Hard to believe 2 years ago today I was laying in a hospital room waiting for the "real" labor to begin. It was about this time that things got moving. I was nervous because I had never been through an induction before, but we made it didn't we little guy?
Happy Birthday Lil Man- Mommy loves you!
His spunk. I don't know what it is about our boys, but they both have had rough things happen to them. Is it a boy thing? I have no clue. But he comes through it like a trooper, nothing keeps him down for long.
He loves people- we'll be driving down the road and he's in the backseat waving at people in other cars. 'Hi!" It cracks me up, but you know what? It puts a smile on the faces of the people who notice him.
I love that he gives people nick names. Its one of his newest things, he just randomly picks a name and thats what a person is called. We've had "Nani" and "Ana", and "Nina" and "LeeLee"
Which are NO where near these people's actual names- well except for LeeLee.
His laugh. Have you ever heard this boy really truly laugh? You can't help but laugh along with him. Its infectious!
Matthew has something new. It started when I let him have the rest of my drink one day. The other kids swarmed around him asking for a drink, and even though there was some left, he hugged it to his body looked at them and said "dink GONE.....Ok?" then proceeded to polish it off. I think its his way of saying 'this is mine, you aren't getting it, now back off!'
We let him open his gifts at Connor's party since Aaron's parents aren't going to be able to come up two weeks in a row. When he opened the movie from us, he got excited, then noticed all the other kids getting excited. He gripped that movie, and in no uncertain terms "Wadee GONE...Ok?"
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iHQ5ZQY98X0
This episode of Friends? Where Chandler can't smile?
Maybe we should have named Matthew, Chandler. This seems to be almost all I get these days, unless he's unaware I'm taking his picture.
Well he loves to eat. And I love that about him. I never have to worry about him turning up his nose at dinner. Or worry that he's not getting enough nutrition. He'll eat anything and everything!
That voice. Oh that voice. He learns a new word every day and his little voice is absolutely precious. I love listening to him talk.
His humor. I know I mentioned this with Connor too- but Matthew has the silliest sense of humor. Even at this young age, he gets so silly and starts to laugh uncontrollably at himself.
Those eyes. He has his daddy's eyes- which I love so much. When I look at him I see Aaron, which is never a bad thing. :)
Hard to believe that 7 years ago you were just a teeny 8lb baby boy. I love you so much, and hope you have a great 7th year!
This was pretty much all I saw of him for about 10 hours after he was born- pictures like this on the back of our camera. I love what a miracle he is. I love that when I look at him I see a physical manifestation of answered prayers. I realize that things could have been so much worse, but our God answers prayers.
His Special Needs- I know it may be silly to love that he has AD/HD, OCD and Anxiety disorder, but these things make him who he is. And I love everything about him.
When I think of Matthew's birth I think about how awful I felt, how sick I was, and the scary situation we found ourselves in. Then I look at his grin, and realize it was all worth it and I would do it over again in a heartbeat. In the days following, we'll look at the reasons why I love Matthew.
His Creativity always astounds me! The he can create the most unique things out of what other people would view as trash. That he sees the usefulness of everything is another thing I love about my oldest son.
His strength. The poor guy has been through so much in his short life, and its never gotten him down. He pulls through every time, meets every challenge head on and comes out stronger in the end.
His brains. :) He's so smart, and learns so quickly. He retains information like crazy- he's going to go far, and I love that about him. He can do anything he puts his mind to and never ceases to amaze me with what he knows.
I love the love he has for God. He loves Sunday school, and loves to learn more about our Savior.
His smile- oh how I love that boy's smile. When he grins it lights up a room, and just melts my heart.
I love Connor's heart. He is very empathetic and loves his friends and family with abandon.
Sorry for the poor quality- its a scanned pic.
I normally post blast from the past pictures on the day of the kids' birthdays. This year I thought I'd do something different. Connor's birthday is exactly 10 days from today. Each day I will post one thing I love about Connor, with a picture from the past 7 years. (Can you believe it?!?)
I'll be doing the same thing for each of the kids- so Matthew and Connor will overlap a bit. :)
Without further ado: Day 1
I love Connor's mind. He has such an inquisitive spirit. I love watching him figure things out, or the excitement in his voice when he "invents" something.
Connor doing the Sudoku and crossword puzzles in the paper.
Aaron and I with our "Himself" and "herself" coffee cups that GiGi and Papa J brought us from Ireland. Forgive the lack of makeup and puffy face. lol
How I found Cass last night. Talk about relaxed!!!
Happy Saturday everyone!
Connor:
Lang Comp: 91
Reading: 100
Math:97
Science/Health: 88
Social Studies: 90
PE: 99
Art: 99
Music: 100
He has been doing much better since starting his medication, and beginning GT. He is being challenged in GT which is what I was hoping for. His homework for today included researching the city of Dublin online and finding what country, continent, labeling it on a map, and then also finding what ocean it is closest to. He really enjoyed it and I have to admit I enjoyed helping him ;) I'm so proud of him and how he is doing in school.
Sadie
Lang Comp: 85
Reading: 96 (up almost 7 points since last 6 weeks)
Math: 92 (up 10 points)
Science/Health: 80
Social Studies: 87
PE: 100
Art: 99
Music:97
Sadie made Mavericks Club and Pricipals Honor roll. She has pulled most of her grades up, and a couple she pulled up significantly. They had TAKS test on Tuesday, which because of her personality she stressed over, and is still stressing over. I hate that they inflict so much stress on these kids about a standardized test. Aaron and I tried to explain to her that she makes good grades, and she will do fine on the test. And I'm sure she did do fine.
She has been participating in an after school club on Mondays where she is learning to play chess. Its something she is really enjoying. Some of the school subjects don't come as easily to her as they do for Connor, but I am so proud of how hard she is working, and how that work is reflecting in her grades.
I know I'm biased, but I think I have awesome kids. ;)
Sadie recieved her first Valentine this year. She came home from school the Friday before Valentines (which is when they had their parties) with the little stuffed dog (which had a heart with Candy in it) and the rose (which lights up) They were given to her by a little boy in her class who's mom is actually a Preschool teacher at the same school as well. She was all giggly and blushy but I think its cute. :) He also asked her to the Valentines dance "as friends" but we had company come in that night, so she was unable to go.
