Bentley is one of the biggest blessings in my life. I actually feel honored to be her mom. She is 5 years old, and it is right now that I for real just want to freeze time because she is at the best age. The things she says are just the sweetest, cutest, most adorable innocent things. She is the reason why I could have 2 kids after her so close and not go crazy. Right now she is just the best helper to her siblings! She is the peacemaker. She also has the kindest heart, and if I ever yell at Deacon for something, she will come to me and say "mom, that wasn't very nice, Deacon is sad." It makes me feel really bad sometimes! She is great at carrying Leo around, feeding him, getting him toys, and telling me when I'm needed. She is already such a nurturer. At night time sometimes Jeff and I are so tired that we tell her to read books to Deacon. She does that with no complaint and loves it. She also love to clean and organize. Not all the time of course, but when she decides she's in the mood, she can put all the toys away perfectly and make her and Deacon's bed. Sometimes she does this and comes to tell me she has a surprise for me. A tidy house is the best surprise! Let's not forget her love for gifts. If gifts isn't one of her love languages, I would be shocked, because she is constantly thinking about what she'll get Deacon for his birthday 8 months away...or what she'll do for Daddy for Father's day...you name it. And cards and pictures are constantly flowing from her to me, Daddy, Deacon, anyone who will accept them. She also has such a desire to learn, and takes it upon herself! There are papers everywhere with letters written all over them. She can't read yet, but I know she will be in heaven when she can actually read the things on papers she finds. Right now she copies books and writes it out on paper. Lastly, her love for church, FHE, gospel study, all of the routine things make me happy. If we forget FHE, she will be the one to remind me and start planning it herself! This girl makes me so happy and, while I love to see how much fun she has with Deacon, sometimes I wish I could just have her to myself all day. Her laugh is also so contagious, and she loves to be silly with Deacon and with her friends. She is very social when it comes to her peers, although it takes a little bit of time to get used to anyone new. She gets so hyper sometimes and I love to see her so happy! Love this girl.
Deacon is the polar opposite of Bentley, and it makes me laugh to see the differences sometimes. When I think of Deacon I immediately think of his love for the little things of life. It doesn't take much for him to get so excited! His joy and happiness is very contagious and I just love it. I love giving him a present because he will show his excitement so well and come over to give me hugs and say "thank you mommy!" A simple thing like telling him we're going to the park will make him scream "YAHH!!" and he'll run to get his shoes on. He is also so funny! I remember one time when we were getting him ready for bed we told him to go get his underwear. He came back with his Cars CD player and Jeff and I were kind of disappointed, but then he opened up the CD part and there were his underwear! It was absolutely hilarious, Jeff and I couldn't help but laugh. He does things like this constantly and the best is when he cheers up Bentley from a bad mood to laughing hysterically. It took him a while to talk and he still struggles a little bit, but I could listen to him talk all day. He gives the best expressions and the things he says just sound so cute coming from him. Another thing about Deacon is his independence. He amazes sometimes at the things he can do by himself. It's annoying sometimes because I want to help him to make it go quicker, but he insists on not having help all the time, and he really does learn how to do things really quickly. He was feeding and dressing himself at such a young age. The other day we were at my mom's house watering the flowers and he went inside all by himself and filled up the huge watering can at the sink, and brought it back out. My mom was pretty surprised he could carry it full of water, and he didn't even make a mess. He catches on really quick to how things work and he's also been very physically fast. He can climb anything Bentley can and do all the hard things she does. He caught on to his strider bike when he was 1 and could do it easily at age 2. Lastly, Deacon can be so rough and wild, but he is also the sweetest, most cuddly boy. He loves cuddles and massages. I'll start rubbing his back and he won't let me stop. He'll move my hand back on if I move it away! I love my cuddles, hugs and kisses from him, and I'm sure physical touch will be one of his love languages. I have to say that age 3 is always a tough one for me, and it's showing to be true with Deacon as well. He has lots of tantrums and gets angry when things don't go his way. He also makes the biggest messes constantly and I gotta keep my eye on him at all times, but I love this kid so much. He is such a joy!
Leo is getting to be so cute, and his personality is starting to show. He is almost 15 months old, has 4 teeth on top and 3 on the bottom, sleeps and eats like a charm, and is still not interested in walking! He has always loved to be held, so that gives him less opportunities to walk, but he is starting to show a little interest just lately when we make him walk back and forth between us. He might have taken a step or two and does get excited, but still would much rather crawl. I'm used to this, though, because Bentley and Deacon didn't walk until about 16 months too. Anyways, Leo is so cute when he smiles and giggles, it just makes you love him! He is getting a little goofy sometimes and wiggling his head or body back and forth. He loves to clap and just started to play peek-a-boo. He absolutely loves water and will do anything to get in it! I filled up the water table the other day with hose water and gave him some toys to play in it as he stood next to it. I looked away for a minute and next thing I knew he had climbed all the way up into it and was crying because he was cold. This also happens if I fill up the pool with water, he will get in it immediately. Also at the splash park, he was just crawling around everywhere. In the shower, the water will be hitting his face and he just loves it! He also just loves to be outside! He enjoys the stroller, which is nice. He loves to go on walks. Another thing he loves is anything soft. If there's a really soft rug or blanket he gets so excited and just rolls all over it laughing. I love this cute boy so much!!
That about sums it up, at least of what I can think of right now! I sure love these kids of mine, but they are definitely a handful. The time I spend thinking about myself is very far and in between, and I definitely sometimes overwork myself until the point where I may not be the most fun person to be around! But I think every mom goes through this, and I consider myself lucky to have these kids be my own, and I couldn't imagine life without them!
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