The way to Momma's heart...

The other night we made cookies to take with us to Huntington. Before bed Tylor got one and came and sat with me in the chair. He started sticking his thumb in the chocolate chips and feeding them to me. It was so cute.... He must know mom really likes chocolate. I think he has a really big heart.  I had a video from the first couple of days we had Talmage home off Tylor feeding me pudding. He and Matt were eating pudding while I was feeding Talmage so he bright me spoonful by spoonful of pudding.

While he's rough and tumble, wrestles with his dad, and an all around tough kid every now and then I see this genuine kindness and love that just amazes me. I'm grateful for his example of love.

Sometimes when he's disciplined he cries not always because he's gotten in trouble but because he's disappointed you...if that makes sense.

He is a really good boy and listens really well. I'm so grateful.

Super brother

Just after Talmage was born I switched Tylor to the 24 month-2t clothes in the tote I had a superman costume. I didn't know Tylor even knew what it was but when he saw it he insisted on putting it on. He wore it around for a couple of hours, loving his brother a lot....I have pictures on my computer if I ever get around to blogging from it again.

Then while Talmage was in the hospital Matt was getting him ready to go Grandma's and he again insisted on wearing it. Ashley sent me pictures later when he wanted it on again.

More and more it seems he has an opinion about what he wears. Where has my little boy gone? Yesterday he wanted a t-shirt over the button up I had picked out for him. It made me chuckle.

Flour! Flour! Everywhere....

While feeding Talmage one day. I heard a soft thud in the other room. Not to worried I tried to finish feeding but curiosity got the best of me. I walked into the kitchen to find that Tylor had opened our 5 gallon bucket of flour and dumped it onto the floor. I'm quite shocked to say that I laughed....as a parent i don't do that often enough.

I gated him in the kitchen and let him play while I fixed lunch. He had a blast! When i sent these pictures to my brother he commented that Tylor had turned the kitchen onto a sandbox. Fancy that he loves sandboxes. He was pushing little trails through it with the end of the ball pump and throwing it.

He was quite covered. And I later discovered that the mess was not contained by the kitchen but that he placed several handfuls in a blanket in his room... I didn't discover them until i picked up the blanket to cover him up for his nap. Ha! This one is a fire ball for sure!

Bedtime stories

Tylor loves to have Dad read him bedtime stories. So much so that even after Mom read him several the other night he wasn't satisfied until Dad had read him some too. He sure loves his DADDY!

Redneckognize

We got a killer deal on a Little Tikes 8 in 1. I took Matt's little truck to get it.

It was kind of squishy with two car seats in the cab. Tylor enjoyed being able to see and I loved having him next to me.

We had quite the adventure. We loaded up our old playset and dropped it off. We stopped at Lee's for doughnuts and milk.

People kept staring at us it wasn't until I walked out of Valley after dropping off a shirt for Matt that i realized just how silly we looked.

Tylor loves it!

The adventures of a climber

Right now I can't think of much Tylor hasn't climbed. He LOVES to climb. If we go in the back yard he begs me to put him in one of the trees.

He climbed the fence next to the north one when I was still pregnant with Talmage and was trying to figure out how to get into the tree. I put him up in it but soon had to climb up to keep him from falling out the other side. He loved it and cried when I took him down.

Shortly after Talmage was born I was sitting on the couch one afternoon feeding him when I heard the bench to the kitchen table being drug across the floor. I looked up to see Tylor climbing on top of my counters. It took a minute to get to him. He had emptied my choppers on to the counter and was sneaking chocolate chips from a frosting container where Matt had hidden them the day before when Tylor had retrieved them from the freezer.

I came up the stairs at Matts parents house one night to find him standing on the counters.

He frequently (as in several times a day) climbs on the subwoofer and heater in the living room.

He climbs up to get the TV.

He climbs the storage shelves next to the stove to get the chocolate cake.

He pushes the stool, empty storage totes up to the refrigerator and counters to retrieve snacks.

He's fearless and we love it! He keeps me on my toes.

Hum....

So although this mobile blogging thing is convenient apparently the pictures will all be at the end....bummer.

Pleasant suprises

One morning just before Talmage was born Tylor came and crawled in bed with me after Matt had left for work. He is like his mother...not very snugly. So when he cuddled right in to me. I didn't dare move for fear that he would lose interest. I pulled out my phone to see if he was a sleep thinking he would see it and jump up ready for the day....only to discover he had fallen back asleep on me. It made this mommy's heart melt!

Motherhood

While this week had been long and tough it had also been a beautiful reminder of the sacred responsibility of motherhood.

This happy smiling face needs my voice to be his advocate. He needs my ears to be fine tuned to hear his cries.

He needs me to tune out the many distractions of the world and as one mother described it be God's unimpeded hands to bless the life of this special child.

My boys bring me so much joy! I'm so grateful for the growth that had come in being able to be their mother. I'm so grateful for their daddy who works so hard to provide for us. Who comes home and makes both my boys smile. Who sets such a wonderful example. Who listens tirelessly to my ramblings.

This is my heaven on earth!

Bouncing baby boy!

On January 22, 2013 very early in the morning we added another sweet  baby boy to our family.

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This is a  test of the baby broadcast system...ofthe mobile blogging Sr.
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