Merry Christmas! Okay to be honest we celebrated Christmas with you last Friday. I loved this Christmas. I didn't love that I couldn't celebrate it on the day because I was working. But I loved this Christmas because we got to do what we wanted to do. Don't get me wrong I love our other Christmas traditions, like going to Grandma and Grandpa Hodson's house and visiting family. But this Christmas was special because we got to focus on our family. Just the 3 of us. You, me, and Daddy. We had a blast! I can't remember the last time I had such a laid back awesome Christmas! Daddy keeps telling me that it was his favorite Christmas ever!
Christmas Eve (The 21st of December) I made a little dinner. Of course I burnt the ham but that's just your Mom and her amazing ability to burn everything! Haha. I made it as fancy as possible, we used the nice dishes and had candle light. We giggled and talked and enjoyed the good food! :) Next I gave you our Christmas Eve ornament. It's 3 little penguins with our names on it! I love it and I think you did too! You kept trying to pull it off the tree. Haha! Then we loaded up in the car and headed to Christmas Street. It's a street in Salt Lake where all the houses are decorated! You my son fell asleep 5 minutes into the drive. So you didn't see any of the lights! But they were cool! I think that's going to have to be a tradition! :) We also went down an adjacent street that had the story of Christ and his birth! It was a very special moment as your Dad and I took turns reading the verses of the scripture and looking at all the beautiful pictures. When we got home you woke up and you sure were happy. I hope you note the sarcasm here. :) We got you in your Pjs and read you a Pirates Night Before Christmas, while you mostly screamed through it. Then it was time for you to go to bed. :)
The next morning was Christmas! It was super fun! I burnt the cinnamon rolls (again shocker)! :) Haha! But they were still yummy! You didn't like them though silly boy. You kept asking for cereal! You loved opening presents! It made it so stinking funny! Your reactions were so cute! Every present you would beg us to open it for you! You just wanted to play with all your toys! We got you a police car that makes the siren noise. You love it! You mimic it and it is so stinking cute! :)
The rest of the day we napped and watched Hunchback of Notre Dame and cuddled and had homemade hot cocoa! It was seriously just awesome! :) I loved every second of your second Christmas with us! It was perfect! Just like I knew it would be! :) I love spending holidays with you my son! You are my whole world and watching you light up with excitement is something I will never forget! I love you more than you'll ever know!
Mom
Tuesday, December 25, 2012
Sunday, December 2, 2012
Dear Bently,
We took you to see Santa! :) Dad was nervous that you were going to cry and freak out! I was actually not scared of that outcome. We were planning on buying the crazy expensive pictures for you and I figured that would be hilarious! :) I know I'm a weird Mom. But I had no fear. You are one of the friendliest kids I've ever met. I knew you would do fine. We stood in line waiting and the whole time you kept saying, Santa! Santa! :) I carried you up to Santa and you didn't cry at all! I sat you in his lap and you just stared at him in awe. Then we got the picture. You didn't smile, no surprise there you never smile in pictures, but you weren't sad either! Santa looks crankier then you do! ;) I love the picture! I love getting to have these fun holiday traditions and memories with you! I love getting to do all things I dreamed of doing with my children with you! You are the sweetest baby and I just love you to pieces! :) Being your Mom is the best! :)
Love,
Mom
Love,
Mom
Saturday, November 17, 2012
Dear Bently,
Kid you are hilarious!!! Today we were driving home from Salt Lake and your Dad told me you were sleeping. Sure enough I look in the back seat and your head is down. I let out a pretty loud "NO!" I knew you wouldn't nap at home if you fell asleep! Your head immediatly jerks up and you have the this hilariou goofy grin on your face! Your Dad and I busted up laughing! It was hilarious! We have been mimicking you all day long! :)
Another time you were dancing in your booster seat. I said "Bently what are you doing!" and you said "I dancing!" It was hilarious! I have never heard you say the word dancing before! I loved it! :)
You keep us laughing Bently! I love seeing what new and exciting things you'll do! Every day is different and I love it!
Mom
Another time you were dancing in your booster seat. I said "Bently what are you doing!" and you said "I dancing!" It was hilarious! I have never heard you say the word dancing before! I loved it! :)
You keep us laughing Bently! I love seeing what new and exciting things you'll do! Every day is different and I love it!
Mom
Tuesday, November 13, 2012
Dear Bently,
The other day you were trying to climb into your crib. I knew it was time to put you in a big boy bed before you started to crawl out and hurt yourself. I dreaded it. Not only because it means you can get out of bed and touch things, but because it means you really aren't my baby anymore. It's really hard for me to accept that you're growing up and getting bigger. I love watching you grow and change but it's really hard to deal with at the same time!
You did so good going to sleep in your bed. You didn't act like anything was different. You didn't get out of bed once which shocked me! I'm thinking it's probably not going to last forever! Eventually you'll learn you can just get out and do what you want! After you fell asleep your Dad and I went in and of course took pictures of you and just marveled at our little boy looking so grown up in his big boy bed. I tucked the blankets around you and we kissed your face. I almost cried. It's just so unbelievable how fast time has gone. I am just trying to cherish each tiny precious moment I get with you! I love you so much Bently! Words can never describe how I feel about you! You are my world son! :)
Love,
Mom
You did so good going to sleep in your bed. You didn't act like anything was different. You didn't get out of bed once which shocked me! I'm thinking it's probably not going to last forever! Eventually you'll learn you can just get out and do what you want! After you fell asleep your Dad and I went in and of course took pictures of you and just marveled at our little boy looking so grown up in his big boy bed. I tucked the blankets around you and we kissed your face. I almost cried. It's just so unbelievable how fast time has gone. I am just trying to cherish each tiny precious moment I get with you! I love you so much Bently! Words can never describe how I feel about you! You are my world son! :)
Love,
Mom
Wednesday, November 7, 2012
Dear Bently
You had a rough day today! First you fell and bit your lip. Which is now swollen and has a little vampire mark on your lip! I felt so bad! If I only I knew it was only going to get worse!
I decided to get pretty for your Dad today and curl my hair! Yup, you came into the bathroom and grabbed the hot part of the curling iron! I was in a panic! I grabbed your screaming self into my arms and ran to the kitchen. Then when I got there I couldn't tell which of your hands you had burned so I quickly held both of them under the cold water. Eventually I was able to look at it enough to tell it was your right hand! I then grabbed a freezer pack out of the freezer and I sat you down on the couch and tried to hold your hand on it. You did NOT like that. You screamed and screamed and screamed some more! It was awful! :( I had to do it! I couldn't let your hand just burn! Eventually you stopped crying when I didn't have your hand on the freezer pack. You screamed for a good hour and I think you just exhausted yourself because then you fell asleep on me! That's when Melissa came in with the burn ointment! Thank goodness for Melissa Hyer! What would I do without her?
Later on I think you smacked your eye on my guitar. All I saw was you laying on it crying and tonight your eye was swollen! :( So not only do you have the worlds worst cold, but you have a swollen lip, burnt fingers, and swollen eye! Greg told me I have to stop beating you up when he leaves! I promise I don't! :( I love you so much Bently! The whole time you were crying I just kept thinking over and over how I wish it was me! I would take any and all of your pain in a heartbeat! :) I love you little man!
Love,
Mom
I decided to get pretty for your Dad today and curl my hair! Yup, you came into the bathroom and grabbed the hot part of the curling iron! I was in a panic! I grabbed your screaming self into my arms and ran to the kitchen. Then when I got there I couldn't tell which of your hands you had burned so I quickly held both of them under the cold water. Eventually I was able to look at it enough to tell it was your right hand! I then grabbed a freezer pack out of the freezer and I sat you down on the couch and tried to hold your hand on it. You did NOT like that. You screamed and screamed and screamed some more! It was awful! :( I had to do it! I couldn't let your hand just burn! Eventually you stopped crying when I didn't have your hand on the freezer pack. You screamed for a good hour and I think you just exhausted yourself because then you fell asleep on me! That's when Melissa came in with the burn ointment! Thank goodness for Melissa Hyer! What would I do without her?
Later on I think you smacked your eye on my guitar. All I saw was you laying on it crying and tonight your eye was swollen! :( So not only do you have the worlds worst cold, but you have a swollen lip, burnt fingers, and swollen eye! Greg told me I have to stop beating you up when he leaves! I promise I don't! :( I love you so much Bently! The whole time you were crying I just kept thinking over and over how I wish it was me! I would take any and all of your pain in a heartbeat! :) I love you little man!
Love,
Mom
Friday, October 19, 2012
Dear Bently,
I love you kid! No seriously I do! You are the cutest thing in the entire world! The following examples will prove that you are just that, completely adorable.
Example #1: No matter how badly my day is going you always find some way to make it better! The other day I was having a horrible day. I finally just dropped to my knees and started to pray. For some reason me sitting there, on my knees, with my eyes shut was hilarious to you! You let out a screech and a giggle then come running over and jump on top of me while trying to poke my eyes out with your little fingers. I couldn't help but smile and scoop you up into the biggest bear hug I could muster! :)
Example #2: You have started doing this thing where you talk all the time. Most of it is things I can't understand but you don't let that stop you. The funny thing is you will randomly say something and then laugh about it! I can't wait to be in on the joke! It sure sounds funny! :)
Example #3: You found some old sunglasses in my room. I'm on the computer and you bring them to me all the while saying, "glasses glasses" in your little baby voice. I immediately put them on you and you just grin from ear to ear! You then run around the house giggling. It sure made me laugh watching you run around in your sunglasses!
Example #4: You have just barley learned to talk on the phone. Before you would not talk back or you would push it away. Now you actually enjoy talking on the phone and will usually jabber away for long periods of time! You are especially good at talking to your Dad! You get all excited when it's him on the phone and will actually take the phone from me and walk away. The other day I hear your Dad on the phone say "I love you!". Then you in a high excited voice say "love you!". It was adorable and pretty much melted my heart. I still have a hard time believing you are old enough to talk! Crazy!! :)
Example #5: Okay this is the last one. Today your Dad brought you to come visit me at work. As soon as you see me you point to me with a huge smile on your face and yell out "mama" while reaching for me! I loved it! I love that you love me! That you want to be with me! That you are almost as excited to see me as I am to see you! :)
Bently I love you so much! Thank you for making me so incredibly happy! I don't know what I would do without my little man! You have made some horrible days all that much more bearable! :) I love you my little man!
