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

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

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

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

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

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

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