Replete

The last two months have been a whirlwind of plague, seasonal bliss and merriment. So contradictory and yet still true. Because of the marvelous Family Medical Leave Act, I was able to spend quite a bit of time with my sons for baby bonding time with my little monkey. And I also spent quite a bit of time quarantined away from my three sons. It has been a bitter sweet season.

And now the munchkin is 4 mos old, 14lb and a whopping 27 inches long or tall as the case may be. Those are his statistics, but they don’t give much information about Davin himself. Davin is as adorable as ever and can melt any heart with a single smile, but more than that: more than his cuteness, his strength, his obvious intelligence and certain “je ne sais quoi”, he is simply Davin. And to me that Davin-esqe quality, the one word I would sum up my son with, is peace. I believe everyone has a gift or two, maybe three, and my son seems to have inherited an aura of serenity. He is one of the most zen babies I have ever encountered, but more so, he tends to imbue that ability into his surroundings. Even when he is a little out of sorts, starving for his next bottle and cries till his face turns red and sound no longer comes out (daddy is always slow making those bottles). Even then, my nerves have by no means been frazzled by his outbursts of need. He is a normal baby and will at times cry his little heart out for a myriad of reasons, and yet no matter how hard a day I’ve had, when I hold my little man I cannot remember any of the heartache, even on the rare occasion he’s cranky.

Of course, that sounds like coincidence and indeed if that effect only happened with me I would agree, but I’ve seen his affect on others and have witnessed my lil’ zen master at work. Just like my son Nate permeates joy and my son Dean love, the triunity of these three brothers create a profusion of goodness and our family now seems complete. Well, on the other hand, I don’t know if I would yet say our family is complete, if we’d ever try for a forth, maybe a girl. But for now, I am content with my lovely wife and three boys and feel wondrously blessed.

That is all.

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  By Mary Gulivindala, January 8, 2010 @ 1:08 pm

  Life can’t be sweeter than being with the ones you love. Congratulations, you hit the jackpot.

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