I have to fight back the tears as I realize today is the LAST day my baby boy will be 4. He is going to be a big 5 year old boy tomorrow. Five just seems like that line in the sand between a preschooler and a big boy. I suppose I have to let him grow up sooner or later! I just didn't expect it to happen so fast.
He's a great big brother and a super smart kid. He takes great care of his little brother Logan. I pray they always get along as well as they do today. It's so fun to just sit back and let them play. Their imaginations just run wild. They love the Imaginext dvd that came with their castle toy. And they love to pretend that they are Octonauts. I actually got to watch HGTV the other day without interruption because they sat in their room and played by themselves for a good hour.
I can't say enough great stuff about my little Brenden. He's so sweet and loving. He loves to hug and snuggle. He really likes to please people. He's got a really big heart. He's also crazy smart. He just absorbs information like a sponge. He has been reading for some time now and he's now spelling out words just by listening to the sounds he hears. He's got a good grasp of basic math skills (addition and subtraction) and can figure out things quickly in his head. Like if there are 6 of something and you give him 3 he can immediately tell you that there are 3 left without really having to do the math. I worried that with him staying home from school he'd lose some of that sharpness, but he finds other ways to take in knowledge. This really proves that his learning is all his doing. I can't take credit for it lol. He loves educational tv... Super Why, WordWorld, etc.
Tomorrow I'll take the day off and we'll celebrate our Brenden as a family, then Saturday we'll have a party for him. Being his mother has been an absolute blessing and joy. He's been my little buddy since the day he was born and placed in my arms for the first time. Sometimes when he looks at me I still see that tiny little 5 lb peanut that slept beside me all those years ago. I know that age is just a number and he will be the same boy tomorrow that he is today. He will continue to light up my life and teach me to love in ways I never thought possible. My little IVF miracle is just that.. a miracle. I love you my little 4 year old boy! Tomorrow I will love my 5 year old big boy even more!
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Tuesday, January 15, 2013
Saturday, January 5, 2013
2013
I'm trying to do a better job keeping up with my posts. The holidays are over and I was back at work on Wednesday. I felt pretty rested and refreshed so it wasn't too bad.
Sean is working towards a better schedule with the boys. Staying at home can make it easy to let the boys drive the schedule. He's trying to give Brenden time to read and Logan time to learn writing and letter sounds. He isn't as focused as Brenden is. Logan enjoys physical activities, Brenden enjoys thinking activities.
Brendens 5th birthday is quickly approaching. It doesn't seem possible. It's been a great 5 years though. He's a special little guy! I'm still trying to figure out what kind of party to have for him. He wanted Octonauts but there isn't much out there for that. He and Logan love the 3 Musketeers and their Imaginext castle so I was considering doing a knight theme. He'll be happy no matter what.
Here are a few photos from the new year so far
"I stayed up too late New Years Eve"
Logan insisting to clean up his own mess after Art time.
Playing Mickeys Road Rally on iPad
Thursday I had to get a crown put on my tooth and the boys got me some "feel better flowers"
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Sean is working towards a better schedule with the boys. Staying at home can make it easy to let the boys drive the schedule. He's trying to give Brenden time to read and Logan time to learn writing and letter sounds. He isn't as focused as Brenden is. Logan enjoys physical activities, Brenden enjoys thinking activities.
Brendens 5th birthday is quickly approaching. It doesn't seem possible. It's been a great 5 years though. He's a special little guy! I'm still trying to figure out what kind of party to have for him. He wanted Octonauts but there isn't much out there for that. He and Logan love the 3 Musketeers and their Imaginext castle so I was considering doing a knight theme. He'll be happy no matter what.
Here are a few photos from the new year so far
"I stayed up too late New Years Eve"
Logan insisting to clean up his own mess after Art time.
Playing Mickeys Road Rally on iPad
Thursday I had to get a crown put on my tooth and the boys got me some "feel better flowers"
- Posted using BlogPress from my iPhone
Tuesday, January 1, 2013
A year in reflection
My poor negelected blog :( Really, it's not my fault. A while back I started getting error message saying my space was full, even though it wasn't and I couldn't add photos anymore. I'm still trying to figure that out but I did find on Picasa support that it is a 'known issue'... not really sure how that helps but at least I know its not my own insanity keeping me from posting pictures.
