Sweet Little Thing says goodbye. I have been dreading this post. Now before you start wailing and gnashing your teeth about this, please, please, just calm down. While this is going to be the last post on Sweet Little Thing, I do assure you that I will still be blogging. For sure.
It will probably still be as sporadic as I have been this last year, but I assure you, the blogging will not die. I love blogging and sharing and photographing. It's an outlet. It, in a teensy tiny way, says what my heart is trying to say. About my children. My life. My role as a wife, a mom, a friend of Jesus, a friend of many, and sometimes I even pretend like I have an alter-ego as a gangster.
My rationale for stopping this here little blog is really because I am moving on to bigger and better things....in and and away from blogland. What does that really mean? A. I'm sick of blogger and it has recently been causing me headaches. B. I believe a new platform to be much better C. I'm working on a new blog and going a slightly different direction on the blog. Of course you will still see these little lovelies now and then, and those good ole' "mom wiping butts in Walmart" stories won't be far behind. But there is even more on the horizon. And I'm excited!!!
So, hang tight. There is a new blog to the rescue. It hopefully will be cooler, cuter, offer you more as a reader, i.e., not put you sleep, and it might even be a little more grammatically correct. Liz, if you read this blog....I know you hate me. I'm sorry!!!! I just don't have time for, like, English/writing/proper grammar and sometimes even spelling stuff., :( But you know I totally love you girl!!!!
Ok, enough about all this. I figured the last blog post should have something to do with the entire reason I started this blog. These boys. These little mini-superheroes, in the making.
I can barely believe that this is my life. These three, their daddy and that crazy dog. Sometimes it's just too good to be true. Sometimes, I think I'm going to need to pinch myself. But wait just a minute, I don't have to because Beckett runs up behind me and pinches my leg. And BAM!, I'm snapped out of the euphoric state. And then Chase trips, hits his head on the wooden corner of something, really anything (he's super accident prone) and starts wailing.....and Leighton is curled up under a blanket playing Angry Birds. See, so it's really not all rosy and amazing Graceful parenting over in this hizzy. It's just real. And I love it. Even when I want cover my ears and hide in the dryer downstairs. It's TOTALLY, totally worth it.
So, I wanted to finish this off by doing a life update for each of my sweet baby superheroes.
Let's start with the biggest of the small ones.
So, I wanted to finish this off by doing a life update for each of my sweet baby superheroes.
Let's start with the biggest of the small ones.
This boy. This once my first baby and now my big, mature, mini-version of my sweet husband. Sweet for sure could be the very BEST way to describe him. You could also say that he is quiet, very well thought out, he talks like he's 30 and he is totally in love with Angry Birds right now. He loves Jesus and know that when he is scared at his night he can just flick those scared thoughts out of his head and call on the God of angel armies. He knows that God goes before him and stands behind him. He can tell you that Jesus once said, "If they only knew.....they would ask me for Living water." (John 4:10).
He is just so smart. He is ready for Kindergarten, like last fall. We waited on Kindergarten since he had a summer birthday. We figured one more year of Preschool would be the right thing. We are certain that it was right for him in his self-esteem and social readiness. However, this boy is ready to get to the books. He loves reading but, I confess, I don't push that on him as much as I should. His favorite shows are the Turtles and Wildkrats. He is just waiting and waiting to be able to get outside and pull out his little four wheeler. He is starting to talk about it every day. He's a boy that loves being outside (do any of them not?) and I am excited to see where his imagination goes this spring and summer. He's already talking about getting a new bug gun for the summer. I imagine many a bug will be sucked up in that little bug gun vacuum contraption. Boys, boys, boys.
He is very good at drawing, coloring and writing words and his name. Today he wrote on the maker board "mom is spechul". Awwwwwwww. I'm trying to convince him to start doing book reports for me, but he has been evading me on that so far. His teachers have pulled me aside to inform me that he is VERY, VERY smart and quiet. Today, we had his parent teachers conferences and he is doing awesome. Overall, he is growing nicely in all areas. I'm not 100% sure on his growth stats as we haven't been to the doctor once during this school year. Praise the Lord for a healthy home and healthy boys! One thing I can tell you is he will be a bit on the short side. No shock on that one. The size of his heart makes up for it. :)
Next is Chase.
It's hard to make a paragraph that would encapsulate all that this little guy is. His look says it all here. He is a boy of many, many silly and funny faces. He is such a charmer it's not even funny. Except it is. Chase entered preschool this year, following right behind his big brother. He turned 3 in July and he is on his way to a fast four. Meaning, he too, is growing too fast for his mom. He loves to change his clothes about 2-19 times per day. He fashions himself lots of layers, ties, vests and work shirts (like his dads). He loves playing superhero and running around rescuing April from TMNT. He, too, loves going outside and playing and getting into all sorts of mischief.
