I meet mums who are in a hurry for their baby to grow up and I just don’t understand it! It happend too fast already!
My baby turned one last weekend and is currently a little ball of destruction and cuddles on legs. I can’t believe what 12 short months can produce and I am currently mourning his lost little-babyhood and refusing to cut off his silly-looking ducky-soft hair.
Josi says
Yep, seems like he was just being compared to a kiwi and a mango! It all goes by too quick for my liking as well. It’s a common request of mine to the Lord to please slow time down since my oldest is 15. There’s still so many things I want to do before he’s off on his own!
BTW, speaking of fifteen pound babies. I just saw this on line about a 15.7 pound baby born in England! Whoa!
http://abcnews.go.com/GMA/video/15-pound-baby-defies-odds-scary-birth-18830583#.UVZ35Ugd-_o.email
Amy says
I saw that story!! And I smiled at the memory of Creed being a kiwi and a mango! *sigh* and a few *sniffs*
Barbie says
He sure is adorable! Look at all that hair!