As I sit here in front of my computer on New Year's Eve I think of what an amazing year it has been. My boys have grown up so much and Logan seems to surpassed the phase of toddler into child. I officially have KIDS, not babies. This does not stop me from babying them though! It was a year of highs and lows. It was a year of loss as I said farewell to my friend Maria way too soon. She was truly an angel here on earth and I know she'd fulfilling God's greater purpose for her now, but I cannot help but feel sadness that she is no longer here on earth with us.
I'm looking at my picture folders for each month of this year. When I look at January I see a tiny baby-faced Logan. His hair still in ringlets because it is not yet thick enough to weigh-out the curl. I see a young Brenden - only 3 years old, the same age Logan is today. They both seem so much more mature.
Brenden and Logan's friendship has really blossomed this past year. They are the best of friends and really play well together. They have vivid imaginations and can instantly tranform themselves into pirates, knights, puppies, monsters, etc. I love seeing what creative scenarios they come up with. I feel like the gap between their ages is quickly closing and they are becoming more alike in so many ways. They are still very much their own child. Brenden continues to be our sensitive little brainiac. Logan continues to be wild and silly. He thinks as long as he can make you laugh he can do no wrong. I always say... Brenden is smart and Logan is clever. Brenden can learn anything in a flash, but Logan can figure things out and scheme like no other 3 year old can :) They are a good balance for each other.
This year has given me the opportunity to live closer to my family. I began working from home more frequently and finally made the decision (with the cooperation of my employer) to make the transition to work from home full time and relocate to West Virginia. None of my family lives in the town I grew up in anymore. I made the decision to move to the Charleston/Huntington area as its a nice sized town and is within a 2 hour drive of my mom and my brother. Our search for a home was sort of blind, in that it was really based on the internet. I wasn't familiar with any of the areas. I made a list of 3-4 homes and decided to come look at things. Our realtor told us she could show up to 6 so I aded a few of my 'maybe' options to the list. I was so glad I did. The houses I liked turned out to be not very great, and one of my 'maybe' homes turned out to be perfect. Its a great home in a great neighborhood. We have a large back yard for the boys to roam free. We are just minutes from the interstate and it turns out the exit we live off of is where the Mall is. We never have to travel more than 10 miles to get to anything we need it seems. I was a tiny bit worried that moving from NC to WV would be hard on me since I'd been there for so many years, but we absolutely love everything about where we moved. So far we've even been able to handle the cold weather and snow. Of course we made it all the way til late December before the temps dropped below 50's.
I suppose we often open each new year with everything in our lives we want to make better, but for me, today is a day of reflection. I have come to realize that its easy to focus on the obstacles God places before us and not the blessings. I have obstacles, but as I face the obstacles of life God rewards me with a good job, a good home, a good family... so many blessings. I have the most incredible children in the world and watching them grow has been the greatest joy of my life. There are so many out there without jobs at all and I am not only fortunate enough to have a job, but its a good job that has allowed me to relocate without having to find new employment. I hope that 2013 brings me as much joy as 2012. I look forward to all the new things that will happen in this next year. Brenden will start kindergarten which just seems impossible to believe.
And now for the resolutions... because they are important to have.
1. A healthier me. I work from home now and its easy to just roll out of bed, sit at my desk all day and then finish work and do nothing for the rest of the day. I need to make a better effort to be more physically active and healthy.
2. A more positive attitude. It's so much easier to complain than to rejoice. I need to rejoice more :) I have many things to be happy about. Life could be so much worse.
3. To learn more. I feel like I've hit an educational wall with my job so I want to really push myself to learn new things this year and grow my skills. One of the reasons I went into software development and support was to have a job that continues to challenge my mind. I have fallen into a repetitive mode in my job and don't feel like I'm feeding my mind anymore. I definitely want to do more.
4. To continue to grow my photography skills. I got to that 'i know enough to do what i need to do' level but I could learn more and I enjoy learning... and who knows... one day I may need a backup carreer :)
5. To spend more quality time with the kids. I do spend time with the kids but they play together so well its easy for me to just let them do their thing and I can do my thing. But I know one day they'll be independent teens locking themselves in their room and listening to music thats way too loud and playing whatever fad electronic device is out at that time. I want them to grow up feeling like their parents really are a part of their lives.
And to finish things up, it seems that blogger will finally let me upload some photos so I'll put a few 'best of 2012' pictures here.
