Love
I cannot believe how much I love Joshua. Donald and I both will sometimes just look at him and start crying out of happiness; we are both a mess! He is the cutest, most wonderful baby in the whole world, and we tell everyone about him. It’s so fun how much our co-workers want us to bring him to work to visit - (seriously, they do, we are not just forcing him on them!) I just look at him while he’s sleeping, and Donald told me that he does the same thing - we just remind ourselves that we really DO have a baby in the house and he is OUR baby.
Donald and I were talking about how we can’t imagine loving a baby more, and how we didn’t realize how MUCH we would love him. We both love looking at pictures of him, watching the videos we take, just enjoying him so much! We both kiss him all he time, hug him, tell him how much we love him, sing to him, and talk to him. We are obsessed with this little guy! He is going to be so spoiled.
When time comes for discipline, give me strength, because I KNOW I’m going to need it. He just melts my heart, but I’ve got to be strong!
Update on Cowboy: it’s going to be easier to fly cowboy solo on an early morning flight rather than having him fly with Staci’s friend on a mid-day flight (airlines have temperature limits on when they’ll let pets fly in the cargo hold, which makes sense.) So, we’re working on finding what flight will work to get him sent out to Washington! Hopefully, we can get this done soon. I can tell he’s lonely without India, so the sooner he gets to live with Staci, Jeffrey, and Jules the Cat, the better!
Posted by: DramaQueen | 06-28-2008 | 06:06 AM
Posted in: Cat Stories | Life as Mom
I am so happy for you all. Enjoy being parents! Nancy
I know exactly what you mean. I still stare at Isabel and wonder how we got so lucky.
Ahh, welcome to parenthood! Children truly are a blessing, so precious, they just melt our hearts, don’t they.
Anyway, when time for discipline comes, you will do it, with God’s guidance, BECAUSE you love him. Remember (from Proverbs 3):
11 My son, do not despise the LORD’s discipline
and do not resent his rebuke,
12 because the LORD disciplines those he loves,
as a father the son he delights in.
My problem with discipline is not laughing first. Babies are too cute! I think I’ve found the reason parents make such stern faces: they are trying hard not to laugh.
I read this and it just struck once again, in the grand scheme of God’s plan of things Joshua was to be your little boy all along, what a marvelous story!