Mommy blog - time flies

Dearest all,

Max is now 5 months and 5 days old. It feels like we have known him forever and yet there is still so much to discover about him everyday. In his little "tool box" of life, he can now turn from back to belly, he is trying to crawl, he is eager to try new food each time I put something in MY mouth, he "talks", he laughs at jokes and when we tease him, more recently he grabs and hold things rather steadily. He is also starting to recognise his mama. This is very comforting and made me melt when he smiled so sweetly at me.

My family has been a great support to me the last couple of weeks. I am seeing sides of my parents that I did not know before. My dad can be so tender, gentle and attentive while my mom is so helpful with so many different things and made "daily" life easier. They are both very proud of Max and it made me feel that my child is also very loved and special in the world. I try not to think about what I will miss when we go back to Holland and try to focus on what is here and now.

Being mom has made me very conscious of many things, I am very grateful for the gift of this child and the many lessons that I have learnt so far from being a mother. Among the many things, I have learnt to appreciate the simple things in life much better.

Max's mommy