one of those days

hi friends, morgan here. i miss blogging....i know i've been a little sparse on the blog lately but i just feel like i don't want to blog just to "blog" so ...i'll blog when i have something to say. and i guess lately i haven't felt like i have had anything to say. 

but today i have a little something i'm gonna throw out there...

guys....being a stay at home mom is like the best ever cause i get to be with my little guy ALL the time. but guys....being a stay at home mom means i am with my little guy all...the..time. which means i deal with EVERY tantrum, meltdown, spilled food, messy room, poopy diaper, etc etc...and sometimes i just get TIRED! today is one of those days. those days where i never get dressed or shower. i feel like grant is going through some weird transition from pleasant, easy, understanding child to...well...a two year old toddler. he throws more fits when he doesn't get his way, he whines, he cries, wants held all the time...it's like he knows a new baby is on the horizon and he literally wants my attention 24-7 (in fact as i type this, he insists on sitting on my lap). which should be cute, right??? wrong...sometimes i just a minute to myself to relax!! and i feel like he gets so bored being in our little apartment all day and i don't know what to do!!!! if you mamas have any ideas for me, please feel free to chime in.

plus, with said baby on the horizon and me in my almost third trimester (say whaaat??) i feel exhausted a lot faster these days. and sometimes i just want to be that terrible mother that lets her kids play on the ipad/phone/watch movies all day because i'm just too tired to try. you have these days, too, RIGHT???? tell me you do. cause sometimes i feel like i'm not doing anything to help him in any way, and then i think....man...it's gonna be even WORSE when this new baby comes..... ugh. i'm feeling overwhelmed.

but enough of that...i want to talk about my sweet boy for a minute because its been a long time since i have. he is talking a lot more and his personality is definitely becoming apparent. (which is quite humorous and i love). so here's a list of some things i want to remember about grant at 20 1/2 months....

-whenever saying bye to anyone, it is promptly followed by a "love you!" doesn't matter who it is...could be the lady at the check out stand...doesn't matter.

-this may be embarrassing as a parent, but you know how to facetime your grandparents from a few apple devices (ipad/iphone), and sometimes you call and talk to them without us knowing. 

-before bed we have to go find your blanket and you will say over and over "blankey....where are you???" and it's the cutest thing ever.

-speaking of before bed, we have a little ritual that includes family prayer and you are all about kneeling down and making sure everyone else is, too. if someone isn't kneeling fast enough, you call them out (mostly dad...) to inform them we are ready to pray and are waiting for them. (ex: dad...dad..dad.....*when dad looks...you hold up your folded arms, showing him that we are trying to pray, here*).

-you love the song popcorn popping on the apricot tree and can do all the actions.

-you also try to sign your abc's when we sing them and you can successfully do a, n/m, p, r, s and z. 

-you are starting to recognize your letters. you consistently recognize B, D, G, M, N, and O. and are pretty consistent on a handful of others.

-you love trucks, airplanes, trains, etc....we have a little air strip by our apartments and every time a plane takes off and we can hear them you say "MOM, AIRPANE??!!" you do the same when the garbage man comes...."MOM.....MAN????" (he skips the garbage part...too hard to say).
-you love the theme songs to shows on tv, it started with friends....you would be in your room playing and we would start an episode and you would hear the music and come running out dancing. now that i watch gilmore girls, you do the same thing. 

i could go on and on and on and i may come back and add some things just for my sake. he is such a joy and even on days he's driving me crazy i'm still glad i'm the one that he gets to drive crazy.