As I sit here in front of my computer on New Year's Eve I think of what an amazing year it has been. My boys have grown up so much and Logan seems to surpassed the phase of toddler into child. I officially have KIDS, not babies. This does not stop me from babying them though! It was a year of highs and lows. It was a year of loss as I said farewell to my friend Maria way too soon. She was truly an angel here on earth and I know she'd fulfilling God's greater purpose for her now, but I cannot help but feel sadness that she is no longer here on earth with us.
I'm looking at my picture folders for each month of this year. When I look at January I see a tiny baby-faced Logan. His hair still in ringlets because it is not yet thick enough to weigh-out the curl. I see a young Brenden - only 3 years old, the same age Logan is today. They both seem so much more mature.
Brenden and Logan's friendship has really blossomed this past year. They are the best of friends and really play well together. They have vivid imaginations and can instantly tranform themselves into pirates, knights, puppies, monsters, etc. I love seeing what creative scenarios they come up with. I feel like the gap between their ages is quickly closing and they are becoming more alike in so many ways. They are still very much their own child. Brenden continues to be our sensitive little brainiac. Logan continues to be wild and silly. He thinks as long as he can make you laugh he can do no wrong. I always say... Brenden is smart and Logan is clever. Brenden can learn anything in a flash, but Logan can figure things out and scheme like no other 3 year old can :) They are a good balance for each other.
This year has given me the opportunity to live closer to my family. I began working from home more frequently and finally made the decision (with the cooperation of my employer) to make the transition to work from home full time and relocate to West Virginia. None of my family lives in the town I grew up in anymore. I made the decision to move to the Charleston/Huntington area as its a nice sized town and is within a 2 hour drive of my mom and my brother. Our search for a home was sort of blind, in that it was really based on the internet. I wasn't familiar with any of the areas. I made a list of 3-4 homes and decided to come look at things. Our realtor told us she could show up to 6 so I aded a few of my 'maybe' options to the list. I was so glad I did. The houses I liked turned out to be not very great, and one of my 'maybe' homes turned out to be perfect. Its a great home in a great neighborhood. We have a large back yard for the boys to roam free. We are just minutes from the interstate and it turns out the exit we live off of is where the Mall is. We never have to travel more than 10 miles to get to anything we need it seems. I was a tiny bit worried that moving from NC to WV would be hard on me since I'd been there for so many years, but we absolutely love everything about where we moved. So far we've even been able to handle the cold weather and snow. Of course we made it all the way til late December before the temps dropped below 50's.
I suppose we often open each new year with everything in our lives we want to make better, but for me, today is a day of reflection. I have come to realize that its easy to focus on the obstacles God places before us and not the blessings. I have obstacles, but as I face the obstacles of life God rewards me with a good job, a good home, a good family... so many blessings. I have the most incredible children in the world and watching them grow has been the greatest joy of my life. There are so many out there without jobs at all and I am not only fortunate enough to have a job, but its a good job that has allowed me to relocate without having to find new employment. I hope that 2013 brings me as much joy as 2012. I look forward to all the new things that will happen in this next year. Brenden will start kindergarten which just seems impossible to believe.
And now for the resolutions... because they are important to have.
1. A healthier me. I work from home now and its easy to just roll out of bed, sit at my desk all day and then finish work and do nothing for the rest of the day. I need to make a better effort to be more physically active and healthy.
2. A more positive attitude. It's so much easier to complain than to rejoice. I need to rejoice more :) I have many things to be happy about. Life could be so much worse.
3. To learn more. I feel like I've hit an educational wall with my job so I want to really push myself to learn new things this year and grow my skills. One of the reasons I went into software development and support was to have a job that continues to challenge my mind. I have fallen into a repetitive mode in my job and don't feel like I'm feeding my mind anymore. I definitely want to do more.
4. To continue to grow my photography skills. I got to that 'i know enough to do what i need to do' level but I could learn more and I enjoy learning... and who knows... one day I may need a backup carreer :)
5. To spend more quality time with the kids. I do spend time with the kids but they play together so well its easy for me to just let them do their thing and I can do my thing. But I know one day they'll be independent teens locking themselves in their room and listening to music thats way too loud and playing whatever fad electronic device is out at that time. I want them to grow up feeling like their parents really are a part of their lives.
And to finish things up, it seems that blogger will finally let me upload some photos so I'll put a few 'best of 2012' pictures here.
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