Hello, all! It's been a long time since I did a blog update, I know. I won't be adding any pics since you all see them on Matthew's page. Multiple times daily, haha. But I've been reading a lot of children/parenting blogs lately (both funny and serious) and just have felt so happy that I'm not the only mother out there completely in love with being a mom!! For me, it's also a giant blessing to be a mother to a little boy. While clothes may be more "fun" for girls, I definitely am relieved to have been given a beautiful little BOY!
I grew up babysitting and nannying for about ten years, in addition to working childcare at my old church during church services and functions. I have seen the good and bad examples of boys and girls for a long time. And there was never a doubt in my mind that I wanted boys when I had children with my future husband. I would love a girl with all of my heart, don't get me wrong. But I would choose a boy every time if I could.
As I'm typing, Matthew keeps coming over to crawl up on my lap and get right in my face to demand kisses. He will then snuggle a bit, then head back to his trains and books and puzzles, repeating the process randomly. That right there is my favorite thing about little boys. In general, I have found boys to be wayyyyyy more snuggly than girls. My son certainly is full of snuggles, something that melts my heart multiple times a day.
I also love the toys he has!! I played with Barbies and all that, but since my main playmate growing up was my little brother, I have a fondness for "boy" things! Robert and I played video games and Hot Wheels and Little People and TMNT. We had a game table that had foosball and pool. I wasn't playing princess or baking in an Easy Bake Oven. I was playing Nintendo and incorporating Josh's old Micro Machines into our Hot Wheels game. I loved when Daniel and Connor came along and were into Thomas the Train! I love trucks and construction toys and building things, and I love watching Matthew discover the joy in these toys. I'm not girly at ALL and so playing with Matthew appeals to me more than dresses and bows and all things pink. Last season we all enjoyed watching Sunday afternoon football as a family, and I loved watching Matthew and Andrew bond in that way.
I learned to really love the clothes!! I love Polo onsies and blue jeans and even the occasional monkey outfit. Nothing is cuter than a little boy all GQ in some argyle sweater vest with khakis, I'm sorry!!
I look forward to the things to come. I hope very much to raise a sweet, respectful, God-loving man to send into the world. I hope that he's just like his daddy, with a few of my better qualities thrown in for good measure. I can't wait to see what his interests and dreams are so that I can be his biggest supporter and encourage him to follow his heart in life. I want to teach him how important it is to be kind to those around you, and not to jump to easy judgments. I hope to encourage a good work ethic in all he does. Mostly, I hope he grows up loving himself as he is, and that he always ALWAYS knows that we love him with everything we have. I sit and watch him and Harley observing the world outside our kitchen window everyday, and I pray that he retains that curiosity and wonder as he grows.
Until then I look forward to having a great excuse to watch kid shows/movies, to watching his brain begin to figure out how to complete these puzzles he loves to play with, to cheering him on as he tries new things like walking and talking more, and to taking hundreds of pictures to capture every moment. And dancing. We love to dance around here. =)
So thank you all for "liking" his pictures and sharing in these special moments with me. I have very little to complain about, even on trying days, because being a mother makes me so incredibly happy. My son is absolutely amazing and I just love my cheeky monkey so much!!
PS- if you have never checked out http://sarahdriscoll.com/blog, then you are missing out! She's got so many great blogs about being a mother and father to girls/boys. I loooooove her photography and her views on kids. It's nice to read a blog series NOT complaining about how evil children are!!
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