Things I Like

Well it's been a couple of rough days as both kids were sick and I didn't get to sleep much and Jackson is being a typical two year old. He is high energy and needs constant attention! He is a menace! I turn my back for a second and come back to find him "washing" his stuffed animals in the sink. :) But I LOVE how creative he is getting.
So here are some things that I like/love about being a mom.

• I love chubby arms around my neck.
• I love wet kisses on my face.
• I love grins when I tickle bellies. 
• I love snuggles at bed time.
• I love snuggles while BF. 
• I love watching them discover the world. 
• I love playing with them.
• I love baby belly laughs.
• I love two year old belly laughs.
• I love noisiness though it gets old. 
• I love downy heads.
• I love bath time and good smelling soap.
• I love wet babies in towels.
• I love tiny little fingers.
• I love little hands gripping my fingers. 
• I love bigger hand holding mine.
• I love tiny feet!
• I love sweet smelling babies.
• I love the conversation of my two year old. 
• I love late night cooing with my baby. 

There are actually quite a few more, but those are the ones I can think of right this minute. Yesterday Jack pinched his finger a bit in the door and came crying up stairs. I asked him what happened and he said, "Hurt my finger Mamma, in the doorrr.." I said sorry and laughed and bent over because he was so cute and he grinned at me and copied me bending over and chuckling. It was fun. 

These things make the waking in the middle of the night, and the shear exhaustion of raising babies worth it. 

Here are my munchkins. 

Sick Kids!!!!

Wow, SO tired. Both my kiddos are sick and I spent the last five hours of the night listening to poor Jack cough his lungs up. I gave him stuff and tried to help, but he was asleep and didn't respond to any of the meds. Oh well. I shall try to prop my eyes open for the rest of the day.
Last night Jackson did tell me, "No Mamma, only Danny tickle my back." Apparently the back tickling is reserved for dad and dad alone.. :)

Rolling Over

Today Emma started rolling over. She is getting so big so fast! She also likes to try to sit up when she is in her bouncy chair.
We measured her today too, and she is almost 26 inches long. It's always hard to realize how fast time goes by with these little ones. One day they are in your belly the next you are trying to remember how tiny they were when they first came out.
It was so hard to deal with all the pain of nursing for those first two plus months that I fear I failed to really focus on her. But that's fine. This is really my favorite stage anyway. She is SO talkative and lively and she is such a sweet girl. She sleeps great, eats fast, interacts wonderfully. The only slight draw back with her is she spits up a lot. But we couldn't have a completely perfect baby right? :)
Jackson is also growing at an alarming rate. He is now talking in complete sentences and forming original thoughts. Today he asked me " Hold the rock for a minute momma"? He picks up all these phrases and uses them. It's amazing to see how he changes.
My mom suggested to me the other day that I make sure to settle him and connect with him after I've been gone all day at work. I think it might help with some of his behavioral issues when we are at the dinner table.