Chase brings a smile to faces with a flawless ease. Something just oozes out of him that makes the crankiest person smile. I don't know what it is. He, too, loves the Lord and knows where he comes from. He loves singing and talking about God and Jesus.
Physically he is developing well. Again, no need for a doctor visit all year but he looks good to me. He does seem awfully clumsy though and runs into things from time to time so we are going to have his eyes tested. Would he not be the cutest thing in the world with glasses?!!!! He is short, although he seems to be growing like a weed. Not exactly sure how, being that he isn 't the most diverse eater I have ever met. :)
Beckett.
Oh my baby!
How did my baby turn into this? He is almost TWO!!! This is wrong! I swear yesterday I was nearly birthing him in our car!!! Regardless of how all this fast growing nonsense happened, he certainly is equally as cute as his bigger brothers. He is still a bit of a snuggler. I did say a "bit" of a snuggler. Not a ton, but really, when he wants to snuggle he is all in it.
I think the biggest shocker about this guy is how well he is talking. He is 22 months and we can't believe the long sentences that come from his mouth. Everyone that meets him or comes to visit us ends up making a comment about his vocabulary and phrasing. One of our favorites phrases happened when Derrick's parents were visiting. They were sleeping on the spare bed in his room and he stood up in the middle of the night in his crib and said in a very matter of fact (maybe slightly bossy?) tone...."Grandma, take me to my mommy." And she did.
He sure knows what he wants these days. Other key phrases would be:
"no, i do it myself" (pretty much about anything)
"mommy....wahhhh....mommy, tase hit me. he go time out." (obviously, chase hitting him)
"no, no maverick, you go time out" (when maverick tries to take his food)
"mommy, where daddy go?" (when dad's at work)
this list is really endless. oh who could forget
"mommy, me want watch mickey mouse" (clearly, i don't need to interpret these)
He loves mickey and his baby. He takes very good care of her, changing her diaper and even disciplining her. He puts the baby in time out and regularly claims that the baby bites him. For which she goes to time out, per Beckett. He also brought her with us to Famous Daves and fed her his chicken tenders. Sweet guy. He sure gets into a lot A LOT of mischief these days. He's really into pushing the stools up to the counter and crawling up to do all sorts of shenanigans. Fun times. Fun times. I have also been impressed with his wrestling skills these days. He is sure holding his own. They all do pretty well together. The bigger boys know how to play gently with him and he loves rolling around and giggling. Of course, there are those other moments, too. Sometimes the fights aren't as adorable.
_________________________________________________________________________________
Well, this is it. I feel like it's time to cue the music now. Get out the kleenexes! The last few comments on my Sweet Little Thing blog have arrived. I have to admit, it's sad. To let her go. This little blog and I have been through some late nights together. We have laughed, we have cried, we have just stared blank at one another sometimes.......sometimes that's enough for a mom. For just a few moments.
(Am I really talking to my blog? Perhaps this really is the cue to shut this thing down!)
Just kidding! I love everything this blog represents and for that reason, I CANNOT wait to get my coffee table blog books. The printed memory of the first five years of our lives as parents. I'll tell and show you more about that on the NEW blog later. For now, I just know, I have captured something priceless here in the confines of this little domain.
The late nights, the diapers, the questions, the best, the worst, the boogers, the anniversary wishes, the breast milk stories, the Blazin Beckett mini-series, the Cupcake Caper, the trips, the songs, the Weekly Womb series, the intertwining of faith, the project 52, the healing of disease, the growing, the videos of counting and singing and bible verses and birthday wishes, the career changes, and the best career ever, the love of photography born, and babies and toddlers and preschoolers.
Well, gang, crew, wonderful, amazing blog reading friends and family and some of you I don't even know yet, blog readers. It has been an honor to share my heart in this way. Thank you for your support.
All my love,
Shannon Heick
He is just so smart. He is ready for Kindergarten, like last fall. We waited on Kindergarten since he had a summer birthday. We figured one more year of Preschool would be the right thing. We are certain that it was right for him in his self-esteem and social readiness. However, this boy is ready to get to the books. He loves reading but, I confess, I don't push that on him as much as I should. His favorite shows are the Turtles and Wildkrats. He is just waiting and waiting to be able to get outside and pull out his little four wheeler. He is starting to talk about it every day. He's a boy that loves being outside (do any of them not?) and I am excited to see where his imagination goes this spring and summer. He's already talking about getting a new bug gun for the summer. I imagine many a bug will be sucked up in that little bug gun vacuum contraption. Boys, boys, boys.
