As I wind down this Sunday evening,
I'm listening to The Isley Brothers, wishing I could be a fly on those walls when the songwriters were crafting these classics. I'm such a fan of words. Which is why I'm back sharing a few with you all.
Chatty Patty - This
weekend was interesting because Zara was with her granny. The wife dropped her off on Friday and I picked her up Sunday just before her tennis lessons at noon. Poor Bryce is never
invited over to Granny's. He's a busy boy and I don't believe she has faith that she
can keep up with him. I pray that changes, because mommy and daddy could use a break from them both!
In Due Time - As we approach Bryce's second birthday, he's adding all
sorts of words to his baby vocabulary. Not the chatty Patty that Zara was/is, but he seems to have a lot
to say too. He has been more of a doer than a talker so far, but over the past
couple of weeks, he seems to be making huge strides in the verbal department.
While baby girl was gone
this weekend, Bryce took advantage of having mom and dad to himself. He behaved
himself when we went out to dinner and he seemed to talk a TON more. He added quite a few words this weekend and has participated more when we attempt to coax him into repeating us. He enjoys doing the opposite of what we ask him to do (that's my boy!), but he's coming around. Typically Bryce says a word, we get excited and beg him to say it again. He then looks at us with zero intentions to grant our request. Wifey was worried about his two year
checkup and how many words he'd have. His 18 month checkup was great besides him not having but a few words. He seems to like waiting until the last
minute to take care of his business. He's a chip off the old block! I think Wifey can rest easy now. Bryce just needed a tad bit more time and maybe some more attention from us both.
Boys Will Be Boys - I feel like Bryce and I have gotten closer. I know it
sounds funny when you're talking about your own kid, but the truth is the truth! He
has mellowed some, but more importantly, I've spent more time just hanging and
playing with him. It's important for him to let off some steam and be an aggressive little boy. He can play a little rougher with me than the kids at daycare. And even though Zara gets rough, I always make sure neither one of them are going overboard.
Bottom line is - All of us, big or small all want to be paid attention to.
Zara is so demanding of everyone's attention
that she doesn't leave much for anyone else. There are a total of four of us in
this house. Bryce, Zara, Wifey and I. We ALL require a certain amount of attention and aren't happy when the others don't meet our requirements. Then there's this elephant in the room... These effin phones! Many times the wife and I want to unwind when we get home and the first thing we do is grab our phones,
but the kids haven't seen us all day and they miss us and want some attention. The key is putting that damn phone down
and devoting that attention to my children. I have been more intentional about
it the past couple of weeks, and it has been helpful. Very helpful actually. In the grand scheme of things, there's nothing as important as spending time with those stinkers. Especially nothing on those damn phones.
Shout out to my big homie. His birthday is today. Peace and blessings, Ant.
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