...to LOVE someone sooo much?!? I guess every Mommy in the world knows what I am just learning; that the love a mother has for her child just grows and grows and grows and grows and never ever stops growing, no matter what. What a wonderful gift to be given -- a way in which to always have love bloom even bigger in one's life! His sitter tells me that there is a saying in her native Brasil, something to the effect of "A good purse is like a mother's heart -- there's ALWAYS room for more to be put into it". I liked that because I can truly understand that now. Theo is such a marvel to me, and yes, I know, every mother is going to think that their child is the most amazing thing ever created. I know this. I just can't help but think that
I might actually be on to something. ;-)
He is such a character already! I made the mistake of trying to "beatbox" for him and now for weeks all he does when he sees me (or anybody else it seems lately) is stick out his tongue and blow fierce Raspberries. Don't tell him he's not beatboxing by the way, because he is. It's usually hilarious, except for when he decides to do that while you're feeding him. Uh huh -- baby food all over my face, clothes, the furniture. Mess-sy!!!
Then there's the little "eye squint" he's been doing. I have a habit of squinting my eyes when I smile this really cheesy smile at him, and wouldn't you know it, he's started to do it as well? We were out having brunch with one of my best girlfriends, and he started doing it to other patrons at other tables. It was hilarious. All eyes are definitely on him whenever he is in the room. He'll be 8 months on Thursday and already he is so filled with personality! He is smart, very persistent, extremely curious, loves to see other people happy, says exactly what's on his mind (we just don't know what that is -- yet!), is quite assertive already, lol, oh the list goes on and on. As a Buddhist, I feel that he has come to this plane knowing exactly what his soul is here for, and in order to be the him he chose to be in this level of reincarnation, he chose me as his Mommy, as well as his father, and his Grandparents, as well as all the other people in our "family" - my dearest friends. I can already see that he has a mission and I am
delighted in my suspicion that he will let no one thwart him once he has himself focused on something. He is going to teach me in many ways how to nurture someone who will quite often be very secure in being at odds with me. Lol. I celebrate his right to be exactly who he is though, even knowing that it will present me with great challenges along the way.
Theo also already has a love for books that is extremely encouraging. He has been sitting through whole books (baby board books, of course) since he was 6 weeks old. He seems to love the magic of story time. He points at the art on the page, stares at my mouth as I read, then looks back at the book as if trying to put it all together. I love how he loves books. True, he just gnawed the spine of his little board book "Charlie Car", lol, but that was due to wanting to literally
digest its contents in its entirety. Gives new meaning to the term "voracious reader". Lol.
I love my little guy. Sooo much! Hooray for Theo!!!
