Good Morning

Thanksgiving and my birthday all passed in a blur. Now we are speeding towards Gabriel's birthday, Christmas, and New Year's. Baby Bug is due in two months. What happens to time? It's amazing really how fast our days go by, and our children grow up. Rayn is sitting next to me devouring his breakfast and as I watch him I see him more as a little boy, but in my heart he is still my baby. He takes my heart with him where ever he goes leaving me vulnerable and I am aware that soon two little boys will be moving out in this world carrying my heart with them. I just saw a commercial on tv of a Mom saying goodbye to her two sons as they head off to ride their bikes packed entirely in bubble wrap and wearing their helmets and obviously miserable. Although I giggled my heart understood this Mom's actions, how I wish I could pack my boys in bubble wrap. Instead I armor them with my love, I try to teach them to make good decisions and that their actions have consequences, I try to instill kindness and confidence in them. How much larger this task seems with two boys to guide, fill up, and teach.

Rayn is learning to read, had I already mentioned that in the last update? My Mom's pregnant memory is filled with holes. His interest in reading fills me with joy. Once a week we do a family night, usually that night is filled with board games, but recently we have been doing science experiments instead. Rayn loves the science experiments and is always hungry for more. He is happily doing chores everyday and loves to help me with even more than the chores that are on his chore chart. He loves to cook with Mama in the kitchen, he adores wrestling his Dada every evening when Dada gets home from work, and riding his bike around the neighborhood always brings him joy and rosy cheeks. Yesterday John, Rayn, and I spent a couple of hours swimming at the rec center. We splashed a lot, giggled a lot, and I enjoyed the feeling of weightlessness. :) Leaving at the end of our time there was hard on Rayn. One of the things we lost with our move was the indoor pool we had in our community, but here we are just a short car ride away from our local rec center and we plan on taking advantage of that fact.

Time for me to take Rayn to school. Have a glorious day. :)

Andrea