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Harrison is 1.
The last time wrote on here was when Jackson turned 2, and 6 months later Harrison is turning 1. Man time does fly when your having fun.
As I reflect on the past year of our lives a giant smile comes across my face. I can't help thinking about how great life is, it really and truly is. Don't get me wrong, 2 kids 18 months apart has been very tough and challenging at times. Emily is a Saint...I will repeat that..Emily is a Saint. During soccer season I am gone every night, and Emily gets both kids feed and bathed and one down before I get home, many nights she puts them both to bed and still greets me with a smile and a kiss when I get home. Now that season is over, we can both catch our breathe and remind ourselves how great life is.
Harrison has been walking for the past 2 weeks, eating food, almost weened off the bottle, progressing quite normally at this point. He is a big Daddy's boy, and looks just like me as a baby. His hair is starting to curl in the back just like mine did.
I am hoping he will get Momma's skin and not mine. ha. Just like Jackson, he is a super happy baby, unless he is not by my side when I am around. As long as he can see me, he is fine, he cries when I leave the room. I do relish the time we have together, with both boys, I know this stage will soon be gone and they will be out with their friends doing their own thing.
Jackson still does not like Harrison, but Harrison LOVES his big brother. At this point, Jackson just tolerates him from a distance, When Harrison gets too close, he screams. There is less hitting and dive bombing, which has been nice. We still can't leave them alone for more than a few seconds because there is a good chance whatever toy Harrison is playing with will be stolen and then have it whacked upside his head. No major injuries by Jackson...yet.
I have found one of the biggest challenges is to spend enough time with both boys. They both get jealous of each other so it is a constant juggling act. Harrison wants every toy Jackson plays with and Jackson does not want Harrison to play with any toys.
The first year we really took both boys every where, but lately we have been able to spend one-on-time with each of the boys, which has been really cool. Jackson is loving bike rides with Daddy, dance time with Mommy and Harrison just loves everything.
Jackson's speech is getting much better, Emily has been putting a lot of effort in on this front. He has speech 3 days a week. Our goal is to have him back 100% on track by kindergarten. He has made HUGE strides over the past month. It has been really neat to watch him progress. Right now, he is about a year behind where he should be for speech, but he is working hard.
It seems that every stage he enters, that becomes my favorite stage so far. I remember him walking and thinking how cool that was and THIS is my favorite stage. But now, with him talking more, cuddling, having his own personality, I think THIS is my favorite stage. I have to assume I will look up one day as he is a punk ass teenager and think: you know, that WAS my favorite stage.
That's the quick update: Life is great, Boys are great, Emily is amazing. At this point in my life, I am super happy, and I am blessed beyond belief to have this overwhelming since of happiness, because I know there are lots of people and families who can't say the same. I have to remind myself to keep on keeping on and don't take anything for granted. Life is Good..Life is Good
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Monday, April 29, 2013
Jackson is 2
So, I have to start this post with the cliche comments: "Boy time flies." "I can't believe Jackson is already two!"Alright, now that is out of the way...HOLY CRAP Jackson is already two.
Last night Emily and I had the chance to reflect on the past years and talk about how much has changed in our lives. The first few months of having a child, I spent thinking about my life before kids, now it IS my life and I can't imagine my life without kids. We had Harrison's dedication ceremony at the Crossing on Sunday morning: and the message was about what a blessing kids are and how it really does take a community to raise a child. It was nice to take 10 minutes and just reflect and be thankful for two healthy boys. Lord knows there are times at 1:00 am that we are up with a crying Harrison that we are not Thankful at that moment.
Anywho: back to the birthday boy. It has been a while since I rambled on here, so I will get you caught up. Jackson is quite a bit behind on his speech, in fact, as of 2 weeks ago, was not saying a word. Intelligence wise: He is off the charts (he gets that from his Momma). I just don't think he wants to talk and he will talk when he is damn well ready. BUT, we don't want to be naive parents and think our son is the greatest kid ever and since he is soooo smart and good looking, he will just talk on his own (as true as that may be). Jackson has started with a speech therapist and so far has had 3 sessions and is already making big strides. He will say Momma, Dadda, Ball, Pa Pa. Up. We are very happy with the progress. He will also started at SCC's day care/preschool 3 days a week as soon as there is an opening, which I think will be amazing for his development to be around kids his own age that much.
