Friday, June 27

mover and shaker

It is still amazing how all of a sudden Lily has just started to take off! She can drag herself anywhere VERY fast if she sees something enticing. She's also found her new favorite "hiding" spot...
...under the side table. I found her there this morning - it was SO cute. She's been going under there all day today. And this evening she was out in the living room before bedtime and saw the fan in our room and made her way in there! She has now conquered going in to other rooms! We also had to move Lily's mattress down in her crib to the lower setting cause she can get up on all 4's now. :( It was a sad moment. Just another reminder that our little baby is growing up very fast! There's something wonderful about every stage though she goes through and it's so exciting to see her achieving new milestones!
Now I would like to address the topic of "independence and responsibility." Matt and I were discussing the correlation between these two things the other night. As we grow up and gain more independence, along with that comes more responsibility. The two go directly hand in hand. Often times though, as people enter the world of adulthood, they are enthralled with independence but do not understand or want to acceptt the responsibilities that come with this. They shrug the responsibilities they don't want or usually try to pass them on to someone else. It's really a sad situation. Matt and I agreed that we are both so glad that we feel we are independent now and responsible for ourselves and our family. Even though responsibility is hard, it's very rewarding to know you are taking care of yourself and your family. Matt and I are so blessed to have our beautiful family now with Lily and to be able to be on our own. We struggle and it's not easy, but I'm so thankful we've made it thus far. I shall get off that bandwagon now. :)

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