I woke up and found out I was a mom....hahahahahaha
Without proper schooling or orientation on how to be a parent, I found myself in it and I'm living it.
Well yeah! I read articles, notes, follow and read through baby center's guide and even took a course in the "science of parenting" which I'm yet to complete BTW. But one thing I've come to learn in this new journey for the past one year is that I'm not only learning how to care and form the character of a child, but the child is also teaching me. ~Here are 5 things I've learnt from Baby Charissa.
1) P•R•I•O•R•I•T•Y ~ with Charissa I've come to learn what comes first and what should come later, what is more important and what is most important NOW. I learn to put her needs before mine. Schedule, and manage my time before naps and after she's awake.
2) P•A•T•I•E•N•C•E ~ I'm not so much of a patient person (at least before) I want to do my things snap snap snap & move on to the next. But Charissa has thought me patience and waiting quietly till you get the desired result. She takes her time to eat and plays along side, if I must ensure she eats well I must patiently wait, play too, until the whole thing is gone. If I rush off, then she won't be filled and I want a healthy child. What about sleeping? Sometimes she fights back the sleep, I must be patient to rock her slowly, in a dim light & cool room before she drifts off. The point is "waiting patiently" till you get the desired result.
3) D•E•T•E•R•M•I•N•A•T•I•O•N ~ As I watched my lil girl try so hard to crawl just to reach for an object, I saw what determination meant. She crawled with her belly, with her butt, with her knees, however or whatever it will take, as long as she grabbed the object. She pushed herself until she moved and held it. That there was a life lesson. Never Give up!
4) J•O•Y•F•U•L•N•E•S•S ~ Somedays I'm not in the mood to play, I just want to lay down and rest my back. But I see my lil girl make herself happy all by herself. She don't need me to make her happy and to feel good. She will push her walker, play the music, swing from side to side , clap her hands and scream in excitement (having fun all by herself) While this is a trait she most likely got from me because I never get bored/lonely, I'm always busy by myself and know how to entertain myself. But the difference between hers and mine is that she's joyful while at it and sometimes I'm just busy but not necessarily Joyful. Sometimes I let what the other person do or did not do affect my state of being for a moment until I shove it off. But for Charissa I've learnt to always be joyful not minding what the other person did or didn't do.
5) F.O•R.G•I•V•E•N•E•S•S ~ Jesus said we must be like little children if we want to partake of God's kingdom. Sometimes I don't let her have her way and she cries or by mistake I hurt her and she cries so badly. The minute I pick her up and say I'm sorry (even if I don't say it, but I always do anyway) she's smiling again. She'll rest her soft face on my neck, sobbing softly if she's in physical pain, until she sleeps off Or she starts smiling and playing again when I say her favorite words or sing her favorite melodies.
That's it! she's forgotten, no grudge, no resentment, no after thought, no lessons learnt for next time defense mechanism; absolutely nothing! Truthfully I'm sorely working on this last point.
So that's it guys, my Charissa has thought me even more but i'll let this 5 points rest for now.
What's your child teaching you or has taught you? Care to share?
BTW it was Charissa's first Birthday yesterday.
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