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Stories February 17, 2008 - My other identity Among my identity as amateur baker, wife, new momma and full time worker bee, I'm also "Pastor Dan's Wife", which in and of itself could be a completely separate identity. I've read websites of other pastor's wives, and I've spoken with other P.W.'s and have found that we often have something in common - we make up our job description as we go. After a little research, I have found that many P.W.'s are their husband's secretary, sometimes the accountant, oftentimes the Sunday School teacher or nursery worker, a greeter, a baker for various events, and many wives know the names of everyone in the congregation. The "typical pastor's wife" can plan an event with her hands tied behind her back and a sock stuffed in her mouth. She never gets sick, homeschools her dozen children, makes her own clothing and grows all of her food. What in the world?! Now, I admit, I may have exaggerated just a tad, but I also know for a fact that there are people in my church that expect me to be this sort of super person, and...well....I'm just not! Don't get me wrong, I try. I try every day to be the sounding board and encourager for my husband that he needs. I try to remember names of new families. I try to attend events and if I can bring something, I will. But as much as I'd like to be, I'm not the perfect pastor's wife, and I don't think I'll ever fit into the mold so many people might like me to fit. Honestly, I still have baby weight to lose, my patience could use some work, and I have been known to get a bit irritated on the local freeways. I'm trying my best not to fall into the temptation of trying to be all to all people, as I have to prioritize my time, and my family needs me and my resources first, but gosh, it would sure be nice to be the superwoman that so many wished that I was. The other pastor (Steve) is on sabatical for the month, and so Danny is the main man in charge right now. He did a funeral on Saturday, preached 3 sermons today, and has been working pretty much non-stop with Matt Sumi on our new church website on this 3 day weekend. Danny just received his license in the mail recently, and will be doing his first wedding soon (which he has asked me to coordinate). So up until this point Danny has been doing infrastructure / management work, and now he is doing more of the "seen" work, which means it is now my time to be seen too. For those of you in our congregation that are reading this, let me tell you this: I do sincerely desire to be the best that I can be. I may fall short of your expectations, but I will do everything I can to show you that I am using the gifts and talents God has given me to glorify Him. For those other pastor's wives in my life that are reading this, please keep me in your prayers as we now begin to hit the ground running. You have been such an encouragement to me and I can't tell you how good it is to hear that I can be human sometimes and that is ok. For everyone else, well, methinks I will have some fun stories in the coming months and years, so hold on...I think we're in for a bumpy ride! February 11, 2008
Interesting Observation
I have just recently observed an interesting mirrored image taking shape in my personal and work life. I am the spouse of a pastor who is also working in a "manager" sort of position in many ways (among his various other responsibilities). The person I assist in my job at First American was just promoted to "Operations Manager" on top of her other duties and obligations. As a close confidant to both people, I am finding striking similarities in what they are both going through. Though I cannot reveal much (partly because I am not privy to personnel information, and partly because this is a public forum), I can say this: they both are very sensitive, kind and caring managers. They both are coming into this manager position after years of disconnect between administrative / human resource / personnel matters. They both are struggling with the fact that in order to get things into good working order so that the "machine" works smoothly, some serious spring cleaning must be done, and that means that there are going to be people that suddenly genuinely dislike them.
Change oftentimes brings such disdain with it; after all, change is different, difficult, and oftentimes just plain uncomfortable. Believe me, I get that....I've been living as a nomad in a land of change for some time now. However, in order to grow, in order to become better (individually and as a group / organization / ministry), change is not just relevant but necessary. Those who embrace change as a positive thing will most often succeed with confidence. Those who reject it oftentimes become bitter and live within the confines of a very small world.
These are all observations made as a person that is learning to stop throwing punches long enough to allow change to help transform me all the more. They are also observations made as I watch my leaders struggle tremendously with conflict between desire to do what is necessary to succeed and the desire to make people happy. (Tremendous discontent inevitably occurs if one avoids conflict altogether in order to keep peace just to make people happy.)