Mom
Example #1: No matter how badly my day is going you always find some way to make it better! The other day I was having a horrible day. I finally just dropped to my knees and started to pray. For some reason me sitting there, on my knees, with my eyes shut was hilarious to you! You let out a screech and a giggle then come running over and jump on top of me while trying to poke my eyes out with your little fingers. I couldn't help but smile and scoop you up into the biggest bear hug I could muster! :)
Example #2: You have started doing this thing where you talk all the time. Most of it is things I can't understand but you don't let that stop you. The funny thing is you will randomly say something and then laugh about it! I can't wait to be in on the joke! It sure sounds funny! :)
Example #3: You found some old sunglasses in my room. I'm on the computer and you bring them to me all the while saying, "glasses glasses" in your little baby voice. I immediately put them on you and you just grin from ear to ear! You then run around the house giggling. It sure made me laugh watching you run around in your sunglasses!
Example #4: You have just barley learned to talk on the phone. Before you would not talk back or you would push it away. Now you actually enjoy talking on the phone and will usually jabber away for long periods of time! You are especially good at talking to your Dad! You get all excited when it's him on the phone and will actually take the phone from me and walk away. The other day I hear your Dad on the phone say "I love you!". Then you in a high excited voice say "love you!". It was adorable and pretty much melted my heart. I still have a hard time believing you are old enough to talk! Crazy!! :)
Example #5: Okay this is the last one. Today your Dad brought you to come visit me at work. As soon as you see me you point to me with a huge smile on your face and yell out "mama" while reaching for me! I loved it! I love that you love me! That you want to be with me! That you are almost as excited to see me as I am to see you! :)
Bently I love you so much! Thank you for making me so incredibly happy! I don't know what I would do without my little man! You have made some horrible days all that much more bearable! :) I love you my little man!
Mom
Sunday, October 7, 2012
Dear Bently,
When you were in my tummy I decided to sing to you. Almost every night before we fell asleep your Dad and I would sing a verse from the song, "My Wish" by Rascle Flatts. When you were born you seemed to remember the song. Whenever we sung it you would come straight down and be content. Now that your 18 months old we still incorporate singing to you on a regular basis. Every night before we lay you down we have a tradition that goes like this. I hold you and you lay your head on my shoulder. Daddy then comes up behind me and puts his arms around both of us. I then sing to you a song of my choosing. Either, "My Wish", "I am a Child of God" or "Think of me". It's one of my favorite traditions. I love holding you close when you are tired and snugly. I love feeling your Dad's arms around me and I love the little moment we get to have as a family! It's seriously my favorite moment ever. I look forward to it every night as it approaches bed time. It makes me sad that you won't remember this when it's so important to me. I hope you always know how loved you are! I hope we can continue our little night time tradition for a long time! I love you with my whole heart!
Mom
Mom
Thursday, October 4, 2012
Dear Bently
Happy 18 months birthday little guy! I try and stop myself from calling you my baby because you sure aren't a baby anymore. Though to me, you'll always be my baby! Love you more then you'll ever know!
Mom
Mom
Wednesday, October 3, 2012
Dear Bently
I don't know if our house is boring or if you're just like me and like to be out doing things, but you love it when we go bye bye. The past two evenings I haven't wanted to be in the house so you and I went to the park. The park is within walking distance so I decided to walk both nights. The first night I let you walk with me. You had a blast. You had to stop and bang on everything. You loved touching the leafs and running your hand along the chain link fence. You loved strutting around like a big boy. And you did look like a big boy because you are. You are no longer my baby anymore. You are a big boy who can walk himself to the park. I can't even believe it! But it sure saves my arms!
You love to park. You love to climb and bang on things and shake things, and go down the slides, and run, and swing. That last one surprised me a little. You go through phases of liking to swing and being terrified of it. Lately you can't get enough. We swing then we go play on something else. Then we come back and swing. It's exhausting but so fun watching you have a blast. You love love love it! And I love watching you have fun! :) Today as I pushed you on the swing you laied your tiny baby head back and just grinned as you felt the air rushing past you. Looking up at the sky with your cute grin I couldn't help but be envious of you. Your carefree. You don't have any stress or worries. Then I was sad. Because I know these days will eventually end. Eventually you will be older and have worries and stress. I want you to know I am always here for you! And I am always here to remind you that sometimes you have to throw your head back and just enjoy life. Because believe me, it rushes by too fast. Thank you for reminding me of that. For reminding me how beautiful and wonderful life truly is. So much of the beauty in my life comes from you little man. You seriously make me so incredibly happy. You have pulled me through some rough times. But you are always there, with your big hugs, cute smiles, and contagious giggles! :) Both nights when it was time to leave you cried. I feel so bad stopping your fun. But it gets cold and dark too quickly these days!
We have had some great moments together! I love getting to spend more time at home with you. You are always moving! I don't understand how you do! It's exhausting! With all this movement comes lots of trouble. You play in the toilet, you play with syrup, you take things out of the trash, you get lotion all over again, you bang on the keyboard and the mouse, you pull the canned food off the shelf, you climb up on the table, on the stroller, on basically anything and everything that can hurt you if you fall off. Today I caught you standing on the stroller and trying to pull the magnents off the fridge. Another one of your favorite activities. I just looked at you and said "Bently do you want to get hurt?" Hahaha! You sure do keep me on my toes! I get exhausted by the end of it! But you are worth it!
I love you Bently and literally treasure every moment with you. Today I just held you and gave you about a million kisses. You have learned to mostly block me out when I do this and act like nothing is happening. But I treasure each kiss I get to give you! I love you my little man! I love you more than you'll ever know! :)
Mommy
You love to park. You love to climb and bang on things and shake things, and go down the slides, and run, and swing. That last one surprised me a little. You go through phases of liking to swing and being terrified of it. Lately you can't get enough. We swing then we go play on something else. Then we come back and swing. It's exhausting but so fun watching you have a blast. You love love love it! And I love watching you have fun! :) Today as I pushed you on the swing you laied your tiny baby head back and just grinned as you felt the air rushing past you. Looking up at the sky with your cute grin I couldn't help but be envious of you. Your carefree. You don't have any stress or worries. Then I was sad. Because I know these days will eventually end. Eventually you will be older and have worries and stress. I want you to know I am always here for you! And I am always here to remind you that sometimes you have to throw your head back and just enjoy life. Because believe me, it rushes by too fast. Thank you for reminding me of that. For reminding me how beautiful and wonderful life truly is. So much of the beauty in my life comes from you little man. You seriously make me so incredibly happy. You have pulled me through some rough times. But you are always there, with your big hugs, cute smiles, and contagious giggles! :) Both nights when it was time to leave you cried. I feel so bad stopping your fun. But it gets cold and dark too quickly these days!
We have had some great moments together! I love getting to spend more time at home with you. You are always moving! I don't understand how you do! It's exhausting! With all this movement comes lots of trouble. You play in the toilet, you play with syrup, you take things out of the trash, you get lotion all over again, you bang on the keyboard and the mouse, you pull the canned food off the shelf, you climb up on the table, on the stroller, on basically anything and everything that can hurt you if you fall off. Today I caught you standing on the stroller and trying to pull the magnents off the fridge. Another one of your favorite activities. I just looked at you and said "Bently do you want to get hurt?" Hahaha! You sure do keep me on my toes! I get exhausted by the end of it! But you are worth it!
I love you Bently and literally treasure every moment with you. Today I just held you and gave you about a million kisses. You have learned to mostly block me out when I do this and act like nothing is happening. But I treasure each kiss I get to give you! I love you my little man! I love you more than you'll ever know! :)
Mommy
Tuesday, September 25, 2012
Dear Bently,
Since Daddy is working full time and going to school we have been spending lots of time together! Lots of mommy and Bently time. Something that never happened very much in the past. I love it! I love spending time just us two bonding! We go to the park and run errands and I let you get into lots more trouble then Daddy did! We have dance parties and watch your favorite TV show the backyardigans. You love it! You hear the theme music start playing and you laugh and clap your hands. Adorable! We read book after book. You love to read books! We take walks to the trash and talk about cars. We spend hours playing with the alphabet refrigerator magnets. You have recently become obsessed with letters! Every where we go you point out letters to me! You now recognize H and M almost all the time. You are so proud of yourself when you can recognize a letter! It's adorable!
It's hard to watch you grow up but it's also so fun watching you want to be more independent. Today I was feeding you when you grabbed the fork from me and didn't want to give it back. Things like that tell me how much bigger my little boy is getting. You now want to do things for yourself. I snuck home for a second on my break tonight. I just needed to see you. I slowly opened the door and crept over to your crib. There you were. Spread out with your baby hair all a mess. As I watched you sleep I suddenly realized, you are not a baby. Not even a littel. I kept telling myself you were turning into a toddler. Little did I realize it has already arrived. You are a toddler. You are the big kid now! You don't have to walk holding onto my hands and you can feed yourself and you know what I mean when I ask you to go get your shoes. I can't believe my little baby is so big. I can't believe how fast it has all gone. I can't believe what joy and love you have brought into my life. More than I ever thought possible! Being your mom is the very best job in the world!!! :) I seriously love it! I can't wait till I can do it 24 hours a day 7 days a week!
Little man I hope you always realize how much I love you! I hope you always feel it. No matter where you go in life or how far away we might be from each other I will never stop loving you ever! Thank you for choosing our family to come to! Thank you for changing my life and making me happy every single day!
I love you always!
