Endings and beginnings.

Today was an intesting day in that I witnessed an ending and a beginning. Demetrius loves gardening and every year, he looks forward to springtime so he can get out there and plant all sorts of vegetables. Usually it's very productive and brings forth plenty, but this year, the garden has just not taken off for some reason. The only things that looks good are the onions. So I sadly watched him give up on it and dig it up. I could tell by watching him that it was very difficult...discouraging and disappointing. I guess if you don't really like gardening, and it isn't a passion, like it is for him, then you wouldn't understand. I didn't think it was big deal until I actually saw how upset it made him...like he failed at something. And I know that can be very painful.

Then on the flipside, I also witnessed a beginning. We fed Jonah cereal for the first time today. He's 41/2 months and the formula is hardly holding him for 3 hrs at a time so we decided to go ahead and try some cereal. My best friend (who is a pediatrician) told me not to mix it in a bottle but to try spoon feeding him it for the first time...just so he'll know it's not formula and also to prepare him for the spoon. It was so much fun putting that tiny little plastic spoon in his mouth and watching his reaction. He smiled, cooed, and did some sort of "shake" dance with the first few mouthfuls. But as soon as we thought he was liking it, the smiles turned to faces of disgust. He started spitting it out and looking as if he was not enjoying it at all. It was so hilarious...and cute as hell! We got it all on video.

So my point of all this is that life...everyday is filled with endings and beginnings...and somehow we just face each one of them the best we can.