Month: August 2014

Isla is One!

I still cannot believe my newborn daughter has become a curious, affectionate one year old. It seems like we just brought her home from the hospital and with her personality we knew this year would be an adventure and boy was it! She changed all my expectations about the second child and has helped me become a more flexible, loving mother.

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Here we were meeting for the first time. Isla bee still has an awesome set of lungs on her!

It has been so heartwarming to see the relationship between brother and sister grow over the last year. Their love for each other is touching. The day is filled with their mutual laughter, love (and sometimes tears.) I look forward to them becoming best friends through their many years together.

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Wellington meets his sister for the first time, and shows her the sign for monkey.

My daughter is nothing how I imagined, she is more amazing than I could have ever dreamed and I love her more each day. Isla’s kisses are one of the best parts of my day and I am incredibly thankful she is mine!

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I love you sweet Isla, keep being you!

Finding the laughter in the day-to-day

Being the mother of a 3 year old is hard! I thought the two’s were supposed to be terrible, that was until I met the three’s. Wells can use more words and with them it is usually to express the opposite of anything I say. Luckily, the bright side of this age and expanded vocabulary happens to be the funny things they say on a daily basis. I thought I would share this interaction between my husband and son:

Husband is walking out of the bathroom after helping him onto the potty and accidentally turns the light off:

Wells: Turn the light back on! My poop is scared of the dark!

That is when we break into laughter and furiously write it down so we don’t forget. These moments and times of laughter need to be cherished and held onto especially when the next day they throw a tantrum and you are wondering how you will make it till dinner. Parenting is a lot like a roller coaster and I would like to keep focused on the laughter.

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Isla and Wells kissing through the patio door.

I hope this will be an encouragement to remember that this time is fleeting so focus on the good. I want to hold onto it so much that I’ve asked my husband to make a book of all the Wellington phrases for my Christmas presents (hint, hint)! I hope you will all try to find the joy and laughter. What are some funny things your child has said?