Babies

Babies - God's gift to us. Incredible little bundles of joy. Spent the afternoon with my 3.5 week old great nephew. He wiggles and crinkles his nose and gurgles and hiccups. His arms are going all the time and he can fold up like a roly poly bug. I love every little thing about him.

He also fascinates me. Never having had the mother experience I have had to get my "baby fix" from friends and family. Kayden is our first baby in 13 years and we all dote on him. His every breath is recorded for posterity to be placed in a album left to gather dust on a shelf, unless you're me. My baby book is hauled out every so often and I revisit the days following my birth, trying to get a glimpse in the little bundle that grew up to be who the world knows as me.

I hold Kayden and wonder what his future holds. He's alert and very smart and at this point in time is the center of the universe for us. We eagerly awaited his arrival and celebrated on two continents when he arrived.

Babies, such an ingenious idea God had. Small compact little people, not quite self sufficient, but fully self contained. 10 little fingers, 1o little toes, two eyes, two ears, one mouth and a little nose.

I have to stop myself from aiding him at every little noise, because just like struggling from the coccoon builds strenth in the butterfly, so struggling for things strengthens the baby.

So to all the babies in my life, young and old, Heather and Josh, Caleb and Kayden, I love you and God bless each of you.

Stevie