Time... Please be Still...

Yesterday was J-Man's 6 month well baby check up. He did so well! It was also his last check up with Dr. Whitson, who will be leaving for St. Louis on Thursday. We will miss her! Before Dr. Whitson came in to check on Jaxon, he had lots of fun tearing up the paper on the table... (I don't know the technical term for the table that they make you lay down on at the doctor's office)? He single handedly demolished that paper.

Here's the score:
Weight: 18 lbs. 2 oz (75%)
Height: 28.5 in. (90%)
Head: 17.75 in. (80%): yea, Mommy has a big head.

He's getting way too big, way too quick. He is getting lots more hair (but still looks like Charlie Brown). His first tooth came in last Monday. His second came in this Sunday, and now he is working on tooth number three. He can say Mama when he's sad, and Dada when he's happy. He waves, sits up and army crawls. Where has our little baby gone? I look at all the changes that he's made, and pray that time with stand still- if only for a little while... My heart swells with pride every time I look at his sweet face.

Now that I'm sitting at the computer with tears in my eyes- I'll move on to a lighter note. I had my first observation as a student teacher from my MSU University Coordinator today, and every thing went exceptionally well. Praise the Lord! I have been blessed with a good group of students, and I find myself thinking about the opportunity that God has given me to impact these young lives. Seniors in high school are at a crossroads, and some of the smallest things that I say and do can help determine their attitude, actions, and ultimately the path that they choose. I pray that each of these students have parents that are supportive of them (however, I know that this isn't the case.) It makes me think about how much I love my little boy, and how in the blink of an eye, he will be sitting in these desks, filling out college applications and completeing his senior portfolio. I want to help build character in these students, but I realize that there is no task on earth that compares to the magnitude and importance of building character in my son. Teachers have the opportunities to shape lives. Mommies have the opportunity to do so much more. I am so thankful to be both.

But there is nothing on earth that blesses my heart more than being Jaxon's mommy.