Here I am again. I took a super long hiatus from this thing called blogging. It was unintentional, but the craziness of life with two little people I guess sort of kept to the major list of "to do's" instead of making time for this little old hobby of mine. It's always been on my "to do", but on list B. So, as you can see, I don't really get to list B very often. I'm sad that I let it go for so long, sad that I failed to document some special moments and milestones. Writing on here has always been quite life giving for me. A moment for me to focus on just writing my thoughts and experiences, the big and small moments, the lessons, and the questions, the hard and the joyous.
So without further adieu, here is a quick catch up on two of the men in my life.
Noah is a BUSY, inquisitive, kind, funny, zealous, smart, and TALKATIVE little man. About a month ago he started saying, "can you play with me mommy" and I have to tell you, that requests GETS ME. I try so hard to literally stop what I'm doing and be present with him. Getting on the floor and playing. Sometimes it's hard to say "yes", when the dishes are piled high or I have to fold the white load, but it's so important and needed that I say "yes". He makes me laugh all the time with the silly things that come out of his mouth. He is super sweet and always seem to notice if one of us is sad, sick, or upset. And how about this, almost every day the kid hugs me and says, "you're beautiful". I don't know where he got that from, but I'll tell you, my heart melts and my day is made. Yes, it's superficial to want your kid to tell you that you look pretty. But, just the way he says it...in the most sweet, loving way, is truly beautiful. Also, when my breath stinks and I haven't showered in like two and half days, it helps my confidence a bit :) He is quick to say, "I'm sorry mommy", which reminds me of myself, a person who says "I'm sorry" perhaps more than I should. He loves trains, construction vehicles and sites, airplanes, race cars, mud and rain puddles, and playing in kinetic sand. He is creative and is starting to have the biggest imagination. The other day I found him trying to tie rope around his farm animals, and pulling them up over the side of the couch to "rescue" them. He loves anything to do with rescuing, which is often our favorite thing to do. We (pretend) have fires throughout the house and bring out all the firetrucks and hoses to stop it and rescue the people inside. We rescue mommies and daddies from car accidents. We rescue Thomas the train when he falls off the bridge into the river. You get the idea. So yeah, we currently spend lots of our time playing "rescue" and "chase" and "giving speeding tickets".
Mr. Graham is now thirteen months old. Just typing that sort of freaks me out. My baby is slowly becoming a toddler. He is so good at giving hugs each morning and after his naps. He literally clutches your clothes and even rubs his little hand on your back. Talk about affectionate! He loves being tickled, finding hats around the house and putting them on, following Noah and trying to do everything he does, standing at our end table and opening the drawer and pulling out the deck of cards one by one, carrying around anything that resembles a circle, looking out the window to see daddy come home, standing in the bathtub (yes, super dangerous, I know), and playing with shoes/dvd cases/tupperware/spoons. He is so much fun to be around. He prefers to crawl everywhere still, but we are having him practice walking with various push toys. Everyone keeps asking, "is he walking ye?t", which makes me feel like he is behind (which he isn't). I guess I'm just sort of content having him crawl around and don't always practice the walking like I should. I want him to stay little forever, so this is my way of keeping him close. (just kidding, but once he does walk, oh man....things will get crazy, like two kids running in two different directions outside...I can totally see that happening. Sigh.). Graham HATES getting dressed or his diaper changed lately. It takes everything in me to stay creative and keep his attention on something else. Things that currently work, the booger sucker thing, holding a wipe (clean, of course), chewing on a fake piece of pizza, and again, holding a wooden circle (noted above).
One of the best things about having these two precious little boys are the moments where I see glimpses of their relationship building. The sweet moments before bed where they hug and kiss one another, both smiling so much. Catching Noah reaching to hold Graham's hand in the car. When they look at a book together and Noah points out the "baby words" for Graham. When they chase each other around the living room and both are laughing. Those moments are joy-filled and beautiful to witness. I pray that our boys become and remain the best of friends. Life throws a lot of ups and downs at you. Friends sometimes come and go. But a sibling, they are LIFELONG friends and companions.
