January Blues

It is and isn’t what you think. Yes, January is by far my hardest month of the year and I am coping as I generally do, watching and reading Jane Austen and theology books while knitting scarves. Only scarves. That is all I knit. But I am trying to purl again! I am also trying to get myself back into some exercise routine as this January has been particularly trying with a health hiccup, but I think I am now good to go so it is push, push, push!

Sure. lol

But the real reason I titled this post January Blues was because I have another little boy in my family! He joined us yesterday after a little reluctance. But hey, with it being MLK jr’s day, I could understand. After all, that is a lot to live up to. So congratulations and God bless to my niece, her husband and Eric.

This is our second baby boy in a month as my sister had her first right before Christmas! So I am an Aunt again and a Grand (great? how does that work?) for the first time! Finally! Some benefit of getting old!

But it occurred to me how long we have been waiting for the next generation baby. I am from a large family and I am the 6th in line. I became an aunt at 14 and fully anticipated that there would have been more babies out of these kids! But alas, not.

I get it though, I didn’t rush either. I got married at 29 and had my first baby at 31. So I get it. But still, in a family that was used to often having babies back to back, to go so many years without has been strange.

Don’t get me wrong, I don’t want anyone to have a baby just to please me, (or do I? lol no, I don’t!) I am just amazed at how long it has taken. I mean, maybe because I am Catholic?? I guess that is possible! But be that as it may, I am so thrilled to have a couple of babies to distract me from all of the other stuff that is out there.

That is the thing about babies, no matter what else is happening they really become first priority when they enter the room. Their fragility and dependence bring out our best humanity. Or it should. Speaking of which my youngest just entered the room because she is hungry, so off I go to make her some dinner.

And there you have it.