Lately Parker has become more of a challenge- and I don't want that to sound negative like he is a "terrible two" or that he is a bad child....because that is not the case at all...however, because he is growing older and getting more of a will and realizing that he has choices he can make instead of just doing what mommy says- I have to devote more attention to making sure I raise him the way God would have me raise him. So that entails more discipline and stopping to address things and "reasoning" with my 2.5 year old and as any mom could identify that can wear on someone. So tonight I caught a glimpse of a blog posting I wrote last year titled "all he wanted was my attention" and that immediately struck a cord. It reminded me that no matter how much work I have to put into my children each day- this is only a brief period of my life....BRIEF....these sweet innocent, precious days with my little boys that love me so much and want to be with me all day everyday. Today, I was having lunch with a friend and she mentioned what would I do when my boys started to date....as I was thinking about it, I looked over at my sweet Beckham who was just gazing at me with lovey eyes...I thought....what am I going to do???? What am I going to do when my boys don't want to sit arm-to-arm on the couch with me- and what am I going to do when we go to a strange place and they don't want me to hold them or let them sit in my lap until they realize everything is OK. What am I going to do when Parker doesn't want me to come play in his room with him every day or play blocks with him....what am I going to do when I can't rock my boys to sleep or read them fun childrens books or sing to them to calm them down. What am I going to do when I can't play the "I love YOU more" game with Parker (and Beckham too:)). What am I going to do when my boys are men, and I am no longer "mommy", but "mom"????? That is a hard pill to swallow, and it VERY quickly brought my head back down to seeing the beauty of where we are at, no matter what the journey, no matter how testing your kids are and no matter how exhausted you are at the end of the day.....we must cherish, cherish, cherish, because one day, we will look back at these times and only think of the sweet, tender precious times. It's time to re-focus and re-center my way of thinking so that I can enjoy these times with my boys, yet still be ready to move on.
So, that was a GOOD reminder
In Dee Forrest****** I am a mommy to four wonderful little boys. I love my role and want to remember every little detail of the days that I get to spend with them as a stay-at-home mommy. I am a homeschooling momma with a husband who is working full time along with full time seminary. This blog is to help me work through the daily, but mainly, it's to help me remember precious little moments that I never want to forget and cherish forever!
Thursday, July 28, 2011
As I sit here thinking....
Tonight, as I sit here thinking I am coming up with so many things that I love about the stages my boys are in...here are a few :) I feel so bad because I have so many more for Parker than for Beckham...but I have to realize that Parker is taking off in development, so he is going to have a lot more to talk about!
1. At bathtime- both boys take a bath together- Beckham is a wild man in the bathtub- he is rolling around on his belly to sitting to standing then he falls back down to sitting and SPLASHES! However, the cutest part is when I get the bath book out and the MINUTE I open the first page and start reading he gets the BIGGEST, HUGEST grin on his face and then stands up and watches while I read. SOO SOOOOOO cute!
2. I recently put a light switch extender on Parker's light switch...tonight when I came home from eating frozen yogurt with a friend, I happened to look over at Parker's room and his light was on...he was sound asleep...with his light ON! Hilarious!!!
3. Beckham's crawl- he crawls on one knee and pushes with his other foot.
4. When Parker points at something and says "What's that?????"
5. Parker is in a stage now where he has to have all of the doors shut...so I will walk around the corner and the laundry room door is closed, his bedroom door is closed, Beckham's bedroom door is closed and the bathroom door is closed. ha! So cute :)
6. We went to go check the mail tonight, and Parker, with his grocery cart :), was standing at the edge of the driveway and he looked up and yelled "BOON!!" for the moon...so cute!
7. Tonight when watching a movie with Parker before his bedtime, I looked down at his little feet that don't reach the edge of the couch...it was so sweet and I know that one day those feet will hang off the edge of the couch :( CHERISH the moments!
8. Parker asked me to sit next to him on the couch today when he was eating lunch and watching cartoons. MELT my heart! Ok, baby, I will sit next to you :)
9. When I ask Parker to say his Bible memory verse Psalm 119:10 and he will immediately say "With my WHOLE heart, I have sought GOD!!!!!" it and then get SOOO excited afterwards when Blake and I start cheering for him!
10. Parker LOVES the vacuum..I will come around the corner and he will have the vacuum out and be playing with it.
11. Today I said "Oh, my GOODNESS" and Parker repeated it word-for-word. Yikes! Better watch what I'm saying!
12. When we were in the Wal-Mart check-out, Parker had to put his Twizzlers on the conveyor belt...he laid them down and said "Bye Twizzlers" and then blew them a kiss! :)
13. He LOVES Icees!! Anytime we want to treat him to something, and Icee will do the trick.
So many sweet memories...I can't remember them all- but I LOVE them all!
