Happy Happy Joy Joy

I was thinking earlier today about the difference between happiness and joy.  Happy is a temporary state, life happens and happiness is often a short term casualty of it.   Joy is not dependent on circumstances. When I think of joy, I think of my sweet baby Andrew.

You know how people call babies "bundles of joy"?  I used to think that referred to how their parents felt, but Andrew is literally his own little bundle of joy.  He laughs and smiles and giggles constantly, even in his sleep sometimes.  I once heard someone say that a surprise is something you didn't know wanted until you had it- and that is Andrew.  I could never have imagined how much joy he would bring to our family.  He is growing so quickly (3 teeth and trying to crawl already?!) and every day every moment we are richer for it.  That is joy, I may not always be happy when I am changing my umpteenth diaper of the dayor up in the middle of the night but there is always joy.