Last night Talent was fighting going to bed. He started crying so I went in there to check on him. He had gone to the bathroom so I was changing him. While he was on the changing table he started making all kinds of animal sounds. I have taught him all kinds of silly animal sounds. He started growling to make a lion sound. Then he starts making a monkey sound at the top of his lungs. Next it was a dog barking......I was trying so hard to keep from laughing. I noticed that he was looking at the door. Seth had come in behind me. He was laughing. It's hard not to laugh when your kid is doing something so silly to keep from going to bed. I got him all changed and then we started tickling him. We laughed together and had a little fun. Finally it was time for the lights to go off. I told Talent goodnight. I gave him his kisses and hugs and put him back in bed. He finally went to sleep.
This sweet child will turn 2 next Friday. I can't believe the last two years have gone by as quickly as they have. I have enjoyed the last two years so much. Teaching him new things. Watching him grow. Seeing him learn things. He is so smart. I am always amazed at the things he picks up. He knows some of his body parts. He can show you his eyes, ears, nose, mouth, toes, peepee, butt, and tummy. He doesn't always do it on command, but he knows what and where they are. He can also show you where yours are. He has a book with all kinds of pictures of items in it. He can point out a lot of the things in it if you ask him to. He knows where the dirty clothes go. I have him take his dirty clothes to the hamper every time we take off clothes. He also knows which drawer his socks go in.
Talent is just so quick to learn things. He wants to learn. But he's also very stubborn. I know he can say more things than he does. But he doesn't want to. So he doesn't. He does say all of the following: Mom, Momma, Red Red, No, Yay, Yeah, Hi, Hey, Uh Oh, Bye, Hello, Me, Gee Gee, DaDa, DaDee, Moo, Bur (bird), Dink (drink), Teet (teeth), Eat, Ow, Get, Cheese, and Please. Not all of those words are always clear. And I realize that I am with him ALL the time, so I hear him say these things on repeat. Seth thinks I'm crazy because I say he can say all of these things. BUT, I hear him say these things repeatedly. And every single time I hear him say these things they are in the right context. So I know he's saying them and using them the right ways. He does try to say Riley sometimes but it's hard to catch. And it sounds more like "Iley" than Riley. Unless you spend a significant amount of time with him, you won't hear him say many of these words. He does say them. But he doesn't say them all the time. But, he's speaking. He's getting there.
I can't believe how much my life has changed in the last two years. I love being a Momma. It's one of the best things I've ever done. It's not an easy job. But it is one of the most rewarding jobs. When Talent grabs my face with both hands and plants a great big kiss on my lips....oh it melts my heart. This job is by far one of the hardest I've ever had. Being in charge of another human life is challenging and scary at times. You have so much responsibility on your shoulders. So many people want to give you their two cents. There's so much out there that people think you should be doing differently. It's hard. I have to remind myself a lot of times that I know what I'm doing. Talent is happy and healthy. He's loved and taken care of. Whether people think I should do things differently or not, I AM doing a good job.
This is a sweet post. He is an amazing boy and he has an amazing mom!
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