He's 9 months!!!

My sweet boo bear is 9 months old today. I can't believe it- I can't believe the little baby I just had yesterday has been alive for 9 MONTHS!!! However, even though it seems like yesterday he was born- it seems like he has always been a part of my life...I can't imagine life without him. That stinky little boy! :)

So- what has my big 9 month old been up to the past month?

-He now babbles bubububububu and mamamamamama
-He army crawls better than any military person I know
-He pulls up on anything he can find and I will even find him climbing things!
-He loves to pat, pat, pat
-He has NO TEETH!
-He LOOOOOOOOOOVES his big bubba...in his eyes, his big bubba does no wrong
-So far- he is an outstanding eater...he will eat onions, garlic, butternut squash....he eats or at least TRIES whatever I put in front of him
-We had to lower his crib to the lowest setting so that the little stinker can't crawl out of bed
-He, like his big bubba, loves to watch daddy mow and do yard work
-He loves to swing
-He loves to spit his food back out at mommy
-He is SOOOOOOOOOOOOOO happy!
-He takes two naps a day- 1-2hrs each
-He LOVES water- at the pool his will stick his face in the water and blow bubbles!
-I LOVE being my boo bear's mommy!!!!!!!! It's one of life's greatest joys!!!!!!

Beckham, you are my little sunshine....I love you more than words or actions could describe!!!! I look forward to the next 9 months and MORE of your life!!!!

The daddy of the mommy

To my dad....

Dad- never a day goes by that I don't doubt that you love me with all your heart.
Dad- your kind spirit towards us kids is comforting
Dad- thank you for working so hard to give us kids a wonderful childhood
Dad- I always feel like I can come talk to you about anything and you will quietly listen so non-judgmentally and lovingly
Dad- I have always admired you for your wisdom
Dad- I love listening to you and being taught by you about Biblical stuff that you have learned and taught
Dad- I love listening to you play the guitar
Dad- I love the way you treat mom
Dad- I love the way you treat mimi and papa
Dad- I will always cherish memories of you making Jimmy and I laugh as kids
Dad- I love watching you be such an amazing Poe Poe to my children....
Dad- I love the memories of riding go-carts with you and having so much fun roller blading, playing tennis and swimming...and stealing sips of your orange juice in the morning :)
Dad- I love how when we were teenagers and when we got in trouble or did something wrong- you would talk it over with us and work through it instead of over-reacting and punishing us
Dad- I love remembering our funny phrases like "uhhh" and "if the alarm goes off the toilet will overflow" and "will there be roaches in my bed?"
Dad- I love how you get excited to spend time with me and my little family

Dad- you are such a wonderful dad, and I appreciate who you are as a man, father, and a poe poe....I hope that this Father's day you feel honored and loved.

I love you!

Parker Forrest update

Parker is now almost 2.5 and is cracking me UP!!! He is so funny and his personality amazes me everyday!! Man, is this fun! So...what are the cute things I love so much about him?

-Today, Parker and I were in the living room and daddy came around the corner said hi and then walked around the other corner to go to the laundery room...Parker looked at me and wispered "hide my room"...I said "ok go hide in your room"...he said "truck hide in my room too"...I said "ok- hide your truck in your room too". It was SOOO hilarious...because Blake always hides in Parker's room to scare him and now Parker was ready to get daddy back!
-When he hides all of his cars under his big 18 wheeler truck
-Sitting with me on the couch drinking my coffee with me
-When he puts his toy phone to his ear and will have a whole conversation to me or blake..."hi mommy...lsddfjaslfjsljfsadjfjldjasldfj" and "hi daddy....a;lsdjkf;alskjdf;lskjdf;alskjdfalskjdf;l" :)
-At night, to avoid going to bed he will ask me to rock him "mommy rock"....ok...I'll take it!!! :)
-When you ask him where daddy is he will say "daddy work"
-He will tell me "bye bye" and I will ask him where he is going and he will say "work".
-When using the potty he will say "BIG POO POO!!" and then start clapping! He will also say "bye bye poo poo" when he flushes it
-You ask him who Beckham is and he will say "bubba"...you can ask him who he is and he will say "BIG bubba" and Beckham is "little (said in a high pitch voice) bubba"
-When driving his truck outside he will drive it onto the grass and go get Blake's car washing stuff...he will hand me a scrub brush and put me to work. "Here you go, mommy"
-Says "night-night" and "love you" when I tuck him into bed..he will even say "I love you more" when I say that to him...it's the best...we go back and forth :) It's the best!!!!!
-When I sing "where is mommy" to Beckham...Parker still comes running to find me! :)
-The other day when Parker woke up from his nap, I went in to get him some underwear and cloths and realized he had put his clothes away that were laying on his chair...SOOOOO cute!
-He will sit in the rocking chair and rock his baby..whether its the donkey or his teddy bear, etc.
-He says "my room, mommy"- wanting me to come play with him and then he will shut the door after me. He will say "my room" to whoever he wants to come play with him.
-When he pats his bed and wants me to lay next to him
-When we are getting ready to go to the pool...he will get SOOO excited and tell everyone "mommy swim suit on??" and go down the roll with bubba and daddy. He will say it over and over again....SOOO cute!!

He is SO much fun and I am LOVING being his mommy...he makes me laugh and is like my little buddy that we play and talk and have fun together!!

He is 8 months!!!!

