In honor of the month of giving thanks, I thought I would list a few things for which I’m thankful.
1. That Kevin is such a great dad! He does more than his fair share of story reading, tucking in, worrying, teeth brushing, diaper changing, teaching, imagining, etc. And, in return, the boys love him best. I’m okay with that — he works hard for it!
2. That Rusty is such a happy baby! None of my boys have been unpleasant or difficult babies, but Rusty is so easy. He is just pleasant and giggly and just plain happy. We seldom hear him cry and when we do, it doesn’t last long. (Admire how cute the drool dripping off his chin is, too)
3. That Ricky is so stinkin’ smart! I get to have my first parent/teacher conference this week and I’m excited to hear what she has to say. This week Ricky surprised me by using a new word. We were getting the boys ready for bed and he told us that he didn’t need to go to bed. When we asked why, he replied, “Because I’m nocturnal!” Today was the Primary program at our church (the children ages 3-12 provide the service) and Ricky had his line memorized. However, the leader had a script on the podium and when Ricky got up for his turn, he chose to read it. He started by asking his leader if he was supposed to read his name, to which she said no, then he read his line and asked if he could keep reading the rest of the lines too. I think he earned the most chuckles from the congregation of all the kids.
4. That Billy is such a little helper! Now, he does have selective hearing, but when he listens, it is so cute! Yesterday I was working on some church things, but could tell his pull-up needed to be refreshed, so I asked him to go get some clean underpants and I’d change them for him. He disappeared upstairs for a bit and then reappeared holding a pair of Kevin’s underpants that he had retrieved from the hamper and said, “This what you talking about?” I told him no and that his underpants were in the bathroom drawer. He came back with the right undies this time and a “Oh, THIS what you talking about!!”
5. That Rusty is mobile! I’m not so thankful for the fun of baby-proofing again, but I love that he is healthy and strong! He took his first real crawling motions last Friday and this week has just gotten better and better. I’ve tried to capture it on camera, but it is like he KNOWS and immediately drops to his belly and rolls around or army crawls. I should also add that with this mobility, I’m thankful our big orange cat, Hunter, is so good with Rusty!
