babies

"Remember, you are not managing an inconvenience, you are raising a human being."
-Kittie Frantz

"We worry about what a child will be tomorrow, yet we forget that he is someone today."
-Proverb

As previously mentioned, I have two kids. Jace is 2-1/2 and Logan is almost 6 months.  If you would have asked me when I graduated college what my life would be like in 4 years, I never would have dreamed that I would have two children.  I didn't even like kids! I never babysat, didn't have any siblings or cousins that were babies when I was old enough to remember it, and if I came across a small child that I was supposed to talk to, it was a totally awkward moment for me and probably for anyone watching.

Then along came Jace.  Clearly I decided that kids weren't too bad, because now Logan is here.

A few minutes ago I was laying on the couch with Logan sitting on my lap.  He was sort of babbling and yelling at me and you could tell he was bored. He made a big screech and suddenly I screeched back at him- and his eyes lit up! He did it again with a different tone, and I copied.  We played like this for a few more reps. You could just see the wheels turning in his head: she can speak my language!!  What an awesome thing for a parent to watch!  My baby just turned into a person! (It sounds bad that way, but come on, how much personality does a newborn have?)

Part of my New Year's resolution to "embrace the day" is to pay more attention to my kids.  I don't mean that I don't feed them, clothe them, bathe them, etc.  What I mean is that at the end of a day of work, it is easy to zone out into the TV or phone or computer with your kid on your lap.  This year, I will make an earnest effort to read stories, race cars, play patty cake, and sing "Rock-a-bye-bye" as Jace calls it.  These baby years go by fast- I better embrace them while I can!!!
(Quotes were taken from the January 2012 issue of American Baby)