oh man. where do i begin sweet boy?
when i walk in to get you in the mornings, you are standing up smiling. laughing when i open the door. then you belly flop onto the bed. and giggle. and kick your legs. and laugh and laugh until i get over to you.
you grab your blanket and your pacifier. and you're ready to go.
sometimes i look at you and realize that i love you more than you will ever, or could ever understand.
you're the happiest child i've ever known. you are so laid back. so relaxed. you smile and squint your eyes up. and shrug your little shoulders up towards your ears.
your eyelashes are to die for. and your eyes are as blue as mine.
you have really started telling us what you like and don't like. not using words. but more like using your hands and your body weight. you will flat out push pratt out of the way if he's doing something that makes you mad. he just laughs. because we all think it's so funny to see your personality bloom.
one of your favorite things to do when you first wake in the morning is sit with pratt in the chair and watch tv. you cover yourself with your blanket. and drink your milk cup. and watch. sitting as close to pratt as you can get.
you love puppy dogs. and cats. and worms. and you love graham crackers. and yogurt covered raisins. you know to grunt when i'm making icing. and you always get one beater while pratt gets the other. you love grape juice. but more than that, you love sonic drinks. or maybe you just love drinks with real, plastic straws.
you love your kids day out teachers. miss jamie and miss angela. when we see miss jamie at kroger or anywhere else, she scoops you up and you put your head on her shoulder. and you just lay there. this is your go to move. when you're really comfortable, you relax. and melt into whoever is holding you. it's the best.
you're really cautious about some things. like going down the stairs. you won't do it. but you'll crack a bottle of nail polish on the concrete floors in a heartbeat. and smear that stuff allllll over the house.
you love music. and if something is on, you hear it and dance. you love to dip foods right now. ranch, ketchup, bbq, honey mustard. doesn't matter the sauce. doesn't matter what you're dipping. you're into it. loving it.
i'm at that stage where i think, "i could do this again."
it's because i love you so much. and i love your brother so much. and i want you to be happy. and i want you to love those around you. and i want the best for you. always.
you will never know how much i love you. you will never know how much i worry about you. i'm so blessed to be your mommy.
xoxo,
mom.
