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March 13, 2007
Thanks, Gus
Gus, thank you for you.
Thank you for not making me change your diaper anymore. Your pullups are dry these days, and you're even waking up at night to go potty. All I can say is, there is some something greater than I that has led you down this path, and I am so grateful.
Thank you for still wanting to snuggle with me, even in your increasing "I do it myself" phase.
Thanks for giving me a kiss when I ask, or for letting me down easy when it's just not the right time.
Thanks for waking up from a nap in the car this weekend to suddenly ask, "Mama, what does this face mean?" (giving me a sour, surprised, shaking head face) It was so deliciously random, I was rolling.
Thanks for flexing your independence and making yourself peanut butter cracker sandwiches. With an adult butter knife.
Thanks for waking up on Saturday and wanting to go to see the dinosaurs at the Field Museum. Because you let me sleep in, and because we didn't leave the house until 11:30, and becuase we had to drive around first to see if we could park close, and because we didn't eat lunch right away since you wanted to watch some Mexican dancers performing, and because we had to see the dinosaurs before we ate, and because we had to wait in line forever to get our food....because of all of that, I was tapped on the shoulder at the restaurant by a dear college friend whom I have not seen in almost 10 years, who just happened to be at the museum with her family, who had a seven-hour layover at O'Hare, on their way to Florida. Because of all of that, I now can contact my friend, who I have been trying to find on Google for a long time.
Thank you for adopting a new good night routine of recounting three things we're grateful for today. Perspective is good, and I need a huge dose of happy perspective after this past month.
Posted by janna at March 13, 2007 01:09 AM
Comments
Such sweet stories of both boys! Thank you for sharing.
Love
Pat
Posted by: Pat at March 13, 2007 09:07 AM
Are you kidding me??? No wet pull-ups? How awesome is that??? Gus, You are the man!
Posted by: Aunt Deb at March 13, 2007 09:24 AM