- ****Jeremiah’s version****
- I like food!!!
- Meals are a lot of fun!!
- Always open my mouth when something edible is coming towards it!
- I like kiddie rides and carousel rides-why did I use to sleep through this fun?
- Rolling a few times in a row is fun and gets me places…but I still don’t want to crawl
- My squeals and shrieks sound a lot a like-but neither make mom and dad very happy when done in the middle of the night
- Throw a fit every time I get into the car seat-cause sometimes I’m stuck in there for a while
- Glow sticks are amazing at 10:00pm on a long car ride
- I like my pack n play travel bed!
- Roll when I am getting a diaper change-its fun to see the frustration on mom’s face
- Real food makes for some hard poops
- I like my bottle even when the water has to be cold
- Grab Ben’s beard, Maddie’s earings, and daddy’s glasses as often as I can
- Turns out I might be the only one with straight hair in my family-even with it way past my ears…mom isn’t ready to cut it
- I’m very interested in Gavin, so I don’t get placed close to him to often
- My blanket is my most prized possession! With all the craziness and change-it is the drug that calms me!
- Pacifiers are chew toys-I like to put holes in mine
- I miss Napoleon, so I love to play with plastic water bottles like he does
- I can defend myself when Caleb takes something from me-a Jurassic Park shriek tells them I can’t be walked over
- My constant tooting when I am asleep makes my parents laugh
time…
catching fire flies…
It is becoming a fun family event for us to go on a bike ride after dinner. Side note: Sometimes I can barely pull myself and other nights…I’m up for pulling my kids (combined weight has to be close to 60lbs). A few nights ago…we did our bike ride. Caleb loves to go “FAST!” He chants it as we ride…and depending on who is pulling him…one of us is usually panting saying he will go fast at the next hill. When we got back from the ride…Matt cut the grass while I got the boys bathed and in their PJ’s. After Caleb was ready for bed, he was watching his daddy cut the grass from the window. I had an idea…and pulled J from bed (who was in there having a lovely conversation with himself-obviously not wanting to go to sleep). We got the wagon out and started looking for fire flies. Caleb loved it! After I pointed them out to him and caught a few, he started pointing to them and yelling “light more”. It was so fun. I was running and jumping trying to catch them for him. The little guys didn’t seem to want to sit still long enough to be transferred to Caleb’s hands. I wonder why? 🙂 There may or may not been a few killed in the process. 🙂 Well, that was just a night at the Deuel house! Hope you are all having a good week! Here are some pictures from our adventure…
So…this was definitely NOT from catching bugs…but too cute not to show and highlight my little 6 month old!
A blessed mom…
Happy belated Mother’s Day to all the moms out there! Sunday, was my third Mother’s Day and I gotta say-I LOVE THE DAY!
I love being a mom! I think watching my boys grow and learn new stuff is one of the most exciting things!
Caleb: my big boy…
He is one busy, INCREDIBLE kid. He loves the “hawks” and “dunking” his basketball. (Any bird with its wings spread out is a “hawk” right now.) He loves to wrestle and watch “Elmo”. He wants to run around and play outside for long periods of time…riding bikes with his girlfriend next store, Cali, going down his slide, pointing out all the “buzz” (bees) in the vicinity of our house, finding sticks, playing in any kind of water (his pool, the dog bowl, puddles), drawing with chalk, blowing bubbles, pushing his lawn mower, climbing on my lawn mower…you get the idea 🙂 he loves to be a boy, but then he has the sweetest spirit as well. I tell him all the time I love his sweet heart. He will sit with me and read books, paint with me, draw for an hour on end, play puzzles, gives hugs and kisses to everyone! He says thank you and please without being prompted…he is one awesome kid and I am CRAZY about him! Watching him grow, learn new words, and discover the world-is an awesome thing! I love this boy so much and can’t be away from him with out missing him and seeing stuff that makes me think of him.
Jeremiah: my baby (even though he is a big one) :)…
He is amazing! It’s funny how just thinking about talking about him-my heart swells with pride and wonder. I love this kid so much. I think the most amazing part is…he hasn’t been an easy boy, but I am crazy about him! He was fussy from birth-needing constant care and attention…couldn’t sleep in anything but my arms for almost 4 months, hated the pacifier for FOREVER , still hates the bottle, and still battle him to not eat every two hours! I love him! I really do…I must be his mom! 🙂 I love holding him and get a mix a of pride and sadness that he prefers his bed than my arms to sleep in now. I love the way he stares at me and dread the day when he doesn’t think I am the best thing in the world! I call him my little Wilbur. Anyone who has watched Charlotte’s Web as much as me (the mom of a 2 year old who LOVES pigs) knows Wilbur just loved Fern. He loved to eat and be with her. That has been my Jeremiah. He is my little buddy, sidekick in a way. I have taken him everywhere I have gone. I see that day coming to an end. Change is hard, but it is good. For now, he is still my baby!
Matt: my love…
Although I am not his mom, I couldn’t not mention him in this post. I am so incredibly blessed to be married to my best friend, Matt Deuel. Bringing J into the picture was really hard on us. Taking care of two kids-one of which was a hard baby…made tired parents for a long, long time. I know we are still going through it-but let’s just say I couldn’t have done it without this man. He is a rock…and I know that because Jesus is his foundation. I choke up thinking how blessed I am to have a husband who serves me and his boys so much everyday. I love you BOO!
As you can see, I am so blessed! One thing that God has been showing me in the last few months is being a good mom and good wife…is not everything. There is more to life. Although I am so blessed, I pray that I can use my life, my kids…us as a family to be a blessing to others and point them to Jesus. My eyes have been opened up and I pray they never get distracted-More to come!