Copying Charlie’s trick of pretending to bite me but then kissing me, Teddy grabs my far in his hands and comes at me saying “except I could bite you,” and gives me a kiss. I love it. And today walking back from the park teddy and Charlie covered my arms in kisses. I was in heaven.
I love the way Teddy jumps into Charlie’s coach John class and plays with the big kids then runs out again to sit on my lap.
I have been asking Teddy a lot recent
If he wants to hold a baby in his lap and he says yes. Today he was holding Nell and said “I like her,” then said it was Scottie’s turn to be held. I think he is finally warming up.
Nell and Scottie went in the sandbox for the first time today and loved it. They were covered in sand, Scottie was eating and they cried when we took them out.
The children are each such individual people, obviously, that I find it incredibly hard to believe that I had anything to do with their creation. I now a lot of people look at their children or other children and see traits of the parents, but I really only see them. I am humbled and honored to think that I have anything to do with my children who I am so amazed by every day. It occurred to me the other day when I was with Scottie and Nell and Nell was being so cudley and clinging to me and I could see some of myself in that and Scottie, as usual, was being so completely enthusiastic and excited about everything around her and I could see me in that. Then I thought about Teddy’s positive disposition and need for little sleep and Charlie’s deep feelings and emotions and friendliness and identified there too (I am being too complimentary of myself here to even mention this but I was looking for good traits). I see in them MJ’s laid backness and calm and happiness and humor and physical ability. But then all these traits are also really just theirs. It shows that many things are absolutely nature. And then some nurture. I love it.
Scottie and Nell both repeat pretty much any word you say. The other day Scottie said “ok”. This weekend they took a bath with rubber ducks at Mitzi’s and were so excited about the ducks that they kept saying “duck duck duck”. I can’t believe they talk.
This was the best mothers day ever. The boys woke me up with the sweetest cards and a pair of shoes and they were so excited carrying a big bag upstairs for me. Charlie said “today is mothers day and we are really nice to you.” They gave me toms of kisses. We had brunch with Mitzi, grandpa, Greg, Carolyn, Hannah, and Milly and played outside. Then MJ and I went on a bike ride. It could not have been more perfect. I even got to spend time petting Huck. And the sweetest thing at bedtime was that While reading The Grinch, Teddy got all excited about Cindy Lou Who and said “it’s you mommy it’s you!”. And he was so happy and I of course was so happy.
