Naturally Happy Being Me: Happy 16!

Tuesday, May 1, 2012

Happy 16!

Today is a celebration for my entire family - my eldest, Alexander, turns 16. Since he was a newborn I have randomly asked him, "How did I get so lucky to have you?" Today, I still wonder the same question. When he joined our family, I discovered so much about myself. I learned I am patient and calm. I learned that I have so much to give and receive. I can still remember holding him in my arms as I struggled to nurse him the first week and I remember the first time he nursed for 45 minutes nonstop and I was the happiest momma alive to know I was nourishing him while also holding him close to me.

Alexander is my calm. No matter what the situation, I feel calm with him. He is passionate, smart, and he is his own unique person. I love this 16 year old! Happy birthday Alexander.

2 comments:

RA GuyMay 1, 2012 at 6:34 AM
Happy Birthday Alexander!
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Lene AndersenMay 1, 2012 at 8:44 AM
Tillykke med foedselsdagen, Alexander! (that's the Danish version...)
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What Did You Like About Your Day?

When my kids were little, we didn’t pray before bedtime as I did as a child. It wasn’t our style. Instead, the four of us cuddled up together and I would ask, “What did you like about today?” I often thought the kids would mention something big we had done that day, but that was never the case. Sophia would share something like, “I liked sitting on Daddy’s backseat.” (Backseat meant shoulders to her at that time.) Alexander might say something like, “When you played Lego’s with me.” They might even give more detailed examples, “I liked when you chased me around the house and we laughed really hard.” What I learned from my kids who were very young is that it isn’t the big things in life that bring us pleasure, it is the simple every day events.

I now have two teens. They stay up much later than me and although we still share many hugs throughout the day, we don’t share our favorite parts of the day very often anymore. I am not ready to give it up though. My life has been changed by focusing on the simple things in life. Here on this blog, I hope to share at least one simple thing each day that makes me "naturally happy being me".