I know that you missed me
last week. Don't worry, I am back now.
It has been a very busy
week. I have learned that once I became a parent, I don't own my
schedule any more. I got to be flexible, otherwise it would be hard
for me to keep up with everything..
Last Tuesday was the ten
month birthday of our daughter. We did not celebrate the occasion (my
wife suggested we wait two more months). Skylar has grown a lot.
But, being with her almost twenty four hours, I cannot see her growth
until I see some of the pictures we took several months ago. Isn't
funny how we do not see our own progression, until we take a look at
our past? I learned that from a baby.
It has bee ten months of
total blessings (even though the word “rest” is now out of my
dictionary).
A few weeks ago, Skylar was
sleeping next to me, and I couldn't help but notice how peaceful she
was. A few minutes passed, and she woke up. She did not see that I
was there, just next to her. Do you know the first thing I saw when
she woke up? Her smile. She smiles all the time, and for no reason at
all. I guess she was happy to wake up. Then she saw me. Her smile
became bigger. I was like “I wish I could wake up everyday like
this...”Smiling for no reason at all. I learned that from a baby.
It has been a few weeks now
that our baby is in a daycare. The first days were so hard for me to
let go. I would leave her at the daycare and, right away I wanted to
go back and take her back. I was missing her already. I took a while
for me to get used to her absence. I couldn't wait for five o'clock
so that I could go and see her again. Even though it was hard to let
go, I knew it was necessary as she is learning so much being around
other kids and with child care professionals. Sometimes it has
necessary to let go of what we have so that we can receive more. I
learned that from a baby.
The list can go on. I
learned so much in the last ten months. Am I ready for a second one?
(let me stop here. My wife is looking at me with a look that says
“shut up!”).
Moral of the story? Do you
want to learn lessons from a baby? Just smile with no reason and you
will have a busy schedule
Always a pleasure
Patrick
The Journeyman
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