I really love reading blogs. I love what they preserve...the ups and downs of daily life. The details that will be forgotten if not written down. This week is Spring Break for Cody. He is perched on the edge of big changes and I feel that in the core of who I am. Scary. He is finishing up 6th grade. First year of middle school. When I look at his ever changing face I am struck at by the passage of time. He is just 6 years from college. Writing that seriously makes me feel sick.
The conversations that use to flow like water...questions, comments on everything around him have slowed. We still talk but they all seem so superficial. When the moments come when he opens up about something I latch on and try to soak in every second. I know that my opportunities to speak truth into his life are coming further and further apart. He is such a great kid. He has taught me so much. He is my guinea pig boy. I have learned things from being his mother that have made me a better mother to Maddox and Bennett. They owe him so much for that! I pray that he can look back at my life and see the mistakes (of which there were SO many) and not repeat them. Cody if you are reading this 20 years from now I hope you know that you are a treasure and that I love you beyond anything I could encompass in a simple blog. You made me a mother and you have enriched my life beyond measure.
Maddox, oh crazy Maddox. He is an ever flowing stream of imagination. He makes up stories with his "mans" all day long. They talk back and forth in his sweet little voice. He looks up to Cody so much. He loves to run around the house in his "boscurs" (boxers). Yesterday at Lazy 5 he said Mommy I am getting hot. I need to take my pants off and wear my boscurs!. And he would have done just that if I had let him. He is a funny funny kid. I love the energy he brings to our house. What a joy.
Bennett, sweet Bennett. He has become a handful! Maybe it is having 2 older brothers. He is wild wild wild. He already has a little temper. I wish I could say he gets that from Mark but anyone who knows Mark will know that simply isn't true. Between trying to escape through the dog door or up the stairs I can't take my eyes off him for a minute. He is headed toward early talking just like his brothers. He already identifies ball, mama, dada, nana (banana), and night night plus car noises. The rare moments that he curls up on us are so sweet. He loves balls and and car he can get his hands on. He crawls and pushes them across the floor all the time. Very cute. His laugh comes easily especially for Cody and Maddox. Sometimes Cody will get them both laughing in the back of the car. Bennett and Maddox sound so much alike that I can't even tell who's laugh is who.
All of the boys have birthdays coming up. Maddox at the end of May and Bennett and Cody in June. By the time summer is in full swing they will be 1, 3 and 12!! gulp!! When I found out Bennett was due right at Cody's birthday (they are 5 days apart) and only a couple weeks after Maddox I said I would have one birthday party for all of them. Too much to do a party every other week for 6 weeks! BUT then I re thought that. My mom made a huge deal of birthdays when I was growing up. I want them to feel special and well celebrated so we will have 3 parties to kick off our summer. Add a week at the beach and it is going to be a busy-but very fun- June for us.
So here it is...another blog post. They come fewer and fewer but I really do enjoy writing them and reading them so I try to keep it up. Honestly I am just trying to enjoy every moment of my boys childhood. Another lesson Cody has taught me...these days are so fleeting. Time will march on and my boys will grow up...whether I like it or not....even if the laundry and dishes don't get done.
The conversations that use to flow like water...questions, comments on everything around him have slowed. We still talk but they all seem so superficial. When the moments come when he opens up about something I latch on and try to soak in every second. I know that my opportunities to speak truth into his life are coming further and further apart. He is such a great kid. He has taught me so much. He is my guinea pig boy. I have learned things from being his mother that have made me a better mother to Maddox and Bennett. They owe him so much for that! I pray that he can look back at my life and see the mistakes (of which there were SO many) and not repeat them. Cody if you are reading this 20 years from now I hope you know that you are a treasure and that I love you beyond anything I could encompass in a simple blog. You made me a mother and you have enriched my life beyond measure.
Maddox, oh crazy Maddox. He is an ever flowing stream of imagination. He makes up stories with his "mans" all day long. They talk back and forth in his sweet little voice. He looks up to Cody so much. He loves to run around the house in his "boscurs" (boxers). Yesterday at Lazy 5 he said Mommy I am getting hot. I need to take my pants off and wear my boscurs!. And he would have done just that if I had let him. He is a funny funny kid. I love the energy he brings to our house. What a joy.
Bennett, sweet Bennett. He has become a handful! Maybe it is having 2 older brothers. He is wild wild wild. He already has a little temper. I wish I could say he gets that from Mark but anyone who knows Mark will know that simply isn't true. Between trying to escape through the dog door or up the stairs I can't take my eyes off him for a minute. He is headed toward early talking just like his brothers. He already identifies ball, mama, dada, nana (banana), and night night plus car noises. The rare moments that he curls up on us are so sweet. He loves balls and and car he can get his hands on. He crawls and pushes them across the floor all the time. Very cute. His laugh comes easily especially for Cody and Maddox. Sometimes Cody will get them both laughing in the back of the car. Bennett and Maddox sound so much alike that I can't even tell who's laugh is who.
All of the boys have birthdays coming up. Maddox at the end of May and Bennett and Cody in June. By the time summer is in full swing they will be 1, 3 and 12!! gulp!! When I found out Bennett was due right at Cody's birthday (they are 5 days apart) and only a couple weeks after Maddox I said I would have one birthday party for all of them. Too much to do a party every other week for 6 weeks! BUT then I re thought that. My mom made a huge deal of birthdays when I was growing up. I want them to feel special and well celebrated so we will have 3 parties to kick off our summer. Add a week at the beach and it is going to be a busy-but very fun- June for us.
So here it is...another blog post. They come fewer and fewer but I really do enjoy writing them and reading them so I try to keep it up. Honestly I am just trying to enjoy every moment of my boys childhood. Another lesson Cody has taught me...these days are so fleeting. Time will march on and my boys will grow up...whether I like it or not....even if the laundry and dishes don't get done.
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