hungry

So much I've been thinking about. There's been several times I've thought, "I need to blog about that" and then I forget.
I was able to see my mom, aunts, and a couple of cousins in Pensacola at the end of last week. It was WONDERFUL. A flying trip, but one I would take again in a heartbeat. Mom and I spent almost all day Friday at the beach. We took walks looking for seashells. We sat in the shade at the beach. And we took AJ to the pool for her first time in the water (other than a bath, of course).
AJ has been doing really well lately--I feel less fussy than she has been. But Friday was a fairly exhausting day for her (only 1 nap and LOTS of stimulation) and she was FIGHTING going to sleep.
So, as I was holding her and trying to give her the last evening feeding and she was screaming and yelling--I could just feel the presence of God. I could feel that I am just like her at times.

Yes, baby. I know you're hungry.
Yes, baby. I know you're so exhausted.
Yes, baby. I know!

And I held her close and I knew how safe she was. I knew that all of the emotions she was feeling that were spilling out of her were real--she WAS feeling hunger pangs and the wear-and-tear of exhaustion. But I was holding her and she was safe and the bottle was in her mouth and all she had to do was drink. And close her eyes and let me hold her and feed her.