These are a few of my favorite things...

1. When Christian puts his little index finger to his chin and says, "Hmmm, yet's see...."





2. When Christian tilts his head to the side and says "Sminal" when someone takes a picture.





3. When I hear Christian wake up in the morning and open his door, only to find him laying in the doorway fast asleep when I go to get him a few minutes later.





4. Christian's little voice saying, "Mama...uuvvv ooooo" (love you)





5. The incessant asking of "Pwease, pwease, pwease..." when I have no idea what Christian is actually asking for.





6. The pure bliss that comes over Christian when he sees a cat. "OOOOOHHH, MEOWWWW!"





7. Sweet little slobbery kisses from my sweet little boy....

"Please listen, or Mommy will lose her mind..."

Yep, I actually said that to Christian today. And in the moment, I was completely convinced of the FACT that I would, indeed, lose my mind in any given moment if he didn't listen. We were in Michael's arts and crafts store and I just needed a few things... of course this turned into a half hour trip trying to keep an almost two year old under control in a store where there are so many "Touchables".

Why wasn't he in a cart you ask? Well, namely because the skies have been pouring rain since early this morning, and apparently every cart in the store had been left out at some point and they were all now sufficiently SOAKED. Nope, wasn't going to try to explain to Christian why it was okay that he get all wet... so the walking around the store ensued.

Aggghhhhh.... If I had a dollar for everytime I said "Please don't touch!" or "Christian, follow Mommy, please," I'd be a rich, rich woman.

Then came the entertaining moment of trying to figure out how to grab my bag after checkout and pick Christian up with my 31 week pregnant belly in the way and carry him and the bag and my purse through the pouring down rain without an umbrella. :) If that moment didn't make me lose my mind, then maybe (just maybe) I'll survive. :)

ahhh, motherhood....never a dull moment.