I can't imagine the prayers that God must hear. He hears us screaming at Him because He allowed us to deal with / feel / go through _________ (you fill in the blank). We don't understand what He is doing...we oftentimes don't even attempt to see the "big picture" because we are just so consumed with the uncomfortable change that we are dealing with at the moment. I just imagine Him to kindly and gently look at us with compassion, knowing that His plan will work to His glory and for our betterment. Our God is such a good God. February 6, 2008 - SO FAR SO GOOD!!! Working from home is just what the doctor ordered! After Thursday and Friday of last week at home, and getting that extra two hours of sleep in the morning, I realized just how crazy my schedule really was! I was exhausted! (I think I was running on a mixture of stress and adrenaline for the month+ I was commuting.) It is Wednesday, and the baby and I are starting to get onto a better schedule, and we are both much happier for it! He is sleeping better at night (I say better...not solid) and takes better naps during the day. I am much more efficient and productive working from home than at the office (I have less interuptions, etc.). I sure hope that I am allowed to continue this...I think I might be in love! I have an office phone at home that actually is the same line as my Santa Ana phone. Even cooler: I can see and answer Kristen and Gary's phones from my home office! Isn't technology amazing?! I am just fascinated by this. So far, Christian has cooperated with my calls...thank goodness. In fact, he has been extremely cooperative all in all. He plays well while I work, and I be sure to occasionally get on the floor with him and play / cuddle / sing with him. The fact that he can see me while he plays puts him at ease., I think. It is wonderful! Sidenote - He's been on cereal for a few weeks now, so we decided to give him veges a couple of days ago. HILARIOUS! The faces he made while I spooned green beans into his mouth were priceless! Yesterday we did the green bean dinner again, and he managed to have green from his chin to his hair and everwhere in between. Oy vey. Christian has discovered his feet and when he is on the floor pulls his socks off at the first chance, just so he can chew on them. We joke that he literally "put a sock in it". :-) Last night he was able to reach his feet to his mouth, and chewed on his toes. He is getting bigger and cuter by the day! January 31, 2008 I am officially working from home today. My home office is up and running, and this weekend I hope to decorate it a bit more so that I can post a picture or two of it. So far Christian has done extremely well, and is cooperating with my working. Thank you God! I really think that this is going to work out just fine, and I have to say, you can't beat the commute! For some sad news, my cousin Jason passed away suddenly yesterday. He was 27 with three little kids (one is Christian's age) and a wife. His family is understandably very distraught. Please keep them in your prayers. January 30, 2008 -
Beaten into Submission
It seems as if for the past year I've been learning submission.
From the day that Danny received his MDiv and left
Being a mom and the wife of a pastor has really taught me this: we do not have control over anything in our lives. As Americans we think we have control for the most part. Money has that effect on people. However, that is more of an idealistic notion than reality, as it only takes a major life shift to prove the opposite
I'm pretty sure I've been beaten into submission by life's circumstances within the past year. I don't have a whole lot of fight left. A combination of exhaustion, frustration and a feeling that I am on the edge of completely losing it has shaken the fight right out of me. That's why when I missed my train last night and had to wait an hour for the next one (putting my commute at 3 hours instead of 2), I couldn't get upset. I couldn't get mad, cry or even disappointed. I just moved forward sans emotion.
Perhaps it is ultimately the best thing to have exhaustion and the like so prevalent in your life: you completely lack the ability to fight and instead succumb to the will of God, if nothing else but by default. To be honest, the only reason I am not in the loony farm is because of God's help. He is teaching me trust, patience, faith, strength and endurance right now, and I hope to maintain these virtues so that I don't need to learn them over again.
I can say this for certain: above all else, God is good. May He be honored and glorified through my hardships, joys and triumphs. All that I have is His, and I can honestly say that I submit ALL to Him. January 28, 2008 - Setbacks and Discouragements
My goal to begin working from home was to be this coming Wednesday, the 30th. I diligently worked with our IT Department and our main IT guy to meet that deadline, and really had faith in our IT guy regardless of his flaky reputation (and the warnings I received from fellow co-workers). I had so much faith in his promises, in fact, that I gave my sitter the word that her last day would be Tuesday, and I drove in to work today (rather than take the train) in the rain, sans the FastTrak that I forgot, to pick up my computer equipment, etc. As I sat in stopped traffic in the pouring rain on the 91, I looked over to see the train I normally take speed by. A bit envious, I consoled myself with the fact that I was driving out to pick up all my equipment to work from home...and that hope got me through the 2 1/2 hours it took to drive to work.
