Motherhood is made up of the moments. (Might not be that shocking to the rest of you, but it was to me, as I really thought about it)
There are so many moments that I just LOVE being a mother. I have been thinking about this ALOT lately, and I have found that these moments are where I find the true Joys of motherhood.
I have decided that there is no greater gift I can give my children than loving them all, and loving my job taking care of them, and telling them this and showing them this. OFTEN.
So, here are my boys, the right here’s right nows, as I have been really trying to focus on more of this.
TUCKER
The one I miss sharing these moments with, as he is gone so much at school. But I must mention that he is LOVING school, which makes me happy. As any parent, happiness in your children is truly satisfying. I hope his love and desire for education can continue.
He makes me laugh inside daily. He has a funny sense of humor and loves to crack jokes, and be silly. Unfortunately, like most 7 year old boys, it’s currently potty humor and the such. Hence the laughing inside from me.
Most days out of the week, when the weather is not frigid, he comes walking out of his classroom after school, with a puffy backpack. And even though I am shivering he happily bounces along with his coat stuffed comfortably in his pack.
I love to see the sweet tender moments shared between brothers as Tuck often reads Truman to sleep at night after our nighttime routine. They have been enjoying Encyclopedia Brown, Magic Tree House, Junie B. Jones and currently The Adventures of Captain Underpants.
He has recently discovered the phone at the school office. In the past few weeks he’s made some phone calls. How strangely wonderful to come home to his voice on my answering machine…
And the Robots, of course, we still love the robots.
TRUMAN
Is positive that dogs say ‘barf’, and can be heard running through the house yelling BARF, BARF, BARF in his attempts to change Elliots view of what dogs say.
I have recently taken up Yoga, and is so fun to have a little companion who occasionally joins in with me. But I had to chuckle as he described our exercising to Tucker, she spends alot of time moving her arms slowly and carefully, and staring at the floor like this. (Getting in the downward dog position).
Is the example of patience as he has a little brother who loves to be with him, and mess up his toys.
A monumental moment for me is that we went a WHOLE WEEK with Trumans clothes all on the right way, and he has decided that it is not as itchy to wear them correctly.
Has totally changed from my little preschooler into such a sweet little boy. He is always so thoughtful, and considerate of others feelings. When he knows someone is sad, he is the first to be next to them with his arm around them. I never tire of seeing his compassion. But don’t be fooled, sometimes this little boy is grouchy..but with the right words, that frown can still be flipped upside down!
ELLIOT
The one whose age makes me want to just put him in a bubble, as he changes so much from day to day. He still LOVES going up and down the stairs, and often days as I carry laundry up and down he’ll spend a good twenty minutes climbing up, then lifting his limbs and slide down on his belly.
He’s also become a little mischievous on the stairs, anything that is near the top of the stairs, or near the landing gets tossed to the bottom of the stairs. This is especially true of shoes. Tucker’s boots are his favorite to throw down.
Anything that is in his reach, he loves to explore it, like rice for example…
When he wants to play peekaboo, he’ll cover his cheeks next to his ears instead of his eyes. But he still wants you to cover your eyes.
Is madly, deeply in love with ANIMALS especially Dogs and Chickens. He will look out our front window for our neighbors dog Bear, and if he’s there, the whole family (and if the window is open most the neighbors) know, as he screams DOD! DOD! DOD! He’ll scream it until Bear is out of sight. He also loves our chickens, and can now say a word which we understand as chicken. It sounds something like Hack-in.
Has discovered how to really climb. At church this week (Stake Conference) he figured he could climb through the back of a folding chair and turn around to get down, then crawl to the row infront of us, and he just kept going. I think he went 7 rows or so, before he was tired of that game. He also climbed out of his walker today. I have a feeling this boy might be part monkey.
It’s also so fun to hear his vocabulary growing. Daily I hear Shoes, Bob, More, Chicken, Dog, Mom and Dad. He’s learning how to say Tuck and Tru. He points to them, but the word is never exactly the same, but its fun to hear the meaning in his voice.
FAMILY
At the beginning of the year we began a new Chore Type System. After many years of trying to create our own system, and having it work in some areas and not in others, it has been awesome to see this one work so well. It already has been a life changing event for our family in the month we have done it. It provides the children with visual reminders of what they need to do, and I have enjoyed not having to be the Nagging Mommy anymore, leading to much more love in our home.
We are looking forward to spring, and being outside in our yard more, especially the backyard. I have a feeling Elliot is going to jump right in with his big brothers in playing with those chickens and digging in the sandbox.
Wow, that was a long post. Sorry about that, I did not intend for it to be that long. If you read it, I should make you cookies or something 🙂 Man that was long!
