Friday, March 28, 2014

March 28th, 2014

Dear Damen Robert,

You are a crazy little monster. I love it.

Recently we've been having kind of a tough time. You're budding independence and smart mouth have been causing problems.

It's worse when you're tired.

It's just a phase.

We will survive.

I love you no matter what.

Yesterday you treated Rylee and me to drinks from the gas station. When I told you how sweet and kind you were you said, "it was my pleasure." HAH!

This is what Mommy has to say at work, and make all her employees say. I must have brought it home with me. It totally caught me off guard and cracked me up!

We just got you registered for kindergarten. WHAT?! Not my baby! You're going to Pioneer elementary right down the street from us. You're very worried about missing your old friends from Preschool, but at the same time very excited for a new adventure.

Next on the agenda, we need to go get you allergy tested. Every time you get bit by an ant your reaction is getting worse and worse. I'm afraid if you sit in an ant pile you're going to stop breathing. Ugh! So scary!

Lastly, I wanted to tell you how cute you are about your new baby brother. Every time I go to the doctor you ask me if we're going to go get the baby out. So adorable! You are such a good (and handsome) big brother to sis, I know you're going to be just as sweet to Kian.

I love you forever baby boy,

Mommy

Wednesday, March 5, 2014

March 5th, 2014

Dear Damen Robert,

The shit you say sometimes kid...

Mommy and Daddy had a pretty bad scare yesterday. We had our anatomy scan for Kian. The tech thought she saw some very scary things in the images. We got sent to a specialist today and it turns out everything is perfectly fine. In fact, come August, you will have a perfectly happy, healthy baby brother. He looks just like you in the pictures we got.

On our way home from the appointment we stopped and got fast food. We were sitting down eating with Great Gram. Out of nowhere you turn to me with a sheepish grin and whisper, "You're a horrible excuse for a mother."

Wait wait wait, WHAT?!

I calmly asked you why you would say something like that. (Usually it's because so and so said it, or you saw it on TV.)

"You didn't get me a Sprite."

...

Your intelligent little brain is really scary sometimes. You hear these things and then work them through your head, trying to find out real life ways to use them. You constantly do this with EVERYTHING you hear that is new to you.

I'm thinking somewhere, maybe school or outside or on TV, you heard someone say this. You probably waited hours or even days trying to think of ways to use it.

Oh well.

We're in a rough patch. You're getting a little new found attitude and it's not meshing well with our picture perfect, sweet baby boy picture we have of you.

No matter what, I love you forever baby boy,
Mommy