Sleepytime/Playtime

My little booger melts my heart every night at bedtime. He recently has decided that after bath time, his lotion rubdown, and being put into a clean diapie and jammies... it is play time. So he lies in his bed and kicks, giggles, smiles, yawns and simply entertains himself for roughly 15 minutes before giving in to his sleepiness. I miss the simplicity of childhood...even at this age, though I don't remember it. To be able to be so happy simply because you're clean, warm and smelling good just kicking your legs around. Having Chasten has really helped me realize that I believe God gives us children in order for us to learn life lessons. We, as parents, are expected to teach our children how to grow into respectable adults but so far all that I've done is learn to always appreciate the little things and not to rush through everything. Biggest life lesson so far? My life doesn't belong to me anymore. Before Chasten, I mainly only worried about myself and what I needed/wanted (when I got married Mike came in to play as well...but still mainly me). Then the MOMENT that little boy was born, what I needed/wanted didn't even really occur to me anymore. Motherhood is amazing in that it is such a life altering and sudden change but it is unquestionably more rewarding than anything I've ever done. I marvel at God's design. How he thought of everything and within my body he gave me the ability to carry and "grow" this human being who has a soul and a personality. Isn't that amazing? I could sit all day and think about God's great design and never cease to be amazed at the awesomeness of it all. :-D