(Wow, another long gap in writing for me. Things have happened and lessons have been learned, but still no consistent writing from me. I get too distracted with the modern trappings of hand held internet access, free TV on hulu, and netflix rentals. Not to mention the not so modern cooking, cleaning, crafting and just plain being busy with mamahood.)

My baby is going to be 2 years old in about 3 weeks. I really have a hard time believing that it’s been almost 2 years since I held him for the first time. It feels so fresh in my mind. Without looking at photos, I can see exactly what he looked like. I can still feel the warmth of his tiny body laying across my stomach, then chest and the weight of him in my arms. It was like nothing I could have ever imagined. Here was this amazing creature that my husband and I created and I carried in my body for months who was finally taking his first breaths, his first everything. Now everyday I watch this smart, funny, walking, talking little boy make his way through books, toys and situations as best he can. There have been many tears and tons of laughter for both of us as me meet each day and each week with a resolve to learn more about ourselves.

I wish that I could learn as much and as quickly as Miles does. They say that children learn at the amazing speed and ease that they do because they get so much sleep. They give their brains the time to rest and therefore process the information that it took in the previous day. They also have the ability to retain enormous amounts of information for a longer period of time. So, if I was just able to turn off the computer and TV and get a couple more hours of sleep each night, maybe I would catch up with Miles the Brainiac. Eh, probably not.