49 Months

Goose,

The dust has settled from your birthday.  Just barely. You are still talking about presents you want for your birthday.  Child, you got enough.  Trust me.  And, Thank God, you finally are including 4 in your counting!

A Wyatt Original

We took a lovely mini-vacation to visit Mia and Kelly (and significant others) in Boston.  It was just nice to get out of the state for a while.  Pretend we were somewhere warm.  We went for a hike in the woods and you brought your camera.  Honestly, some of the pictures came out pretty damn good.  You might have an eye already.  It is just too bad that the picture quality isn't too great.  I might even frame some.  I'm not even sure if you meant to do it, capture the texture of the leaves or a ray of light, but you did.  On our way home we stopped at the Boston Aquarium.  You have been watching this new show on Disney called the Octonauts.  You're obsessed and have a new found interest in marine life.  I swear, you were running around the aquarium telling me which blob of colorfulness was which.  "Look Mom!  Its an anemone!  Its a comb jellyfish!  Its a sea cucumber!"  Or directing where we should go next.  "Mom, where are the pilot fish?" Most of the time I had no idea what you were talking about.  I had to keep checking the map.  You ran through that place.

I was determined to get you on skis this winter. Unfortunately, we have had one day of snow compared to last years 50 million.  So, I figured Boston was about as far north as we were going to get.  I found this little mountain about 30 mins from Mia's house.  I got you all geared up and you lasted 2 runs.  I decided to just stick with you in my boots in case you needed an extra hand.  I got you sliding your feet and then we went up the bunny hill.  You did it once holding onto me for dear life and the second run you let go a little.  When you did you started yelling, "Mom!  I'm skiing!!  Look, I'm skiing!"  Before reaching to grab a hold of me again.  After that, you asked for some hot chocolate.  It was very cute and I wasn't going to push it on your first time.  Hopefully, next year we will have more opportunities.

You finally had another audition.  We were on a little drought there for a while.  I wouldn't mention it but you said the darnest thing right afterward.  Aunt Wiz was trying to explain to you what you were suppose to do when they called your name.  In some vague way she offered, you have to do what they say and then they will give you money to buy lots of toys.  Yes.  That is what she told you.  So, you go in and look perfect and adorable.  When it was over you marched straight to Aunt Wizzie and say "I did everything they told me to do.  Are they going to give me money now?"  Ehh, no.  Not quite yet.  All the parents around us started laughing and we rushed to get you out of there before you said something else.

You have perfected this uncanny ability to know just when I am going to loose it.  When you are so close to pushing my last button and earning yourself a time out. When you have asked to too many times for water at bedtime.  When I am about to loose my patience.  Just before that happens you run to me, throw your arms around any part of me that you can reach and say "I love you, Mom."  I don't know how you have figured it out but you have.  Of course I am a sucker for your I love yous.  It might not get you out of a time out but it will certainly buy you some more time.  I might not have figured you out but you definitely have figured me out.

I love you everyday,
Momma