My sweet boy

I love my son! I love his humor, understanding of his world even at 3, and his imagination but most of all, I love his heart! He has the biggest heart. It makes me happy to hear his sweet words. Before Piper was born, I had all of the emotions an expectant mom should feel; joy, happiness, love, worry, fear, anxiety, stress. I will admit most of my worry and anxiety came from thinking about Blake and how he would transition from being the center of our world to having to share that time. Not so much sharing time, but sharing his time 24/7...that can be hard for anyone but when your 3 - the world is yours! The first few weeks were amazing and went so smooth I cried from joy. When Piper was around 1 month old I could see a little bit of baby talk and some action of wanting attention from mommy and daddy. I knew it would come and I actually thought it would get worse before it got better. I tried to take some special moments each day with Blake one on one. Housework, phone calls, computer all could wait..even 15 minutes to show him he was still my love and I was there for him! It got better. He still baby talks but now its just to make us laugh at funny moments. It seems that is his daily goal - he is so smart. I was even lucky enough to have my mom offer to watch Piper one afternoon a week so Blake and I could be together one-on-one. I haven't had the time lately with work and fun summer activities to take as much of that special time with Blake. SO, I wanted some of that time. I asked my Aunt Bev if she could watch Piper for the morning and I could take Blake to Splash water park. It is one of the few places I really cant take Piper. The lack of shade, the fact she cant wear sunscreen and the fact that I am far away in the water when she would be napping - it just doesn't work. SO - Aunt Bev said she would love to watch her! Blake and I left at 9 yesterday to take Piper to Aunt Bev's. As I was dropping her off, I noticed he was sulking in the corner. I went over to ask him what was wrong and I was shocked to hear the words come out of his mouth "I will miss her, because I love her". It was SO sweet! It was a moment I will remember. And, it actually isn't the first time! When Piper was first born I took Blake to swim lessons and afterwards offered a special Ice Cream Date with mom. Blake declined and said he just wanted to go get Piper. We did go on about our special morning and we had a blast. He sure didn't talk about her while he was swimming and going under water like a CHAMP for the first time! It is so sweet to hear him say such sweet words. Lord knows there are times that mouth doesn't utter a sweet sounds all day :) Blake is an intense personality and can be a bit headstrong, but he has a good heart. I wish more people could see that side of him because we get to see it almost all the time and it is amazing to watch! After we got Piper we went to grandma's house to play cards and he asked to lay by Piper on the couch. It wasn't an ideal area to lay BUT I told him sure and made it work...they looked at each other for a long time and Piper grabbed his face and then his glasses and he laughed! It was the kind of interaction I had been waiting for and Blake loves. We have had a few of these moments but yesterday was special. It was like she was saying "I love you too, Blake".