With a new baby making his arrival in a couple of weeks,
life is going to get busy and I’m going to be tired, so I thought I’d take some
time to write down a few things about Hayes and his 2 ½ year old little self.
Hayes is a 2 year old… I feel like that says a lot by
itself. Some days are awesome and
some are exhausting. He is taking
in and learning so much about the world around him right now. He likes to test his limits, he likes
to throw ridiculous tantrums, he likes to push my buttons just to see how I’ll
react. I’m often reminding myself that
this is normal and it’s just a stage in life; that he is always learning from
what I do and is already being shaped into the kind of person he will grow up
to be. Some days are hard to be
patient and keep from getting frustrated.
Sometimes I have to stop, take a deep breath and decide to change my
attitude on the spot. I often pray
for patience with my energy filled 2-year old, because it’s not something that
always comes easily to me.
Hayes often likes to be Mr. Independent. He doesn’t want help with this or that
and is certain he can do most anything by himself. On the flipside of that, he likes to be entertained. He wants Mom, or someone to play with
him all the time. We are trying to
teach him he can play by himself sometimes too. Although, it’s hard to resist his sweet requests, “Mom, do you want to play cars with
me?” “It will be fun!” “Is that a
good idea?” “Okay, let’s do it!” He
is always by my side and I wouldn’t have it any other way. I’m fully aware that I need this little
boy just as much as he needs me.
Hayes is ALL BOY.
He loves trucks, tractors, guns, sports, outdoors, and especially loves
wrestling with Dad.
I realize more all the time how much I can to learn from
him. He can be so sweet and so polite; it melts
me. Hayes is a loving little guy and
engulfs us with hugs and kisses multiple times a day. He is also quick to apologize. “I’m sorry I did that, Mom. I didn’t mean to.” He really does want to please his parents. We love to shower him with praise when
he makes “good choices.”
He finds joy in simple things and his excitement shows all
over his body. His enthusiasm for
life is contagious.
He is hilarious. The things that come out of his mouth are
constantly making us smile. He is
such a little man. People always
think he is a lot older than he really is because he talks so well and is so
tall!
A few Hayes quotes to remember:
(While taking him out to the hall during church) “But, I wanna learn about Jesus!”
“Dad, I think I
love Trey and Carter.” (His cousins)
“Oh!! That’s so nice of you!”
(While studying Joe’s adam’s apple…) “Dad, are these your
batteries?”
“Uhhh… I think so!” and “That would be a good idea!”
(He says both of these all the time:))
(He says both of these all the time:))
I’ve had mixed emotions about this baby coming so soon! It has just been Hayes and I for quite
a while now and we are just best buds.
I try to take advantage of our one-on-one time together as I know it
will be limited here soon. It will
be new for both of us, but we’re excited to add a new pal to our club :) I’m
excited to watch Hayes be a big brother!
We just love this little boy and we are so glad he is ours!
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| Playing dress up! Police man Hayes! |
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| One Sunday, I decided to dress Hayes just like Joe. Such cuties. |
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| Hayes helping us teach our primary class. He actually got up on the table and started asking the class what each letter was. Haha. They are 4 and 5 year olds, so they totally just went with it and answered enthusiastically. |
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| Joe's "Tower of Babel" FHE lesson. Hayes liked it :) I loved his face. |
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| Hayes getting excited to ride the "train." (Front runner) |
I though I'd add this cute little video of Hayes' excitement to ride the train.
