The Very Hungry
Caterpillar
LaidyBug
In
the light of the moon a little egg lay in a Mommy’s tummy.
On
a Tuesday morning, May 28
th
, the warm sun came up and –pop!—out of
the tummy came a tiny (5lbs 9oz), very hungry, LaidyBug. She started to look
for some food.
In
June, she ate through one apple: her dedication ceremony with the Williams
family in New Providence. But she was still hungry.
In
July, she ate through two pears: her first ICubs baseball game with Papa
Williams and a trip to the Quad Cities to see the Krupke and Brogla side of the
family. But she was still hungry.
In
August, Adelaide ate through three plums: the (un)official start of show choir
season for Daddy, the start of the school year for both Daddy & Mommy, and
starting daycare with the wonderful Mrs. Tammie. But she was still hungry.
In
September, Laidy ate through four strawberries:
Mommy’s fall photo sessions ramping up, Mommy & Daddy adjusting to
life teaching a record number of students in the music department, adjusting to
Norwalk’s new classification of 4A (we’re playing with the big boys now!), and
attending the Johnston location of our Walnut Creek Church. But she was still
hungry.
In
October, this LaidyBug ate through five (“healthy”) oranges: her first bout of
the stomach bug, sharing the bug with Mommy & Daddy while the main bathroom
was undergoing demolition and renovation, a wonderful marriage conference date
for Mommy & Daddy, an MRI for Daddy’s knee showing a tear in the PCL, and
two procedures for Mommy’s post-delivery issues. But she was still hungry!
In
November, she ate through TEN different items! Tummy time, sitting up on her
own, drooling through every bib in the house, rolling over in every direction,
Ella’s licks, Mommy wrapping up fall photo shoots, Daddy’s high school musical
and 9th Grade Opus Choir, a visit from Papa Williams, lunch dates with Mommy’s
friends, and Thanksgiving in the Quad Cities with Grandma Cheryl & Grandpa
Dave.
That
night she was super full.
The
next month was December again, as it is every year. Our LaidyBug will eat
through one nice Christmas break including a week of meeting more of Mommy’s
family in California and a few days with the Krupke/Brogla side too. And after
that time, we’ll all feel well rested.
Now,
Adelaide isn’t quite a little LaidyBug anymore. She is one big, chunky 7 month
old! We’ve built our small family in a quaint little house with an incredible
support system in our friends and extended family. We’ve “nibbled” our way
through the year, learning so much about ourselves, our marriage, the joy and
challenges of parenthood. We’ll keep “pushing” through to the new year as our
little Laidy turns into a beautiful little toddler!
**This
letter based on the children’s book The Very Hungry Caterpillar by Eric Carl,
so if anything seems a little strangely written, it was following the events of
that beloved piece of children’s literature!
Merry Christmas!!
