Boo Bear and Booger Bear

So- what are my Boo Bear and Booger Bear up to these days?

Boo Bear (Beckham, almost 4 months old) is a completely different baby. He is HAPPY and calm- he is chilled out and pretty much goes with the flow and he FINALLY takes a pacifier!!!! Yay!!!! He totally does not mind his car seat (miracle!!) and he smiles ALL of the time- if he is awake and you are talking to him, he has a full blown open mouth cheesy smile and let me tell you....it is the greatest most wonderful feeling!!! I cannot get enough of my sweet Boo and he is so much fun to have! He sleeps anywhere from 8-11 hours straight and he goes down typically at 7pm. I truly cannot imagine my life without my sweet, precious Boo!!!!

Ok- so now to my sweet Booger Bear (Parker, will be 2 on THURSDAY). Parker is really starting to become such a funny, goofy, PRECIOUSLY wonderful little boy!!! Some of my favorite things about him:

He has such a loving spirit and takes such good care of his stuffed animals- namely his elephants. We must feed them when Parker is eating, give them juice or milk with Parker is drinking, brush their teeth after Parker brushes his (and elephant must lay in between my legs on his back just like Parker does to get his teeth brushed), change their diaper when mommy is changing Beckham's diaper, and of course make sure they take their nap in Beckham swing (in motion). Once they fall asleep- Parker will hold his finger to his mouth and "shh" me because they are asleep. It is SOOO hilarious, and SOOO sweet...Parker is sooo loving and caring even to his stuffed animals!!!

He is really starting to talk now too. My FAVORITE word he now says is "Mommy" of course! We have finally transitioned from "ma ma, da da" to "mommy" and "daddy" and boy does it make my heart SOAR!!!!! I love it more than I imagined!

I also love how he loves "ready-set-GO!". All that I have to say is "reeeadddyyy (at this point he squats down into position).....SET...GOOOOOO!!!!" and he takes off in a full sprint around the house or wherever we are!

Today- we spent quite a bit of time at the park and we had the BEST time. A picnic at the little table, then sliding, swinging, throwing leaves in the air, throwing rocks into the fountain, pointing at the school buses coming by....everything was exciting and fun! I love getting to be a kid again...I love how everything can be a big deal and how we can get "open mouth" excited about the littlest things like how fun it is to throw leaves in the air!! I love making my little boy's world exciting and adventuresome! I love making huge deals out of the ordinary!

So how is this new mommy of two doing? Wow, I am LOVING life. The funny thing I have now realized is that the time of day that I used to dread most when Beckham was BRAND new...evenings...bath time, getting both children down, nursing the whole time, fussy baby, etc.....has now turned into my absolute FAVORITE time of day! A lot of nights I am getting the boys ready for bed by myself- and ya know...it's wonderful! We take bubble baths together in my big tub- we laugh and play- we snuggle on the couch- we rock in the glider, snuggling- it's just a quiet, peaceful time of me and my boys loving on each other. It's pretty fantastic- and then the nights that our daddy joins us it gets even better....because daddy makes life exciting and fun! I love the nights that I am nursing Beckham before bed, in the dark and Parker is in there with me- just talking to me, and hanging out with me. Wow...what a wonderful feeling.

Thursday, my little Parkerman will be 2...so much reflecting I will be doing this week. This week will be such a great reminder for me to truly be aware that time flies by and truly be aware of my days and not wish them away even the slow, boring days....because each day is special and each day is time I get with my children. I am not promised tomorrow- so I don't want to spend my time thinking about tomorrow- I just want to love today!!!

Stop look and listen...

Tonight after dinner I went to start cleaning up the mass amounts of dishes I had used to cook. I also had a lot of stuff I needed to get done on top of the dishes- however, my sweet Parker had better plans for me. He came and pulled at my legs wanting me to come search for him so he could jump out and yell "ROAR" and scare me...chasing me around the house. I thought to myself..."are dishes really that important that I miss an opportunity to play with my little boy?". NO! I have to remember that this time in his life where he WANTS me to play with him and spend time with him....and he laughs at my jokes and he yearns for my attention...it's so short...I will never be able to get my time with him back so I must take up ever minute I can get...the dishes can wait! I must remind myself to stop and look around at my life; look at my little boy growing and listen to him. Listen to his desires and his excitement for life. Watch him and the funny, cute, wonderful things he does everyday and enjoy every minute of it! After putting him to bed I realized that I got pretty much nothing accomplished today- however, I feel SO accomplished because the things that truly matter- like sitting (better yet RUNNING) and playing with Parker and holding, rocking and talking to my sweet Beckham- giving them ME...giving them my heart and giving them my time and attention....THAT is what truly matters in this world! That is what will help me build the foundation of love and trust in their hearts to help shepherd their hearts towards Jesus. What a day....what a day....what a day!!! I can go to bed feeling so full of joy knowing I soaked in my boys today and soaked in sweet memories that I will have forever!

PILLOWS....JUMP!!!

