She yells for me – loud wails and sobs pour from her crib. I come to pick her up as soon as I hear her; but if I am delayed she is not pleased!
I am amazed at such strong personality displayed in one so small. I offer to nurse her. She turns to me, then feints back to let me know that she is displeased. She is not ill-tempered at all, as long as her needs are met…but she DOES want to take this opportunity to tell me that I should have hurried.
Eventually, with a final small grump, she drinks and is calmed. Her four-month old fists relax, the tension leaves her spine. The dimple has returned to her cheek, her grin is as wide as the sea. With a precocious wave of her eyelashes, I am re-instated to Most Favored Mama status.
I’m back in. 
April 1, 2008 at 4:47 am |
I remember those days. She is so beautiful!!!
April 1, 2008 at 5:08 am |
This sounds VERY familiar! One of my children commented, “When 2yr. old cries and is grumpy, you put her IN bed, but when Emelyn cries and is grumpy you get her OUT of bed!”
(I love the photo!)
April 1, 2008 at 5:08 am |
Ooops! That was me up there. I didn’t realize my hubby was still signed in!
April 1, 2008 at 5:33 am |
Awwwwwww!! She is too precious!!! (Mr … Mrs Smockity, that is very funny. And so very, very true.)
~Brea
April 1, 2008 at 5:40 am |
Beautiful!
April 1, 2008 at 6:56 am |
Darling photo, Holly! Did you have that backdrop at home or did you take her somewhere?
April 1, 2008 at 7:38 am |
Sounds so much like my first daughter (after 3 boys). If I didn’t nurse her with just the “right” attitude she would show her resentment – at that age! Although, maybe like your sweetie, she was just registering her complaint that I didn’t respond to her quickly enough, but she did seem particularly sensitive to whatever mood I was in.
Your daughter is beautiful! (The daughter I speak of also had a full head of dark hair.)
Although this is my first comment here, I’ve been enjoying your blog for a couple weeks now.
April 1, 2008 at 7:54 am |
Too cute!
April 1, 2008 at 8:15 am |
Wow! She’s getting so big!
April 1, 2008 at 9:57 am |
Oh, that made me well up with tears because it reminds me of my little girl! She’s so sweet and cute. And I love her outfit.
April 1, 2008 at 5:51 pm |
I posted a comment on an old post and am wondering if you will get notice of it. It was under a post on quiverful concepts back in fall of 2007, I think. Hope you find it!
April 1, 2008 at 7:42 pm |
Darlene, YES! That’s the vision that the Lord has given us as well! I am not alone!!!!!
Darlene posted a response under Are Large Families and Ministry Incompatible? So many people say that large families require so much time that they can’t possibly reach out to others. And for a time, I found that somewhat true, because little children DO take so much of a mama’s time. BUT, if we don’t lose heart, and don’t lose sight of what CAN be – our children will exponentially do so much more than we ever could alone to reach out for the Kingdom of Christ! That’s why I think it is so sad that SO many pastors and minister’s families feel pressure to stop having children for the “sake” of the ministry – full time ministry demands can be so great that it seems overwhelming!
Thank you, Darlene! I’ll come visit soon….
April 1, 2008 at 7:51 pm |
Valerie,
Welcome! That is too cute about your daughter and your need to have the right “attitude.”
I find the tie between mother and infant so amazing – we are so interconnected and they are so aware…so much more than we often realize, I think. My little one, for instance…my body often knows when she is going to want to eat (by let down reflex) before she even calls me. (Obviously, sometimes not…and she calls me and gets grumpy with me….)
The intermingling of maternal/infant cells causes some interesting phenomenon that I have only researched a little, but find fascinating. They carry our hormones for how long? Our immunity? Six months?
And I learned awhile back that mothers carry their a small percentage of their son’s dna (?) (well, okay, I’m a dolt and can’t remember….but a point is that a part of them chemically stays with us) for years and years. Our blood and our cells have grown symbiotically.
Off on a tangent, I guess…but God simply amazes me at the relationships He has built right into us – even on a cellular level. There’s so much we don’t even KNOW!
April 1, 2008 at 7:53 pm |
Michelle…it’s just an old pink blanket. My twelve year old plopped her sister on the blanket and took the photo. I thought the contrasts were stunning!
Connie, I got a good laugh out of your sign in mess up.
I wondered why your husband we responding on this particular post. 
Ha Ha!
April 1, 2008 at 8:25 pm |
Holly, What you are saying about being so connected with our babies is the reason it absolutely breaks my heart to think of all the little babies that spend all day (7:30 -5:30) AWAY from their mothers. I did it myself with our first, and I still mourn the time I missed with her.
Sometimes, Emelyn will be fussy as she’s being passed around while everyone tries to make her happy. Then, I will take her and she will be perfectly content with the sweetest smile on her face. She just wants her mama!
April 2, 2008 at 1:00 am |
Wow! That is stunning! Your daughter certainly has an eye for this sort of thing. Is she creative/artistic in other areas as well or particularly interested in photography?