Upon arriving to work, I opened my email to find that the IT guy that I was depending on to bring in my equipment had told me he would not be in today. He said that he'll come in Wednesday (much akin to the promise he would be in last Friday and today), and he'd have all my equipment ready to go. I took a deep breath trying to fight back the tears (did I mention Christian was up at least a half dozen times last night? I'm a bit tired too...) and one of the underwriters I assist came around the corner. I told him about my commute, and the fact that it was all for naught. He proceeded to literally say, "I told you so.", as he told me last week that our IT guy would flake on me. That was just what I needed. Now, I recognize the fact that I will eventually work from home...but to have put so much hope in the fact that such a day would come sooner rather than later to have it end up be later is just downright discouraging.
I can't say that I look forward to the commute home without the FastTrak, and without the hope of soon working from home. I instead will be trying to work out how to find a sitter for Christian on Wednesday (since I assured our current sitter her last day would be Tuesday), and perhaps subsequent days. As I try to be a dependable person, it is extremely difficult for me when others don't hold the same philosophy.
Karen Carpenter put it best, "Rainy days and Mondays always get me down."
January 23, 2008 - Taking the train - Poetry in Motion Despite the previous posts of the craziness that is the Metrolink train, I really do love taking the train. I love the fact that I have an extra 45 minutes to snuggle with Christian in the morning. I love the fact that I arrive to work stress free (versus a big ball of nerves coming off the over packed 91 and 55 freeways). I love being able to sit back and enjoy the scenery of Southern California. And mornings like this morning really are poetic. As Christian snuggled his sleeping body close to mine, I held him tight and rested my head upon his as I peered out the window of the train. When we had left home, ice encased my car in protest as the dark sky did the same. Nonetheless, we made our 20 mile journey to the train station and boarded the train just as the sky began to turn from a midnight blue to a lighter, periwinkle shade. I scanned the horizon, cuddling with my son, and peered upon a sliver of soft golden sky, rising from under the blanket of clouds overhead. It reminded me of my bed, and how nice it would have been to stay beneath the soft covers just a little longer. As the train continued on, I decided to forego reading the newspaper and instead take in the view. We passed orange groves, a golf course and a couple of rivers. A solid red line of cars snaked slowly through the valley as we sped by, and I was reminded of the blessing that the train has been. I saw old industrial buildings that once hugged the train tracks with grandeur dreams of prosperity. My wondering eyes looked into some buildings and dreamt about their history. I'm sure that in only a matter of years, the landscape on this train ride will change even more than it has since those buildings were built. Like this train, time sure does move fast. In the midst of my reflecting out the window of the train, I looked around at the people that share the ride with me. The culture on the trian is interesting: some people have become friends and share stories about their hardships and joys almost daily. Others keep to themselves, planting their noses in a newspaper, laptop or magazine. Some quiet the noise with a cell phone or an ipod while others blissfully nap. Christian and I both share a fondness for people watching, though this morning my sidekick was taking a break. I couldn't help but begin to thank God for all that there is to be thankful for. I thanked Him for the challenges that have plagued me on my journeys through life in general, but more recently the challenges of going back to work. I thanked Him for the beautiful morning sky, and His faithfulness. Just as the sun peeked out from behind a distant mountain, I was reminded that the Lord always is triumphant over the cold darkness. Doing much praying and thanking, I also thanked Him for my most current blessing: Beginning in February I will be working from home. Thank you all for your prayers, support and encouragement with my painful transition back to work. I felt that I needed to surrender to the will of the Father (which for some reason seemed to be that I go back to work, despite my protests) and in return He honored my desires to stay at home. I will still be working, but the 4 hours of commute time every day will be put to better use: time with my family. I am blessed beyond words, and my cup truly runneth over. January 23, 2008 - Christian is 5 months old today! Besides gabbing up a storm, Christian is now sharpening his fine motor skills. He grabs his feet, can grasp any toy we hand to him, and thoroughly enjoys his exersaucer and the toys that surround him on it. He has much stronger lungs, evidenced by his screams, and is a bit on the dramatic side (don't know where he gets that from!). He likes rhythm and percussion, quieting down in the car when I play techno or rap (oh heavens me). He's also still working on teething, gnawing on all of his toys and slobbering all over the place. Oh, he's also extremely ticklish, and his laugh is not just contagious, but also the sweetest sound you could ever hear! As for being a mom the past few months....well, I can't say it hasn't been challenging. I suspect God is teaching me a lesson in patience, and I'm not an eager student. I've