. . . that children are brand new to this place. Everything they see or hear is a revelation to them, something to get excited or scared about with surprising enthusiasm.
My son has discovered that the chocolate covered shortbread cookies he eats can stick to the wall. I handed him one the other day and without missing a beat, he walked straight over to the wall and stuck it there. He turned around and grinned at me like he had just performed the most amazing feat in the world. Now, any time he gets a cookie, that’s what he does with it and it’s still as awesome to him as it was the first time he did it.
He’s also obsessed with trucks. When we’re driving in the car and he sees a truck, whether it’s a semi or a 4×4, he screams, “Mama! Big truck! Big truck!” I get exhausted feigning enthusiasm about a giant truck that’s about to cut me off on the interstate, but what are ya gonna do? He stares out our window all day long, hoping to catch a glimpse of one. That must be hardwired into little boys’ brains, because every mom I know who has a little boy tells me their son loves trucks too.
My daughter loves animals. She informed us that she was going to be an animal doctor when she grows up. This is totally cool with me – free medical care for all my pets, right? When we’re outside and a bird lands anywhere within sight, she runs after it trying to catch it. She’s truly disappointed when it flies away. She doesn’t understand why the bird won’t let her pet it. I’m thinking of all the diseases those things are carrying and thanking God that her little feet can’t move so fast.
She wakes up every day and tells me, “Mama, it’s a beautiful day. What are we going to do?” A million things run through my head – laundry, cleaning, pay bills, figure out what to make for dinner – the usual grown-up things we think about. But to her, she’s wondering what games we’re going to play, what snack we’ll have or where we might go.
It must be exhausting to be a little person. Maybe that’s why I’m tired all the time – all that stuff I found amazing as a kid and then refusing to take naps, it’s finally caught up with me.
Have a super Memorial Day and don’t forget to put out your flags, people. Enjoy:
Woo Woo
1 oz vodka
1/2 oz peach schnapps
cranberry juice
Pour vodka & schnapps into glass filled with ice. Add cranberry juice to top off the glass. Stir with a fancy plastic stick to make it seem like you’re in a real bar.
Such a sweet, true and funny post (especially your son sticking cookies to the wall).
Have a great weekend!
-Another tired Mama
Comment by Ann's Rants — May 28, 2010 @ 5:48 pm
You crack me up!!! I mean laughing out loud at my desk. Your kids are too cute and have such funny stories. I hope that you had a great weekend!! Let’s do lunch again soon….maybe with my little peanut??
Comment by Julie — June 1, 2010 @ 12:31 pm