As a mother nothing entertains me more than my children. Don’t misunderstand me, neither of my boys perform at will nor do I orchestrate and choreograph little skits for them to act out. Just the mere fact that my boys are boys and they are incredibly influenced by a giant world around them that they barely understand provides countless opportunities for lively anecdotes. With an 8 ½ year age difference Dominick and Simon are at completely different levels developmentally, I would be terrified if they weren’t.
Dominick can process complex concepts and the majority of the time he can form complex sentences to express whatever is going on mentally. He is never too forthcoming with voicing what is on his mind. It usually takes a little phishing on my part to even get the most basics of a conversation going. I am, however, consistently surprised when Dominick does allow us entry into the inner-workings of his 10 year old mind. Below are some of my favorite “thoughts from Dominick”.
* “What the…?”
* “That better not go on Facebook.”
* “That better not go on Facebook.”
* “Why is Simon crazy?”
* On the subject of having another child “I think we are good with what we have.”
* “If you say so.”
At 27 months Simon is full of surprises daily. His vocabulary and sentence structure is amazing but I know it does not accurately represent everything that is going on in his 2 year old little mind. To his ability, Simon voices everything on his mind. I would be scared to know what he is not telling us, there is a lot of it. Whether he is talking about his day, his dreams, his wants/not wants or arguing Simon adds his own special touch to all that he says. Below are some of my favorite “what would Simon say?”
At 27 months Simon is full of surprises daily. His vocabulary and sentence structure is amazing but I know it does not accurately represent everything that is going on in his 2 year old little mind. To his ability, Simon voices everything on his mind. I would be scared to know what he is not telling us, there is a lot of it. Whether he is talking about his day, his dreams, his wants/not wants or arguing Simon adds his own special touch to all that he says. Below are some of my favorite “what would Simon say?”
· “Oh my gosh!”
· “I don’t want to!”
· “No mamma, I said no!”
· “I want to close the wind.” If the windows are down in the car and the wind is coming in.
· “It’s ridiculous.”
· “Baseball park.” His go to answer for anything.
In addition to various -isms, both boys have their quirky little actions. Not necessarily tell tale signs but rather funny things they do because it is part of who they are.
Dominick
· Falls asleep completely straight laying on his back
· Whatever beverage he has, whatever the circumstance he will drink the entire drink in one movement
· When he wakes up in the morning to use the restroom, he will never get back in his bed. He lays on the couch no matter how early in the morning it is.
· Will eat breakfast the second he wakes up if it is ready.
· Will not eat a meal without a napkin.
· Reads the instructions for any toy/video game he ever gets.
· Demands that Simon gives him a kiss every night when we tuck him in.
Simon
· Will play baseball any and every chance he gets.
· Has to put daddy’s deodorant on and put on daddy’s hair gel right after the bath. (pretend)
· Sings “Old MacDonald” several times randomly through the day.
· Prefers attending church service over the nursery so he can see God.
· Puts his action figures in timeout.
· Talks in a high-pitched voice because he knows it makes us laugh.
Every child is a unique and very special gift from God, perfectly formatted to please Him and perfectly outfitted for whatever the Lord has in store. As a mother of a 10 year old and a 2 year old I struggle every day with the upbringing of my kids. I constantly question my choices as they relate to my boys and I worry if I am doing my part in equipping them with what they will need in life. At 10 and 2 I have no idea what awaits my boys in the future. I am unsure of what they will become, which paths they will choose and what decisions they will make. The one thing I am certain of is both Dominick and Simon will be given a strong foundation of Christ’s love and they will never doubt or question the love we have for them. I analyze each word they speak and move they make with the hopes of gaining some insight into the person each will become but this is futile. God knows who they are as He knew them before they existed. God has my boys’ lives planned for them and I will gladly sit back and let Him lead us all, all the meanwhile laughing and smiling at and with my babies every day.
