Baby Ricky

With Mother's Day approaching, I am thinking about what it means to be a mom.  It is such a short little word- Ma, Mom, Mama.  Everyone says the meaning changes once you become one, but the idea of a person bringing life into the world surely holds great meaning to everyone.  So, at the very least, a mother is the giver of life, but oh how much more is given! First, being a mom means giving your body to be the vessel for a tiny life to grow.  A woman must nurture and care for this life before she even knows it, and the concept of selflessness begins.   Being a mom means giving your  time in order to prepare for this new life as it grows each day and forever more.  Perhaps there are doctor visits, shopping trips, books to read, and rooms to remodel at home, and that is  before the baby even arrives.  Time will no longer be your own, and it will begin to fly by.  Being a mom means giving your mind to this process, which may show up ...

Rick Enzo is 7 months old! He is growing longer and his little hands are now big enough to hold Mommy's in the sweetest little grasp. Our days are filled with blowing raspberries/bubbles, high fives and peek a boo.  Ricky still likes to snuggle and crawl & climb on mommy, but will surprise you with a sudden game of peek a boo where he nuzzles into your chest and then pops up with that big smile.  He scoots and belly crawls, but hasn't gotten the hang of hands and knees crawling yet.  However, near the end of the month Mommy caught him on the monitor getting all the way up to hands and knees roaming around in his crib at night time.  Although he can get up and rock on his hands and knees, Ricky seems to prefer standing on his strong legs and screams with excitement in his exer-saucer because he can jump on his feet.  He likes the hanging monkeys and slides them back and forth if you ask him (see video).  Our Ricky is starting to respond to his name and...