Bittersweet Milestones

I love babies!
I love being a mom!

I love the new little people that are created through the love of their parents. The new baby smell amazes me and is so calming (somehow they all manage to smell the same when they're brand new). This little being who is completely reliant on others and who loves/trusts unconditionally, they really show us without doing a thing other than being what we should all strive for in life. That is completely loving, trusting and yes even reliant on others so as not to become self-centered and egotistical but to always strive to be the best we can and to help others be the best persons they can be. Sure I can do without the spit-up, drool, poop and the colic I really don't care for...overall though babies are the best thing in life.

Somethings on this journey, however, are bittersweet. Watching babies grow is miraculous....I don't care what anyone says I enjoy finding miracles in the simplest things in life and even with the biology/science behind it the way everything works in our bodies is miraculous! This little infant who goes from not being able to do anything but breathe, suckle, pee/poop and mostly sleep to holding their heads up, grabbing things, mouthing things, crawling, sitting, standing, walking, talking, somewhat independent toddlers (in no particular order). These little milestones are truly bittersweet and remain so for the rest of our lives. Bitter because we remember and in some ways miss the baby, the smell, something cute that stands out from those precious moments, the reality of the fact that the baby will one day become an adult and no longer be living at home or the milestone itself may be what we miss...seeing the wonderment and look of achievement on our little ones face. Sweet because it's a moment when a "FIRST" has taken place and we only get so many of those in our life.

Simon has been crawling for a few months, pulling up on the furniture for a month and a half and today he cut his first tooth. Next stop walking and table food...they grow too fast!

Simon's first tooth (7 months)