decided to stop counting the amount of sleep I get at night, as I just get discouraged by the fact that the number seems to be getting lower rather than higher. I've almost mastered a balance between carrying a diaper bag, breast pump and purse, along with my 20 pound baby on and off the train. I've learned that no matter how good I thought I would be at this mommy thing, I'm never going to be as good as I want to be. I've learned the tone of Christian's cries, and can tell when he is tired versus bored by his cry (though I still don't know what all his cries mean). I have more respect for working mothers, single mothers, mothers of multiples, mothers of colicy babies, mothers with postpartum depression and, well, mothers in general. I never knew that a job so difficult could be so darn rewarding. I am a proud mother, solely sustaining the life of another human being both physiologically and emotionally. And finally I am humbled by the gift that God gave to me in the blessing of my son. January 15, 2008 NEVER A DULL MOMENT After it took me 2 1/2 hours to drive home from work last night, I was more than excited to take the train with my little guy today. All went smooth as silk...getting to the train station was a breeze, and we napped until Santa Ana. However, at the Tustin stop, things changed..... As we stood in front of the doors with a dozen other people, waiting to get off the train, I could see our sitter waiting in her normal spot. We kept waiting for the doors to open as we watched other people getting out of the other train cars. We waited, waited, waited....and then realized there was a problem with the doors in our car! We (along with dozens of other people) made a mad dash to the next car, getting slammed by the door that separates the two train cars, before realizing that the door on the next train didn't open either! Before we knew it the train was moving again, towards Laguna Niguel! I plopped down, looked out the window and waved good bye to Emily...not having any idea what to do next. Fortunately for us the next stop was Irvine, and the conductor told us that they would hold the northbound train for us. Once we deboarded, we ran up three flights of stairs (baby and two bags bouncing along the way) over the bridge, and down three flights of stairs on the other side. We just got on the train when it closed the doors (it would wait my big toe!). Thankfully Emily was patient, and I arrived at work only 30 minutes late (rather than 1 1/2 hours, like some of the passengers thought). Needless to say, we've already begun our day with an adventure! Hopefully that will be the only adventure for today!
January 14, 2007
Last week was our first "real" week (no holidays) with the babysitter.
Danny had Christian on his day off - Monday - and then Emily had him the rest of the week.
She had some rough days with him, but Friday he was an angel for her.
She certainly deserved a good day.
He rolled over from his belly to his back (intentionally) twice, ate baby cereal (he refuses to eat for me) with no problem, and had a couple of giggle fits.
Riding the train with Christian is always a challenge: between balancing my bags and the baby, I am on a tight schedule to catch the train both ways.
Once on the train, there are very few places to sit, and no where to sit alone.
However, Christian generally sleeps / cuddles, peers out the window in wonder.
I was really looking forward to a sweet, happy baby on the train going home on Friday, after a very long week (especially since Emily gave such a great report on his behavior through the day).
Unfortunately, he was not the angel that he had been all day.
When we got on the train, I decided to forego an empty seat that didn't have a window for another seat on the third / top floor of the train, since I thought Christian would enjoy looking out onto the passing terrain.
This day, however, he was not having it.
He just wanted to feel my face, stand on my legs, and pull my hair.
No problem, though, as I had missed him terribly.
He has a new habit of screaming as long and as loud as he can, as he has now discovered (and loves) his voice.
Though I can deal with it, the fellow passengers on the train didn't appreciate it, so I promptly shoved his pacifier in his mouth to muffle the happy scream.
The rest of the ride Christian squirmed, fussed, and was generally unhappy with our location.
As the quarters are extremely tight, I apologized the entire ride to the passengers sitting in front of me and beside me.
Just as we neared our station, Christian let out a cry that I'm sure could be heard by my dear friend Loi in
He managed to be fussy and generally unhappy the rest of the night, waking up 5 times.
He just must have missed his daddy, as Danny was on a business trip with the church.
He did fairly well on Saturday while I cleaned the house and ran errands, and we picked up more reflux medicine, so I hope that helps.
I'm a tad discouraged today.
I've read books, I've followed different parenting philosophies and the advice of friends and family in regards to Christian's schedule / sleeping and fussiness.
I let him "cry it out" as often as I can.
I cuddle him when he gets so hysterical he can't breath.
Nothing helps.
He woke up three times last night
(thank you so much Danny for getting up with him, I needed that extra sleep).
It doesn't help that I just read my best friend's blog and her 2 month old is sleeping through the night no problem.
I'm green.
I apologize if this seemed like a downer sort of post...realistically I think parenting just has its ups and downs.
The giggles and loving looks take the edge off the rough nights for sure.