He is very good at drawing, coloring and writing words and his name. Today he wrote on the maker board "mom is spechul". Awwwwwwww. I'm trying to convince him to start doing book reports for me, but he has been evading me on that so far. His teachers have pulled me aside to inform me that he is VERY, VERY smart and quiet. Today, we had his parent teachers conferences and he is doing awesome. Overall, he is growing nicely in all areas. I'm not 100% sure on his growth stats as we haven't been to the doctor once during this school year. Praise the Lord for a healthy home and healthy boys! One thing I can tell you is he will be a bit on the short side. No shock on that one. The size of his heart makes up for it. :)
Next is Chase.
It's hard to make a paragraph that would encapsulate all that this little guy is. His look says it all here. He is a boy of many, many silly and funny faces. He is such a charmer it's not even funny. Except it is. Chase entered preschool this year, following right behind his big brother. He turned 3 in July and he is on his way to a fast four. Meaning, he too, is growing too fast for his mom. He loves to change his clothes about 2-19 times per day. He fashions himself lots of layers, ties, vests and work shirts (like his dads). He loves playing superhero and running around rescuing April from TMNT. He, too, loves going outside and playing and getting into all sorts of mischief.
Chase brings a smile to faces with a flawless ease. Something just oozes out of him that makes the crankiest person smile. I don't know what it is. He, too, loves the Lord and knows where he comes from. He loves singing and talking about God and Jesus.
Physically he is developing well. Again, no need for a doctor visit all year but he looks good to me. He does seem awfully clumsy though and runs into things from time to time so we are going to have his eyes tested. Would he not be the cutest thing in the world with glasses?!!!! He is short, although he seems to be growing like a weed. Not exactly sure how, being that he isn 't the most diverse eater I have ever met. :)
Beckett.
Oh my baby!
How did my baby turn into this? He is almost TWO!!! This is wrong! I swear yesterday I was nearly birthing him in our car!!! Regardless of how all this fast growing nonsense happened, he certainly is equally as cute as his bigger brothers. He is still a bit of a snuggler. I did say a "bit" of a snuggler. Not a ton, but really, when he wants to snuggle he is all in it.
I think the biggest shocker about this guy is how well he is talking. He is 22 months and we can't believe the long sentences that come from his mouth. Everyone that meets him or comes to visit us ends up making a comment about his vocabulary and phrasing. One of our favorites phrases happened when Derrick's parents were visiting. They were sleeping on the spare bed in his room and he stood up in the middle of the night in his crib and said in a very matter of fact (maybe slightly bossy?) tone...."Grandma, take me to my mommy." And she did.
He sure knows what he wants these days. Other key phrases would be:
"no, i do it myself" (pretty much about anything)
"mommy....wahhhh....mommy, tase hit me. he go time out." (obviously, chase hitting him)
"no, no maverick, you go time out" (when maverick tries to take his food)
"mommy, where daddy go?" (when dad's at work)
this list is really endless. oh who could forget
"mommy, me want watch mickey mouse" (clearly, i don't need to interpret these)
He loves mickey and his baby. He takes very good care of her, changing her diaper and even disciplining her. He puts the baby in time out and regularly claims that the baby bites him. For which she goes to time out, per Beckett. He also brought her with us to Famous Daves and fed her his chicken tenders. Sweet guy. He sure gets into a lot A LOT of mischief these days. He's really into pushing the stools up to the counter and crawling up to do all sorts of shenanigans. Fun times. Fun times. I have also been impressed with his wrestling skills these days. He is sure holding his own. They all do pretty well together. The bigger boys know how to play gently with him and he loves rolling around and giggling. Of course, there are those other moments, too. Sometimes the fights aren't as adorable.
_________________________________________________________________________________
Well, this is it. I feel like it's time to cue the music now. Get out the kleenexes! The last few comments on my Sweet Little Thing blog have arrived. I have to admit, it's sad. To let her go. This little blog and I have been through some late nights together. We have laughed, we have cried, we have just stared blank at one another sometimes.......sometimes that's enough for a mom. For just a few moments.
(Am I really talking to my blog? Perhaps this really is the cue to shut this thing down!)
Just kidding! I love everything this blog represents and for that reason, I CANNOT wait to get my coffee table blog books. The printed memory of the first five years of our lives as parents. I'll tell and show you more about that on the NEW blog later. For now, I just know, I have captured something priceless here in the confines of this little domain.
The late nights, the diapers, the questions, the best, the worst, the boogers, the anniversary wishes, the breast milk stories, the Blazin Beckett mini-series, the Cupcake Caper, the trips, the songs, the Weekly Womb series, the intertwining of faith, the project 52, the healing of disease, the growing, the videos of counting and singing and bible verses and birthday wishes, the career changes, and the best career ever, the love of photography born, and babies and toddlers and preschoolers.
Well, gang, crew, wonderful, amazing blog reading friends and family and some of you I don't even know yet, blog readers. It has been an honor to share my heart in this way. Thank you for your support.
All my love,
Shannon Heick
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