6 weeks...

It's been six whole weeks since Elijah joined our family. We're all in disbelief that it has flown by so quickly. I've already begun to notice how he's growing and changing. Naturally, it's very exciting to watch but it's also bitter-sweet to know that he's my last baby. I find myself loving every moment with him, just as I did with the other kids, but this time it is somehow different... there's less urgency in going places, less upset when he wants to eat, again. He's such an easy baby, doesn't require much of anything except our love.. which we are all more than willing to share with him. :) I can't imagine what the next six weeks will bring, I can only hope for the same joys and maybe some real baby smiles?!




Life is good and for a few moments a day, it's actually peaceful to be surrounded by my kids, the ones I've longed for and prayed for, the ones I've cried over and sat back in amazement over, the ones I've nearly pulled my hair out over but have somehow found myself in awe over, it's such a blessing to know in my heart that they are each gifts to me, to remind me of the others, to wonder and smile about. I've been given so many things in life and there is nothing more special than they are.. wow, to be a mom! Tomorrow when there are crumbs on the table and the laundry is piled as high as the washer, when someone doesn't want to eat what I've made and they absolutely must be outside or else they'll scream, I can only hope that I'll relive this feeling of sheer peace and remember that these are the moments that make up life.. good and bad, it all balances out and it's all worth it in the end.

Happy Mother's Day to you and yours! Every day is mother's day, it's just not celebrated. :)