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Words of Wit and Wisdom
So I’m not sure what I expected communicating with a 3-year-old would be like before mine could talk. But I am daily amused and amazed (and occasionally appalled) by his wit, his intellect and his sass. I think all parents go through this when their children start speaking like little adults. They’ve soaked up words and phrases from school and family members (and you) and TV, and then those little brains get to processing and they blurt out something way beyond their years. A couple funny ones from Brogan recently… the italicized words reflect real inflection in his voice. The funniest part to me may actually be the way he…
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Winning the New Mommy Game
I’ll never forget in the first days after bringing Brogan home from the hospital, wondering how you manage to do anything other than care for your baby. And secondarily, how in the world does anyone ever do this with two?!? It was completely overwhelming; my entire day was wholly consumed with this new little being. I found it hard to do anything for myself – eat, pee, shower, you know, the basics. But eventually I was able to care for myself again. As time went on, I’d get in the groove feeling in control, routine down pat, and then guess what? The damn routine would change. But I found that…
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When something goes wrong, I call you.
The other night, as I was trying to get Brogan to bed, he kept calling me for various requests. As I tromped back up the stairs and into his room, aggravation all over my face, he said to me, “Mommy, when something goes wrong, I call you.” He gave me a hug and all of my frustration went away. I feel like I wrestle with the balance of wanting my boys to be independent, but also liking the fact that they need me. As moms, we feed hungry bellies, bandage skinned knees, wipe runny noses, grab what’s out of their reach and try to fulfill every other random request. We…
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From the Mouth of My 3-year-old
It is true, kids say the darndest things. My 3-year-old continuously amazes me with his remarks. Especially when he says something which lets me know that he knows more than we give him credit for… or when he demonstrates a brazen act of talking back, but said with such innocence, that he has you questioning whether he was really just talking back. The answer to that question is almost always yes – he’s smart and he’s a charmer, so he’s already mastered the art of manipulation. So here are a couple of his one-liners from the last couple of days. I really need to keep a pen and paper more…
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Love These Guys
Do you ever have a night where your kids just exhaust you? Like, completely wipe you out? They push every button, get on your last nerve… get you plotting a 30 minute earlier bedtime? Yeah, that was tonight. Blake has been working late every night this week, so I’ve been doing this thing solo. While it has surprisingly been a really good week, I think my nerves were just shot tonight. But funny thing about being a parent, as crazy as they can make you, they still bring you so much joy it’s unbelievable. When I tell Beckett it’s time to go night-night, he instantly lays his head on my…
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The Mommy Job Description
So apparently I never saw the real job description for the mommy position. Sure, I read the baby books that told me I’d feed them, change them and they’d take daily naps. I knew I’d love them unconditionally; I knew I’d laugh when they were silly and wipe away their tears. But somehow, I missed the fine print. I didn’t know that feeding them was not as simple as it sounded. Who knew it was such a pain in the butt to clean bottles? And let’s not even talk about the bottles that get forgotten in the bottom of the diaper bag for a couple days! Oh, feeding them is…
