"Your Whole World"

I was grocery shopping last week and was in the checkout line with my girls in the cart.  There was a little old man in front of me who had kindly put a divider in between his apple cinnamon Cheerios and my groceries.  He kept looking at us curiously and then finally got the nerve to ask if he could peek under the car seat cover to look at Abi.  He smiled broadly when he saw her sleeping angelically.  Looking at the cart with the girls in it, he said, "That's your whole world right there."  I couldn't help but smile.  It made my heart warm and feel so thankful that God has given me the gift of being a mother to these sweet little girls.  Anyone that knows the oldest one knows she gives us a run for our money but we love them both so much!  I look at them and think, Man, I am so blessed to have these gifts.  They make my life so full of joy.

Ever since Abi was born, David has been blossoming into his "dad role" more and more.  It's really an answer to prayer.  He still is very limited in his ability to "parent" but is interacting more and more with the girls.  I've been praying a lot about this, especially his relationship with Jocelyn.  When she was just a wee babe, David's motor skills were not what they are now.  When I would lay her in his arm so he could hold her, at any cough, sneeze or yawn, his arm would clench around her.  Then when she started walking and getting up close to him, he would attempt to play with her and it would come out as him grabbing her arm.  She got very scared of him and men in general.  She has a few terrific uncles and grandpas that have been inching their way into her little heart and have helped chip away at her "man anxiety". She's slowly realizing Daddy is not as scary and can have fun with him.  He will play blocks with her, kick a big ball back and forth, read books and let her crawl all over him.  He also likes to sing to the girls and teach them songs.  He's really great at remembering lyrics to songs and can tap out the tune on the piano.