- scared at how vulnerable Teresa is- the soft spot on her head, her floppy neck, her thin, sensitive skin- especially around her BIG in-your-face sisters
- worn down by the the emotional drama of Maya's anger, frustration, and sadness at her lack of access to mommy and mommy time
- refreshed by sunny days and a hot shower
- emboldened by the thought that parenting is a spiritual battlefield where all my preparation and experiences growing up learning through the Baha'i Writings are put to the test to see how far I've gotten and how far I have to go in my development as a person
- encouraged by giving Teresa a bath and seeing how, though she is still so small, she doesn't look as extremely tiny as the last time she had a bath. I can see that she's grown!
- amazed at Georgia's resourcefulness- she decided a few days ago that she was going to fold ALL the family's laundry and then proceeded to do so, in her way, with lots of enthusiasm. Then she decided to refold all the clothes in her dresser! And when Maya came and frustrated her efforts by throwing all her clothes on the floor, she didn't get all freaked out or in a fight. She came to me and I asked her what we should do about it. Her solution was suprising. She said, " I should put on my ballet clothes and my ballet movie and dance along with it." Effectively, she wanted to keep doing positive things instead of insisting on immediate restitution of the injustice. Wow! I think she feels sorry for Maya because she remembers what it's like to be in her position.
Posted by Bahiyyih at March 29, 2005 07:32 AMWow. I can't wait to have kids, as long as they end up like your girls. You are all so amazing.
Posted by: Mz. Smlph at March 29, 2005 09:41 AMI think ´´eorgia made an amazingly mature suggestion for dealing with stress. Hopefully she will make many good choices in her life. Younger siblings can be pains but it doesnt last forever.
eresa reminds me a lot of my babies who were quite small and sensitive. The good news is that they grow stronger as they get older. Mark was less then 6 pounds when he was born and his lungs were not fully developed but hes 6 ft 3 now and quite healthy.
Hope this is good news to you.
Love
´´randma