Tonight was sooooooo wonderful! After a bubble bath with Parker I went in to rock my sweet little Beckham to sleep. I was putting Beckham in his diaper and PJs and I was tickling him...he was giving me the biggest cheesiest grin- so I picked up Parker who was standing right next to me and showed him how I would tickle Beckham. Beckham started to laugh now...so I would tickle, tickle and Beckham would laugh...then Parker would laugh...it was SO wonderful hearing the sweet laughs of both my boys. I LOVE this mommy thing!!!!!! Then- I turned the lights off and began rocking Beckham. Parker just stayed in the dark room with me...bored I'm sure, but wanted to be there with me. I loved it. I love the fact that my little almost 2 year old wants to be where I am no matter how boring it may be. Parker and I went into the living room to call daddy back and while I was on the speakerphone Parker would just crawl up into my lap, snuggling with me. THE BEST! Then we went for round 10 of jumping onto the couch cushions. We take them off the couch- make a huge pallet on the floor and then jump off the couch onto the pillow pile. It's a BLAST! Tonight- Parker and I would stand next to each other...he would "push" me off onto the pillows. I would make a dramatic fall and he would LAUGH and then yell in a laughing excited voice "NIGHT NIGHT" (or "dight dight" as he pronounces it) and wave at me. I would act like I was snoring and he would jump on top of me...when I would "startle" awake we would just laugh and laugh and laugh! Then, Parker would jump on the couch and pat the cushion next to him saying "jump" for me to come up and start the process all over again. It was the best. I LOVE these quality moments of being silly and goofy with my boys.

I wuv it!!!!

Sitting on the couch snuggling with Parker while he watches Youtube garbage truck videos....

Truck duty...

Even though it's work and even though it may be nasty weather oustide and even though it may be inconvenient....I love getting outside and letting Parker drive his new powerwheel truck...to see how excited he gets and how much fun he has....it thrills my heart!

Boooo Bear....

My little Boo Bear is now 3 months old! He is REALLY smiling and starting to get fun! He sleeps anywhere from 8-11 hours consecutively and is starting to be a lot happier during the day. It's amazing to me how during the 2-3 month age he and I bonded.....finally! It was so hard to get that time to bond with him while being mommy to Parker and when Beckham mainly slept, ate and CRIED! But wow....how he has stolen my heart so severely! I now understand how every mom of more than one told me that my heart would expand to love another. It has expanded and though Parkerman has 180% of my heart....Beckham now has the same! It's amazing and SOOOOO wonderful! To see my boo bear smile at me and get so excited his little feet kick... to gaze into each others eyes...it's Heaven....and only getting better!!!!

He makes me laugh....

I just love how my almost 2 year old can make me laugh!

How he took his stuffed polar bear and put him in his bed and when I asked if he was going "night night", Parker put his little finger up to his mouth and said "shhhhh".

How when Blake was cutting Parker's finger nails tonight- Parker put his little point finger out towards Blake for him to snip his nail.

How he gets so tickled when I laugh at something he is doing.

How he laughs when Blake throws Sancho up in the air and catches him

How he chases the puppies around the house with his shopping cart or with some other "torture" device and calls them by name...."Saaancho!!!!"..."Abby!!!!"..."SaaanCHO!!!!" ...."ABBYYYY!!!".

When he laughs at cartoons...see below video.



I love laughing at my little boy. I love watching him everyday grow into such a wonderful little man. OH, he is my little sunshine and I am so grateful for the privilege of raising him!!

Wish I could hold him in my arms forever....

Tonight I was rocking Beckham in my arms before bed and I realized how special of a moment we were in. I get to hold my baby..all of him...wrapped up in my arms for as long as I want to. This is such a short time where I am able to do this, because as he will get older he will squirm and want out of my arms. Such a sweet time to snuggle so close with each other....mommy and sweet baby boy....sharing kisses and songs....I wish I could hold him in my arms forever.

The fun is just beginning...

Beckham is 7 days shy of being 3 months old. I realized recently how in one month my sweet little boy has truly begun to blossom even more! He is smiling and coo'ing and laughing on his own instead of on demand. Before, I used to HOPE I would get a smile- now I am almost guaranteed a smile from that sweet baby. Before, I used to have to hold him all of the time because no one really wanted to hold him (due to a fussiness), now everyone wants to hold him because he is so happy and lovable!! I am falling more and more in love with him every minute of the day- he has truly become a part of me and when I am away from him...just like my sweet Parkerman...my heart aches for him.

Tonight- after I took a bubble bath with my two boys, I was sitting on the couch with Beckham propped up on my lap and Parker squeezed up right next to me with my arm around him. It felt so good....it's amazing how God allows your heart to fill up with so much joy by just being close to your children....just "being".

I never imagined in my wildest dreams motherhood could be this amazing. I never imagined that just laying next to your toddler, watching him fall asleep, could be the most incredible feeling. I never imagined how a tiny baby who just smiles at you could cause your heart to melt beyond description.

Thank you Father....THANK YOU for my children...I beg you for their hearts...I beg you that as soon as it is possible, my sweet boys would give their hearts over to you, and let Christ be Lord over their lives.