My little Christian is the sweetest boy, and I adore him.
I'm thankful for his health and the fact that he seems to be a well adjusted child.
Things will get better with time...I'm sure of it.
J
January 8, 2008 - Our 3 year anniversary.... Oh the romance of this day. In 2005 we took our vows, danced to Frank Sinatra and headed off to New York for a romantic (and high class) honeymoon. In 2007 on this day we found out that we would be parents. In 2008 on this day, we had family watch the baby while we went out for a nice....well....for dinner.... Though Danny wore a tie and was determined to have a fancy dinner to celebrate our anniversary, I insisted we stay somewhat near home (after my full day of work and commute, I speedily fed the baby and left for dinner....I saw our dinner as needing to fit in the 2 hour window of time before the baby needed to be in bed). Reluctantly, Danny agreed to go to the Olive Garden. We enjoyed our appetizer and conversation until we realized that my salad had a half eaten peppercini in it. Needless to say we lost our appetites for Italian food for the night. We headed to Del Taco before making a stop at Best Buy and going home. Though we will need to have a "do-over" for our romantic / fancy anniversary dinner, just having time alone was the sweetest gift to me. After three years of marriage (and six years together overall), we still can laugh together and truly appreciate each other. January 6, 2008 This weekend we did lots of cuddling and playing, as he was missed to pieces when he was with his sitter last week. With the cold rain falling outside, we had to make sure he was warm inside, and so he wore a big boy flannel one day and a sweater with cords the next day (after all, he ought to look cute while he stays warm). I decided that I needed to upload newer pictures of Christian to my digital frame at work, and so, I snapped pictures (a few dozen for sure). As I sat him on the couch in our formal living room, I backed up to get a good shot - amateur photographer that I am. However, I had somehow forgotten that we have a big coffee table in the middle of the room. As I backed up, I did so with such momentum that when I backed into the coffee table I flew backwards and rolled off the side. Christian smiled at his silly mommy, and I couldn't help but laugh at myself. At least we got good pictures after that! January 3, 2008 Happy New Year to you all! It is always a wonder what the new year will bring...I'm not sure how this year can top the previous one, but we shall see! Christian is evergrowing. He was good for the sitter yesterday, and had a giggle fit with her when she played peek-a-boo with him. I was so bummed I missed it! Danny did get to see Christian laugh out loud on Monday when he watched the baby, so that made me happy. The baby and I are still taking the train to and from Orange County. We currently live approximately 60 miles from where I work. Needless to say, that is quite a commute! Christian is doing well with it, though he absolutely hates me waking him at 5am everyday. I seem to see a double standard here: he kept waking me last night every hour, but when I wake him up he yells at me. Hm...we're going to have to change that! I am running on little sleep, so I hope I survive this. I hope Danny survives me working...when I get fatigued I have been dreaming the baby is in bed with us and either Danny has rolled onto him or I have, and then I panic screaming and wake up Danny doing so. LOL Poor man. I am toying with an idea for a business...let me ask you what you think. Would you pay someone else to run errands for you? Pick up groceries, dry cleaning, run to Wal-Mart for that one thing you forgot to pick up....etc. If you would use such a service, what would you expect to spend for it? Email your ideas for me to joleneflores@hotmail.com.
