Okay so this is the last installment. I'm sure there's a limit on poop discussion in one week . Friday morning I woke up pretty tired. I was sitting on the couch chatting with my husband when I said, "Man, I'm pooped".
My three year-old son, Elijah ran into room and said "Did you poop?"
I answered, "No, I didn't poop".
He asked, "Who pooped?"
Before I had a chance to reply, He said, "Well, I didn't poop!!"
I'm grateful that he's becoming aware of poop, maybe we are on the verge of being done with diapers soon. That makes me want to shout with glee!!!
It also makes me want break down crying. Before you think I should be admitted to the funny farm, let me explain. That means I am moving into a new phase of my life. After all the past thirteen years have been spent changing diapers. We're moving out of the diaper era and into the teenage era. Holy Poo Poo!! (It's okay to say that...God did create poop!!)
The teenage era....That REALLY makes me want to cry. Babies are cute and cuddly. Teenagers are pimply, hormonal and nutso.
And, yet, I am excited about the years ahead. Again, before you admit me to the funny farm let me explain. Teenagers are full of insight, responsible when given the opportunity, striving for independence, energetic, committed to friendships, enthusiastic. Teenagers look at life from a different perspective. They are fearless. We have much to learn from them.
Over the next thirteen years we will begin to see God's plan for our children's lives unfolding. They will grow into who God created them to be. We pray earnestly that they will choose to follow God's path.
I really need to be like the woman in Proverbs 31..."she can laugh at the days to come"
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Okay, so first...crazy that you are hitting the teenage years of the babies I held. But, I know that you are great with them. I've experienced that firsthand. It might be more crazy that when we first met I was there and now, well...now, I'm 30. Hope you all are well! Drop me a line sometime!
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