3 weeks

A friend of mine, let's call him Chip, said that this blog is almost as entertaining as a World War II book he is reading. I'm sure he is exaggerating, but sometimes on this end it feels that way.

Brody has been living a life of adventure so far.
2 Key West Sunsets
several trips to the Big Pine Flea Market (the main attraction on Big Pine)
A couple of laps down Duval street.
Dinner in 3 very nice restaurants.
A day by the pool at the Hyatt, Key West.
Watching the palm trees before a storm at the Banana Bay Resort.
Listened to some Jazz on the rooftop of the Rum Barrel.

And lets not forget being butt naked on a cold metal scale at the docters office.

CO asked the DOC about his unsoothable fussiness sometimes and the doctor said it could be just boredom. CO freaked out a little because she was thinking if he gets bored with all this action at 3 weeks, we're going to need to plan on climbing Mt. Everest before he is 2.

I'm Sorry I haven't uploaded anymore pictures. I kinda tried something new with the blog and it has me bogged down. CO is doing real good other than having not slept over 4 hours at one time in 3 weeks. Brody's poop doesn't stink yet and getting puked on isn't as bad as I thought it would be. So life is good.

God really planned this thing out well. I feel like we are in the practice phase before he becomes "active". We have a huge head start on this relationship. We get to develop our diaper changing technique before the stink bombs hit and we get to learn his personality and characteristics before he starts putting them to work. It's very nice. Or at least that's my perspective.

The most interesting thing for me is the feelings I have for him. I thought I would experience this whole new realm of love as soon as he was born, but it hasn't been that way. It's been kinda like getting a new toy that you've wanted for a long time. You enjoy holding it, looking at it, interacting with it, and learning what it does and doesn't do.

BUT! instead of getting use to it and the newness wearing off, I'm enjoying it more and more. It seems like he is new every time I see him. I'm sure CO doesn't feel that way after a day of restlessness, but with me going to work and coming home, it's like I'm seeing him for the first time all over again, but better.

AND! I can not forget about the trust factor, WOW WEE! When it was just me, I trusted God with my life, but it was more like what happens happens. When I married CO I had to trust God to protect her, because the thought of loosing her is too scary to think about. NOW! with Brody, I'm having to trust God with more than I every could have imagined. Not only would it crush me, but it would devastate CO. And then there is Brody. It's 1 times 2 times 3 times the pain! That's 9 times the pain. OUCH!

I'm realizing now that when people decide not to have children because they just don't want to deal with the hassle, I think that is just pretty STUPID! and insignificant compared to the possibility of something happening to them.

I feel like my heart is dangling at the end of a rope in turbulent wind and rain over a bottomless gorge . I couldn't handle it without knowing that God's Love, Wisdom and Power is in full effect over the situation. It's funny how He keeps on making the load heavier and heavier, where there is no way I can carry it myself. I have to give it to him.

It seems like the more I trust him with stuff the more real His peace feels.