Oh BOY!

Just when I thought I had this parenting thing figured out, I discover the JOY of having an almost two year old BOY! Here are a few of the things our "sweet" boy has discovered in the past two weeks:

• the excitement of decorating the walls with crayons


• how fun it is to use ball point pen on the kitchen floor


• that it sometimes hurts when climbing out of the crib


• how to open EVERY door in the house, including front and garage doors


• how to flush the toilet


• that it is more fun to flush the toilet when there is something in it...that doesn't necessarily BELONG in it

And some things WE have had to learn:

• the crib is no longer useful


• it doesn't matter how hard you hide the crayons, one is ALWAYS available for wall art


• that Noah sleepwalks


• and deadbolts are NECESSARY!


• that we haven't had to call in a plumber...yet...but we probably will eventually....
  

I love this sweet boy so much, but I am rediscovering those sleepless nights!

Here he is transitioning to a "big boy" bed.

Read this the other night....thought I'd share

A Mother's Prayer by Angela Thole

Lord,

When they scribble on the walls, please help me to see a rainbow!

And when I've said something a hundred times, please give me the patience to say it a hundred times more!

And on those particularly annoying days when I tell them to act their age, please help me to remember that they are!

And while we're on the subject of age, Lord, when I begin to lose my temper, please help me to remember to act mine!

And through it all, Lord-the fingerprints and runny noses, messy rooms and unrolled toilet paper, destroyed videotapes and broken knickknacks-please help me to remember this:

Someday, these will be the days I will long to have back again!