My Little Loves

I often think about how these moments in my kids lives are going to pass so much faster than I would like. Everyday they say something that I just want to bottle up so I can re-live it again someday. You know, those moments when they are not being so funny or cute and you just want to have something to lighten the mood. I video them, but it's not the same. They tend to stop what they are doing and become obsessed with what they look like in the camera. Still fun to look at though. So, every once in a while I plan to write these moments down and that way they will not be forgotten. I wonder what their memories of this time will be. I wonder if they will remember some of the things I remember.

Lilah: She has this look where she wrinkles her forehead, gets a serious face and says "That's not beary nice Mason. Mom that's not beary nice, is it?"

About a month ago, she woke up, came into our room, went up to Dave and said "Dad, I need my diaper changed." Dave gets out of bed in a groggy state and sees bare buns running ahead of him covered in poop. Turns out she started the process for him. He chased "turd tracks" to Brinlee's room to find her diaper lying dirty side down into the carpet. Needless to say, I was awoke to the shower running and a cry coming from it and the Shark carpet cleaner running. Dave, being as awesome as he is, didn't even wake me to come help!

She's a little smarty. She knows too much as most kids do. She knows every capital letter of the alphabet, can sing "twinkle twinkle" and "are you sleeping", the alphabet, and can count to 11. She knows her shapes and her favorite is a triangle. Her favorite color is pink. The things that come out of her mouth continue to surprise me. She's a spunky little spitfire.

One morning Dave was changing her diaper and noticed she peed on her pajamas. Well, Dave has a potty mouth and says "Oh Lilah, you pissed on your shirt and your pants." Without hesitation, Lilah points to the door and says "I pissed on my bed too!" Yep, gotta watch what we say!

She is a jumping bean. I'm not exaggerating either. This girl jumps more than she walks. She also walks on her tippy toes more than she walks on the flats of her feet. I decided she would love tumbling and found a class for her in town. She loves it so much and does so well that when we had to re-enroll her, the teacher only had a class for 3-5 yo and was confident that Lilah would do just fine. She does do well and her favorite station is the trampoline!

She has a love for Brinlee that does not fade with time. Every morning she wakes up and sees Brinlee, she gets a high pitched "HI BRINLEE, HI BABY!" She puts toys in her crib and in the swing when Brinlee sleeps too. She always has to give her a kiss and hug before she naps or goes to bed. It's priceless! She's such a little mama.

Don't make her mad though! She has a temper that unloads bullets! She will drop to the floor, arch her back, and scream at a pitch that could shatter glass. Her arch in her back is so significant that her toes can touch the back of her head. She's been doing this since 9 mo. The only way I remember that is because we have it on video!

Mason: He's is my sensitive one. He has always been sensitive. As a newborn, his lower lip would quiver when he was so sad. His feelings get hurt easily. He's empathetic.

At this age, he's quite a story teller. I suppose it means he has a good imagination. For instance, he scratched his arm on the door and would tell people "Yeah, I just hurt myself on my dad's dirt bike."

He's been to the doctor more than most who are in their 20's and is actually pretty comfortable while there. One appointment was made because he had a jock itch that did not get better with over the counter creams. Dave was pretty sure it was going to fall off if we didn't get him into the doctor, so hence, an appointment was made. Well, while waiting in the filled waiting room, the doc came by, and Mason and Dave greeted him. Mason also stood up and says loud enough for all to hear, "Hey, are you gonna look at my wiener?" Dave says he could see people trying to hold back their laughs.

Him and Lilah fight a lot. But, I will tell you that at 18 months he shocked me when he layed eyes on her for the 1st time. I was so nervous that he was not going to adjust to a new person in our life, but words cannot describe the look he had when he first met her. It was as if he knew she was coming and he had waited so long to meet her. It was as if he knew her already. It was so sweet!

He loves to fish. Him and Dave go to the nearby pond in the summer and to the lake with my dad in the winter. Since he's quite the story teller, you can just about imagine how big the fish are that he catches. He always makes sure to include "Uncle Bob's gonna be jealous, right dad?" whenever he talks about how big the fish are!

He loves the water so much. He's a fish himself! He's currently in swimming for the second time and Dave said that the first day that they were there, the instructor was going over the rules while the kids waited next to the pool. Mason came right next to Dave and said, "Dad, I'm gonna jump in there." Dave told him to wait and about a minute later Mason says again "Dad, I'm gonna jump in there." Dave said he convinced him to wait and is sure that Mason didn't pay attention to the instructor because he was too excited about jumping in.

Mason is not shy and will talk to anybody. I think he'd make a good politician with his story telling and ability to talk to anyone!

Brinlee: She is so content compared to how Mason and Lilah were as babies. There can be quite a bit of chaos going on here with Mason and Lilah and she can sleep right through it. I think she looks a lot like Mason. So far her eyes are blue and I wonder if she too will have blue eyes. How crazy would that be?! Dave says she's a "Mama's girl" so I'm gonna enjoy it while I can!

There are so many more stories that I have, but this is what comes to mind right now. We need to cherish these moments!