Mom

I have 2 amazing little boys, J and H.  I wish I could tell you that I wake up each day with excitement rivaling a child on her first trip to Disney World just because I get to spend my days with them.  That's just not true, though.  I LOVE my boys and would gladly walk through fire for them...but for those of you who aren't blessed with 2 boys, under age 4, 21 months apart...it is WORK!  They make me laugh until I cry...and cry until I have to laugh it off.  J is a carbon copy of me, at least in the personality department.  He has been bitten by the attention deficit bu...OOOH Red shiny ball!

Sorry...momentary distraction.  

He is sensitive, loving, fun-loving, and sneaky...just like his Mama.  He'll pop H in the head and then run away before H can hit him back!

H, on the other hand, is 98.9% his Daddy!  I think his eye color is about all he got from me, and considering my husband and I have the same eye color I can't even really claim that trait!  

H is like a cat (and loves to pretend to be one!).  He likes affection, as long as it's on his terms.  He is not afraid of anything except the nursery at church, apparently.  He has literally tackled his big brother (who has a good 15-20 lbs on him...) and stolen his sucker!  He swings in the big-boy swing, eats with a big-boy fork, and sleeps in a big-boy bed.  He's a climber, too!  He talks all the time, mostly in his own language or about Toy Story or Cars.  

They are the best of friends, though.  They will fight and scream, but if you put 1 in time-out the other wants to sit down, too.  They refuse to sleep in separate beds, let alone separate rooms!  

I was 19 when my first sibling was born.  I love my 3 sisters so much, but I didn't grow up with them.  I don't understand the bond they have, and frankly I'm a little envious.  I never realized I wanted a big family until I got started! 

I am realistic, however.  I KNOW my tolerance level, sometimes short-temper (especially when I'm hungry and tired...2 things a mom usually is!) and therefore know my limits on how big my family should be.  I stand in awe at the Duggar family and others like them.  I think there would be a padded cell with my name on it if I had more than 4...

I'm trying to learn to be a Mom while teaching them to be people.  Stay tuned to see how it's going!