Even though it sounds sappy, and perhaps cliche, every morning when I get Justin out of his crib I begin praising God for this wonderful little creation. This itty bitty miracle I get to snuggle up with and have incomprehensible conversations is absolutely amazing. Several people assured me that I've never loved anything as much as I'd love my children, but that's something you absolutely can't wrap your mind around until you have them. Justin is more like an extension of myself (especially since he's nearly always with me...) than a separate person.
Our 7 month old brown-eyed wonder is cutting two upper teeth! It's not always easy, but I think he's taking it pretty well considering. If we thought he was a drool bucket before, we had no idea how it would be once teething started. It just POURS out! Sometimes gross, but not always. :)
Justin can also sit by himself now. That has opened up a new world of play for him. He's definitely "all boy" and is pretty rough on his toys. I see a future of patched jeans and broken playthings, bruises, bumps, wrestling, and such!
Otis and Justin are BFF's now! Well, most of the time. Otis doesn't always appreciate the ear pulling, and fur grabbing. They love to lay in the floor together, and Justin will giggle and squeal with delight watching Otis play with a ball or listening to him bark. I love that they love each other. Otis marches ahead of me into the nursery every morning and at the end of both naps to get his baby up. So sweet. :)
We've also experienced healing with his left eye! Justin was born with a blocked tear duct that mattered up and caused issues from the first night we brought him home. I clearly remember waking up that next morning and freaking out because he couldn't open his eye because it was so crusted over. I just knew we'd already broken our sweet boy. Our doctor explained that most cases clear up within a few days to 6 months, so we diligently massaged, applied warm compresses, prayed, and even tried a few other suggestions with no signs of success. Since it had not healed by his 6 month appointment, we were resigned to the fact that we'd have to have surgery to correct it, but amazingly, on November 8, his eye was completely better! No tearing, gunking, mattering, boogering at all! God is good!
Now that Thanksgiving, Christmas, and New Year's are upon us, I am SO EXCITED. I've always loved this time of year anyway, but to experience it again through Justin will be so amazing. I can hardly wait!
