We have all been fighting some kind of bug or another complete with 2 kids with ear infections and me with a sinus infection. Not to mention the perpetual teething that Rori is doing. We have been pretty miserable over the past few weeks.
I'm sitting here trying to think of something interesting to post and I'm starting wonder why I bothered even starting a new post! haha.
Jason is still studying....sigh. I can't wait for this test to be over!! Jason is a great husband and father and he spends as much time with us as he can but the stress is going to kill me. Plus once the test is over we can start packing and working on our big move back east!
I am so super excited to move! Don't get me wrong, I am so grateful for the generosity of family and all the love and support they have given us over the past few years, but I am ready to move on. I am ready to be a grown up so to speak. I will be sad to leave family but I love an adventure and I've always wanted to live on the east coast.
Ridge has entered his "absolutes" stage. Everything he says is all or nothing. He will ask if I will let him play with his friends and if I say no his response is somewhere along the lines of "I will NEVER get to play with my friends again!!" or "You ALWAYS say no." If we can't go to Nana's house he'll say "I will NEVER see Nana again, never, ever." It is kind of funny trying to explain to him that just because we can't do something right now doesn't mean it won't ever happen. He listens but I can tell he doesn't get it.
Dyson is making leaps and bounds in the reading department. He loves to find words while we are out and about that he read. He writes stories all the time and writes me little notes. He does a really good job spelling phonetically and we are just working on leaving a space between each word so it will be easier to read. He has such an imagination too. The child never ceases to amaze me with his stories and games he thinks up. He is such a great big brother too. He takes such good care of his sister and gets really upset if she is sad. What a tender heart he has and I love it.
Rori is crazy. There really isn't a better way to describer her. She can be a girly as can be one minute and sitting on her brother's head growling the next. She has found that she LOVES her baby and baby much be wrapped up in a blanket so she can unwrap her and ask me to wrap her back up. It's quite the task keeping baby bundled. I try to wrap her so Rori can't get her undone and Rori thinks it's the best game ever.
She is talking more and more. She can actually say "more" too haha. She tries really hard to mimic most sounds and does a pretty good job. This just started within the last couple of weeks, before that she didn't really try to say too many words so I'm excited to hear all that she has to say. Jason may not like it too much though because usually when she is talking to him it doesn't sound too nice. She really lays into him sometimes. It really makes me laugh.
I only wish she would be happy with me more. She is my baby girl and she is a daddy's girl through and through. If dad is home there is nobody else. I realized yesterday that she is growing up so fast and I am missing all her special moments. There is always laundry to do or dishes to wash or a meal to make so I hand her off way too often. I am making an effort to hold her more and savor those precious moments that are slipping away all too soon.
Some days I love being a mom and some days it's the hardest job ever, but I think that's how it's supposed to be. It takes character, motivation, dedication, perseverance, love, compassion, support and desire (among many other qualities) to be a good mom. The things that are the hardest are the most worth while. Today was one of those days that went relatively well. The kids were as well behaved as a 5, 3, sick 1yr old can be. The loves I have received today have lifted me. I love the sweet angels that I have in my home. They are everything to me. I took extra time to snuggle my kids today and the laundry didn't get washed yet but it was the best time of the day.
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Love this post babes! You rock!
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