Mom
It's hard to watch you grow up but it's also so fun watching you want to be more independent. Today I was feeding you when you grabbed the fork from me and didn't want to give it back. Things like that tell me how much bigger my little boy is getting. You now want to do things for yourself. I snuck home for a second on my break tonight. I just needed to see you. I slowly opened the door and crept over to your crib. There you were. Spread out with your baby hair all a mess. As I watched you sleep I suddenly realized, you are not a baby. Not even a littel. I kept telling myself you were turning into a toddler. Little did I realize it has already arrived. You are a toddler. You are the big kid now! You don't have to walk holding onto my hands and you can feed yourself and you know what I mean when I ask you to go get your shoes. I can't believe my little baby is so big. I can't believe how fast it has all gone. I can't believe what joy and love you have brought into my life. More than I ever thought possible! Being your mom is the very best job in the world!!! :) I seriously love it! I can't wait till I can do it 24 hours a day 7 days a week!
Little man I hope you always realize how much I love you! I hope you always feel it. No matter where you go in life or how far away we might be from each other I will never stop loving you ever! Thank you for choosing our family to come to! Thank you for changing my life and making me happy every single day!
I love you always!
Mom
Wednesday, September 12, 2012
Dear Bently,
There are so many things I want to write about, but then when I go to actually do it, they all slip from my brain like water running through my fingers! Ugh! I am such a slacker mommy. I feel like I haven't written about all the fun things you do in forever. Let's just get started shall we and we'll see where it leads! :)
You have turned into a little parrot. You repeat most everything we say. I love it! I love making you say silly words, or words I know are pretty much impossible for you to say right now! But there are always those rare moments where you actually say a really hard word crystal clear. I always am shocked and amazed and end up hugging and kissing you like crazy cause my mommy pride is exploding! :)
1-Mama
2-Dada
3-Cracker
4-All gone
5-Amen
6-Dog (mostly when we ask you to say dog you just bark! It's adorable!)
7-Duck
8-Papa (Started consistently saying this one today!)
9-Car (You say this one all day every day! It get's a little annoying sometimes!)
10-Plane (Mostly sounds like pa. It's adorable! whenever you hear one you point at the sky and say plane! :) You also said it today when you saw some balloons floating in the sky! We'll have to teach you balloon next!)
11-Home
Here's the list from before and I'll add the ones you can say now!
12. Chicken
13. Annie
14. Grandma
15. Melissa
16. Milk
17. Eat
18. dinasaur (This one is hilarious! You just say it so cute!)
19. Amublance
20. H (As in the letter H. We have magnetic letters on our fridge and every letter is H no matter how many times we tell you otherwise! :)
21. Bye bye
22. Hello or Hi
23. Cheese (You pick up our digital camera, Point it at yourself and say cheese! It's pretty much the cutest thing in the world!)
24. Bath
25. Night night
There are more but I can't think right now! I love that you can talk! It's the cutest thing ever! Everytime you say a new word I get so excited! You can't even imagine how happy it makes me!
We bought you your very own potty awhile back. No I have no intentions of potty training you yet because you are not ready. But I read this neat article about preparing your child for potty training and that is a part of it. You love sitting on your potty. It's pretty cute! :) I can't wait for the day I don't have to change diapers!
You have a weird reaction to sirens. We have 2 firestations within 1 or 2 miles of our home so we hear a lot of sirens. You have 1 of 2 reactions. The first reaction is your terrified. You will run and cling to us and snuggle down and get the scared look on your face that is adorable. You will stay that we long after there gone! Or two you look up with big eyes and imitate the sirens making a little wooing noise! I love it! That one always makes me laugh! Whenever I hear a siren I always automatically look to you to see what you're going to do! It's quite entertaining!
You have become very giggley lately! You love being chased. I will growl and you will automatically go running towards Dad! You squel with anticipation and hide your face in his legs! We then of course have to tickel you. You are so ticklish! I love making you laugh! You also laugh when I make silly faces at you! I probably look like a nerd as I munch my breakfast down making the craziest faces I can muster for your enjoyment! :) It's worth it to hear your sweet baby giggle! :)
Every night I check on you when your sleeping. I quietly sneak into your room and look into your crib. You are the sweetest sleeper ever. You are always snuggled down in some crazy upside down position with Dog dog wrapped tightly under you arm. Or Dog dog is under your belly or beneath your head, but mostly you just hold him tight as you sleep! It's incredibly adorable! I have never seen a child actually sleep with a stuffed animal until you! I just sit there and stare at you, taking in every single little detail! I whisper I love you, wrap a blanket around you and sneak back out. As soon as I shut the door I wish I had one more second with you. I always want as much time with you as possible. I miss you when your sleeping! :)
You love dancing. It's hilarious. I would like to give the credit to me. I am always having crazy dance parties by myself in the kitchen. I should say I used to because now you will usually join me for my dance parties! Before all you could do was rock your head back and forth. I'm happy to report your skills have much improved! You now can spin in a circle and bend your knees and bounce. I love it! We turn on music just to watch you dance. You are picky when it comes to the music you like though. It has to have a good beat or you will ignore it. Oh I should also mention when you spin in a circle you make yourself dizzy. Again, hilarious! :)
I'm sure there were more things I wanted to talk about but of course they have all dispeared! I hope you always know how much I love you! How much your smiles mean to me when I am having a bad day. I love getting Bently hugs. Today we just layed in my bed and snuggled and played. It was one of those moments that I wish could last forever! I am one lucky Momma to have you for a son! :)
Love,
Mommy
You have turned into a little parrot. You repeat most everything we say. I love it! I love making you say silly words, or words I know are pretty much impossible for you to say right now! But there are always those rare moments where you actually say a really hard word crystal clear. I always am shocked and amazed and end up hugging and kissing you like crazy cause my mommy pride is exploding! :)
1-Mama
2-Dada
3-Cracker
4-All gone
5-Amen
6-Dog (mostly when we ask you to say dog you just bark! It's adorable!)
7-Duck
8-Papa (Started consistently saying this one today!)
9-Car (You say this one all day every day! It get's a little annoying sometimes!)
10-Plane (Mostly sounds like pa. It's adorable! whenever you hear one you point at the sky and say plane! :) You also said it today when you saw some balloons floating in the sky! We'll have to teach you balloon next!)
11-Home
Here's the list from before and I'll add the ones you can say now!
12. Chicken
13. Annie
14. Grandma
15. Melissa
16. Milk
17. Eat
18. dinasaur (This one is hilarious! You just say it so cute!)
19. Amublance
20. H (As in the letter H. We have magnetic letters on our fridge and every letter is H no matter how many times we tell you otherwise! :)
21. Bye bye
22. Hello or Hi
23. Cheese (You pick up our digital camera, Point it at yourself and say cheese! It's pretty much the cutest thing in the world!)
24. Bath
25. Night night
There are more but I can't think right now! I love that you can talk! It's the cutest thing ever! Everytime you say a new word I get so excited! You can't even imagine how happy it makes me!
We bought you your very own potty awhile back. No I have no intentions of potty training you yet because you are not ready. But I read this neat article about preparing your child for potty training and that is a part of it. You love sitting on your potty. It's pretty cute! :) I can't wait for the day I don't have to change diapers!
You have a weird reaction to sirens. We have 2 firestations within 1 or 2 miles of our home so we hear a lot of sirens. You have 1 of 2 reactions. The first reaction is your terrified. You will run and cling to us and snuggle down and get the scared look on your face that is adorable. You will stay that we long after there gone! Or two you look up with big eyes and imitate the sirens making a little wooing noise! I love it! That one always makes me laugh! Whenever I hear a siren I always automatically look to you to see what you're going to do! It's quite entertaining!
You have become very giggley lately! You love being chased. I will growl and you will automatically go running towards Dad! You squel with anticipation and hide your face in his legs! We then of course have to tickel you. You are so ticklish! I love making you laugh! You also laugh when I make silly faces at you! I probably look like a nerd as I munch my breakfast down making the craziest faces I can muster for your enjoyment! :) It's worth it to hear your sweet baby giggle! :)
Every night I check on you when your sleeping. I quietly sneak into your room and look into your crib. You are the sweetest sleeper ever. You are always snuggled down in some crazy upside down position with Dog dog wrapped tightly under you arm. Or Dog dog is under your belly or beneath your head, but mostly you just hold him tight as you sleep! It's incredibly adorable! I have never seen a child actually sleep with a stuffed animal until you! I just sit there and stare at you, taking in every single little detail! I whisper I love you, wrap a blanket around you and sneak back out. As soon as I shut the door I wish I had one more second with you. I always want as much time with you as possible. I miss you when your sleeping! :)
You love dancing. It's hilarious. I would like to give the credit to me. I am always having crazy dance parties by myself in the kitchen. I should say I used to because now you will usually join me for my dance parties! Before all you could do was rock your head back and forth. I'm happy to report your skills have much improved! You now can spin in a circle and bend your knees and bounce. I love it! We turn on music just to watch you dance. You are picky when it comes to the music you like though. It has to have a good beat or you will ignore it. Oh I should also mention when you spin in a circle you make yourself dizzy. Again, hilarious! :)
I'm sure there were more things I wanted to talk about but of course they have all dispeared! I hope you always know how much I love you! How much your smiles mean to me when I am having a bad day. I love getting Bently hugs. Today we just layed in my bed and snuggled and played. It was one of those moments that I wish could last forever! I am one lucky Momma to have you for a son! :)
Love,
Mommy
Friday, September 7, 2012
Dear Bently,
On Wednesday 09-05-2012 I took you to daycare for the first time. I was nearly in tears just walking up the door. But I knew I had to be strong for you. It didn't help that I was so tired! The whole reason you go to daycare is so I can sleep after working all night long. I put you don't and you eagerly went and started to play with the toys. You seemed fine so I quickly left before I lost it. I made it down the street before I started to cry. I cried the whole way home. I later come to find out that you were absolutely okay the whole time. You called out for me once and that was it. I was so proud of my big boy! I have so much mommy guilt for putting you in daycare. It's the best option for us right now but that doesn't mean I like it. I love you more than you know!
Mom
Mom
Tuesday, August 21, 2012
Dear Bently,
Guess what you finally started doing? You have started to give kisses. I have been looking forward to this day for a very long time. I have been hoping it would've come a lot sooner then this but the fact that it is here is good enough for me! :) I love how you pucker your little lips, and you put your hands on both sides of my face and plant one on me. I LOVE IT! I love how you do it randomly. You won't give them when we ask but you are willing to do it on your time schedule. Once you get going it's nearly impossible to stop you. You don't give just one kiss you give kiss after kiss after kiss. I'm not complaining. Nope. Not one bit. You can give me as many kisses as you very well please! Just expect to get twice as many back. Because I can't resist kissing my man! :)
I love you so much Bently!
