Ode to the Mini in my Life

Almost eight months ago

I sat in the hospital bed

Awaiting a new being in my life

I knew parenthood would be different

I had heard it would be glorious

and I longed for all that you would teach me

For as I shape out a place for you in this life

and continue on my journey to be a healthy

Christian, wife, professional, student, artist and friend

I have learned many things

There is an enormous amount of things that can be done in only ten minutes

I know this because I boil each of your bottles for ten minutes

Hair, laundry, makeup, reading you a book, packing lunch - each task takes ten minutes or less

You love the sound of goofy words

What words are goofier than the names of our Country's states?

We focus on, and sing about, a new one each day - today was Mississippi - doesn't get any sillier!

If I need to relax during a day of stress

I literally need only think of your smile

And like the Energizer Bunny, I'm ready to keep on keeping on

The best sound a car ride has to offer

Is the sound of you babbling to your toy octopus

I do not listen to the radio - you're the best radio personality I know!

Your eyes are the most amazing part of your body

I can transfer trust to you, just by gazing at you,

and when I watch your eyes, I can see all that you learn about the world around you

And while many others mark down every baby's milestone

I can't quite seem to pinpoint the MOST important one

because each day you grow more amazing in my sight 

I am told I will miss you at this age

that I should track everything so I will have great memories

But the best memories are those I make each moment with you as you learn and grow

It isn't so much that I have made you the center of my life

Instead, you made a way to the center of my heart

and there you'll always be