How can it be?! Amidst the craziness life bring with three little boys, I often find myself wanting so badly to slow down time. I feel like most days I'm just surviving, keeping my head above water, when I realize after the day is done, they are indeed growing up before my eyes. I can barely see that when day by day life often seems like a blur. How precious time is and how precious these years are to me. I've asked God to really give me the grace to live in the moment despite my tiredness. To truly cherish their every word and cuteness.
What a joy each of my children are to me! They turned 3, 2 and 1 years old this past month. My goodness. I often want them to hurry up and be self sufficient already...or at least one of them...so I don't have to use my other five other hands....this being a most unusual physically demanding time as a Mother. But oh, after these birthdays my only wish was for them to never grow up! Especially Dominic.
John Phillip: Loves to sing lately. This past month it finally clicked for him and all the sudden he can sing on pitch and memorize songs and it's absolutely adorable. Before now, I thought he was tone deaf. His favorite songs include jingle bells and twinkle twinkle little star. He also still loves to draw and he just started drawing balloons really well, even the little plug underneath leading to the string. He's so proud of himself. He loves animals of all kinds and has started a little collection with Dominic of animals they've gotten. He's gotten a lot better with his speech, which has made it really fun listening to all his ideas, conversations, and imagination take shape. John tends to be a bit more sensitive and moody, but is very sweet natured, more mellow, and will always be my little cuddler.
Dominic Joseph: For some reason, he happens to be the cutest little boy in the world and I feel I will die when he gets another year older. Please, please, please don't do this to me Dominic! He is such a little character and has turned into such a fun loving boy who is always happy and enthusiastic about life and everything. But when he's mad, he's mad! He's a little fighter. He's always up for an adventure and isn't scared about anything. He runs into the wall, gets a good bloody cut on his eyelid, but keeps running around 2 minutes later after cleaning it up. Dominic is OBSESSED with stickers and thoroughly entertained. I'm getting him a sticker book because of it. He also loves anything Buzz Lightyear and has been this way for a year now....it's a bit ridiculous. He's my little Buzz. He also loves animals just like John. His current favorite: the zebra. They could play with them all day.
Isaac Francis: Oh my sweet "baby eyes." I thought he was going to be more laid back, but he has been feistier than the other two already. He learned how to yell pretty quickly to get some attention. And he fake cries which entail scrunching up his whole face and letting out little whines. I've always said he's the smart one jokingly, but he proves to be one smart cookie. He has been the earliest talker so far saying Mama, Dada, and baba before he turned one. He is always doing things that has me in amazement...very clever. In addition to walking, he climbs almost anything now. He also has the highest metabolism known to mankind. He eats, and eats, then comes back for thirds, then eats some more off the floor. And after this, he whines and begs at our feet for food. He hasn't shown any interest in any toys, just curious about everything and in everyone's business. But boy does he love music, singing, and dancing! Any song he hears, he'll find the beat and dance. He loves to be rowled up and chased and tickled....very ticklish...which is one of my favorite things to do with him. Lately he's been falling back to sleep with me in the early morning and I love this snuggle time with him. He's so yummy with such a cute disposition and the cutest feet.
Videos:
Three Kings Birthday Part 1
Cupcake Eating
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