Mommy
I love you so much Bently!
Mommy
Friday, August 10, 2012
Dear Bently,
The other day while I was working Daddy brought you in to see me! I looked up and saw you through the window just laughing and laughing and looking at me! I was so happy! I loved our little visit. The best feeling in the world is when I crouch down and open my arms, and you come running into them. I love it! You have started giving us hugs and kisses now! I can't even tell you how much it means to me. I feel like my little mommy heart is about to burst every time! I love being your Mom!
Love,
Mom
Love,
Mom
Monday, July 30, 2012
Dear Bently,
You went out of the state for you very first time this past week. We did go to Virginia together when you were in my tummy but I don't think that counts! ;) We went to California and we had a blast! Can I even tell you what an awesome baby you are! You are a mover Bently. I mean you are constantly moving. Which is probably why you are so skinny! I was terrified for the drive down. How could you handle sitting for 10+ hours when you are such a wiggle worm. You did awesome though! You handled it like a pro. You had a few meltdowns but they were few and far between and only lasted a couple minutes. You were perfectly content to just sit there and stare out the window or nap. You must get that from me because I fall asleep in the car WAY easily! :)
We went to the beach on this trip! You weren't the biggest fan! You liked it at first but it was too cold for my sweet little boy! You spent most of the time wrapped up in a towel looking miserable while Mommy had a blast! Sorry I was a little selfish! I just loved playing in the waves! I hope the next time we go you are a little older and maybe able to appreciate it more! :) You sure were cute in your swimsuit though!
We also go to see Great Grandma and Grandpa Stetson on this trip. I can't even tell you how important they are to me. I lost my Daddy when I was just a couple months older than you are now Bently and Grandma and Grandpa are his parents. I feel just by being by them I am closer to my Dad. I have no memories of my own so I borrow other's memories to hold and keep with me. Anytime someone mentions him I make sure to pay special attention so that I gather another little piece of my Dad. I love Grandpa and Grandma because they knew him the longest! And they talk about him quite a bit! I also love to watch them. I figure they raised him so he probably shared traits with his parents. I try and imagine what kind of Grandpa he would be. If he is anything like Great Grandpa Steston then you would've loved him. I wish we both had the opportunity to make memories with him in this lifetime Bently. But we're both going to have that to look forward to in the next! :)
You got to spend some real quality time with them. I wish you would remember it! I love Grandma and Grandpa Stetson more then words can describe. They hold a special place in my heart! You had a special spot for Grandpa Stetson. I don't know what it is about Grandpa's but you love them! My little wiggle worm would crawl into Grandpa's lap and read the newspaper with him. I was shocked to come out of the bathroom and find you there with him. Happy as a clam pointing at the newspaper and pointing back at Grandpa. You must have been telling him something important for sure! Grandpa also had this cute habit of talking to you like you are an adult! It was hilarious! For example, there we are walking around in Costco shopping. Grandpa is a little undsteady when he walks so he was pushing the cart you were sitting in. He picks up some pepper and begins to tell you in great detail about how you have to make sure not to get it into your eyes because that would hurt really bad. I don't know how you would ever get ahold of the pepper but your sweet Grandpa wanted to make sure you knew it could hurt you!
Gradma sure did love you too! She was always worrying about you and making sure you had everything. She could make you laugh Bently! You thought she was pretty dang funny! She loved it just as much as you did! Every morning when she saw you she would exclaim, "Oh there's my boy!" And would always be looking for you when she came back from running errands.
You are so blessed with such wonderful grandparents! :) I wanted to make sure to record these sweet memories for you. I want you to always feel like they're apart of you and you have them near! They love you so much Bently! They gave you a million hugs when we left! I hated saying goodbye! It was so hard! I wish they lived closer! We'll have to make more trips out to see them whenever we can! I love you my sweet sweet boy!
Love,
Mom
We went to the beach on this trip! You weren't the biggest fan! You liked it at first but it was too cold for my sweet little boy! You spent most of the time wrapped up in a towel looking miserable while Mommy had a blast! Sorry I was a little selfish! I just loved playing in the waves! I hope the next time we go you are a little older and maybe able to appreciate it more! :) You sure were cute in your swimsuit though!
We also go to see Great Grandma and Grandpa Stetson on this trip. I can't even tell you how important they are to me. I lost my Daddy when I was just a couple months older than you are now Bently and Grandma and Grandpa are his parents. I feel just by being by them I am closer to my Dad. I have no memories of my own so I borrow other's memories to hold and keep with me. Anytime someone mentions him I make sure to pay special attention so that I gather another little piece of my Dad. I love Grandpa and Grandma because they knew him the longest! And they talk about him quite a bit! I also love to watch them. I figure they raised him so he probably shared traits with his parents. I try and imagine what kind of Grandpa he would be. If he is anything like Great Grandpa Steston then you would've loved him. I wish we both had the opportunity to make memories with him in this lifetime Bently. But we're both going to have that to look forward to in the next! :)
You got to spend some real quality time with them. I wish you would remember it! I love Grandma and Grandpa Stetson more then words can describe. They hold a special place in my heart! You had a special spot for Grandpa Stetson. I don't know what it is about Grandpa's but you love them! My little wiggle worm would crawl into Grandpa's lap and read the newspaper with him. I was shocked to come out of the bathroom and find you there with him. Happy as a clam pointing at the newspaper and pointing back at Grandpa. You must have been telling him something important for sure! Grandpa also had this cute habit of talking to you like you are an adult! It was hilarious! For example, there we are walking around in Costco shopping. Grandpa is a little undsteady when he walks so he was pushing the cart you were sitting in. He picks up some pepper and begins to tell you in great detail about how you have to make sure not to get it into your eyes because that would hurt really bad. I don't know how you would ever get ahold of the pepper but your sweet Grandpa wanted to make sure you knew it could hurt you!
Gradma sure did love you too! She was always worrying about you and making sure you had everything. She could make you laugh Bently! You thought she was pretty dang funny! She loved it just as much as you did! Every morning when she saw you she would exclaim, "Oh there's my boy!" And would always be looking for you when she came back from running errands.
You are so blessed with such wonderful grandparents! :) I wanted to make sure to record these sweet memories for you. I want you to always feel like they're apart of you and you have them near! They love you so much Bently! They gave you a million hugs when we left! I hated saying goodbye! It was so hard! I wish they lived closer! We'll have to make more trips out to see them whenever we can! I love you my sweet sweet boy!
Love,
Mom
Friday, July 20, 2012
Dear Bently,
I was reading online and I realized one day you might find it interesting to know the words you can say now. You are currently 15 months and I am surprised each and every time you say something new! I swear it's a new word every day!! :) You're first words was Dada! These are all the words you can say right now! July 21, 2012
1-Mama
2-Dada
3-Cracker
4-All gone
5-Amen
6-Dog (mostly when we ask you to say dog you just bark! It's adorable!)
7-Duck
8-Papa (Started consistently saying this one today!)
9-Car (You say this one all day every day! It get's a little annoying sometimes!)
10-Plane (Mostly sounds like pa. It's adorable! whenever you hear one you point at the sky and say plane! :) You also said it today when you saw some balloons floating in the sky! We'll have to teach you balloon next!)
11-Home
Eleven words! That's pretty impressive! I am probably missing a couple so I'll add when I find more! I love you so much Bently! And I am constantly impressed with your speaking abilities! :)
Love,
Mom
1-Mama
2-Dada
3-Cracker
4-All gone
5-Amen
6-Dog (mostly when we ask you to say dog you just bark! It's adorable!)
7-Duck
8-Papa (Started consistently saying this one today!)
9-Car (You say this one all day every day! It get's a little annoying sometimes!)
10-Plane (Mostly sounds like pa. It's adorable! whenever you hear one you point at the sky and say plane! :) You also said it today when you saw some balloons floating in the sky! We'll have to teach you balloon next!)
11-Home
Eleven words! That's pretty impressive! I am probably missing a couple so I'll add when I find more! I love you so much Bently! And I am constantly impressed with your speaking abilities! :)
Love,
Mom
Thursday, July 12, 2012
Dear Bently,
I feel like I don't write enough of these posts for you! I'm going to try and be better! Weirdly enough I wanted to write this post about your Dog. You see, you finally have become attached to a stuffed animal. It's this little dog that plays music. You sleep with it everynight. I call it dog dog because you can never seem to say the word dog just once. When we ask you to say it you always say it two or three times. I love going in the middle of the night to check at you and find you cuddeling with your dog. Seriously is too cute! And when we go to get you in the morning you are standing in your crib holding it to your chest. It's adorable!!! :)
Love,
Mom
Love,
Mom
Thursday, July 5, 2012
Dear Bently,
Yesterday was the 4th of July. It's still weird to me that we are celebrating 2nd holidays with you and not 1st anymore! I was really worried because I got off July 4th morning at 7am and had to be back to work at midnight that night. July 4th is my favorite holiday and I wanted it to be awesome! Well, it turned out great! :)
We went to the parade bright and early! We sat with Aunt Shawna and her family and Uncle Cole and his. I was super worried about the parade starting because they always start with the sirens going. You still aren't a fan of loud noises! Well just as I suspected the sirens started and you got the most intense worried look on your baby face! I felt so bad! You even cried out a few times and snuggled up close to Daddy! It was adorable! Luckily that part ended soon! I don't know if you were too impressed with the parade. Mostly you like eating the candy and having people hold you and give you attention! Your first 4th of July you were only 3 months old. Let met tell you the difference a year makes! ;) When you were a teeny tiny 3 month old in the blistering July 4th heat, just laying there helpless, they threw ice cream samples into the crowd and one hit you on the stomach. Of course it startled you more than anything and then you cried, quite a bit. This year we decided to try and get you into the candy collecting! Daddy took you to grab a piece and as you tentatively were trying whether you wanted to pick it up or not, another candy was thrown and smacked you in the head! Again there were tears involved. So the candy collecting aspect of the parade will have to wait until next year! Mom and Dad sure had fun collecting there own private stash though! :)
After the parade it was nap time. Dad and I had 0 sleep in our systems. Luckily we all got a little sleep. At last minute the Hyers decided to come and have a little BBQ with us. We had hot dogs, watermelon, cookies, and chips. It was simple but yummy! We learned that you don't like watermelon! We kept trying to feed you pieces and you kept spitting them out! Maybe you'll grow to like it! More than eating though all you wanted to do was walk around the back yard. We have these cement steps and you crawled up them easily. Then you decided that you were a big boy and you tried to walk down the stairs. Of course you had to decide to experiment on the most dangerous steps possible. I hate those moment when I know you are going to get hurt but there is no way I can move fast enough to prevent it. You of course face planted it and in return got a bloody cut on your forehead! Poor guy! I rushed over and gave you a big hug!