Ohhhh boo bear....my little bubba, my sinky boy, my tooty toot, my booty bear my sweet baby Beckham. You are 8 months today and oh how you have brought so much joy, bliss, love and laughter to our family. You smile non-stop, you make me laugh, you make my heart sing- everyday I get to wake up and be your mommy I am overjoyed. I love you more than my heart ever dreamed that I would or could!
I love....
how you started saying "bu-bu-bu-bu-bu"
how you put your pacifier in upside down
how you get SO excited when I see you and start talking to you
how you scoot around on the floor faster than I can say stop!!
how you love it when I hold you
how you scoot over to my lap when I am sitting on the floor
how you eat whatever I put in your mouth!!
how you look at me
rocking you and you snuggling with me
making you laugh
you making me laugh
how you adore your big bubba
how easy going you are
how you smile ALL OF THE TIME!!! And a BIG CHEESY smile too!
that you are still toothless!!

I love you more than you will ever know....8 months God has blessed me with you....looking forward to being your mommy as long as God will bless me with the job!!!!!!!

I love you boo!!!!!!

Going to bed...

Tonight during our bedtime routine, I was finished reading books to Parker- so I asked him my usual questions..."do you want mommy to rock you?" and he said "ya...mommy rock"- so that is what we did. After we prayed, I said, "give mommy kisses"- well, he is in a phase where he will cover his mouth up with his hands...so I pulled his hands away and gave him a big kiss-a-roo! He thought that was HILARIOUS...so we did that over and over again and he laughed SO HARD that he got the hickups. I am not kidding...it was the BEST! Then, when I think it can't get any better- I asked him if he wanted me to sing to him...he said yes, so I asked him what he wanted me to sing and in his own little language he said "I'll love you forever"....my FAVORITE song...so as I started to sing it, he sang it with me...heaven!! Then I said, "sing to mommy I"ll love you forever"...and so he started singing it...given...I couldn't understand all the words, but oh how sweet it was to hear my sweet 2 year old....hanging on to my neck while I rocked him...singing to me "I'll love you forever". Then as I tucked him into bed, he asked me to lay next to him...so I did, and then when it was time for me to leave, I got face to face and whispered "love you" and he whispered back "love you" and I whispered "night night" and he whispered "night night". Every part of tonight was so special and filled my cup to the brim. When I shut Parker's door tonight, I put my hand to my chest and took a sigh....a sigh of utter bliss......

At the Park on a hot summer day....

Just got home from a park adventure on a seriously hot summer day. Boys are asleep in their bed and this mommy has some time to reflect :)

It is so amazing to me how some of the fun things that I would do just to be creative stuck in Parker's mind. He remembers how when we find a really cool stick, we go to a certain spot and sit down and draw in the dirt with them. He remembers how when he goes in the tunnel I am supposed to try and grab him through the holes on the outside, he remembers how when I stick him in the swing he wants to go "HIGH", he remembers the spot that we would always run through the leaves, he remembers how when we go sit in the little play house we act like he is fixing dinner and he puts sticks and leaves on the table for me to eat...but not so fast...he will wipe the table clean before mommy can eat and he thinks it's SOOOO FUNNY. And he remembers how when we are done playing at the park, we like to go over to the fountain that's a good walk away and throw rocks in the fountain. We have a little park routine and it is so amazing to me how at not even 2 1/2 he knows what we do. It fills me up when I see him so much enjoy little "tricks" for fun that I do and adopt them as his own. Wow...what a treasure to see my traits become his. I love it!

What I love about being a mommy....

Lately, I have had "moments" with my children that I simply LOVE...I need to write them down, so that I will never forget what little things I love everyday about being a mommy...
-Going in to get Beckham out of his bed when he wakes up in the morning...he is happy and grinning from ear to ear and absolutely giddy when I say hi to him...he smiles and squirms around with excitement.
-After bath-time, spending time with my boys in their PJs in my room....Beckham scooting around on the floor and Parker "playing" the guitar singing Jesus Loves Me. Parker will go play with Beckham, rolling him around on the floor- laughing...both of them- laughing and loving each other.
-Rocking my sweet little Beckham...sometimes he is quiet and still in my arms, sometimes he is squirming around, but either way, just holding him in my arms and looking at him and staring into his eyes.
-The occasions that I have to wake Beckham up from his nap- watching him sleep first, so peaceful and precious...then when I pick him up- he is still so tired and groggy...snuggling with me :)
-When it's time for Parker to go to bed, I love that he wants me to read him books, I love that he WANTS me to rock him and snuggle with him before he gets in bed.
-I love that I can now talk to Parker and have little conversations with him...it's so fun
-I love having fun with my kids...going to the pool, having adventures, doing fun activities....I love living life with them.
-I love it when Parker wants me to do something with me, he will get behind me and push me and say "go mommy"....I love that he wants me to play with him.
-I love watching my boys love each other. Tonight I told Parker to tell Beckham good night...he said "night night, Bubba, love you" and then blew him a kiss
-I love that Parker calls Beckham "bubba"
-I love making my boys laugh
-I love sitting at the dinner table with them
-I love hearing Parker talk using real words
-I love watching Beckham learn how to scoot around the floor- he is so fast and so determined. It's the cutest thing!!!
-I love singing to my boys "I'll love you forever"- and I love that Parker will occasionally sing along with me
-I love when Parker wants us to come play in his room and when Beckham and I get in there he shuts the door
-I love that no matter what's going on- Beckham will always look and find me
-I love staring at Beckham asleep on my video monitor
-Baby breath...I know...sounds gross, but it's the sweetest smell on earth!!
-I love kissing my babies....kissing those chubby little cheeks!!!
-I love rocking Beckham after his 4am feeding...asleep in my arms
-I love that no matter how much Parker has "tested" me throughout the day- when he is in my arms and I am rocking him before bed all of the day's frustrations melt away

Oh- I love being these boys' mommy!!!!!!