Babies don't keep.

I was talking to my mom the other day and I told her that I was really trying to enjoy Bryce while he is a baby since he will most likely be the last.  I told her that I wished I would have been less stressed and enjoyed my first one when he was a baby because I had so much time.  She said that probably I could enjoy it more now because I now a bit more what I am doing as before everything was so stressful and new because I knew nothing.  True true. I'm sure you've heard this poem.

The cleaning and scrubbing will wait till tomorrow,
For children grow up, as I’ve learned to my sorrow.
So quiet down, cobwebs. Dust go to sleep.
I’m rocking my baby and babies don’t keep.

Well with my first it was more like "I'm rocking my baby because he won't ever go to sleep".  Now I long for those days when I could hold a snuggly sleeping baby.  I try to do that with Bryce whenever I can sneak it.  Often when I put him to bed at night I rock him extra long sometimes to leave my husband to put the other two crazies to bed and sometimes just to enjoy the moment.  Not that he doesn't have his problems (ie his continued feeding and eating issues) but I just love babies.  Sometimes this comes at the expense of my older two.  They have their mommy time too but maybe I'm favoring the youngest a bit.  I think when I was single and imagining myself as a mother I never pictured having boys really.  I just thought cute girly things.  Now I can imagine having any girls, which is good because I probably won't.  Even if I tried for another I'm pretty sure.  The point is I love my boys and each for different reasons.  They are each so different.  At Dustin's gymnastics I have twice been complimented on my parenting of him because he is so patient, easy going, and submissive.  Unfortunately, I'm not sure there is much in my parenting to be complimented.  It's all nature for that boy.  Mitchel is exact opposite.  It's interesting how they each come with their own personality.  So here is why I love each of them.


Mitchel....oh Mitchel.  He has been quite the parental growing experience for my husband and I and I fear he always will be.  He is very determined and strong willed.  I'm sure some day that will be a good thing but we are still working on focusing it.  He is so energetic!  I don't know how he does it.  He is also my cuddler.  Probably the only one that will really snuggle me.  He loves his baby brother and is so helpful with him.  I LOVE to watch this boy dance!  I'm no professional but he's awesome!  He love music.  He goes to symphony concerts and listens and is interested.  He will be my musical child.

 

 

Dustin always keeps us laughing.  I can't think of anything specific right now but he always says the most random things and is so sincere about it.  It's hilarious!  He makes funny faces and does this little tip toe run that I think is so cute.  And when he wakes up in the morning and asks for his "weally weally warm honey chocolate milk" his hair looks like he was stuck in a wind tunnel all night.  It's great.  He always likes to tell me secrets, his favorite being "Sophia".  I don't know why.  He doesn't know any Sophias.

 

Bryce man.  Don't know a whole lot about his except for he is a pretty content baby.  He has to be with these other two hoodlums running around.  He has been our best sleeper.  Goes to sleep so easily and sleeps when he should most of the time.  He loves books.  He gets so excited about them when I read to him.  I love when he giggles at his brothers.  And he has the best chubby cheeks.