After we headed out to a firework show! I love fireworks and couldn't wait for you to experience them again! Aunt Shawna arrived before us and saved us a seat. We spent some time trying to find her. The crowd was huge! We finally arrived, took some family pictures, then I whipped out some sparklers I had from the year before. It turns out year old sparklers don't work very well! It took a hundred years to light and then ended up burning out before it was even half way down. You loved looking at the sparkler. It was hard to convince you not to touch it!
Then the firework show began. The first one went off, and you stared in awe as it shot towards the sky. Then it exploded and the bang went off. It echoed behind us and your head whipped back towards were the noise sounded like it was coming from so fast. And then for the next 5 or so minutes you were scared, crying, and sad. I was sad because I really wanted you to love it! I don't know what I was expecting since you are terrified of loud noises! After a while though you calmed down and seemed to enjoy it! I think you got bored because you started trying to get up and walk around. Dad got out his phone and you happily played on that for the majority of the fire work show. Ah well, maybe next year you'll enjoy them more! :) But there was this moment. As we were laying on the blanket, watching the fireworks together, a moment were everything felt right in the world. Maybe it was the magic of the fireworks making me feel so happy, but in that moment I looked at my two handsome men and just felt sheer and utter happiness. I can't put into words the beauty of the moment, I was just so grateful to have our little family, our house, everything that I hold near and dear! I hugged you guys a little closer, wishing for this moment to last forever!
I love you Bently and love every single holiday I get to spend with you! I loved my 4th of July with you and can't wait for more in the future! Love you little man!
Love,
Mom
We went to the parade bright and early! We sat with Aunt Shawna and her family and Uncle Cole and his. I was super worried about the parade starting because they always start with the sirens going. You still aren't a fan of loud noises! Well just as I suspected the sirens started and you got the most intense worried look on your baby face! I felt so bad! You even cried out a few times and snuggled up close to Daddy! It was adorable! Luckily that part ended soon! I don't know if you were too impressed with the parade. Mostly you like eating the candy and having people hold you and give you attention! Your first 4th of July you were only 3 months old. Let met tell you the difference a year makes! ;) When you were a teeny tiny 3 month old in the blistering July 4th heat, just laying there helpless, they threw ice cream samples into the crowd and one hit you on the stomach. Of course it startled you more than anything and then you cried, quite a bit. This year we decided to try and get you into the candy collecting! Daddy took you to grab a piece and as you tentatively were trying whether you wanted to pick it up or not, another candy was thrown and smacked you in the head! Again there were tears involved. So the candy collecting aspect of the parade will have to wait until next year! Mom and Dad sure had fun collecting there own private stash though! :)
After the parade it was nap time. Dad and I had 0 sleep in our systems. Luckily we all got a little sleep. At last minute the Hyers decided to come and have a little BBQ with us. We had hot dogs, watermelon, cookies, and chips. It was simple but yummy! We learned that you don't like watermelon! We kept trying to feed you pieces and you kept spitting them out! Maybe you'll grow to like it! More than eating though all you wanted to do was walk around the back yard. We have these cement steps and you crawled up them easily. Then you decided that you were a big boy and you tried to walk down the stairs. Of course you had to decide to experiment on the most dangerous steps possible. I hate those moment when I know you are going to get hurt but there is no way I can move fast enough to prevent it. You of course face planted it and in return got a bloody cut on your forehead! Poor guy! I rushed over and gave you a big hug!
After we headed out to a firework show! I love fireworks and couldn't wait for you to experience them again! Aunt Shawna arrived before us and saved us a seat. We spent some time trying to find her. The crowd was huge! We finally arrived, took some family pictures, then I whipped out some sparklers I had from the year before. It turns out year old sparklers don't work very well! It took a hundred years to light and then ended up burning out before it was even half way down. You loved looking at the sparkler. It was hard to convince you not to touch it!
Then the firework show began. The first one went off, and you stared in awe as it shot towards the sky. Then it exploded and the bang went off. It echoed behind us and your head whipped back towards were the noise sounded like it was coming from so fast. And then for the next 5 or so minutes you were scared, crying, and sad. I was sad because I really wanted you to love it! I don't know what I was expecting since you are terrified of loud noises! After a while though you calmed down and seemed to enjoy it! I think you got bored because you started trying to get up and walk around. Dad got out his phone and you happily played on that for the majority of the fire work show. Ah well, maybe next year you'll enjoy them more! :) But there was this moment. As we were laying on the blanket, watching the fireworks together, a moment were everything felt right in the world. Maybe it was the magic of the fireworks making me feel so happy, but in that moment I looked at my two handsome men and just felt sheer and utter happiness. I can't put into words the beauty of the moment, I was just so grateful to have our little family, our house, everything that I hold near and dear! I hugged you guys a little closer, wishing for this moment to last forever!
I love you Bently and love every single holiday I get to spend with you! I loved my 4th of July with you and can't wait for more in the future! Love you little man!
Love,
Mom
Saturday, June 23, 2012
Dear Bently,
I am writing this letter not quite sure what I want to say to you. All that enters my mind is how completely happy I am. You make me so happy. You are so sweet. I love your smiles and your giggles. I love singing to you right before I put you to bed. I hate days where I have to leave for work without putting you to bed. I stand there and you lay your head on my shoulder and I sing to you. I can always tell when you are really tired because you'll raise your head and look at me and smile. I just know you are so anxious to get into that bed! I love holding you there because I know someday you are going to be a big boy, you're not going to want me to hold you, or rock you, or sing to you before bed. I can't even tell you how much I dread that day coming. I am trying to hold onto every single second because they are going by too fast! :( Here is a small list of things I never want to forget!
-Every morning when I get you out of your crib you have the biggest smile on your face! Then you hand me each of your stuffed animals in your crib one by one.
-You have started sleeping with a stuffed animal under your arm! It is too cute!
-You have started to giggle at everything! It always makes my day!
-When you walk you hold your hands together or you'll have one hand underneath your chin. It's adorable!!
-You love dogs and will give any dog you meet a hug but not humans!
-You cry when I leave you now. I love it because it means you love me and miss me when I'm gone. But it breaks my heart because I hate to leave you!
-You LOVE bananas. You get so excited when you see one coming your way! :)
-You clap your hands ALL the time and I love it!
-You hate getting dressed/getting your diaper change. As soon as it's off you are on a mad dash out of there! As annoying as it can get I love watching your baby butt crawl across the floor as fast as it can!
I know there are so many more but those are the ones that immediately come to mind. I love you so much my son. I home some day you can read these letters and feel of my love and now how deep it runs! I love you handsome man!
Love,
Mommy
-Every morning when I get you out of your crib you have the biggest smile on your face! Then you hand me each of your stuffed animals in your crib one by one.
-You have started sleeping with a stuffed animal under your arm! It is too cute!
-You have started to giggle at everything! It always makes my day!
-When you walk you hold your hands together or you'll have one hand underneath your chin. It's adorable!!
-You love dogs and will give any dog you meet a hug but not humans!
-You cry when I leave you now. I love it because it means you love me and miss me when I'm gone. But it breaks my heart because I hate to leave you!
-You LOVE bananas. You get so excited when you see one coming your way! :)
-You clap your hands ALL the time and I love it!
-You hate getting dressed/getting your diaper change. As soon as it's off you are on a mad dash out of there! As annoying as it can get I love watching your baby butt crawl across the floor as fast as it can!
I know there are so many more but those are the ones that immediately come to mind. I love you so much my son. I home some day you can read these letters and feel of my love and now how deep it runs! I love you handsome man!
Love,
Mommy
Monday, June 11, 2012
Dear Bently,
You did something amazing today. Let me start at the beginning. I have been wishing you to walk basically since you could crawl! I was so excited to see you taking those little baby steps. Everyone told me to be patient, that I shouldn't rush you, I would regret wishing you to walk. But you are my first baby. I was so excited to see you grow and learn. I was convinced you would be walking by your first birthday. That came and went. National average is 12 months 2 weeks...that came and went. So I had basically given up hope. Your Dad and I had a running joke that you couldn't drive until you could walk. Yes we thought it might take you that long. It's not that you didn't have the ability. You could stand unassisted and even walk pretty much by yourself. You just refused to do it. You were steady as a rock, but the second we let go of your hands, down to the ground you would drop. You were too chicken. Yesterday, June 10, 2012, I was holding your hands as I walked you into the family room. I stopped in the middle of the room and let go. To my surprise you just stood there. Unassisted. I said, "Walk Bently." Your Dad could see your face, he said you looked over at him and smirked. Then you, steady as rock, like you had done it for years, took 6-7 full steps across the room. Your Dad and I just watched in absolute silence and shock. I immediately began to cry. My baby looked so grown up walking himself across the room. I had been terrified that I would miss your first steps. Working 40+ hours a week and sleeping during the day makes me miss a lot of quality time. I was so ecstatic that I got to see your first steps. You reached the chair in the corner of the room, turned around and grinned. We probably freaked you out with our out of control reactions. I was crying and clapping and shouting. Your Dad was beaming with pride. It was something I will never forget. You went from zero interest in walking, to walking your little baby butt across the room. I don't think I have ever been so proud of anything in my whole life. I whisked you right up and gave you about a million kisses. One of the very best moments of my life!!! Thank you for letting me be a part of it! Now we just got to convince you to do it all the time! You have shown no interest since that moment. But I'm not so anxious anymore. I am just so very grateful I got to witness it. Thank you for that Bently. It meant more to me then I'll ever be able to describe to you! I love you my little man. I love you so so so much!
