BIG news this week ~ baby Griffin is here! He arrived yesterday shortly after 1pm - if they would have had to park & walk from the car, he may have been born in the parking lot. Yep, he came that quick :) He weighed in at 7lbs. 2oz. & from the picture I've seen he looks a lot like Corben. Little different head/face shape, but sorry Haley - I see a lot of Shane, AGAIN! We are so excited to meet this little guy & so thankful he's here & healthy!
We've had a good week @ home. Lots of good night sleeps, despite the monsoon swirling around outside.
Got an update from daycare this morning via Seth - I'll try & recount it as best I can. He talked to Ms. Karen & she was talking about John's recent increase in vocabulary. Seth concurred that we've noticed this at home too. A lot more babbling and such. She said specifically, he's saying "pee pee" and "potty". She also said he sits on the potty quite often, bare-bottomed & all - but has yet to put the connection between the 2. From where I sit - definitely nowhere near ready for John to "go pee pee in the potty" - we've got years to work on that, haha!
At this point as they're talking, Seth & Ms. Karen were making their way to the room - John had wandered off & got real quiet (never a good sign). They found him in his room. He'd pulled the stool off the sink, turned on the water & was "washing his hands". Ms. Karen offered him some soap & he went to town. "Fishy" (the class pet) lives above the sink, so amidst all the hand washing he was pointing & saying good morning to him/her w.his usual "Pishhhhh, Pishhhhhh." Ms. Karen told Seth that John "loves to wash his hands" - I had to high-five myself in the car @ this news...oh, so his mama's boy!! I really hope we're developing a life-long love of hand-washing...forget nobel prize, that would make me just plum proud as all!
Being his typical bull-headed, bear-like self of late - after he was done & Ms. Karen gave him some paper towels to dry his hands...he shoved (not nudged, not gently pushed) but bull-dozed Seth out of his way. Apparently, Deddy was standing in front of the trash can cabinet & there was no time to dilly dally w.disposing of things. The kid is adamant & w.out patience - no clue where he gets that from :)
Good sequeway to my emotional-low of the week. I started "leaking" the other night talking to Seth about how his lil' independent side (can take you or leave you sometimes) just breaks my heart. In my "mommy dreams", when I arrive home - he runs to greet me, lets me hold & cuddle him till I get my fill - we smile, we laugh - it's just one beautiful moment followed by another. Such is not the usual reality. By the time we're all home, he's tired & hungry, we're trying to get dinner together - everybody's a lil' run-down from the day. He's usually cranky & needs down-time, which he's found in the Wonder Pets & doesn't want to be bothered when they're on. The exception is when we're ready to strap him in to eat - which he has no patience for & hasn't even let us pray w.him this week b/c he's too busy fussing for his plate. Insert frustration & hurt feelings...
Seth made me laugh through my tears though as he reminded me how I prayed for such an independent, head-strong little boy & that's exactly what John is. Moreover, as Seth also gently reminded me - he's just like me in that way. Yeah, yeah - doesn't mean it's any easier to love those qualities I've tried so hard to manifest :)
At any rate, I don't get to wallow long b/c like a switch he falls into your lap to be cuddled, comes at me arms spread for an embrace, pushes his cheek out in anticipation of "sugars", makes one of his lil' faces or he just cackles & cackles - that lil' booger has the BEST laugh, so intoxicating. Talk about feeling the heavens part & God smile on you - give me any of that & I just melt. He has me that firmly in his lil' grasp - can bring me to my knees or light my whole day. Insert: defeat - I couldn't be more enamored or in love w.that little boy - even when he makes me cry! I'm sorry to my mom for all the times I made her cry (I know b/c I saw the hurt and tears in her eyes) - there is no greater love on earth than that of a mother for her child & man, it's hard sometimes. Maybe John will do what I do one day - set me up to cry tears of joy...that's one of my favorite "games" to play w.my mom now. "Here, I got something that will make you cry" - gets her every time :)
Well, I've rambled enough this morning - one of those emotive days, I reckon. We're headed to Winston tomorrow night - anxious to hold that sweet, new baby in our arms. As Seth said last night - it will be the 1st time holding a newborn since John. Hope my ovaries don't start jumping around, haha.
Hope everyone has a blessed weekend & stay dry...
Listening to the Wind
Is there a lot of stuff you don't understand she said - & I said pretty much the whole thing & she nodded & said that's what she thought, but it was nice to hear it anyway & we sat there in the porch swing, listening to the wind & growing up together.
Is there a lot of stuff you don't understand she said - & I said pretty much the whole thing & she nodded & said that's what she thought, but it was nice to hear it anyway & we sat there in the porch swing, listening to the wind & growing up together.
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