Tonight I'm feeling thankful. I have little moments during my day that make me proud to be a mom to my two boys. Ben is such a curious little guy right now. He has been asking some pretty interesting questions about God, heaven, school, family, friends, etc...:
"Why is there bad people?"
"Why do I have to go to kindergarten? What is that place?"
"Why are you angry sometimes? Like when you yell at me, you're being angry. Are you angry now?" (This question broke my heart. My reply was "well, sometimes you don't listen to mommy and sometimes I think the only way I can get you to listen is to yell. I'm sorry that mommy yells sometimes and I'll try not to yell, but you have to try to listen more, ok?" His response, "Ok mommy." Again, that response broke my heart too. He is such a great child and I hate that I make him feel like he's not at times. He hates to disappoint people, especially Mark and myself).
"Can you turn your magic ears off?" (hehe, Ben thinks I have magic ears because when he tries to whisper something to Mark he "whispers" REALLY LOUD without realizing it and of course I can hear him).
I love my Ben.
Nate...what a handful! I love that boy from head to toe. He cracks me up from the moment he wakes up to the moment he goes to bed at night. He makes being a mommy so much fun! I do wish I knew how to speak his mother language though. He will come up to me, tap me on the arm or leg or stomach and then say "Mama? Mama?" like he has something important to say to me and when I answer "yes?" he will just speak some jibberish and then trot away. If I could describe him I would say that he is a bundle of crazy stubborn joy in a hurricane. And he makes me laugh.
"Mom"ents make me happy. Solitude makes me calm. Right now I am one proud mom enjoying the peace and quiet. I can't wait for tomorrow and see what my boys will come up with. It's always something new. I guess I better go to sleep now so I have the energy to keep up with them tomorrow! :)
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