Six months going on 1 year…. that’s what “Gramma” says about her grandson, and I think it’s true! At almost six months, Liam has decided that he can pretty much accomplish anything he sets his mind to. I’m surprised each day with his new discoveries and accomplishments...For example, any day now his rocking and lunging will turn into a crawl that I know I’ll barely be able to keep up with & I’m sure by the time I get used to that he’ll already be on to walking and running! Sometimes I’d like to push the pause button on life and keep Liam the sweet tiny little baby he is at this very moment…dependent on Mommy and Daddy for everything. However, I’m forced to face the reality that every day Liam seems less like a baby and more like an independent little boy. After almost 6 months...He’s embracing “real” food like it’s always been part of his menu (avocados, sweet potatoes and bananas being among his favorites)….he “runs,” joining Drew and I on our several-times-a-week 3-mile run (riding along in his jogging stroller and actually enjoying it!)…. he sits all by himself, plays peek-a-boo, rolls from one room to the next and even finds ways to get himself into a little mischief once and a while.
Looking back, I’m amazed at how God has not only been developing and growing Liam, but also doing the same in me! I’m not sure exactly how I made the transformation from "Lauren" into "Mommy,” but I know that from the moment I met my beautiful baby boy in the hospital, my priorities have never been the same. If I’m being honest with myself, life as a mommy hasn’t all been like I thought it would be- some better, some worse, and a some I’ve just been to sleep deprived to remember, but the truth is….I consider myself richly blessed. Being a parent has brought me more joy than I ever anticipated...more love than I ever thought possible...and more “what if’s” than I’ve ever had to worry about before. I’m so thankful that I can take all my cares and worries and lay them at the feet of my Saviour knowing that He’s got everything under control. Colossians 1:16-17 says, “For by him all things were created, in heaven and on earth, visible and invisible, whether thrones or dominions or rulers or authorities—all things were created through him and for him. And he is before all things, and in him all things hold together.”
Yes. I confess….since my promotion into Mommy-hood, I’ve initiated far fewer emails & phone calls than I had intended, posted much less on this blog than I had envisioned, spent many less hours cleaning my house than I had hoped and ordered take-out more times than I’d like to admit. BUT....what I have done is spent 180 days as a new person….a “Mommy” to the most wonderful little boy anyone could ever ask for.
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