Nothing Every Day

Today, Amity discovered her arms. I had just changed her and she was hanging out on the changing table while I went downstairs to take care of her diaper and all that business. When I walked by her room a few moments later, I noticed that she was in this curious pose, with her hands stuck straight out in front of her, and she was just holding them there. It was bizarre, because she usually hangs out and flails her limbs indiscriminately and makes little squeaking noises, but she was totally quiet and just holding them there. When I walked in the room, I saw that she was staring at her hands intensely. The look on her face was pretty similar to the one a superhero makes when trying to move something using only super mind powers. Which is fair, I guess, because when you are only 3 months old, the concept that you can control anything with your mind, even your own body, is pretty novel. It was fun, if only because this is one of the first times that I've seen my daughter really thin...

Sunday was both Mother's Day and Aaron's birthday. We started celebrating on Saturday by spending the day down at Mom and Dad's (the Rushos) and having a delicious meal that mom made. Amity did extremely well on the way down but has developed quite the distaste for stoplights. In fact, she'd peacefully exist without them, but as we neared a red light, it was almost as if she sensed it internally and with her eyes closed, the look of disdain began, resulting shortly in cries of anguish. The minute we were back in drive mode , she was back in a trance. It was a great visit and we were happy that Amity made it alright with only a few, minor hiccups for the 3 hour drive round-trip. On Sunday, we spent the day just the three of us. Aaron got going early and headed to Atlas to drum for the morning service. Amity and I lounged around for a bit, and eventually got ourselves ready to. The service at Atlas was refreshing and beautiful and reminded me of how thankful I am to b...

May has proven to be quite a busy month thus far. Aaron graduated May 5 from UNC with a degree in Physics with an emphasis is Secondary Education. The week before the ceremony, he was offered a full-time position teaching at a charter school in Brighton. We couldn't be more thankful! Now the count is on for me to finish the year, as I have officially resigned from Weld RE-1 and will be staying home with Amity next year. We're really hoping to bring in more photography business and possibly look at me doing some daycare in the upcoming school year to help out here and there.

................................................... {this moment} a friday ritual. a single photo - no words - capturing a moment from the week. a simple, special, extraordinary moment. a moment i want to pause, savor and remember. ..................................................  a little delayed