one day at a time

i was terrified to go to Mass yesterday, 'cause Finn had fallen asleep early and i knew if he woke up during Mass he would scream . . . i went anyway. the priest's homily was on the mustard seed and the yeast, which was the Gospel. he was talking about how the Kingdom of God requires us to grow, which requires suffering. I looked at my sweet sleeping Finn, and remembered that Christ said that HIs Kingdom is found in children such as these . . . so taking it one day, sometimes one moment at a time, trying to keep in mind that all of these frustrations are suffering in order to grow for the Kingdom, in me and in Finn, and for the whole Church.

life and photos

i have updated the flikr site with a few baptism photos and a couple of random ones. he has sort of started to smile; every once in a great while i get one. he was smiling at katy and i when we were changing him the other day; i tried to get a picture of it but just ended up with this:

he's been having a little bout with eczema; i'm taking him in to a super alternative doctor as soon as the blasted insurance company finally adds him. he's still sleeping well at night, thank the good Lord and please God it will continue; days have been a bit rougher but he is a sweet baby. i am glad that he cuddles.

i sort of finished the afghan, but as soon as i get up the nerve i am going to rip out the last couple dozen rows and redo it, 'cause it's something of a mess. i am returning to dance as soon as i can figure out the best way to do so, as all my classes are right over his fussy time. ryan is leaving this weekend for a conference at Ol' Miss', which is a very good thing, and i puddle with gratitude that God saw fit to syncopate finn's arrival with katy's, who will be staying with me this weekend whilst husband is gone.

being a mother is sort of overwhelming, in every possible way . . .

Finn photos

i do not know why flikr was being difficult, so hopefully this will circumnavigate the problem:

http://www.flickr.com/photos/gipsyjaime/

and i will try to make time to upload more soon.

cheers!

nifty things

my sister-in-law told me about a t-shirt she saw at a maternity shop, boasting "i'm so crafty, i make people." i am not particularly crafty, but i do enjoy it when i have sufficient time to indulge creativity. sara also introduced me to this nifty site. i am excited to explore it. as soon as i finish the eternal afghan, which hopefully will not be too much longer, i hope to embark on a knitted hat for Finn.

speaking of which, i am working on uploading photos to my Flickr account. if you are interested in seeing what is already up there (including honeymoon photos from ireland), you can go here and then look for gipsyjaime. we started putting him in little man clothes, and he looks . . . like a little man. how is my baby already growing so quickly?!

lullabies

so far, this is Finn's favourite for me to sing. it almost invariably quiets him (although, how much invariability is there after two scant weeks?).