hello sweetie(s),
yes. i wrote sweeties, as in the plural form of sweetie. i'll get to that in a second.
wow - it has been 5 months since i last wrote. i have thought about doing so several times, however, you have kept me exceedingly busy. so much has happened, i don't even know where to start. you are nearly 19 months now and you're huge! you're 33.25 inches tall, you're 25.6 pounds, you wear a size 4/4.5 shoe, and are in 2t clothes. you are such a big boy, my sweet loving buel. you make me so proud. you're saying lots of words these days, you love to run into my arms and give me the most delicious hugs and kisses. you love to play with and tickle daddy's tummy. you love monster truck and puttis. you dance to all music and you love to play and rough house with your cousins, carter and evan.oh and you also love to see your uncle d when he comes home from work and says "buuuuuuuuuel!" you call him d and you always run to see him and play with him. you're good buds. oh, and you're still into everything!
honestly, i don't know how i make it through the day with you or myself in one piece. you are exploring everything and climbing onto all the things. its funny and frustrating all at the same time. you like to make it difficult for me to keep you safe and out of things you're not supposed to be into. but, in reality, this is your job and it is my job to teach and to protect. so far i'm doing the best that i can. that being said, you did receive your first significant wound a few months back. while driving home from evan's preschool, you decided that putting your foot in his face would be funny. well, evan did not find it so funny and pushed your leg to move it. unfortunately, he pushed it so hard that your poor little leg broke! yes. broke. you had your first broken bone. so we went to the doctors and you got a few x-rays and they decided to put you in a large cast, all the way past your knee! you had to wear that cast for 6 weeks! it didn't really slow you down, as you didn't seem to mind it very much. but it was sure a difficult 6 weeks for your mommy.
i am pleased to say that i had a moment of tears when i realized something was very wrong with your leg (before we saw the doctor). after literally 30 seconds of tears, i pulled it together and was strong and dealt with it all the best i could and as fast as i could. i am so glad that God gave me the stamina and the assertiveness to get you checked by specialists and by people who would truly help you. my sweet boy. it was so sad to see you dragging and hobbling around in a bright orange thigh high cast, but you rocked it and we managed. God was gracious and kept my spirits up, even though some times i was completely exhausted from carrying you everywhere and the emotional side of it was tough too. God has also been incredibly gracious in giving you the most wonderful spirit. you are so bright and easy going. you go with the flow and for the most part, don't give us too much of a fight.
however, there are definitely moments where you give us a run for our money! you are a one tracked little boy. you go and you go and you go and you go. you play hard and you hate to be stopped from playing or going where you want to go. when we say playtime is over, you definitely let us know that you're not excited about that. thankfully, it does not take too much to get you distracted and into something else after some coaxing. if we could, you would walk and run around outside all day, everyday. and for the most part, we do. we are usually outside for a few hours in the morning and then the rest of the day after naps. sometimes we even go out after we get home from work.
the weekends are your time to catch up on lost time with your daddy. he loves to take you out on walks in your push car and to take you to the park. its always a good time. you always come in hot and ready for some water and something to eat. i'm glad you and your daddy play so well and have so much fun. i'm blessed that i get to play with you every day all day at work. but soon life will be changing for all of us and we will have to get used to a new normal.
remember how i wrote "hello sweetie(s)" at the beginning of this letter? well, you see, you're going to be a big brother, buel. we are not sure if you will have a brother or a sister, but you are going to have a sibling in the next 5-6 months! mommy has a baby in her tummy and we are so thrilled to embark on a new life as a family of 4. it was quite a shock to me and i am still getting used to the idea that we will soon have 2 little youngin's running around. but i am excited.
you will soon be able to feel the baby moving around by just touching mommy's tummy! you'll also be able to see the baby moving around in my tummy too. it's quite a bizarre thing but i hope you enjoy it. you're still a bit young so you may not totally understand, but you will and i know you're going to be a great big brother. we don't want you to think that just because there is a new baby coming, that we don't love you as much or that we will forget about you. on the contrary. our love has grown for you and multiplying into love for your new friend and sibling that will be joining our family soon. and you get to be a big help to mommy and daddy in teaching this new one how things work around here! you're going to be awesome.
once we know if its a boy or girl, we will definitely let you know. until then, thank you for being so lovely. and thank you Lord, for giving us the most amazing little boy and thank you again for surprising us with another child to care for. we are completely unworthy but eternally grateful.
until my next letter, sweet ones. (i do hope that it won't be another 5 months!) - always know that you are precious and i hold you in my heart. you are dear to me and daddy. we love you. i love you.
love,
mommy
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