« Life With "The Nat" | Main | Shannon and Peter are on Myspace »
July 27, 2006
Young Fame and Other Random Thoughts
So my daughter, at only 3 1/2 months, has just won a "major award." No, Christmas Story fans, not a leglamp :)
(Impressed with my linking skills? Had to ask Peter for help:))
Her picture was taken with Peter at a friend's wedding. With our permission the photographer entered it in our local fair, and it won best in show for color photos! So it's now "on exhibit" for awhile at our local civic center, and we'll get to keep the ginormous frame afterwards. No, we will not be mounting it over the fireplace...will just stow away for now to be produced for future boyfriends :)
In other news, Natalie is rolling from back to belly now. She got really good at it in the course of a few days. Now I cannot lay her on her back without her immediately heading for the belly. Of course, once she gets there and can't get back, she begins to get frustrated. If I do not intervene within a minute or so, shreaking and squealing ensue. A very persistent child, I'm afraid. So Mommy has to give her frequent exercise breaks, reminding her that she does not have to learn everything at once...by the way, this is a lesson Mommy is still learning herself :)
We're feeling thankful these days as Peter recently got a raise. He's keeping quite busy as the UMaine system leadership is in transition. He is doing a lot of work to facilitate things in the interim. I am picking up pool hours here and there at the hospital, and Nat has had some really nice Grammy and Grampy Cook time.
As much as I enjoy my nursing, I am so thankful that I can be mostly home (and by the end of the year likely completely home) working on my other two primary callings of wife and mommy (thank you Peter and God!) . Each day I learn more of the rewards and struggles involved with this path. The comparitive solitude of my day (no offense dear Natalie) has been a challenge for my personality but also a good thing, pointing me more to Jesus and showing me things in myself that need changing. Before now, my days had too many distractions in the way of that.
I am by nature a rather task-oriented perfectionist, so the girl has been great to slow me down and give me perspective. Daily I am asking myself, "Is this next task of eternal importance, or can it wait?" Still not making perfect choices in this regard but getting there.
And just when God knows I've been alone with my crazy thoughts a little too long, He sends the perfect encouragement/distraction such as a lovely visit or phone call with a friend, a song on my Nano (thanks again Hon!) or a walk with my Natters in our beautiful neighborhood.
Until next time...love and hugs and prayers to all of you...
Posted by Shannon at July 27, 2006 12:41 PM