Wonderful Wonder

Babies are wonderful.  Truly… Full of wonder.  Like Peter today getting his first bubble bath.  It was so precious to watch his eyes light up, to watch him examine his outstretched hand that was covered in bubbles.  It’s such a miracle to be a mom and watch these moments unfold in front of you.  Imagine… the FIRST time he’s experienced bubbles!  He spent the rest of his bath slapping the surface of the water with his open hand trying to pop the bubbles and laughing with delight.  During the moment, I wished I had my camera to capture it, but that would have meant getting him out of the bath to grab the camera in the other room.  End of actual “moment.”  So, while I can’t share the visual (it wouldn’t have done it justice anyway), you can see it in your mind’s eye.

 

After the bath and a clean diaper, I laid down on the floor in the living room to ‘wrestle’ with the baby.  Apparently, the other boys saw that as an open invitation.  They must have needed a little bit of wrestling as well, because everyone joined in the fun.  It got a bit crazy there for a bit, and mom had to remind the boys not to kick Peter.  When it was all said and done, Peter had a gouge out of his nose and two scrapes on his chin.  BUT NO TEARS!  He never even wimpered!  That’s how you get to be tough, right?  Four older brothers who don’t always treat you like the baby that you are.  He loves it.