Hey y'all,
Phew, what a last couple of weeks! As you regular readers know, our weekends in September have been about fencing in pasture and establishing equines at Cedar Creek.
What I have failed to cover in the busyness of all that physical labor and excitement was the day-to-day happenings of the babies. Which, let's be honest, is pretty much just as exciting as establishing the homestead.
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| Playing with the bubble machine at our friend Tucker's first birthday party. |
It's definitely never a dull moment around here.
Usually when I hear people -- especially moms -- say that, it's accompanied with an eye-roll or a sigh. And I get it, I truly do; sometimes you feel like you're drowning in those "never dull" moments. In the exhaustion that is being a mom and wife, it's really hard to not feel completely burnt out all the time and even harder to see the upside always.
But as I say to you that it is truly never a dull moment around our neck of the woods, I am blessed to not be completely spent as I say it.
[Full disclosure: I'm now going to take a moment to brag about my kids.]
My kids are awesome, to put it simply. I have never enjoyed two kids under the age of two like I have these goobers lately. I swear my 22 month old daughter is one of the most polite and considerate tiny persons I have the pleasure of knowing; and I'm not sure I can really take credit for that. She also astounds me with her maturity; and I had no idea a kid her age could count all the way to 12 and back without me having to drill her. She sings all kinds of songs I didn't know she knew, I hear her going around the house talking about opposites ("cold -- brrr! hot -- phew! *whiping her brow* FORWARD!! back. Big. small *in a tiny voice* Light. HEAVY. *as if she were heaving something that weighed 2 tons*") We were hanging out at my mom's last week and she got down a shapes game. I told her I wasn't sure she was ready for it, and she proceeded to utterly shock me with how many shapes she knew. I've never known a kid who loves to read as much as she does; and I have no doubt that is one of the biggest reasons that she is already such an avid learner. I'm so proud of you, Katie.
I could go on equally about her brother. Mason is in that stage where he is testing all of his boundaries; but he shows so much self control and restraint. He is a really busy baby and doesn't enjoy sitting still very often; and he is such a boy about having to touch and play with and pick at and just generally get his hands into everything; so I was a little worried about training him to be obedient. He is learning so quickly about what he can and cannot touch and play with, and I hardly have to correct him more than a time or two. He is so sweet and outgoing to everyone we meet (friends and family are ecstatic about that especially after our first-born was more fearful and introverted). I have never met with a more musically-inclined baby at his age. He will strum on the guitar or tap on the piano or drums or whatever or even just dance to any kind of music all day. He is trying to communicate more and more with us every day; but the poor guy can only get out "DAH!" and point. He enjoys sitting with a book and flipping through the pages almost as much as his sister does. Several times throughout the day I will notice that it's very quiet while I'm cleaning the kitchen or folding the laundry and I will find them both sitting somewhere, each completely engrossed in a book. My heart melts every time.
Both Katie and Mason love love love to be outside, especially if there are animals involved. Mason currently says that everything makes the sound "meow". lol We listen to lots of music and we do lots of puzzles and play lots of games. These two are always down for an adventure, especially if it involves visiting a family member. They are both so much fun and I am extremely blessed.
Some of you may be gagging or rolling your eyes after reading all of that. That's ok; this is my blog and I'll post whatever I want. Like I said: I definitely know that the struggle is real. But I'm one of those people that goes back and rereads her own posts; and I know I have plenty on here about how hard it is. I want to have some good memories recorded on here, too.
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| Watching Daddy work on the tractor. |
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