14. When Parker gets excited about something he will say "loooook mommy!!!!!!" and then his eyes will be WIDE OPEN along with his mouth WIDE OPEN! So I will in turn say "WHOOOOAAAA!!!" and have my mouth WIDE OPEN and we will stand in awe....even if it's the fact that he turned his flash light on and hung it up in his tent by himself :)
15. Parker will ask me "what's that?" and when I tell him he will say "oh!"....in a way that is PRECIOUS!
16. Parker calls oatmeal "beeber"....so when Blake makes oatmeal, he will say "Daddy have beeber???", and Blake will say yes and Parker will say "myyy beeeberrrr toooooooo", asking for his own oatmeal. :)
1. At bathtime- both boys take a bath together- Beckham is a wild man in the bathtub- he is rolling around on his belly to sitting to standing then he falls back down to sitting and SPLASHES! However, the cutest part is when I get the bath book out and the MINUTE I open the first page and start reading he gets the BIGGEST, HUGEST grin on his face and then stands up and watches while I read. SOO SOOOOOO cute!
2. I recently put a light switch extender on Parker's light switch...tonight when I came home from eating frozen yogurt with a friend, I happened to look over at Parker's room and his light was on...he was sound asleep...with his light ON! Hilarious!!!
3. Beckham's crawl- he crawls on one knee and pushes with his other foot.
4. When Parker points at something and says "What's that?????"
5. Parker is in a stage now where he has to have all of the doors shut...so I will walk around the corner and the laundry room door is closed, his bedroom door is closed, Beckham's bedroom door is closed and the bathroom door is closed. ha! So cute :)
6. We went to go check the mail tonight, and Parker, with his grocery cart :), was standing at the edge of the driveway and he looked up and yelled "BOON!!" for the moon...so cute!
7. Tonight when watching a movie with Parker before his bedtime, I looked down at his little feet that don't reach the edge of the couch...it was so sweet and I know that one day those feet will hang off the edge of the couch :( CHERISH the moments!
8. Parker asked me to sit next to him on the couch today when he was eating lunch and watching cartoons. MELT my heart! Ok, baby, I will sit next to you :)
9. When I ask Parker to say his Bible memory verse Psalm 119:10 and he will immediately say "With my WHOLE heart, I have sought GOD!!!!!" it and then get SOOO excited afterwards when Blake and I start cheering for him!
10. Parker LOVES the vacuum..I will come around the corner and he will have the vacuum out and be playing with it.
11. Today I said "Oh, my GOODNESS" and Parker repeated it word-for-word. Yikes! Better watch what I'm saying!
12. When we were in the Wal-Mart check-out, Parker had to put his Twizzlers on the conveyor belt...he laid them down and said "Bye Twizzlers" and then blew them a kiss! :)
13. He LOVES Icees!! Anytime we want to treat him to something, and Icee will do the trick.
So many sweet memories...I can't remember them all- but I LOVE them all!
14. When Parker gets excited about something he will say "loooook mommy!!!!!!" and then his eyes will be WIDE OPEN along with his mouth WIDE OPEN! So I will in turn say "WHOOOOAAAA!!!" and have my mouth WIDE OPEN and we will stand in awe....even if it's the fact that he turned his flash light on and hung it up in his tent by himself :)
15. Parker will ask me "what's that?" and when I tell him he will say "oh!"....in a way that is PRECIOUS!
16. Parker calls oatmeal "beeber"....so when Blake makes oatmeal, he will say "Daddy have beeber???", and Blake will say yes and Parker will say "myyy beeeberrrr toooooooo", asking for his own oatmeal. :)
Monday, July 18, 2011
Parker, the man!
Ok- well, Parker is officially 2 and a HALF! He is turning into SUCH a little boy and it thrills my heart and makes me sad all at the same time! So here is what he is up to!
-He told me the other day I was pretty....yep....I almost cried....that was the BEST!
-Every time he accidentally hits me and I say "ouchy, you hurt mommy", he will say "oh, sorry mommy"....("oh, sawdry mommy" is really what it sounds like :))
-When we were at the park today, he wanted me to climb up the rope ladder...so as I was climbing up to the top he said "good job, mommy"!