December 28, 2007 So far so good on the work front. The train ride went quick and I arrived at work right on time. Danny has the baby today, as today is Christian's appointment for his 4 month shots. I received word that they went well, and that Christian is happily enjoying daddy. He is now 18 pounds and over 26 inches long...in the (approximately) 96th percentile. He's a hearty eater! Waking at 4:30am just might start wearing on me though...I'm currently traveling 120 miles per day on my commute, and doing so in approximately 4 hours total. Now that is one heck of a day! December 27, 2007 Today was my first day back to work in Santa Ana, and Christian and I survived the commute! Hallelujah! I awoke at 4:30 to get out of the house with the baby by 5:30am, and we took the train from Riverside to Orange County. Everything went according to plan, until we neared our destination. Our train came to a stop and the conductor informed us that the Police Department had shut down the Tustin station due to an investigation. We sat on the train for nearly 1 1/2 hours before hearing that the Coroner had shown up. The news story in the OC Register can corroborate the drama : http://www.ocregister.com/news/strain-metrolink-tustin-1950589-police-body My darling sitter, Emily, waited patiently at the station until we showed up. She then took me to work and took the baby to her place. At about 2 she called and told me that Christian had been crying all day and hardly ate. He is teething and just in pain. After some baby tylenol and eating hartily, he calmed down. After a (thankfully) uneventful ride on the train back to Riverside, we arrived back to our Nuevo home over 12 hours after leaving. What a day! Thank you for your prayers and encouragement, I cryed quite a bit throughout the day, but was able to get through the day without becoming hysterical. :-) December 23, 2007 Today Christian is 4 months old. He went to the nursery at church for the first time, and it was the first time that Danny and I have sat together during a service since Christian was born. He charmed the socks off of the ladies in the nursery. He is really a cuddly boy, and loves new people. He just studies them and smiles at most. Tonight our church had an awesome Christmas event. Danny has been working all week on getting the logistics worked out, from setting up the radio transmitter to assuring that it will work on the large scale that is required. He really amazed me with all that he knew how to do. He had a projector and large screen rented, and our church invited the community to a drive in to watch "The Nativity", and go Christmas caroling afterward. It turned out to be flawless, and there were quite a few people that showed up. If Christian was bigger, we would have gone carolling, but I didn't want him to be too cold. In any case, the night was a success, and I was a very proud wife. Tomorrow is Christmas Eve...we are going to our friends the Hekman's and then the extended Flores family celebration in Yucaipa. Everything is bittersweet now...I'm excited about our first Christmas in our home with our baby, but I am getting anxious about going back to work. Well, I'll just enjoy each moment until then. December 21, 2007 Today my friend Krista and her daughters Kira and Kaiya came over to visit and meet Christian. I had to run outside for a minute, so Krista held Christian for me. When I came in, I heard baby laughter coming from the family room. Thinking it was Kaiya (Krista's youngest) I was beyond shocked to see that it was in fact Christian! Kira was playing peek-a-boo with him, and he got into a giggle fit! It was the most adorable thing I've ever seen, and I couldn't help but tear up at this first. Later in the day I got him to laugh again by tickling him...it seems he is quite ticklish like his daddy. It was too bad Danny missed it...he still hasn't heard his son's laugh...though I'm sure it is just a matter of time. Christian also was on his tummy during "tummy time" and he rolled over! Hallelujah! Now, I think it might have been an accident, like his first laugh, but it was a milestone nonetheless. Moments like these have been the sweetest gifts, and they make the fact that I'm going back to work in a week that much harder. December 13, 2007 After my last post, Christian has surprised me with a few milestones! I wrote my post, and then during tummy time Christian scooted 10 feet on his tummy! I was so shocked! I suppose it is time to baby proof the house now... We were putting up our second Christmas tree (yes, we have two trees...I'm married to Mr. Christmas after all!) and Christian was watching. I noticed him playing with his hands and focusing intently on them when he used one hand to help the other up to his mouth where he began sucking his thumb! Now, this might not seem like much of a milestone to most people, but he had to use hand/eye coordination to do so, as it was intentional and not habit (he has never sucked his thumb before). I was thrilled! Now, if he could just do it when his pacifier falls out on long drives.... A couple of days ago I was changing his diaper and singing "It's beginning to look a lot like Christmas" when he LAUGHED OUT LOUD! No, I didn't feel offended that his first laugh was at my terrible singing voice, I jumped up and down with joy at such a wonderful acheivement! He did it once more, but has not done so since (though his joyful squeals have gotten much louder). It is absolutely amazing to watch him discover things (like his feet) every day. How much more rewarding can being a parent be? Those sleepless nights are beginning to fade into my long term memory and are being replaced by new memories of joyful squeals, goo goo ga gas, the view of a little guy sitting up almost by himself, and little arms wrapped around my neck. My cup runneth over. December 7, 2007 I may not have this "momma" thing down, but I have to say, I absolutely LOVE it. After my decision to marry Danny, having our sweet boy was the best decision I have made. I wish I could stay home and enjoy this baby boy every day until he leaves home! December 4, 2007 The three of us went to Orange County yesterday for dentist/orthodontist appointments, and then visited Disneyland to see the giant Christmas tree (which, by the way, Danny would love to have if he had the room). Christian wore his Christmas hat and was the talk of the park...everyone was charmed by him. We took a few pictures too. The baby is getting cuter and cuter. He smiles all the time and is looking more like a person (according to Danny) than a baby / infant. His personality is taking shape, and is so sweet. We are blessed beyond words!
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