Teeth!

Christmas came and went and now we are in a new year. It seemed to fly by without the usual wonder and excitement this year. It is so much more fun opening presents Christmas morning with a child - even though she wasn't big enough to open them by herself.

Nowthat Amara has leaned how to be semi-mobile she is enjoying herself and discovering new things each day.
Last Sunday she got her first tooth - we are not officially dental! Then later this week on Thursday she got her second tooth. Both are bottom front incisors.

She is even trying to sit up by herself in the tub. I keep telling her to stop growing, she already is growing too fast.

This month she will be 6 months old and it makes me remember last year when I was just pregnant with her. I was uncertain about my future of motherhood, how pregnancy would fair, what labor and birth would be like, what she would look like and who she would be.

I was happily surprised by all of it. Labor was not as bad as I though and since it only took 30 minutes to push her out delivery was a snap. She did have a little bump on the way out and those first few nights were the most difficult I have been through. Now it all seems like a distant dream. She is so big and learning more about life and the world she lives in every day.

Yesterday she discovered the texture of a guitar case (Uncle Brandon's) and it made me think of what small things in life I take for granted. There should be something every day that amazes me too, something new to discover.

I guess for now I can just enjoy every minute of every day we spend together as a family. Thank the Lord for blessing us to go through life in families. Although at times they may be your worst friends, somehow they still make life a little better experiencing it together.