I can't believe Charleigh is almost three months old. Time goes by so quickly. I have started planning Cavan's fourth birthday party. He wants to go bowling. I'm also looking for someone to make us a cupcake cake. I love this concept. Pretty like a cake, but no mess like cupcakes. Perfect. My Dad and I had a deep conversation about how important time is. He was telling me that he used to tell his mom that he wanted to be a fireman, an astronaut, a scientist, a policeman, and so on when he grew up. She would tell him that he would have to live a thousand lives to do all of that. Then he told me that he wished he could have lived a lifetime in each of his children's stages in their lives separately. I completely understand what he means. I wish I could have lived a whole life with Cavan as a baby. Then Cavan as a toddler. And just recently he isn't even a toddler anymore and he's just a little boy. Heartbreaking. I'm sure that will continue. It seems like Charleigh's babyness is flying by. I wouldn't wish my pregnancy with Charleigh would hurry up and be over because that was me also wishing away my time with Cavan. Time is precious. I wish I could stay with my little ones forever and always. This makes me cry. The more time goes by the more I realize the pure truth in my parents comments like, "I remember just yesterday..." and it is something we did when we were like five. Life is so short. The older I get, the younger I realize I am.
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Saturday, March 19, 2011
Saturday, March 12, 2011
Special Days with a Special Boy
"You're the best Mommy ever."
Every mother has probably heard their child say this before. Today was my first time. He was sitting next to me at dinner. Then he stood up, put his arm around me, and said those sweet words. He started playing with my hair and I asked him what he was doing. He said, "I'm just lovin' on you."
I love the weekends so so much. I get to spend the entire day with my little loves. Sundays are my true favorite, though. I don't know why they feel so much different than Saturdays. He has asked me all day if we are going to church or school. This is an everyday question, anyway, but he never remembers that we get one off day. He always begs for us to go to church. If only he keeps that up his whole life. At age three, I doubt he's getting much of anything out of it other than the habit of going to church.
He was really striving to impress me today. He gave Olive, our dog, water. I learned about that when he started screaming for me. I found him standing in water in the backyard. The hose is still gushing and he explains that he tried to turn it off, but it just did this. (This reminds me of those people that drive into buildings and swear their car messed up because the harder they pressed the brake the faster it went. Ha!) I turned off the water and he started crying because he ground was getting muddy. He's a clean freak like me. I said that that happens every time it rains too. It's perfectly fine for mud to be outside. We fed her after all of the water drama was over.
He also took the trash out of the trash can and replaced it with a new bag! This is a big deal. Those things are hard to open. Hetold me that he was able to do it because it wasn't too heavy. He was completely successful too. I have such a handy little man.
I'm blessed.
Every mother has probably heard their child say this before. Today was my first time. He was sitting next to me at dinner. Then he stood up, put his arm around me, and said those sweet words. He started playing with my hair and I asked him what he was doing. He said, "I'm just lovin' on you."
I love the weekends so so much. I get to spend the entire day with my little loves. Sundays are my true favorite, though. I don't know why they feel so much different than Saturdays. He has asked me all day if we are going to church or school. This is an everyday question, anyway, but he never remembers that we get one off day. He always begs for us to go to church. If only he keeps that up his whole life. At age three, I doubt he's getting much of anything out of it other than the habit of going to church.
He was really striving to impress me today. He gave Olive, our dog, water. I learned about that when he started screaming for me. I found him standing in water in the backyard. The hose is still gushing and he explains that he tried to turn it off, but it just did this. (This reminds me of those people that drive into buildings and swear their car messed up because the harder they pressed the brake the faster it went. Ha!) I turned off the water and he started crying because he ground was getting muddy. He's a clean freak like me. I said that that happens every time it rains too. It's perfectly fine for mud to be outside. We fed her after all of the water drama was over.
He also took the trash out of the trash can and replaced it with a new bag! This is a big deal. Those things are hard to open. Hetold me that he was able to do it because it wasn't too heavy. He was completely successful too. I have such a handy little man.
I'm blessed.
Saturday, March 5, 2011
Book List
I have a list of books to read. It's really difficult for me to read while in taking classes. My list is getting really long because I'm always in school. Snuggling up with coffee and a book makes me happy. Water for Elephants by Sara Gruen is on my book list. This book has been turned into a movie and that is coming out this April. I started reading it as soon as I saw the trailer because I want to finish it before April. Books are always way better than the movie, in my opinion, so I want to read it first. The book was recommended by a friend and we plan to see the movie together. I love doing that sort of thing because then we compare thoughts on the book and the movie.
One of my favorite things from mine and my fiance's past is when we used read each other books. We had so much fun. That was when we were young and had very few responsibilities. Oh to be carefree again... Time is an issue also. Ha! All we do is work, school, and kids. Our weekends consist of cleaning and playing with the kiddos we missed during the week. I reminded him a few weeks ago that he used to get me books on the smaller holidays and we would read them together before bedtime. We need to bring that back!
(Update) The daycare situation is going much much better. There is a new teacher in the room with the woman I don't trust very much. The staff knows that I am upset and has really stepped up and made sure that someone else is in the room at all times.
One of my favorite things from mine and my fiance's past is when we used read each other books. We had so much fun. That was when we were young and had very few responsibilities. Oh to be carefree again... Time is an issue also. Ha! All we do is work, school, and kids. Our weekends consist of cleaning and playing with the kiddos we missed during the week. I reminded him a few weeks ago that he used to get me books on the smaller holidays and we would read them together before bedtime. We need to bring that back!
(Update) The daycare situation is going much much better. There is a new teacher in the room with the woman I don't trust very much. The staff knows that I am upset and has really stepped up and made sure that someone else is in the room at all times.
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