You all know, it's been a tough ride the last few months raising this boy. I don't know if it will be short-lived or not, but man oh man... I'm definitely soaking it all in.
Today he came up to me, cupped my face in his hands, and said "Mommy, I love you." Completely unprompted, it was my favorite part of today.
Another favorite phrase is "well, that makes me happy!" Whether it's me getting him a drink, getting him dressed, playing with him, or giving him hot dogs for dinner, it's his reply right now and I adore it. Although, along with this also comes, "that makes me sad..." when he is upset about something. He's learning to express his emotions the last few months and it is exciting yet heartbreaking at times.
He's a super sensitive boy. When he senses being left out from other kids, he HURTS... real tears. A few weeks at small group I heard him start crying a real cry from the other room so I quickly rushed in. When I asked him what was wrong, he replied "she's lookin' at me like that!" Someone looked at him the wrong way and it really hurt his feelings. Ha! Sweet boy.
Jaxon is also great at encouraging people. He loves to tell Cohen "great job, brother!" "great job, Mommy!" or "be careful, Aunt Kallie!". The other day when we arrived at bible study he said "Ethan, this is my best friend Benton."
His manners get better with the day, as he's starting to ask "Can I please have ___", instead of me prompting him to say 'please' after anything he asks. He loves to have his back scratched, and also recently has started saying "you want to carry me to bed, Daddy." The answer is always yes to that one!
And lastly, he is heard saying "hey, watch this!" about a hundred times a day. Usually it's something small like a goofy face, but a lot of times it really makes me laugh.
And lastly, he is heard saying "hey, watch this!" about a hundred times a day. Usually it's something small like a goofy face, but a lot of times it really makes me laugh.
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Oh, and Cohen? He's hanging steady with the "ah? ah!?! ahhhh!" talk... although yesterday he did bark like a dog. So that's a start!
There's a lot of hard days in parenting, but the last few days have given me fresh hope, and for that I am so thankful.
There's a lot of hard days in parenting, but the last few days have given me fresh hope, and for that I am so thankful.
I just hate that it's sort of inevitable for our kids to get their feelings hurt by other kids. Whenever we're at playgroup or something, I'm always so sad if it seems like my little girl is feeling left out.
ReplyDeleteAww! What a sweet post! I'd say your hard work as a mama is paying off ;)
ReplyDeleteWe can do a lot of things with hope!
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