Journal Entry: Melting Mom's Heart

Driving home today I teared up thinking of all the heart-melting moments I've shared with Granton that were almost missed. Thankfully, I can appreciate each one now because--as Daniel quotes under the hospital dome-- "Jesus Saved Granton!" Most of these moments have to do with his age and the developmental stage he is at. None the less, I still think they're little treasures that every parent shares and holds on to. The first is my favorite--Granton's open mouth kisses he gives all the time when I know good and well that he can make a fish face, pucker, smack, and/or all of the above. Then, there's the cuddles, followed by his love pats as he mimicks my own gestures. Next, I laugh when he blows raspberries. This reminds me of a story. Once, when we were in the surgery clinic for an appointment, Granton was holding real still and quiet while the nurse put a nitrate stick on some granulation tissue around his g-tube. Apparently, the small procedure is supposed to sting a little, so the nurse said to Granton that he was being such a big boy. The second she said that, he stuck out his tongue and broke the silence with a raspberry right in her face. We busted up laughing. Then the nurse said that his timing couldn't have been better. And, finally, countless other baby memories like dancing to tv commercial music; leaving handprints in various places; bear crawling everywhere; pointing and attempting to read a book in a foreign language; playing pattycake; driving--or should I say backing up--his Lightning McQueen car with one hand like he's Joe Cool; belly laughs for silly reasons; and of course the classic peek-a-boo as we've mentioned before. All of these are running through my mind as I look forward to our long- awaited trip home!

Jenni