Everyone is Special

I believe the most sublime aspect of being a first-time parent is the charge to teach your child. When Baby Zog was born, I remember my husband saying, "Wow, he knows nothing. He has instinct, but no knowledge. We are totally responsible for that." I also believe the most innocent part of being a first-time parent is the simple belief, as your child begins to learn, that your child is a genius, advanced, smarter than any other baby that has ever lived. Even when you know other parents feel this way too, you still can't help it. There is something so human about feeling pride for your children. How privileged I am to have a son - a son that I believe can do anything he puts his nearly-ten-month-old mind to. How grateful I am for the opportunity to love him from the second he was conceived and to share in every victory he experiences. I should make sure to tell him thank you for allowing me these moments of pure glory.

Along those lines, we have posted another video of Baby Zog. That is two videos this week, which I know is a lot for one week. We'll call it number two in the series "Look What I Can Do." I know running around the living room while pushing a plastic toy walker is something every child in America learns to do, but somewhere in my mommy heart, I think no other child has ever done it this fast or this well. My mommy head knows that is not true (for I have seen the children of many readers of this blog), but none the less, we wanted to share.

Thanks for reading. Go home tonight and be proud of your children. :)