Time stand still

As I left Jax's 2 year check I realized how lucky blessed I truly am. He stood on the scale and got his height with no fighting or struggle. That is a huge thing for a 2 year old. I left feeling relieved getting answers to questions that first time parents ask a hundred times I'm sure. Like when to potty train, when to stop sippy cup, worrying about things like hitting and discipline. Its nice to hear that you are doing things correctly and on target. No matter how much you think you are doing well its always nice to hear it from a professional. Thanks Dr. Furlow!


On another note- as I sit here 33 weeks pregnant I am realizing everyday that I'm so so excited to meet, hold and love Aria but I so want time to slow down. My lap is getting bigger, and harder for Jax to sit on and chasing him is getting harder. I cant play rough like he so wants to do. My time with JUST my baby boy is ending and although I am so so excited I'm sad at the same time. When Justin works its just Jax and I and we have some good times. Almost every night we go on a short walk with just us. We talk about the birds, pick flowers and pick up sticks to drag along side the stroller. We feed the dogs together, he always feeds Zoey and does such a good job. He tells her to sit and puts the food in her bowl and yells at her to eat lol. We then love to water the plants together. Tonight was extra fun we got the hose and watered the big plants and the joy he got from helping hold the hose was such a great sight. I'm so thankful he has a helpful heart. He loved running under the water while I sprayed. All while puppy Poko chased him. It was picture perfect, and a sight I will forever hold in my heart. We then watered the plants in the front which he did all by himself. After chores are done he relaxes while I do some house work. Its days like today that make me want to pause time for just a little while. Every night he wants to read a Thomas book and every night I read it. I know that one day he wont want me to read to him and tucking him in will be so baby like. I try to remind myself that no matter how tired I am or how long of a day I have had to always read and tuck him in. Soon it will be mainly daddy doing bed time for awhile while I am with baby sister.

I will say that my prayers are being answered everyday when I watch Jax. His heart is so helpful and no matter how hard headed he is he is beyond loving. I can not wait to see him protect and love his baby sister it brings so much joy just thinking about it. I will also cherish every moment with him that I can before her arrival. Justin and I are so so blessed and can not thank God enough for the blessings in our life.

                                              

Mothers Day

So I know it has been FOREVER since my last post but I have been busy with my little man and getting life ready for baby Aria to arrive. (Nursery is almost done)



When I was little my dad would take me to walmart (usually the saturday before mothers day) to pick my mom out a gift and card. I remember the joy I felt with being able to pick out the gift all by myself. I remember trying to think of something really nice to say in the card, because I knew I was not always the most well behaved child and wanted to make it up somehow lol. No matter how silly the gift was my mom always said how much she loved it.

I miss being able to pick the traditional  mothers day gifts for her. A purse that I thought was sooo cute when in reality no grown women would actually buy it for themselves. An overly corny necklace or braclet. I miss those days. I never thought as a little girl that they would be over so quickly.

Even  though my mom may not be here physcially I always know she is watching over me and I can still feel her in my heart. I do have some amazing women to celebrate on mothers day. I will do a post sometime on how special these women are to me.

This was  my second mothers day as a mom myself and I cant tell you how precious that day really is. Its a day that I am thanked for something that I love being. Yes its hard sometimes (or a lot of the time) I mean having an almost 2 year old is very tiring. For example at the moment he is running around half naked with his blanket yelling for a popsicle that he has been told no about getting. No matter how hard it is though it is the best thing that has ever happened to me. Two years ago on this day was Mothers Day and I was in the hospital hoping this little bundle of joy would be coming anytime....he decided that holding off one more day was best. He has always been stubborn lol. I remember having so much excitement and so much fear for what was to come. He stole my heart the second I laid eyes on his sweet face. And from May 14th at 10:17am on I was mom to a blue eyed blonde haired baby boy and its been the best job in the world.