Afterwards, I feel guilty.
I love my little accident prone 3 1/2 year old and my sleep-through-the-night-when-I-want-to 8 month old. Today, I need to remember that this is just a season. I want to focus NOT on what they do or don't do, but on who they are.
Caleb
Handsome
Funny (I don't often get his jokes, but he just thinks he is hilarious)
Loves being dirty or wet
Yells "Look at that HUGE tree trunk," over and over when driving down Hazel St. in River Falls (makes me crack up)
Ticklish
A kind and thoughtful big brother
Big blue eyes
Loves to play board games
Loves to play hide and seek and count to 10
Starts the alphabet with A, B, C, E every time and insists that there is no D
Whispers intensely when he is being playful
Screams "WHAT!?!?" when he's being silly. (As if to say, "What? Who me? No Way"
Hides from Dad almost every day when I say "Daddy's home!"
Loves the "libwrary"
Thinks he's Super Why
He's got some amazing eyelashes
Will talk about his birthday party (which was 7 months ago) every time we make a cake, see a cake, talk about a cake. He'll say, "Queen cake? Candles? Basketball." I guess his 3rd birthday party with the McQueen (Cars) cake, with 3 candles in it at the local gymnasium has left quite an impression.
Said "Delicious" in perfect pronunciation the other night at dinner.
Says emphatically "Come on Mom" and waves his hands for me to follow him whenever he really wants me to see something that he thinks is interesting
He gives the best hugs and kisses
He's a great helper in the kitchen - whether with the dishes or if we're baking a cake
He's ours - a combination of Tim and I, chosen for us by God
Benjamin
Handsome
Giggly
Wakes up most every morning happy and on his knees ready to go
Learning how to crawl
Amazed at the marvel of his hands
Loves being outside and would roll around and eat the grass if I let him
Snuggles right into my neck when he's tired or just ready to be picked up
His adorable birth mark on his left knee
Big blue eyes
Could watch and observe his older brother all day
Loves to EAT! Can't feed him fast enough
Long and lean and oh so cute
He's got a bit of a natural faux hawk (not that he has much hair), but the fuzz in the middle is longer
He looks at me with love in his eyes
He's pretty easy going - goes with the flow
He's got a little itty bitty dimple on the right side of his smile that I didn't even notice until someone pointed it out to me.
He's ours - a combination of Tim and I, chosen for us by God
What is it about us that God loves?
Is is my obedience? My perfection? My ability to do things for Him?
No, God loves me because I am His and he made me. I love my boys because they are mine. It's so fun to write out all the ways they bring me joy and delight, just because of who they are, not for what they do. Thank you, Lord, for Caleb and Benjamin!
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