Nine Months

     It is hard to believe that NINE months have passed since our Smaller Child came in to this world. Nine months! On the other hand, I cannot fathom a time when our beautiful baby wasn't here to complete our family so perfectly.  Our house feels whole now that Smaller Child is with us. My heart feels the same.

     In nine months I have learned:
     1. I can hold a baby, make lunch for a six year old, and talk on the phone at the same time.
     2. Carrots stain. Green beans don't. 
     3. When the schedules are organized, this family is like a well-oiled machine.
     4. Puppies eventually get potty trained, and babies eventually sleep through the night.
     5. Larger Child will never fail to exceed my expectations.
         (When will I learn to stop having expectations?)
     6. While the internet may say otherwise, parenting has not changed in six years.
         (Or 60, or 600 really.)
     7. The capacity for a parent to love is much greater than imagined.
     8. I like to prove people wrong.
     9. Boys will be boys. Boys in packs will be even more so.
    10.Smaller Child brings out the best in all of us.

Nine months listening to my heartbeat. Nine months being my heart.  (It has been a wonderful year and a half, Little Man. Can't wait to see what's next!)