Doctor, Doctor Help Me

Raphael turned 9 months yesterday and had his 9 month doctor visit. He is approximately 16lbs 10ozs and is 27 inches long. I think he probably weighs more, he was crying while on the scale and it couldn't get an accurate weight. But he is doing good. He also received his last RSV shot. Thank yous and praises to God, that Raffi survived his first winter without any major illness such as RSV. Yeh!

After the doctor visit, we went to Doug's office to show him off. I was a little concerned that we would have a major implosion on our hands after a docs visit, shot and a bunch of strange people staring at him, but he did really well. He was a little apprehensive at first, especially when their was over six adoring fans staring at him at one time. I held him while we walked around and said hi and in a couple stops he was smiling and playing shy cuteness to all the ladies of the office. Then we went to the grocery store and I put him in the shopping cart seat for the first time. Really it would've been easier on me if I had bjorned him, I was so thinking about him the entire time we were shopping I could barely remember what I needed to get it. But he did great and I didn't need to worry at all. So it felt like a momentous step for me. He seemed to say "whatever mom!"

I personally did not have such a great day emotionally. I have not been getting really great sleep and last night my dreams were all stressful. So today I was grouchy, worried and felt sorry for myself. Amazing how quickly I can go from amazing spiritual clarity with the cake incident to weary dreary spiritual blindness. So I ate a whole piece of German Choc Cake from the grocery store. (hhhmmm, notice a cake theme.) Along with the cake, I prayed but really just kept feeling sorry for myself on a myriad of issues; raffi's development, my health, etc.

So tonight, I'm feeling more realistic. I can't seem to remember all that I was worrying about and some scripture has spoken to my soul:

Psalm 61:1-4

Psalm 40:1-3

Oh how fun. I just learned how to do a link. Such simple things amuse me. I hope it worked.