4 Things I Absolutely Love…

Bet it sure is hard to guess what this post will be about! While I am thankful to have so many blessings around me that I truly love, I just can’t help and resist in sharing these 4!

As ironic as it sounds, I really have had some thinking time these past few days. Now, usually this is when everyone else is sound asleep except for Ben and I. And granted it is usually 2 am but the quiet moments do happen around here! Last night, thanks to the glow of the television, I watched one of my favorite things. After Ben finishes eating and I place him on my chest to burp, he makes what I refer to as his “turtle face”. A face Wylie also made- it involves raising his eyebrows as high as he can and stretching his neck out and he lets out the most innocent sigh of contentment! I sat there and thought- I truly and honestly love this moment! So that led me to my next thought- What are the things I love to death right now about my kids? What are the things that in this moment I don’t want to every forget?

And the answers are:

#1 : If ever there was a child who could go without sleep, it is my little man Charlie. Nighttime with Charlie can easily be a several HOUR procedure that involves every stall tactic known to man! But it always seems like the moment our patience is as thin as it can be with Charlie’s bedtime, he goes and does something that makes you realize he is just a precious little soul who just wants to play, play, play!

So immediately I think of what is a pretty typical event at bedtime in Charlie’s room. Where you are greeted with this precious face ..

and discover that all he is trying to do is make a nice warm bed for Woody and Bunny Foo Foo. A stall tactic from sleep- YES! But precious- most definitely !

#2: Jokingly, I refer to Wylie as “The Hoarder”. And if she ever ends up on the television show Hoarders- I am totally going to comment on knowing her hoarding addiction began as a young child! This child finds beauty in every single thing her eyes come across. And I truly mean that! Scraps of paper are her “list”, coupons from newspaper ads are her “school work”, any book is for “Circle Time”… you name it and Wylie will flat put it in her big ol’ black purse and tote it around this house and yard all the while adding more and more to her bag o’ loot! And while I can get so annoyed at the randomness of her organization, she has it organized in her own Wylie way! A way I don’t understand but clearly she does!

Just check out today’s stash of “treasures”!

#3: As all kids do, at some point they are taught their body parts. Where are your eyes? Where are your hands? And so forth and so on. So just like many, Bess also learned these. While every now and then we review these body parts, there is one body part we ask Bess to show us daily. Not because she doesn't know where it is, but because she is so precious doing it, I can’t stand not to!

So if you ask - Where are Bess’ teeth? This is the response you get.

What’s not to love about this face? (and teeth!)

#4: Finally to my favorite thing about our sweet new baby brother, Ben. It is simple really. I absolutely love that right after he finishes eating he rest his sweet little head on my chest and literally will lay there for hours until I am forced to move it! His little body just curled up in a tight ball on top of my chest listening to the thump thump of my heart. And while I do love sleep as much as the next person, there are so many moments late at night where I can’t force myself to get up and get back in bed because I am so in love with that moment. With this tiny little baby so content and peaceful. So we just remain seated in our chair and drift off to sleep together! (Then like a sane person I finally wake up and snap back to reality- tuck little Ben in and curl up with all my 9,000 pillows to fall asleep for 2 more hours before I get to do it all over again!)

Everyday these babies grow and change. And while I love watching the new milestones happen, I just don’t ever want to forget these little moments.