-After he says I love you, I will tell him "I love YOU more" and point at his chest...he will then point at my chest and say "I duv YOU moe" and we go back and forth...it's the best :)
-He loves asking me to cry..."mommy cry"...so I act like I am crying and he thinks it's hilarious...so then I say "are you going to give mommy hugs since I am crying?" and he says "ya!" and comes to give me hugs
-He is ALWAYS hungry..."my drundry, mommy"
-He tells me "my chaird", which is "I'm scared"- when it's dark, and he will cling to me. It's SUCH a wonderful feeling that he finds safety and comfort in me as his mommy
-He LOVES his little bubba
-He is learning how to be a gentleman by always opening my door and giving me his seat
-He'll say, "I'll be right back" and point at me exactly the way I point at him and say the same thing
-He LOVES his room...every time someone comes over he says "My room?" or if it's just Beckham and I, he will say "my room, Mommy? Mommy, bubba my room???" and he says it with SUCH excitement and hope that it really will happen!
-We are practicing "yes ma'am", and "no ma'am" and yes please and no thank-you.
-When I change his diaper I always say..."don't kick mommy...that hurts mommy", he would always say "hurrrrt mommy", "I kick this way!" and then kick in the opposite direction. :)
-We pray together....I ask him who or what he wants to pray for and he will tell me names. We also talk about what/who we want to thank God for...it's so special, getting to spend time talking about the Lord with him!!
-He loves coffee!!!! YIPPEE!!
-He loves going through the car wash...asks for it every time we drive by it.
-I will call for him in the house "Parrrkeerrrr" and he will yell back "YA???" hehe :)
-He loves to drive Beckham in the back of his truck
Ohhh...this boy....he is one of my life thrills. I love everything about him. It's such a joy to be his mommy. I love watching him everyday become more and more of a little boy. I LOVE getting to have little conversations with him since now I can understand him and he understands me. I love my roll. And even though there are days when I get SO frustrated with his "two's", I wouldn't trade them FOR THE WORLD...I wouldn't give up this life for anything! I love it!
-He told me the other day I was pretty....yep....I almost cried....that was the BEST!
-Every time he accidentally hits me and I say "ouchy, you hurt mommy", he will say "oh, sorry mommy"....("oh, sawdry mommy" is really what it sounds like :))
-When we were at the park today, he wanted me to climb up the rope ladder...so as I was climbing up to the top he said "good job, mommy"!
-After he says I love you, I will tell him "I love YOU more" and point at his chest...he will then point at my chest and say "I duv YOU moe" and we go back and forth...it's the best :)
-He loves asking me to cry..."mommy cry"...so I act like I am crying and he thinks it's hilarious...so then I say "are you going to give mommy hugs since I am crying?" and he says "ya!" and comes to give me hugs
-He is ALWAYS hungry..."my drundry, mommy"
-He tells me "my chaird", which is "I'm scared"- when it's dark, and he will cling to me. It's SUCH a wonderful feeling that he finds safety and comfort in me as his mommy
-He LOVES his little bubba
-He is learning how to be a gentleman by always opening my door and giving me his seat
-He'll say, "I'll be right back" and point at me exactly the way I point at him and say the same thing
-He LOVES his room...every time someone comes over he says "My room?" or if it's just Beckham and I, he will say "my room, Mommy? Mommy, bubba my room???" and he says it with SUCH excitement and hope that it really will happen!
-We are practicing "yes ma'am", and "no ma'am" and yes please and no thank-you.
-When I change his diaper I always say..."don't kick mommy...that hurts mommy", he would always say "hurrrrt mommy", "I kick this way!" and then kick in the opposite direction. :)
-We pray together....I ask him who or what he wants to pray for and he will tell me names. We also talk about what/who we want to thank God for...it's so special, getting to spend time talking about the Lord with him!!
-He loves coffee!!!! YIPPEE!!
-He loves going through the car wash...asks for it every time we drive by it.
-I will call for him in the house "Parrrkeerrrr" and he will yell back "YA???" hehe :)
-He loves to drive Beckham in the back of his truck
Ohhh...this boy....he is one of my life thrills. I love everything about him. It's such a joy to be his mommy. I love watching him everyday become more and more of a little boy. I LOVE getting to have little conversations with him since now I can understand him and he understands me. I love my roll. And even though there are days when I get SO frustrated with his "two's", I wouldn't trade them FOR THE WORLD...I wouldn't give up this life for anything! I love it!
Friday, July 8, 2011
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!!!!
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!!!!
Thursday, June 16, 2011
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!
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!
Tuesday, June 14, 2011
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!!
-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!!
Wednesday, June 8, 2011
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!!!!!!
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!!!!!!
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