Love,
Mommy
Love,
Mommy
Friday, June 1, 2012
Dear Bently,
Son you are the cutest thing I have ever seen. I feel like you just keep getting cuter and cuter. I am so worried that I am going to forget all the adorable things you do so here it goes.
-You love looking out the window! More often then not I find you standing at the family room window just looking. Everything outside just amazes you!
-On that note, you love being outside. You always are trying to get outside and enjoy the world. I feel bad that we don't take you outside more. You love playing on the grass and looking at all the cars driving by. You point at every single car. I say, "Oh ya a car" and you grin like you are the smartest baby in the world. Which of course you are! :)
-You can now play pass with your ball. We can sit a couple feet away from you and you roll the ball to us and we roll it straight back to you. You smile the whole time. You love it!
-You clap for yourself all the time! You love it when people pay attention to you, and clapping does that. You know if you clap that everyone will clap with you and watch what you are doing. It's hilarious. You'll do something, look around to make sure we're watching then clap. Then you do something else and the cycle repeats itself. I don't mind. I love watching you smile!
-You and your Dad are very best friends. You lite up when he enters a room. You giggle at him all the time! You guys just love each other and I love watching you together!
-You have recently learned to "growl". I can't even describe the noise you make but you make it all the time! It's kind of hilarious and kind of annoying! I will have to see if I can get it on film so you'll understand what I mean!
-You and I have a tradition. I put you to bed every night I can. Which is basically every night. We rock, we read your train book, we brush your teeth, but my favorite part is right before I lay you down. You know it's coming so we enter your room I turn off the lights and put on your night lite. Then you willingly lay your little head on my shoulder and I slowly sway back and forth as I sing to you a song. It's a little quiet moment in time where I can just enjoy being with you. Away from the hussel and bussel of the world. A moment where I can pretend you are my little baby again snuggling with me like you used to! You smile the whole time I sing then I kiss you remind you a hundred times that I love you and lay you down. It's the best moment! Honestly I look forward to it every night!
Bently I hope through these letters your realize how much I honestly and truly love you. How honored I feel to be your Mom. How much I truly appreciate you, that you're healthy, that you were sent to me. I take my responsibility very seriously! I can't wait for more years together! I love you like only a Mom can!
Love,
Mom
-You love looking out the window! More often then not I find you standing at the family room window just looking. Everything outside just amazes you!
-On that note, you love being outside. You always are trying to get outside and enjoy the world. I feel bad that we don't take you outside more. You love playing on the grass and looking at all the cars driving by. You point at every single car. I say, "Oh ya a car" and you grin like you are the smartest baby in the world. Which of course you are! :)
-You can now play pass with your ball. We can sit a couple feet away from you and you roll the ball to us and we roll it straight back to you. You smile the whole time. You love it!
-You clap for yourself all the time! You love it when people pay attention to you, and clapping does that. You know if you clap that everyone will clap with you and watch what you are doing. It's hilarious. You'll do something, look around to make sure we're watching then clap. Then you do something else and the cycle repeats itself. I don't mind. I love watching you smile!
-You and your Dad are very best friends. You lite up when he enters a room. You giggle at him all the time! You guys just love each other and I love watching you together!
-You have recently learned to "growl". I can't even describe the noise you make but you make it all the time! It's kind of hilarious and kind of annoying! I will have to see if I can get it on film so you'll understand what I mean!
-You and I have a tradition. I put you to bed every night I can. Which is basically every night. We rock, we read your train book, we brush your teeth, but my favorite part is right before I lay you down. You know it's coming so we enter your room I turn off the lights and put on your night lite. Then you willingly lay your little head on my shoulder and I slowly sway back and forth as I sing to you a song. It's a little quiet moment in time where I can just enjoy being with you. Away from the hussel and bussel of the world. A moment where I can pretend you are my little baby again snuggling with me like you used to! You smile the whole time I sing then I kiss you remind you a hundred times that I love you and lay you down. It's the best moment! Honestly I look forward to it every night!
Bently I hope through these letters your realize how much I honestly and truly love you. How honored I feel to be your Mom. How much I truly appreciate you, that you're healthy, that you were sent to me. I take my responsibility very seriously! I can't wait for more years together! I love you like only a Mom can!
Love,
Mom
Sunday, May 13, 2012
Dear Bently,
Today is my second mother's day as an actual mother. I love being a Mom. I never want you to doubt that I love! I hope you will always see the reverance and the humility I have for Motherhood and all it encompasses. I hope one day when you have a wife you will treat her with dignity and with respect. I love being your Mom Bently! :) Thanks for making motherhood so incredibly enjoyable! I love you and I love you being your Mommy! Best. Job. Ever.
Love,
Mom
Love,
Mom
Wednesday, May 9, 2012
Dear Bently
I feel like haven't written you forever! It was very strange for your 13 month birthday to come and go without taking pictures or me writing a letter! It made me realize how big you are getting. We are officially out of the 1st year! I can't even believe it! In some ways it seemed to go by so fast and in other ways, so slowly! :) I wouldn't trade it for anything though!
You are so dang cute son! And you are learning new things every day! I love my days off because all I do is spend time with you! Even though today I was SO tired I loved being the one to wipe your face after you were done eating, or kiss your little cheek before nap time, or pick up you up after you hurt yourself! Those little things just make my heart melt! Being a working Mom has taught me so many things I hope I never forget! And I hope in some way, it makes me appreciate being a stay at home Mom even more! That day is coming Bently Elmer! Dad starts school in September and then let the countdown begin! ;)
Today we went on a long walk. I was going to take you jogging in the new stroller Dad and I bought from KSL but it has 3 very flat tires! I was not a happy Momma! But our walk was good! We walked to the super market and got some cereal for Dad, vitamins for me, and wheat thins to eat on the way home! You liked those wheat thins! We had a blast. You pointed at every single car that passed you! I would say "Yup there is a car" and you would just smile at me! It made me so happy! You point at a lot of things now! I told your Dad we're going to have to stop giving you things because your never going to talk! You constantly lead me to the fridge for a drink of milk. You are one thirsty kid. You drink a ton in one day! It's crazy! We had to switch you to whole milk because I was afraid you wouldn't gain enough weight if you drank 1% with me and dad! You just drink so much more than you eat!!!
I love you Bently Elmer! You are my whole world! I hope I never forget you at this age because you are just too fun!
Love,
Mom
You are so dang cute son! And you are learning new things every day! I love my days off because all I do is spend time with you! Even though today I was SO tired I loved being the one to wipe your face after you were done eating, or kiss your little cheek before nap time, or pick up you up after you hurt yourself! Those little things just make my heart melt! Being a working Mom has taught me so many things I hope I never forget! And I hope in some way, it makes me appreciate being a stay at home Mom even more! That day is coming Bently Elmer! Dad starts school in September and then let the countdown begin! ;)
Today we went on a long walk. I was going to take you jogging in the new stroller Dad and I bought from KSL but it has 3 very flat tires! I was not a happy Momma! But our walk was good! We walked to the super market and got some cereal for Dad, vitamins for me, and wheat thins to eat on the way home! You liked those wheat thins! We had a blast. You pointed at every single car that passed you! I would say "Yup there is a car" and you would just smile at me! It made me so happy! You point at a lot of things now! I told your Dad we're going to have to stop giving you things because your never going to talk! You constantly lead me to the fridge for a drink of milk. You are one thirsty kid. You drink a ton in one day! It's crazy! We had to switch you to whole milk because I was afraid you wouldn't gain enough weight if you drank 1% with me and dad! You just drink so much more than you eat!!!
I love you Bently Elmer! You are my whole world! I hope I never forget you at this age because you are just too fun!
Love,
Mom
Wednesday, May 2, 2012
Dear Bently,
Child oh how I love! I love days when I get to spend time with you! I love your Dad and all but I also LOVE days where it's just the two of us hanging out! I get to play with you and love on you! :) Today was like that! We went to the park with Aunt Shawna and Christina and Stacey. You were adorable! I was pushing you in the swing and the whole time you are gripping the front and staring at the ground. You looked not miserable, but not happy. I thought you were probably done and felt bad for swinging you for 10 minutes! To my utter and complete shock when I pulled you out of the swing you threw a fit! Screaming and kicking. So you went back in the swing. You stopped throwing a fit and resumed your hunched over position. I guess you enjoy it though you don't look like it on the outside! :)
When I finally got you out of the swing you had a blast crawling around on the sand! :) I loved watching you run your fingers threw it! I began chasing you! You recently started to scream when we chase you! It's hilarious! It makes my day hearing your little baby scream! :) You also do this thing when we get close to catching you where you plop your head down on the floor. Like an ostrich hiding in the sand. It's usually not a problem but today, like the ostrich, you really were in the sand. You have been drooling a ton because of your teeth so you can imagine your face when you pulled up from the sand! :) It was pretty gross but you were just smiling the whole time! You also got sand all up your nose! That was really gross! Aunt Stacey and I ran you to the bathroom to wash you off. Aunt Stacey was holding you when you let out a terrific sneeze. Snot and sand landed all over Aunt Stacey! Thank you Bently for not doing that on me! :)
You do so many fun things! I feel like I don't write enough of them down! I am stinky about writing in my journal so this is my journal for you! I will list as many as I can think of off the top of my head!
-You are too chicken to walk but you would rather us hold your hands and walk you around then crawl.
-When you are done with your sippy cup, or food, you throw it on the ground. You sometimes also throw it on the ground because you like to watch it fall. Dad always says we could feed a whole other kid just by the food you leave on the ground! :)
-You love watching cars! I am trying very hard to get you to say cars!
-Just these past couple days you have started to say the word Mom consistently! I LOVE IT! It's the most beautiful sound I've ever heard in my life! :) I can't even describe how good it makes me feel! :)
-You love bananas, hot dogs, candy (of course), and french fries!
