Monday, July 20, 2009

The best gifts are given without intention


Jakob is my gentle giant.
I don't think he has a true mean bone in his ever growing body.
Of course he will yell at his sister for going into his room or jumbling up his stuff... but aside from that it takes a lot for him to truly get mad. And when he does ... I always secretly see them as small independent victories for himself.
He is an honest and true sensitive soul. We see eye to eye literally .... but is still in my eyes that happy chubby baby I adored and encouraged and watched grow into this handsome tender child.... He amazes me endlessly :)

I wasn't sure how he would feel about Silas...
I was worried about his feelings about not being my "only" little boy anymore ..
I really worried about him having sensory issues with Silas crying a lot..or my being limited on the places we could go or having to shush him sometimes when he was too loud.
There were plenty of adjustments and learning curves...
But the love they have for one another already makes my heart sore sometimes.
Jake is so sensitive to Silas ... and silly too. He uses his own version of a baby voice and Silas just things it is the funniest thing he has ever heard.
It is so cute how Silas will call out to him and try so hard to get his attention... Jake can make him laugh by just smiling. And when Jakob laughs ... Silas laughs along with him.
I love it.
Today at lunch Silas was on my lap watching Jake and he got up to go into the kitchen. Silas immediately burst into tears ...crying his little heart out. When Jakob came back to the room Silas stopped crying and started cooing to him all breathlessly. I just thought that was the sweetest thing :)
Love you guys<3

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Moments Today ..

If you are anything like me .. or have a household like mine you would know that no day begins quietly .. smoothly or without incident.
As a mom of three .. Not to mention being a part time parent to my significant other ... you have to be prepared for some excitment in your day.
We were forced into life this morning at 6:12 am by Fisher. He is not one of the two legged children .. but the wildest of the two four legged ones. He was up .. and something had him perplexed.. He was barking .. howling and bouncing his kennel all over my artroom floor.
" are you kidding me " I was thinking .. hair straight up ..heart pounding and all of a sudden realizing I was desperate need of a drink of water. So down the stairs i went to see what this wild animal could be so upset about. I checked the door first .. no one there. I went in to the room and found him frantly barking at .. himself .. yes , I apparently forgot to replace one of my large mirrors when I was moving things around.
I stood there him looking at me then his reflection and back at me .... Yes Fisher .. This is a very embarressing moment for you . He was now wagging his tail all chipper and happy to see me .. Great , I'm up.
I let him outside and turn around to find the three two legged wonders staring at me ..
" So .. mom , What's for Breakfast ?"