walk into our house, they would think a tornado had hit it. There are clean clothes scattered, here and there, that I just haven’t had the time to put away. There are toys all over the living room. Every night, we pick every thing up and put it back in its place. But as soon as I step into another room and look back to the one I had just cleaned, it’s messy again. Aahh! It’s the twilight zone.
No, not really. It’s Jonas man, taking his toys out of the toy box, grabbing
the neatly folded clothes from the dressers, opening the kitchen cabinets and taking things, that are meant to be hidden and displaying them on the not-so-clean, kitchen floor, that if I had a chance to mop, I would in a second.Telling him “no” will get you nowhere. When he is in his car seat and I hand him his sippy cup, he’ll take a few drinks, then he’ll look at me and let the water drizzle out of his mouth onto his nice, dry shirt. “No, baby don’t do that, you’re getting all wet,” I tell him. This motivates him even more and he laughs, so it turns into a game. I take away the cup and tickle his chin, he lets out the cutest giggle, one could ever hear. This continues for about ten minutes. Good times!
We went to the library today.
Jonas always makes friends. We met a little girl, who was also 14 months old. She saw Jonas and gave him a hug and a kiss. On their first meeting! I totally understand why she did it. Who could resist kissing the most handsome boy in the entire world? I spoke to her mom and asked her if her daughter was sleeping through the night. She gave me a “look” and said no. She didn’t have to answer; the “look” said it all. We talked about baby joys and woes. It felt good to talk to someone who knows exactly what I am going through and to know that I’m not alone, with the ever so prevalent, sleep issue.
We had a not-so-healthy dinner, but it sure was fun. We ate top ramen noodles. Jeremiah and Jonas, both shirtless, had a contest: Who could slurp the longest noodle, the fastest. Jonas won, of course.
Jeremiah didn’t stand a chance. Jonas is one fast noodle slurper.Watching my boys enjoy dinner, looking so beautiful together, makes me think, life can't get any better than this.