-Don't get me wrong we give you drinks all the time! But every time, not matter how long since the last one, you drink like you are dehydrated and dying of thirst. You will chug and chug. You drink more than you eat! Thus, we have switched to whole milk because your Momma is worried about you getting too skinny! Daddy says you got that from him! :)
-You are constantly trying to get into the bathroom. Like constantly. If you hear the door open you hurry your baby butt as fast as possible over there. You always seem so proud of yourself when you make it in!
-You love books. You will just sit and look through all your books for hours on end. You love to flip the pages. I'll read them to you but you get impatient. Flipping the pages is apparently really fun! You are gentle though. Knock on wood, but so far you haven't ripped a single book.
-Lately when we say cheese you will scrunch up your little face into the most heart breaking smile imaginable! Sometimes you'll even close your eyes! It's hilarious! I try and make you do it as much as possible because I just love it so much! :)
-Dad has been trying for months to teach you to say "Oh Bugger" and then hit your head with your hand. I thought he was going to fail but the other day he said it, and you didn't say anything, but you hit your little head with your hand. I'm pretty sure your Dad was on cloud nine! And I got a nice little laugh out of it too! :) It's pretty much hilarious!
I know there is more but that is all I can think of right now! Every day you get bigger and bigger. I think you officially look like a toddler now. (Even though there is no toddling going on! ;) I love you my little man! You light up my world and keep me smiling!
Love,
Mommy
When I finally got you out of the swing you had a blast crawling around on the sand! :) I loved watching you run your fingers threw it! I began chasing you! You recently started to scream when we chase you! It's hilarious! It makes my day hearing your little baby scream! :) You also do this thing when we get close to catching you where you plop your head down on the floor. Like an ostrich hiding in the sand. It's usually not a problem but today, like the ostrich, you really were in the sand. You have been drooling a ton because of your teeth so you can imagine your face when you pulled up from the sand! :) It was pretty gross but you were just smiling the whole time! You also got sand all up your nose! That was really gross! Aunt Stacey and I ran you to the bathroom to wash you off. Aunt Stacey was holding you when you let out a terrific sneeze. Snot and sand landed all over Aunt Stacey! Thank you Bently for not doing that on me! :)
You do so many fun things! I feel like I don't write enough of them down! I am stinky about writing in my journal so this is my journal for you! I will list as many as I can think of off the top of my head!
-You are too chicken to walk but you would rather us hold your hands and walk you around then crawl.
-When you are done with your sippy cup, or food, you throw it on the ground. You sometimes also throw it on the ground because you like to watch it fall. Dad always says we could feed a whole other kid just by the food you leave on the ground! :)
-You love watching cars! I am trying very hard to get you to say cars!
-Just these past couple days you have started to say the word Mom consistently! I LOVE IT! It's the most beautiful sound I've ever heard in my life! :) I can't even describe how good it makes me feel! :)
-You love bananas, hot dogs, candy (of course), and french fries!
-Don't get me wrong we give you drinks all the time! But every time, not matter how long since the last one, you drink like you are dehydrated and dying of thirst. You will chug and chug. You drink more than you eat! Thus, we have switched to whole milk because your Momma is worried about you getting too skinny! Daddy says you got that from him! :)
-You are constantly trying to get into the bathroom. Like constantly. If you hear the door open you hurry your baby butt as fast as possible over there. You always seem so proud of yourself when you make it in!
-You love books. You will just sit and look through all your books for hours on end. You love to flip the pages. I'll read them to you but you get impatient. Flipping the pages is apparently really fun! You are gentle though. Knock on wood, but so far you haven't ripped a single book.
-Lately when we say cheese you will scrunch up your little face into the most heart breaking smile imaginable! Sometimes you'll even close your eyes! It's hilarious! I try and make you do it as much as possible because I just love it so much! :)
-Dad has been trying for months to teach you to say "Oh Bugger" and then hit your head with your hand. I thought he was going to fail but the other day he said it, and you didn't say anything, but you hit your little head with your hand. I'm pretty sure your Dad was on cloud nine! And I got a nice little laugh out of it too! :) It's pretty much hilarious!
I know there is more but that is all I can think of right now! Every day you get bigger and bigger. I think you officially look like a toddler now. (Even though there is no toddling going on! ;) I love you my little man! You light up my world and keep me smiling!
Love,
Mommy
Friday, April 20, 2012
Dear Bently,
Life sure is getting exciting in the White household. You are growing like a weed and getting bigger and smarter every day. I swear you are always learning. You are such a happy baby. I hope you always keep that happiness. I hope you always find the good in life. Even in the hard times there are always good times to be found! Your Dad and I went on a little get away for a night and it was so weird us both being a way from you. We missed you like crazy! Melissa was bringing you back and we were literally standing outside on the curb waiting for her to get there. All I wanted was to have you back in my arms! Any time I get with you is so precious Bently. I think it's not only because I love you so much but because I work full time. I hate it. I hate sleeping while you are home and up and happy. The only thing that keeps me going is knowing this isn't going to last forever! Dad has finally decided what he wants to go to school for so hopefully the time will go by quickly and I will be done and home with my favorite little man all the time! :)
Like I said, you are figuring things out! The other day you handed me a Tupperware container full of cereal. Usually you just want me to shake it for you and then you are happy. But this time when I handed it back to you, you gave it straight back to me. After another round of this I realized you wanted me to open it for you and give you some. You were as happy as a clam after that. Since you point at everything you want. Well it's not really pointing, it's more like you reach your hand out like you are trying to grab it. Today I was outside with you and we just went from object to object touching and feeling different things. I love watching you explore your enviormentt! I love watching you grow and learn! I feel so incredibly blessed every day that I get to be your mother. I pray all the time that I can be the mother you deserve! Never ever forget how much I love you!
Love,
Mom
Like I said, you are figuring things out! The other day you handed me a Tupperware container full of cereal. Usually you just want me to shake it for you and then you are happy. But this time when I handed it back to you, you gave it straight back to me. After another round of this I realized you wanted me to open it for you and give you some. You were as happy as a clam after that. Since you point at everything you want. Well it's not really pointing, it's more like you reach your hand out like you are trying to grab it. Today I was outside with you and we just went from object to object touching and feeling different things. I love watching you explore your enviormentt! I love watching you grow and learn! I feel so incredibly blessed every day that I get to be your mother. I pray all the time that I can be the mother you deserve! Never ever forget how much I love you!
Love,
Mom
Monday, April 16, 2012
Dear Bently
I have officially decided your baby giggle is the best noise in the entire world! I have never heard anything more magical or cute in my life. I constantly tickle you just so I can relish in the sound! I wish I could keep it forever! I know no matter how old you are it will always stay in my heart! :) I love you my happy boy!
Mom
Mom
Sunday, April 8, 2012
Dear Bently,
I've been meaning to write you forever! But life is just crazy hecktik as usual! :) Here we are, Easter Sunday, (april 8, 2012) and you are already one! I can't even believe it! I still look at you and see my tiny little baby. That soft little newborn I brought home from the hospital. I remember constantly marveling at how small you were. You're little hand would grab onto my fingers and I would just stare at those tiny fingers. I couldn't believe something so small could hold my heart so tightly. Even though you are bigger now, you still hold my heart little man. Everyday I get to spend with you is my favorite day. I hate having to work but it's what we have to do at this time. I can't wait for the day when I can stay home with you and get to snuggle and read to you and wake up with you in the morning! Seriously can't wait!
You're birthday was so special. I think all first birthdays are. I know you'll never go back to being a baby. You are a toddler and a big boy now. I know you already see yourself that way! As all the people who love you gathered around and sang happy birthday I couldn't help but get chocked up. I looked over at your Dad and at you sweet face and I just felt the severe and utter joy that surrounded that moment. As I watched the flickering candle I told Dad to make a wish for you, since you weren't old enough to make one yourself. I wish so many things for you my boy. I guess what I wish more than anything is for you to live a life full of happiness and love. :)
We took you to the zoo on your actual birthday and it was too fun. You weren't exactly super excited about looking at the animals but you still enjoyed yourself! I loved holding you and pointing at the animals. I loved watching you get excited and slightly scared watching the porcupines run around. I love your wonder at looking at the birds. I loved your sweet smile while staring at the monkeys! The whole day was magical and wonderful. It's a day I wish I could replay over and over again! You have given me so many amazing memories already and it's only been a year! Kid you have quite an influence over your Mother!
This morning was so fun! Last Easter you were only a couple weeks old and just laid there the whole time. This Easter you were able to crawl around and gather the eggs and put them in the basket.You LOVED all the candy and constantly wanted more! You looked so cute in the outfit we gave you! You are so funny now! You LOVE to walk! Not by yourself, but if someone is holding onto your hands then you practically run everywhere! The whole time you are walking you are just laughing and grinning! :) It always makes my day! :)
I love you so much Bently. I wish I could spend every second of everday with you! :) You are my whole world son!!
Love,
Mom
You're birthday was so special. I think all first birthdays are. I know you'll never go back to being a baby. You are a toddler and a big boy now. I know you already see yourself that way! As all the people who love you gathered around and sang happy birthday I couldn't help but get chocked up. I looked over at your Dad and at you sweet face and I just felt the severe and utter joy that surrounded that moment. As I watched the flickering candle I told Dad to make a wish for you, since you weren't old enough to make one yourself. I wish so many things for you my boy. I guess what I wish more than anything is for you to live a life full of happiness and love. :)
We took you to the zoo on your actual birthday and it was too fun. You weren't exactly super excited about looking at the animals but you still enjoyed yourself! I loved holding you and pointing at the animals. I loved watching you get excited and slightly scared watching the porcupines run around. I love your wonder at looking at the birds. I loved your sweet smile while staring at the monkeys! The whole day was magical and wonderful. It's a day I wish I could replay over and over again! You have given me so many amazing memories already and it's only been a year! Kid you have quite an influence over your Mother!
This morning was so fun! Last Easter you were only a couple weeks old and just laid there the whole time. This Easter you were able to crawl around and gather the eggs and put them in the basket.You LOVED all the candy and constantly wanted more! You looked so cute in the outfit we gave you! You are so funny now! You LOVE to walk! Not by yourself, but if someone is holding onto your hands then you practically run everywhere! The whole time you are walking you are just laughing and grinning! :) It always makes my day! :)
I love you so much Bently. I wish I could spend every second of everday with you! :) You are my whole world son!!
