First Things First

One of God’s greatest miracles takes place, the spark of life, put into motion as a tiny zygote (fertilized egg). After about nine months of comfort, contentment and security we are thrust into this world kicking and screaming. Most of our lives are spent trying to obtain that same level of comfort, contentment and security that the womb supplied.

Infancy consists of mostly “supply and demand” or more appropriately “demand and supply”. Nourishment and a clean bottom are of the utmost priority-in that order. With the exception of cooing or gurgling, most communication at this stage is restricted and very basic. We soon learn that crying works well to get what we desire. This trait is frequently carried over to adulthood, but we’ll cover that later. Life at this time is uncomplicated and easily satisfied; hungry-fed, wet-dried.

Babies at this point are very predictable. They eat, sleep and poop-not necessarily in that order and sometimes all of the above instantaneously without warning. The newness of discovering one’s fingers and toes are short-lived and soon boredom sets in. There are places to go, people to meet, and it ain’t happening while lying here being cute. In the course of some trial and error mobility is discovered, thus life will never be the same. The first monumental question arises, “Where am I going and what will I do once I get there?”