5 months old
Today my sweet little girl is 5 months old. Wow. Just, wow.
Every day, every week, my heart just keeps growing. It was love at first sight when Gwen was born, but I've discovered that love never stops growing. I wonder if someday my heart will burst from just how much I love my daughter, or if the love will just start overflowing, cascading down the sides of my heart, seeping out into the world.
Gwen is becoming her own little person, and I feel like it is such a blessing to be a part of this little girl's life. I am so proud to be her mother and she my daughter. My daughter. It feels so wonderful to write those words. My mother and I have always had such a close relationship and I would love nothing more in the world than to have a similar relationship with my daughter.
The other day I had her in an outfit that said, "I'm Mommy's dream come true". Some days I wonder how could I have been so lucky to have Gwen. Not some other child, but Gwen. She is so special. I can't imagine life without her. It's like she was always meant to be; all those years just waiting to be born and now she's here and it's like she's always been here. Only five months on this Earth and I feel like she has always been a part of Bryan and I's life. I sometimes joke with Bryan that she is the best gift he has ever given me, but it's true.
When Gwen was just a few days old I had her laying in her bassinet, on the verge of falling asleep, and I had the Dixie Chick's "Lullaby" song playing in the background. That is my song to Gwen: "Life began when I saw your face and I hear your laugh like a serenade/How long do you want to be loved?/Is forever enough, is forever enough?"
Happy 5 months to My Everything, My Gwen.
Saturday, April 23, 2011
Thursday, April 7, 2011
Care Bear Stare!
18 weeks, 1 day old
Today I feel very nostalgic. I have definitely been feeling this way since the birth of Gwen but today, in particular, I feel very much so.
On the way home I stopped to get gas and went in a nearby Blockbuster that is going out of business. I wanted to see if I could snag any great deals on some children's videos to grow Gwen's collection. Unfortunately, there wasn't many good ones left but I did score a copy of "The Care Bears Movie". Ahhhhh....memories. Share Bear. Good Luck Bear. True Heart Bear. Good stuff, for sure. Of course I'll start collecting all the Disney movies (B purchased the new release of my all-time fav "Beauty and the Beast") but I want to get Gwen all the really old 80's cartoons and movies that I grew up with. "The Care Bears Movie" is from 1985 - I was a little older than two.
Now this is where I start to sound old (although my mother assures me I am not). There are so many movies and cartoons out today that I just don't feel are appropriate for the age groups that watch them. I want Gwen to grow up experiencing the "good clean fun" that I did. I wonder if every generation feels that way? It just really seems like every decade becomes more and more complicated. Of course, for all the cartoons that I deem inappropraite there are many that are wonderful. Sesame Street? Classic and still around to this day - love it. I have discovered Super Why, Sid the Science Kid, and many more. I guess my concern is with the shows that are geared to the older crowd; I am not a fan of SpongeBob, for example.
I wonder what cartoons will be on in a few years from now when Gwen is more of the "watching" age. Right now she enjoys the flashing colors and shapes, but it won't be long before the words and storyline will have meaning and impact. In the meantime, I think I'll make a list of my favorites and start checking them off.
Today I feel very nostalgic. I have definitely been feeling this way since the birth of Gwen but today, in particular, I feel very much so.
On the way home I stopped to get gas and went in a nearby Blockbuster that is going out of business. I wanted to see if I could snag any great deals on some children's videos to grow Gwen's collection. Unfortunately, there wasn't many good ones left but I did score a copy of "The Care Bears Movie". Ahhhhh....memories. Share Bear. Good Luck Bear. True Heart Bear. Good stuff, for sure. Of course I'll start collecting all the Disney movies (B purchased the new release of my all-time fav "Beauty and the Beast") but I want to get Gwen all the really old 80's cartoons and movies that I grew up with. "The Care Bears Movie" is from 1985 - I was a little older than two.
Now this is where I start to sound old (although my mother assures me I am not). There are so many movies and cartoons out today that I just don't feel are appropriate for the age groups that watch them. I want Gwen to grow up experiencing the "good clean fun" that I did. I wonder if every generation feels that way? It just really seems like every decade becomes more and more complicated. Of course, for all the cartoons that I deem inappropraite there are many that are wonderful. Sesame Street? Classic and still around to this day - love it. I have discovered Super Why, Sid the Science Kid, and many more. I guess my concern is with the shows that are geared to the older crowd; I am not a fan of SpongeBob, for example.
I wonder what cartoons will be on in a few years from now when Gwen is more of the "watching" age. Right now she enjoys the flashing colors and shapes, but it won't be long before the words and storyline will have meaning and impact. In the meantime, I think I'll make a list of my favorites and start checking them off.
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