"I wanna stay with you"

I hear these words almost every Wed when Lane goes to school. It melts my heart! I just keep thinking that those words won't be said forever and that makes me sad! Time flies by so so fast! It seems like he was just a baby laying on my chest, just starting to walk, or sleeping in his that made him look so small. Now I see this little boy who goes off to school (granted only one day a week right now), sleeping a toddler bed, and playing outside like a big boy. It made me realize that this is what my parents felt and probably still feel each time I leave their houses. I know that without a doubt that I have to let my baby grow up however hearing his little voice say those five little words makes me want to grab him and never let him go. I know that before too long he is going to be saying "Mommy let me go, you are embarrassing me" or "Mom, let me go! It's time for me to go to my house". So for now I will just cherish these words and let go just enough to let him grow!

I know in my heart that I am doing what the Lord has intended but in my Mommy's heart is yelling "NO, just hold him"! No one said it was going to be easy, all you can do is hang on tight and enjoy the ride. There is going to be ups and downs throughout the ride, the ups out weigh bad by far. But know that your job as a Mommy is never over, you just go from Mommy to Mama to Mom to Mother! No matter what he calls you just know that in his heart you are Mommy and that will never change! We have to remember to praise the Lord for all that we have.

Talking Back

So as I sit here in the chair this morning watching Lane "paint" it reminds me to thank the Lord for a healthy son! So friends of our The Corbin's are going through a very trying time right now. They welcomed their son, Cooper, into the world on Friday! We are so excited for them however they are in need of prayers. Cooper is having some breathing problems right now and is having to stay in the hospital without Mommy or Daddy! Tracy got released from the hospital yesterday and last night they had to go home without their newborn son, and I can't even imagine how hard that must have been. So please keep them in your prayers!

Now onto the title of this post "Talking Back"!! I swear Lane is two going on 16!! I don't know which one of us is going to survive this stage! In recent days JJ and I have heard the following: Leave me alone, In a minute, I don't want it, and NO NO NO!! The last one is the one that irritates me the most!! And please imagine the "I don't want it" in a very hick tone! There are days that I miss the sweet boy that didn't talk, but then I would be griping about not being able to understand what he wants!

Here is the conversation I had with Lane this morning:
Me: Lane where is your milk and donuts
Lane: On the floor
Me: You better pick it up before Bubba(the dog) eats your donuts
Lane: No, I don't want to
Me: Fine, you aren't going to get anymore donuts.

A few minutes later

Lane: NO NO NO Bubba..That mine
Me: I told you to pick them up
Lane: Leave me alone Mommy!!

We are so very blessed with this little boy and I can't imagine our lives without him!

1,2,3

4, 5, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11

Yes I skipped 6!! That is because Lane does that..Yes, he is now counting to 11, saying his ABC's, and amazing us each day!

So back to bragging, which I love to do!! LOL!!! Lane is beginning to recognizes colors now and shapes! He can almost spell his name! However every minute of every day isn't sunshine and rainbows, he is a typical two year old! He is starting to back talk now, I got the "leave me alone" the other day at the dinner table! I was so taken back that my two year old baby just told me that!!

A friend of mine called me the other day and we were talking how much it amazes us what kids pick up on and how they pick up our mannerisms!! For example...Lane will call Daddy, Jason sometimes when he is making him mad or he tells me to "wait a minute" when I tell him to pick up his toys! All of this is stuff that I say on a daily basis!! I watch Lane trying to be like his daddy, and it melts my heart every time! I want him to grow up to be a loving, caring, and sweet boy! I hope that when I look back I can say that I did all I could to help raise a MAN just like his daddy!

Snow! Snow!! Snow!!!

So this week we had a blizzard hit!! We got 12 inches of snow and we had 4 foot snow drifts! Lane however LOVED IT!! We couldn't keep him inside! Last year he didn't want anything to do with the snow! This year he had a blast!! The only bad thing about being snowed in was I got so bored!! MAJOR cabin fever! We had plans to go see our friend Jessica and Brooks(aka Baby Books) but there was no way that we could make it through the snow covered roads! Maybe next week, however we have another storm moving in next week