It's both amazing and heart-breaking how quickly time passes when you become a mom. Sometimes, individual days can seem to drag on and on; but weeks, months and years pass at a frightening rate. I am trying my best to soak in each moment, each new developmental stage, each laugh, each snuggle, each arm roll, each new tooth, each new word. Watching a tiny human grow and discover the world and become their own person, but at the same time love you unconditionally/need you, is a wonderful journey that I feel so blessed to experience. I want to try my best to document my two babies, at the stages they are at now, so I at least have this to look back on. I will share Liam as best I can in this post, and Amberly will follow soon!
Liam:
My sweet, smart, cuddly, active, strong-willed, silly, loving boy is going to be two in a little over a month. That is just mind-blowing to me. Having Amberly around has brought back memories of my newborn days with Liam, when it was just he and I at home while daddy sometimes worked long hours. We were the best of friends. Since sister arrived, it's been more of a challenge to find time with just Liam, as baby requires a lot of my attention. He really loves when I'm able to sit down and read a few books with him (and he is very clear that he must sit ON my lap, not beside me, which I don't mind one bit). I cherish the moments that he wants to be with his mama, as 80% (or more) of the time he much prefers to run around and do his own thing. His independence is a fun thing to observe (and hear, as he just loves to sit in his crib, the car, etc and have long monologues with himself).
His first words were "da-da", "ball", "woof" (if you count that one), and later "mama", "no", "yes", "baby", "please" (he says "tease" in the cutest little voice), "more" (which is sometimes "boar") and one of JD's favorites, "dice". His favorite words/phrases these days have been "Where go?" (when looking for something or someone), "Love too" when we tell him we love him (this one always melts us), "hi HI", "BYE", "cool, cool" (for pool), "apple juice","animal", "E-I-E-I-O", "I don't know", "hmmm", "ucky", "TADA!", "BIG BOY!", "choo choo", "tractor", "vroom", "two babies" (he points at baby Amberly and the baby doll she sometimes holds). My favorite, other than "Love too", is how he pronounces his name- "Lee-num". He's also started mimicking us more and it has made us realize how big a responsibility it is to set a good example for our children-in speech, actions, how we treat others, etc.
Lee-num's fav menu choices lately include: Most fruits (but especially strawberries, peaches and frozen blueberries), broccoli (weird, I know), beans, chilli, almost any type of bread, mac 'n' cheese, chicken nuggets, french fries, PB&J, yogurt, fruit snacks, seaweed (another funny one) and anything sweet (which we try to limit). Oh yes, and juice of course. There's quite a long list of foods this kid doesn't like, but mainly it's meats (which is odd to me, as JD and I both love meats).
This boy loves: dirt, rocks, trucks/cars ("vrooms"), animals (especially "woofs"), going to Avila Barn to feed the animals, being outdoors, giving his baby sister hugs, snuggling with mama and daddy when he's tired, tucking in his stuffed animals before naps/bedtime, playing with "choo choos" at his bumpa and grandma's house, swimming with Roxy ("Ocky"), collecting rocks/sticks/leaves on walks and making piles of things, coloring/scribbling, stickers, looking at pictures of people he knows, calling daddy on lunch breaks, reading books, bath time, showers with mommy in the mornings, brushing his teeth, being a helper (sweeping, vacuuming, giving mommy drinks of water, putting laundry in the dryer and pressing the buttons, water the garden/get wet with the hose, etc), going to the park, watching the trash man, flushing the toilet (but is yet to be potty trained), going to church and playing with friends/toys, playing with his cousin Waylon "We-We", hanging with his pal Joyanna (he's yet to say her name lol), and holding her hand, singing "E-I-E-I-O" with mommy.
We love you so much, Lee-num, and can't wait to watch you continue to grow, learn, and love the world and others around you.
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