This is Jack’s Mom writing in for the first time…I always knew that as a mother of an infant I would become stronger (how many people other than new parents can carry 18 pounds around effortlessly). But what I wasn’t prepared for was how much inner strength I would gain being a parent.
Two mornings ago Chris and I woke up to a very sick little Jackson. He has had the various colds since starting daycare but never has he been burning up. The morning soon found us in the Doctor’s office where was poked and prodded, including a vial of blood taken from one of his fingers. Despite his exhaustion he managed to be his spirited self, playing with a lego and drinking his milk. For those of you who know me well you know if it were my blood being taken I would have been belly up on the floor passed out. Watching my young son innocent bravery I was inspired. From the doctor’s office we had to go to the hospital where he had to lie on a large, cold table and have x-rays of his chest taken (he’s fine). As the day ( and days to follow) went on I gained more inner strength because of my son and for my son.
Jack isn’t even a year old and he has already had a huge impact on my life and made me a stronger and better person. And boy is he the cutest boy in the whole world.
New Year’s resolution: More blog entries, more time behind the camera so people can actually see what Dad looks like as well as Mom.