From His Point of View

There are times when I look back at my day and I try to figure out what exactly I've accomplished. Especially since Cooper came along, normal things like unloading the dishwasher just seem to take forever. I can't really finish one thing without stopping and checking on Cooper or finding something to distract him for 30 seconds while I try to put a couple more dishes away. I was feeling a little frustrated last Tuesday and feeling like I didn't really get anything done all day. I then tried to look at the day from Cooper's perspective and everything changed.

He woke up this morning with his Mom and Dad because he'd had a rough night and needed some extra loving. Over the course of the day, he got to eat oatmeal, bananas, puree fruit and some carrots, and applesauce. He practiced feeding himself some puffs and drinking water from a sippy cup. He fed himself all of his bottles today.

He played with Mommy, crawled all over the place, and explored new-to-him things. He laughed at Jere while he was crawling after him. When he got tired of playing by himself, Mommy was right there for him to crawl over and practice pulling up on. He pulled up to his feet on the loveseat and he watched himself on the computer.

He napped in his Momma's arms and played with Daddy when he got home from work.

He took a bath and played with his turtle, ducks, and cups. He got all wrapped up in his blanket and snuggled next to Mom until he fell asleep for the night.

Looking at the day from his perspective, completely changed mine for the day. What a privilege it is to be his Mom and to watch him grow and change and develop.