The Parenting Club

WHO DOES SHE LOOK LIKE....

BRIAN OR CARALEE






Well, Hailey has been in our life for two months. I can honestly say that being able to play this role of parenting has brought so much joy and excitement in my life. It is true what they say that nothing else matter once you have children. I really feel that I've adjusted well to my knew "knew." There has been alot of suprises; difficulty with getting her to burp, the amount of diapers you go through, how often she wants to eat, and the biggest one is how resiliant I've become with the lack of sleep. I have a difficult time sharing her so when I go on outings where other people are going to want to hold her I have to prepare for that. I feel that she is my little miracle baby so I want to do everything and I dont want to miss anything. This leads to how difficult it's going to be to return to work. I don't know how I will manage this, but it's inevitable. Fortunately, I have family that will be watching her. Hailey has now doubled her birth weight so she is "chunky." She has a personality so I fear for when she's a teenager. She already tantrums when she doesn't want her seat belt strapped on. She's smiling and enjoys watching the lights change on her Baby Einsten mat. I love giving her baths, watching her sleep, and spending time together as a family.

A lost Poem

Among old pictures and cards was this poem. It was never initially meant for me, but It was given to me as a memory keepsake.

What is love?
No words can define it,
It's something so great
Only God could design it...
Wonder of Wonders,
Beyond man's conception,
and only in God
Can love find true perfection,
For love means much more
Than small words can express,
For what man calls love
Is so very much less
Than the beauty and depth
And the true sickness of
God's gift to mankind
His compassionate love...
For love has become
A word that's misused,
Perverted, distorted
and often abused,
To speak of "light romance"
Or some affinity for
A passing attraction
What is seldom much more
Than a mere interlude
Of Inflamed fascination
A romantic fling
Of no lasting duration...
But love is enduring
And patient and kind
It judges all things
With the heart, not the mind,
And love can transform the most commonplace
Into beauty and splendor
And sweetness and grace...
For love is unselfish,
Giving mor than it takes
And no matter what happens
Love never forsakes,
It's faithful and trusting
And always believing and honest
And never deceiving...
Yes, love is beyond
What man can define,
For love is immortal and God's gift is divine!