When you are pregnant it is pretty common to get earfuls of advice from family, friends and random people in checkout line at Target. The expecting parent will hear from others how unbelievable the love you will feel is, how many diapers to expect to change, that breast feeding is difficult (so true!) how much this little person will change your life...the list goes on. Most of these things you are told are true to some extent, and I am grateful for all the advice, even the advice I have chosen not to take :)
What I'm not sure anyone told me is that our little son will be the greatest teacher I've ever had. In just 17 days Oliver has taught me more about myself and my perception of the world than anyone or anything ever has. There are certainly little things O has taught me...like how to change a diaper as fast as possible when a little person really does not want to be changed. But there are other lessons he has brought, ones I'm certain I wouldn't have learned otherwise. How to put my love for someone else in the center of my life, to truly serve another person before myself. How to appreciate and be grateful for the body I have, regardless of how different it is now...it has done some miraculous things in the last 10 months. How to love my husband more deeply, thankful for the life we have together and life we have created. I am sure that Oliver will continue to teach me these lessons and many more, and I couldn't be more in awe of our little Teacher.
As for an update on O's everyday life...He is bigger and more adorable every day! He still sleeps a lot, but has more awake time during the day, with his most alert time sometime between 5-9 pm. This might be my favorite part of the day, it's fun to watch him be so alert, and I always wonder what he is thinking, and what the world seems like to him. He is sleeping pretty good at night, although that still means he gets up about every 2 hours to eat. Before he was born I swore I wouldn't let him sleep in the bed with us for fear that Trav would roll over him...however, I'm not as tough as I thought I would be, and O doesn't like his bassinet as much as I planned...so he spends most of the night in bed with us. I have to admit, I love cuddling with him in bed and hearing him breathe.
Below are some new pics of the babe
Thanks for checking in...love from Trav, Meg & O.
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