Everyday Life

It seems as though Mia learns something new every day! Some we teach her, some she seems to learn on her own. How does she know how to drink out of cup - from watching us? She likes to turn the pages in the books we read, she likes to stick out her tongue and make faces at herself in the mirror, she hates to be on her stomach so learning to crawl might take some time, she laughs at Raja, she looks around the room for Sam when I say "where's the kitty?", she puts her paci in her mouth all by herself, she gives me kisses (with an open mouth of course) when I kiss her, she says dada and talks a lot, most nights she ends up facing the opposite direction by morning, she sleeps with her legs in the air, she can hold a ball and switch it to the other hand, she knows how to hit one toy to make the light come on, and she is just plain happy all the time!!! 

It is super hard for me to juggle my responsibilities as a wife, mother and working full time. I know things like dishes and laundry are unimportant in the big picture - that spending quality time with Mia far outweighs leaving a pile of dishes in the sink. However, we cannot live in a mess, and it just plain helps my sanity for things to be picked up. I don't want to miss out on any of things mentioned above. I want to teach Mia so much. But I also want to be an excellent wife and perform well at work. I have so much to learn!!

It seems there is no greater joy than being a mom! It is hard to express the emotions in my heart. I love Mia with my whole self and I have such a amazing responsibility!! I will need grace and forgiveness along the way as I disciple her and teach her how to be a woman of God. I hope most of the time I choose her over dishes and laundry (until she can do them of course, haha)!

And The Fun Begins

Well, the fun begins...with documenting Mia's life! I am hoping to leave her a legacy full of love and grace - marking the path God has set out for her. I am not sure what this will look like, but I know it will be full of adventures, hardache, milestones, blessings I cannot even fathom, failures, forgiveness, and JOY!