One of the greatest joys of being a parent are those moments, and I have a fear these moments will be fewer and fewer as they get older. But those moments when they are almost asleep, clutching his blue bear, a smile on his face. He looks so innocent, so full of wonder and life. Just a matter of time before he is corrupted. ha. The times in the morning when he is not quite awake and we get to watch Curious George together, if only for 10 minutes, it makes my day.
Harrison keeps growing, rolling over, reaching for stuff and he is cuter and cuter every day. Not much more to report from a 5 month old. Healthy poops...
Having a 2 year old and a 5 month old has proven to by WAYYYY harder than we had anticipated. In the long run we will be very happy they are this close, but right now...well, frankly there are times that it sucks. ha. What was great about the dedication is when the Pastor mentioned about having a support system to say, "This will pass." It is nice to have the love and support of parents, including our own parents, who have gone through this before and know what we are going through.
We are very lucky, both boys are in bed by 8:00. Jackson will grab his bear and dog and head up the stairs around 7:15 or 7:30, just puts him self to bed. I wish I had some grand parenting idea that makes a 2 year old do this, but I don't: Maybe it is the water.
Emily and I are relishing the quiet time we have now, just the 2 of us. Sometimes we will sit in silence, or stare blankly at the TV (sometimes not even on).
Life is grand. Business is rocking out, we are barely keeping up with what is coming at us. I started this blog at 8:30am and it is now 3:45pm. So I will keep it short. Thanks for following along.
Keep on Keeping on!
Last night Emily and I had the chance to reflect on the past years and talk about how much has changed in our lives. The first few months of having a child, I spent thinking about my life before kids, now it IS my life and I can't imagine my life without kids. We had Harrison's dedication ceremony at the Crossing on Sunday morning: and the message was about what a blessing kids are and how it really does take a community to raise a child. It was nice to take 10 minutes and just reflect and be thankful for two healthy boys. Lord knows there are times at 1:00 am that we are up with a crying Harrison that we are not Thankful at that moment.
Anywho: back to the birthday boy. It has been a while since I rambled on here, so I will get you caught up. Jackson is quite a bit behind on his speech, in fact, as of 2 weeks ago, was not saying a word. Intelligence wise: He is off the charts (he gets that from his Momma). I just don't think he wants to talk and he will talk when he is damn well ready. BUT, we don't want to be naive parents and think our son is the greatest kid ever and since he is soooo smart and good looking, he will just talk on his own (as true as that may be). Jackson has started with a speech therapist and so far has had 3 sessions and is already making big strides. He will say Momma, Dadda, Ball, Pa Pa. Up. We are very happy with the progress. He will also started at SCC's day care/preschool 3 days a week as soon as there is an opening, which I think will be amazing for his development to be around kids his own age that much.
One of the greatest joys of being a parent are those moments, and I have a fear these moments will be fewer and fewer as they get older. But those moments when they are almost asleep, clutching his blue bear, a smile on his face. He looks so innocent, so full of wonder and life. Just a matter of time before he is corrupted. ha. The times in the morning when he is not quite awake and we get to watch Curious George together, if only for 10 minutes, it makes my day.
Harrison keeps growing, rolling over, reaching for stuff and he is cuter and cuter every day. Not much more to report from a 5 month old. Healthy poops...
Having a 2 year old and a 5 month old has proven to by WAYYYY harder than we had anticipated. In the long run we will be very happy they are this close, but right now...well, frankly there are times that it sucks. ha. What was great about the dedication is when the Pastor mentioned about having a support system to say, "This will pass." It is nice to have the love and support of parents, including our own parents, who have gone through this before and know what we are going through.
We are very lucky, both boys are in bed by 8:00. Jackson will grab his bear and dog and head up the stairs around 7:15 or 7:30, just puts him self to bed. I wish I had some grand parenting idea that makes a 2 year old do this, but I don't: Maybe it is the water.
Emily and I are relishing the quiet time we have now, just the 2 of us. Sometimes we will sit in silence, or stare blankly at the TV (sometimes not even on).
Life is grand. Business is rocking out, we are barely keeping up with what is coming at us. I started this blog at 8:30am and it is now 3:45pm. So I will keep it short. Thanks for following along.
Keep on Keeping on!
Saturday, April 13, 2013
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