A Moment to Catch Up - So Many Little Changes

There are so many small moments to appreciate, value, and reflect on in life. They are cumulative - they are so small you barely notice them and then they jump out at you and catch you by surprise.

This brief entry is an attempt to capture just a few of those moments as we live them and share them with you.

You can see this little man developing every day if you really pay attention. It goes by so fast sometimes, with work and family responsibilities - the "great balancing act" of life that we all try to master, distracts us from the joys unfolding right in front of us. We are privileged to witness the development of a human life, the formation of a unique personality, and nefesh - the stamp of the human soul.

David is not only crawling, but mastering the art of climbing up and down the stairs. He is standing - crusing from one choice location to the next.
He is eating finger foods - Cherrios - what else! Although the little guy will eat or try to eat whatever we are eating - rice, my ravioli, peas, and heloves his crackers.

Don't worry - he is not reaing quite yet, but he mimics us as a turns the pages. You can see himlearning all the time.

The little man has his down days. Like right now - it is around 2 in the morning and he woke up hungry and in need of a bit of companionship. So we walked around the house a bit and talked and joked around - really he is a good kid even at 2:00 am. But it started with a cry and he does have his bad days. It is really a moment to remember, not a moment to dismiss or forget. It is all part of who he is and what this experience is all about. It is a balancing act - sometimes from one mood to the next in only a few seconds (especially when he is hungry or tired). I guess this is good training for us to help us deal with each other as our moods change from moment to moment.

Overall, however, little David is a happy man. He brings a lot of smiles to a lot of folks around here - almost everywhere we go: from day care to dining out.



Even though he is growing every day in ways that seem like imperceptible changes, incremental movements, they are giant leaps forward. Still he is our little baby and he still enjoys his own little moments - like stepping out of the bath and being held, all warm and safe. I guess he is really no different from you or me. Isn't that what we are all looking for. I hope you enjoyed this eclectic combination of moments captured in one brief exchange. I didn't want to miss them and I didn't want you to miss them either.