P2

It seems like just yesterday when I was writing my first blog entry for "Baby P." I began that blog just after we got through our Week 12 appointment. And so, to keep with tradition, I am comitting to do the same for P2, whoever he/she may be. We had our 12 week appointment this morning and all is great with me and P2, who has a heartbeat of 165...the same as Emerson. I do not have a "feeling" about the gender, and we do not plan to find out until God is ready to show us P2, so again, lots to look forward to! I also don't believe in the trickeries people use to guess the gender, but I do so love to taunt Jason with them. Since the heartbeat is the same, I couldn't help but tease Jason a bit about having another girl. I truly do not care what gender this child is. I would like a girl b/c I have one, and I think it would be fun to have sisters in our home. On the other hand, I would love a boy b/c I don't have a son, and because from personal experience, there is nothing better than a brother. Either way, I am grateful that Emerson will have a sibling, as she needs someone to give her a run for her money. We'll see.

So, my first sweet experience with my two children happened a couple of weeks ago. Emerson adores watching "The Sound of Music." I recorded the movie when it ran on TV during the holidays, and she just loves watching the singing parts over and over...she is so smart...when the "do-re-me-fa-so-la-ti-do'"song ends, she runs for the remote control so she can play it again. Anyway, she loves to twirl, dance, and giggle to this song, and she loves it when I pick her up, and we dance and twirl together. One night a couple of weeks ago, she and I were singing and dancing, and I realized that it wasn't just she and me. I was dancing with both of my babies, and the most wonderful feeling came over me, and tears welled up in my eyes. I wonder if P2 will like to dance...maybe he or she will like making the music rather than singing and dancing to it. We'll see.

Two Wolves

TWO WOLVES

An elder Cherokee Native American was teaching his grandchildren about life. He said to them, "A fight is going on inside me... it is a terrible fight and it is between two wolves.

One wolf represents fear, anger, envy, sorrow, regret, greed, arrogance, self-pity, guilt, resentment, inferiority, lies, false pride, superiority, and ego.

The other stands for joy, peace, love, hope, sharing, serenity, humility, kindness, benevolence, friendship, empathy, generosity, truth, compassion, and faith. This same fight is going on inside you, and inside every other person, too."

They thought about it for a minute and then one child asked his grandfather, "Which wolf will win?"
The old Cherokee simply replied... "The one you feed."