So much is going on in this picture.
Charlotte woke up and needed her filled diaper changed. Michelle, wanting to give me more sleep, decided to tackle this mission alone even though 6:30am was my shift.
First diaper - success. Upon sealing our child with a new diaper, she fires and attacks Michelle with her poop. The poop launches off the change table and onto the rug and foam puzzle pieces.
Michelle, again, not wanting to wake me, gets on her knees, and cleans the affected areas.
It irritates me that so many people; family and friends, only see and identify her of who she "was". Their definition of her derived from a time she was in need and thus they define her as needy, spoiled, and selfish.
It hurts me to know my wife also labeled herself that way. When I asked her, are you ok with how so many of your old friends are now no longer your friend? She responds "it's cause they all see me as a party poopers." She said this as if it was ok.
My wife has changed so much in so little time and I don't expect the world to see or acknowledge this change. God has given me a gift - not just my wife, but the gift to see her of not who she was, but who she is becoming. And as her husband, I am called to lead her into that fullness.
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