Mother's day is this weekend. I think I have a pretty great mom and even though I won't be with her on Sunday :( :( I am thankful for her everyday so that makes up for it.
This will be my second Mother's day. On my mom's second mother's day she already had two babies. I came along a mere 15 months after my sister. Caroline is now 15 months old herself.
I have NO idea how my mom did it! Maybe it's because by this time next year I will have two babies that my energy is a bit more zapped than normal or the fact that Caroline has about 10 times the energy that I normally have! She is at such a FUN age and I love spending my days with her.
She has a HUGE vocabulary now and we carry on 'conversations' and she understands so much of what I say.
She is a little stinker and knows how to push my buttons or do something she is not supposed to do. She has the most adorable smile when doing it all though so it's ok :)
She loves to dance and does this stomp thing with her foot...I have no idea where she learned it.
She still has the temper and lots of her own ideas and a strong will to get her way. She definitely has a mind of her own.
She LOVES to be outside. Brad will usually be the one to take her outside and when we bring her in she screams like someone just slapped her in the face. She loves going out and hates coming in.
If you walk around my house you will see lots of piles of rocks. She loves piling rocks together and carrying them around-one in each hand. If she doesn't have a rock in her hand that's because she has a stick in it instead. My girly girl loves the outdoors :)
She eats anything and everything. Seriously. If it is on my plate it is even more appetizing to her. If she is close enough she won't even ask but just grab it right off the plate! Obviously she hasn't inherited my picky eating habits.
Our days are spent between singing, dancing, listening to music, watching some Sesame and Micky Mouse, eating, snacking, reading books (OMG she loves this part), making messes, taking ONE nap (we both usually do this these days!), throwing a fit or two, following me EVERYWHERE and she has even learned to help me put laundry in the washer and dust the living room-just from watching me do it!
Again, I don't know how my mom handled all of this with a brand new baby. I can't imagine having a brand new baby with Caroline being this age. I never thought I would have two kids under two but by Christmas we'll be there :) Granted Caroline will turn 2 a month later but I am sure we are in for an adventure. I hope she takes to it well and I am as awesome of a mom as I think I'll be to both of them. After all, I do have a pretty awesome mom myself so I hope I got some of her goodness.
Happy Mother's Day all you moms. We ROCK!
Olive Juice, mom :)
