I like to take a moment and start this blog with a prayer. Dear Heavenly Father, please help us because we are doomed with this child. Amen.
When I look at Jonathan and I, I see a lot of sarcasm, humor, intelligent (him not me), and happiness. Caleb, we have learned, gained all that. That is why I prayed.
1.) Caleb gets mad and throws things. So I take the things that were thrown and throw them outside or put in a storage bin and they are taken away. Caleb's reaction...ok. He continues to throw stuff as he gets mad. Only 2 things out of all the stuff he has thrown has he cried about. So result of that, the stuff he doesn't care about, he will throw. The 2 things he really likes has not been thrown since.
2.) The other day, I started cleaning the living room. I started the process of getting all the toys out of the living room and move them to his room. Caleb asked me why I was doing that. I replied so I can get them out of the living room. He responds: "I don't play with those toys anymore. You can throw them away."
3.) Caleb asked if Jonathan can pick him up from preschool today. I told him I don't know. Caleb responds, "You call Dad today and talk to him on the phone. Ask him if he can pick me up. If Dad says no, Mom you can pick me up. Mom can you pick me up if Dad says no? If Dad picks me up, I will remind him to pick up donuts for tomorrow." **Yes. This is a real conversation out of his mouth.**
4.) Caleb's words...."If you want to make me happy, you will get me that." This was referring to a Caillou episode on iTunes.
5.) Caleb's question one day. "Are we going to a hotel soon?" Me: No. Caleb: "Why? I like going to hotels. It's been a long long time since I've been to a hotel."
6.) One night, we were sitting on the couch. Caleb tells me a boy at school called him a baby. He looks at me all seriously, "Mom, can you call his mom and tell her what he did? That way he won't do it again."
7.) Caleb asked how many cheese rollups we bought from Taco Bell. I told him 4. He said, "We bought 4. I ate 1. So I have 3 left?"
8.) I called him a booger one time. Caleb responded, "Don't call me a booger. Do you want me to call you a booger?" Me: No. Caleb: "Then don't call me a booger. It isn't very nice to say."
It is so amazing to watch him, even if he is being a smartbutt, and see what traits he gained from each of us. Overall, he is a very entertaining child. You never know what is going to come out of his mouth at times.
But Lord help us. If he keeps up some of this crap, we are sooo doomed. LOL. Please pray for us.
Suck It Up Mom Moment: Some battles I am going to lose because my own child can outsmart me.
Monday, May 20, 2013
Monday, May 6, 2013
Mommies Don't Cry
The title makes me think of the song Big Girls Don't Cry. LOL.
The other day, I had received a wonderful and very meaningful gift in the mail. As I held the gift in my hand, I started crying. Not like a boo hoo cry but tears were going down my face. Caleb saw the tears going down my face.
Caleb: You're crying. Why are you crying?
Me: It is ok babe. People cry when they are really happy and I am really happy right now.
Caleb: But you are crying. You ok?
Me: I am fine. I am very very happy.
Caleb: But Mommies don't cry.
At that point, I realized I never really cried in front of Caleb. He has such a sensitive heart, as you can tell by the conversation, that it bothers him to see someone cry. Also, I realized that I really don't cry a lot. When my little sister died, I cried. I cried hard and often. I usually did it when Caleb wasn't around or I would hide from him. I didn't want him to get upset with me crying. The question that ponders me now is should I cry more often in front of Caleb or keep doing what I am doing? I want Caleb to be happy and they have proven studies that show happy parents, happy kids and that I try to stick with. To cry or not to cry? That is the question.
But all honesty, I can say Jonathan is a lucky man to have a wife who doesn't cry all the time. LOL. God blessed him very well with me. He should be thanking God for a wonderful wife like me that is strong and don't cry a lot. LMBO. I crack myself up.
Suck It Up Mom Moment: Big girls do indeed cry. LOL.
The other day, I had received a wonderful and very meaningful gift in the mail. As I held the gift in my hand, I started crying. Not like a boo hoo cry but tears were going down my face. Caleb saw the tears going down my face.
Caleb: You're crying. Why are you crying?
Me: It is ok babe. People cry when they are really happy and I am really happy right now.
Caleb: But you are crying. You ok?
Me: I am fine. I am very very happy.
Caleb: But Mommies don't cry.
At that point, I realized I never really cried in front of Caleb. He has such a sensitive heart, as you can tell by the conversation, that it bothers him to see someone cry. Also, I realized that I really don't cry a lot. When my little sister died, I cried. I cried hard and often. I usually did it when Caleb wasn't around or I would hide from him. I didn't want him to get upset with me crying. The question that ponders me now is should I cry more often in front of Caleb or keep doing what I am doing? I want Caleb to be happy and they have proven studies that show happy parents, happy kids and that I try to stick with. To cry or not to cry? That is the question.
But all honesty, I can say Jonathan is a lucky man to have a wife who doesn't cry all the time. LOL. God blessed him very well with me. He should be thanking God for a wonderful wife like me that is strong and don't cry a lot. LMBO. I crack myself up.
Suck It Up Mom Moment: Big girls do indeed cry. LOL.
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