Those Eyes

This morning I woke up first thing as I always do to feed Grace. She was making some noise when I came in to get her and after I opened the door It was the most adorable thing to see her pop her little head up to look at who had coming to see her. Grace is a bit social and seems to cry out the most when she realizes that she is alone. After her morning feeding it is comical to see that way she takes a look at the world around her as if she is it for the first time. The wonder of seeing everything around her that causes me to reflect on the joy in life.  We could all go with looking at things in this fresh sort of way.

My Baby has a lot of hair.

I am still amazed at how much hair little Grace arrived with and how much it has grown. I thought I would never post a picture of her in the bathtub but this one is pretty priceless.

Mom

I am a Mom.

Wow.

I wish I could explain to my dear little Grace just how much I love being her mom. She has this way of making me feel so special and seems to know exactly how to make me feel centered in the craziness that may be going on around me. No matter what happens in life, I am so glad to have her to keep me centered.  I can’t imagine a day without the joy of teaching her and seeing her understanding grow. Everyday she seems to grasp more and more of the world going on around her.

Upon thinking of the moments I have had with Grace since she arrived, my focus is helping her know during each moment that I will always love her. Among the lessons I would like to share with her, I want her to learn: to face life’s challenges with confidence, to see outside of her own life by helping those around her, to listen to her heart, to be bold in her dreams and goals, to have faith to know that her Heavenly Father loves her and hears her prayers.

It is pretty exciting to now be celebrating my first Mother’s Day as the mother to my dear little Grace.  It causes me to reflect upon how my own mother must have felt about her own children.  She has been gone for 17 years, and not a day goes by that I don’t miss her.  I want to wish her a happy Mother’s Day, and for her to know how grateful I am for the opportunities and lessons that she gave to me.  I hope that I can be as good of a mother for Grace as she was for me.