Growing Up

Here are my two cuties hanging out in the kitchen! I guess Maggie's so blissed out from holding her brother that she can't even open her eyes. Is it just me or is Finn looking so much older and bigger all of a sudden?!

Lately Maggie and I have had some grown-up conversations. I was putting her baby bedding together to take to a local crisis pregnancy center and she became upset because she didn't want to part with it. I explained to her that there were women who couldn't afford to buy sheets and blankets for their babies and that we could give them her baby bedding so another baby would have a nice place to sleep. She thought about it for a minute and asked me, "Would it help if I gave them some of MY money from my piggy bank?" It just about broke my heart seeing the compassion she had and wanting to help a little baby and mama. I can't tell you how proud it made me.

Later that week we were driving around downtown and she saw a homeless person. She said, "Why is that guy standing out there with a piece of cardboard?" I told her that he was homeless and that his sign said, "Please help." Of course she needed more information, so she kept asking questions, like, "Why is he homeless?" "Where does he park his car?" and "Why doesn't he stay with his friends?" I'm sure every parent has gone through this at some point, but it was just so interesting to me to hear her questions and see the thought process she was going through. She wanted to help him, too, and I struggled with my own reservations and also wanting to teach her empathy and generosity. Because we were getting onto the interstate as she was asking all this, we weren't physically able to give any money to him, but I'm not sure what to do the next time this comes up. I don't generally give money to people on the street, but I feel like that sends a bad message to Maggie. Sheesh...this parenting business is tough!

Before it gets too heavy I'll tell you something funny. We keep a log of Finn's feedings so we can keep track of his formula/supplements and nursing. In the middle of the night I don't want to have to write something down in the dark so I've been keeping a log on my iPhone. Unfortunately, sometimes I get up in the morning and look at what I've entered and it makes absolutely no sense. One night I remember thinking, "I've got to put this in my phone so I remember it tomorrow," and when I looked at it in the morning this is what it said:

1:58 a follower nurse.

What on earth does that mean?! I hope it wasn't too important because I've stumped myself! Another night I entered:

m/2 weeks nhgsgujgho.

So, in short, it's not a perfect system.