Love,
Mom
Tuesday, March 27, 2012
Dear Bently
Dad got surgery on Thursday and can't lift you which means we've been having LOTS of quality time together. I once again your favorite person the be around. (you have always been my favorite peron!) We've played, gone to the store together, taken long naps together, danced together, I've kissed your ouchies, picked you up when you cried, and enjoyed the magic of your smiles and giggles. It funy how much I appreciate the every day things because they're not always everyday things for me. It's so magical being your mom. Every moment of your life is filled with discovery. Everything is brand new and that is quite refreshing. You remind me there is good and beautiful things in the world and my favorite good and beautiful thing is you. I love you more than you know. Thank you for thinking I am funny and smiling when I walk in the door. Your my favorite son. ;) aren't you glad you are the first born? Love you.
Love
Mom
Love
Mom
Saturday, March 17, 2012
Dear Bently
Today you fell in the bathtub! Now you must understand, if you don't all ready, how very different your father and I are! I always knew we had some little quirks but having you sure has made some of them become more prominent than others! One that sticks out is how much more laid back I am then your dad. Usually i don't find this much of a fault, really I often think your dad stresses too much! Well today I learned otherwise! So as I said earlier you fell in the bathtub. You have a habit of standing up in the bathtub where it is slippery and you tend to fall! You hit your head pretty hard and started to cry! I whisked you up out of the water and hugged you tight to my chest, even though you were soaking wet! What can I say i sacrifice for you!!!! ;) well your dad if course is freaking out telling me I shouldn't let you stand in the bathtub! I think myself well ya but maybe if he falls enough he'll learn not to do it! But apparently my reasoning was incorrect! I put you back in the bathtub and watched as you stood right back up. I wasn't quite fast enough and you slipped and hit your mouth. Oh bother you cries and screamed. In that moment I felt so horrible I wanted I cry along with you. I would've taken that pain from you in a heartbeat! As I thought back on this I realized in some small way, I could understand how the Savior and our Heavenly Father feel about us! They know the danger out there and warn us of it! But we (especially me) think we know better and do it anyways. Sometimes multiple times! And every time we fall down and get hurt they are there for us! To pick us up when we're soaking wet and wounded. They are there to hold us as we cry and tell us it's okay! They never say I told you so. They just love us and want us to be happy. They are always there for you Bently! Never doubt that! Neve think you've done too much or are not worthy to talk to them! As a parent I can tell you the love for a child is endless! I love you more than you can imagine and so does your Heavenly Father!
Love you forever no matter what!
Mom
Love you forever no matter what!
Mom
Monday, March 12, 2012
Dear Bently
Today my creative juices started pumping and I decided to start working on your first birthday party invite. As I sat down and stared at the words, Bently is turning 1, my eyes flooded with tears. My little boy is growing up too fast, and it's amazing, and wonderful, and heart wrenching. I can't even believe it! I love you more than you know and that love only grows more and more with each day. Never forget it!
Love,
Mom
Love,
Mom
Sunday, March 4, 2012
Dear Bently,
Yesterday you did something INCREDIBLE!!! I have been working with you and working with you trying to get you to walk using the little walker we got you for Christmas. It hasn't been an easy task darling! You have recently discovered fear, as in you're afraid of EVERYTHING!! The vacume, the blender, elevators, leaf blowers, and anything else that is loud! The point, you are terrified of walking. But I was determined. Both your little cousins are already walking without assistants so I figured you could walk with a little help! Yesterday I was practicing and practicing, and no offense, you weren't getting any better. I decided today to show the Hyers how we practice. You took off. You acted like you had been able to do this for years! Seriously? I was so incredibly happy! I seriously was about in tears. You are growing up too fast my baby boy! Part of me gets so excited to see it and the other part just hurts! I love you so much Bently and I absolutly adore being your mommy!
Love,
Mommy
Love,
Mommy
Monday, February 27, 2012
Dear Bently,
Kid, you are TOO funny! No joke, you keep me laughing all day every day! Lately you have figured out how to nod your head and shake it. You'll sit there and nod your head while going bah bah bah! It makes me smile every time! You shaking your head is pretty funny too! You love it when we shake our head with you! You also roll your wrist around while saying Liddle liddle liddle! It's too cute! And you give us the biggest smiles when we do it with you! :) You also dance! We'll put on music and you'll shake your little body! You make my day!!!
Bently I love being your momma! We have lots of fun together! You love ALL animal books! Thank you Aunt Carissa! You hit the pages and get so excited! You laugh when we make all the animal noises! You think we are pretty hilarious to say the least! You're favorite is dog! I swear you try and say dog and bark. We'll see... :)
I love you Bently! But I am going to go play with you now since I work 12's the next three days! :( Love you so so much!!
Love,
Mom
Bently I love being your momma! We have lots of fun together! You love ALL animal books! Thank you Aunt Carissa! You hit the pages and get so excited! You laugh when we make all the animal noises! You think we are pretty hilarious to say the least! You're favorite is dog! I swear you try and say dog and bark. We'll see... :)
I love you Bently! But I am going to go play with you now since I work 12's the next three days! :( Love you so so much!!
Love,
Mom
Saturday, February 18, 2012
Dear Bently
You are taking a nap right now, for which, I will be honest, I am grateful! You my son have had quite the busy morning. First you wouldn't leave me alone as I tried to do my hair in the bathroom. I never thought having a tall child would be such a disadvantage but it is! You can reach all the counters just barley and pull what ever you want off of them! After that you were finally being quiet and I thought that was aweosme. But wait, too quiet. I turned and you had unrolled a good 3/4 of the toilet paper roll! Oh you stinker. I put you out in the famiy room to try and fix the toilet paper, and I got back to doing my hair. Then once again, too quiet. I go to check on you and you had one by one pulled the wipes out of the container! I took a picture and you just sat there smiling like the little punk you are. You keep me on my toes mister! It's funny though because all these memories really mean something to me. I almost love it when you do something bad. I love being able to be the one to pick it up and laugh at it! I want these memories to be mine forever! I love you so much my little trouble maker! Thanks for keeping me on my toes and laughing!
Love,
Mom
Love,
Mom
Wednesday, February 1, 2012
Dear Bently
You did something absolutly amazing today and I was lucky enough to see it happen.. you my dear son...stood all by yourself, without any assistance. You did this TWICE!! I can't believe it! You are getting so big! You sat there your feet spread super far apart swaying back and forth and looking oh so proud! And I'm going to let you in on a little secret, I was pretty proud too!!!
Love,
Mom
Love,
Mom
Tuesday, January 31, 2012
Dear Bently
There isn't too much to say but I just had to blog and let you know how funny you are! You always keep your Dad and I laughing. You are ALL personality! I don't know if that should make me excited to see you grow up or terrified! :) I can't wait for the day when I can stay home with you. I am sure you are already tired of hearing it but all I want to be is a stay at home Mom. I just want to be with you all the time 24/7. You are my whole world and there is nothing more important than raising you and having you turn out well. :)
Anywhosers. There isn't too much going on right now. You are now the master of crawling on all fours! It's crazy to look over and see you doing that. You are so freaking big I can't even believe it! :) I love watching you grow up. It's so exciting!
I love you Bently Elmer!!!
Love,
Mom
Anywhosers. There isn't too much going on right now. You are now the master of crawling on all fours! It's crazy to look over and see you doing that. You are so freaking big I can't even believe it! :) I love watching you grow up. It's so exciting!
I love you Bently Elmer!!!
Love,
Mom
Friday, January 20, 2012
Dear Bently
Last night your Dad, me, and of course you laid on our air mattress in the family room and laughed and laughed. You do this funky thing where you twirl your hand around. We think it's adorable of course and we began to imitate you!! :) Out of no where you start giggling uncontrollably! It was hilarious! We just sat there for like an hour playing this little game with you! It was the highlight of my LONG week for sure! :) You always are! You are getting so big I can hardly believe it. Today you fell in the bathtub because you somehow think you need to be standing ALL the time! Every time I turn around you are on your feet getting into something you probably shouldn't be touching! You are one silly kid! Bently I love you so very much! I love watching you grow and change. Can you believe you'll be 1 year old in just 2 and half short months! I am in denial! There is no way you are that big! Where did the time go! I am just trying to appreciate every minute I get with you! With that said, it's time for me to play with you! You are sitting below my chair whining! :) Don't ever forget your Mom loves you, has loved you even when you were just a tiny little thing, and will love you forever! I promise! :)
Love,
Mom
Love,
Mom
Monday, January 9, 2012
Dear Bently,
My tiny blog post mentioning Christmas isn't enough. So I decided to give you a list of my Christmas highlights with you. Not all of these happened Christmas day but they all happened in December!
*Watching your eyes light up looking at all the lights.
*Snuggleing on the couch watching Christmas movies together.
*Picking out your Christmas presents! Yes you were there! ;)
*Playing games with you and Daddy.
* Feeding you all my favorite Christmas foods even though you techniqcaly probably shouldn't have had any!
*Sitting with you in the dark staring at the Christmas tree!
*Christmas morning with you. Watching you try and eat the paper and look at your toys with the most hilairous expression!
*Just being with you. I am so frustrated with my inablility to put into writting how truly special you are to me. How every little second we get together now suddenly means 10x more because I work. Because I suddenly realize how fast the time truly is going.
Sorry for the tangent. Basically your first Christmas was magical and perfect and I loved every single second! Most of all I love you more than anthing in the world! Just watching you smile Christmas morning was the best Christmas gift ever! :)
Love,
Mommy
*Just being with you. I am so frustrated with my inablility to put into writting how truly special you are to me. How every little second we get together now suddenly means 10x more because I work. Because I suddenly realize how fast the time truly is going.
Sorry for the tangent. Basically your first Christmas was magical and perfect and I loved every single second! Most of all I love you more than anthing in the world! Just watching you smile Christmas morning was the best Christmas gift ever! :)
Love,
Mommy
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