Guess who is eight months old today??

Guess who is 8 months old today?


Wow! You are 8 months old today! You also have the beginings of baby teeth which is so neat to see! The teeth are on the bottom and are slowly coming out...i imagine in a week or so, well, they will be out. I sometimes have to stop myself from chuckling about the fact that i want you to stay little and need me just a little while longer, while your Daddy wants to show you things and help you learn as much as possible! A good example of this is how i love to hold your bottle when your cuddled in my lap....your Daddy, on the other hand, thought it a great idea to show me how you can now hold your bottle all by yourself. I have given you a spoon when we eat our fruits and veggies, so i like to think that i'm making progress! Still, though, i know that this time of your being little will fly by so very fast.....and i want to savor every moment of it. I guess that's why i mainly use this journal to tell you the latest and coolest things you do, but i think i'm going to be adding some other things. Your Daddy is a much better writer than i am, so i'll leave the 'life lessons' to him....but i'm going to start to chat with you more on things that you'll need and want to understand for later.

We've had a bit of an upheavel lately in our families; your Aunt Claudine and Uncle Troy are having some buisness finacial problems, your Aunt Debbie and Uncle Don are in the process of getting a divorce (which saddens your Dad and i great deal....) and your Aunt Adrienne and Uncle Duane are having some marriage problems. I wonder if some of the problems your Aunt Debbie and Aunt Adrienne are having aren't due to well, selfish reasons. Marriage is one of those things that you have to have the dedication to work at daily, Emma. You can never just let it sit on the back burner while you pursue "your" own agenda. And i think that's what happened with both of your aunts. When you have a family, well, that family is of upmost importance. Your children and your husband are for you to take care of, to love and to guide. That's why it's so very important to never take relationships and marriage lightly. Too many other livescan be hurt when marriages fail. And it's why you have to understand yourself and your heart before you commit to someone and decide to start a family, little one. Only when you understand your heart and soul and have God in your life do i think a decision as serious as marriage and children should be discussed. Know yourself well, travel, go to college, see the world, make your mark....and when the time is right, have a husband and a family.....but please be sure to know your heart first.

As for your Aunt Claudine and Uncle Troy, well, i believe that they will find a way together. The buisness that they are in (they build very expensive custom homes in FL) is not going well right now at all in the United States much less in FL. But they are both very strong and very smart people and will hopefully come out of all this stronger. Your Aunt Claudine is one of the smartest women that i've ever met, Emma. I love to watch her hold you.....you two seem to have a certain bond together. I know that she's trying to make up for my Mom not being here to be a Grandma to you....our Mother passing away has marked both myself and your Aunt Claudine to our very core. We both question God as to why and so far, well, neither one of us has come up with many reasons that make sense to either one of us. Perhaps we are to just trust in God and know that He has a plan......the jury is still out for your Aunt Claudine and i on that one.

You are still napping; i just went to check on you. You are sleeping so soundly with one little arm over your pink elephant and your tush in the air. We need to go shopping, but i won't wake you....

Off to do some chores, my little one....

love you, love you, love you.....


Mommy