Sweetest Reward

My, My, Baby, What very BIG feet you have!

All the faster to run with!

H has been going as fast as he can since he started to walk. Every where he goes, he gets there in his super fastest gear. His legs always get places faster than the rest of his body does. His head often takes the punishment for being so slow. He also does have really big feet compared to my other children. K, who is 3, wears a size 7 shoe. The little guy I babysit who is one month older than H wears a size 4 shoe. I just pulled out size 6 for H to start wearing. Maybe he'll break the mold and be TALL!

My, My, Baby, What very BIG hands you have!

All the better to throw with!

Everything that fits in his tiny little hand, gets thrown. H has to see what will happen. Some things bounce, some things don't, and some things even break but all things get thrown!

My, My, Baby, What very BIG ears you have!

All the better to hear you with!

H hears everything. He loves sound. He hasn't had much to say in his short little life because he always has his pacifier in his mouth but he is very aware of everything going on around him at all times.

My, My, Baby, What very BIG eyes you have!

All the better to stare you down with!

H has these big black marble eyes and with his very fare colored skin, they really stand out on his face! He is a starer! He can win any contest the older kids have with him. He doesn't smile at people too much but he has a reputation for being very serious with his eyes. We think he will be an interrogator when he gets older.

My, My, Baby, what a very BIG head you have!

All the better to think and learn with!

I am so amazed at how fast babies learn things. No wonders there is no time to sleep. He has way too many questions and mysteries to solve. I love watching his little body learn to work and enjoy this big amazing world. When my older boys were little many many years ago, we had a video with Primary songs on it. The words to one of my favorite songs on the tape are, "It's a big round school house my Father gave to me..."

My, My, Baby, what a very shiny, bald head you have!

Oh! That's cuz my mom just gave me my first haircut, a BUZZ!


My baby is growing up way too fast. He just started jabbering. His favorite word to say is "Mom!" No big deal, right? NO! Not one of my babies has ever said "mom" first. Yes, most of them have jabbered long before the age of one, but they always say "Da Da Da!" long before they learn to say "Ma!" H doesn't say "Da" at all. I've never heard him say it even once. H has always had a pacifier in his mouth so he hasn't been one to make much noise unless he is crying. I babysit a little boy that does not have a father, it's just him and his mom, so he only knows "Mom." H has picked up on that. I love it!

H is very much a Daddy's boy! If Hubby is around, H wants nothing to do with me. This is also different for us because when all of my other children we little, they really could have cared less if Dad was around, but not H! He loves his Daddy. Hubby isn't used to this kind of constant, undying love, so he often, without really thinking about it, will brush past H and not give him any attention. But H is very persistant and continues to follow Hubby around hanging on his legs and crying for attention until finally Hubby gives in and carries him everywhere all morning and evening long. It's kind of funny but after a while I kind of feel like chopped liver. I'm the one who does all the work for H. I change his diapers, I feed him, I change his clothes way too many times day, I get up with him all night long, I clean his snotty nose and dirty face, I kiss his owies, and I hold him the other 8 hours of the day while Daddy is at work.

So what reward do I get for all of my sacrifice?

One simple first word:

"Mom"