Today, out of the blue, Landon informed me that he wanted to play with Baby Brother and Baby sister. Where did this come from, I have no idea, BUT I think it is a very good indication that he is perhaps ready for an addition to the family. I sure hope it was not an indication of impending twins!!! So...I guess we will have to take that request under consideration...
I have actually been really busy this week. It has been great! We just finished painting Landon's big boy room and today I received his new quilt in the mail (I found a really cute one with cars on it on ebay!). Tonight Jonathan will put together Landon's book shelf and then we will do the big move...crib to bed. Yikes...I wonder if it will be more difficult for me or for Landon? Yesterday I rearranged our room and today I went through old pictures looking for just the right combination for our walls. In doing so I came across a few pictures that just might convince me that maybe I too am ready for another baby 
The time just goes so fast! They are little for such a small amount of time! But they are SUCH a joy...at every phase. I do have to say, though that 2 years old has been a really great phase for Landon. Every day he is saying new words and he understands EVERYTHING and he is just so much fun!
Speaking of fun...potty training foil of the day...Landon comes running to get me to inform me that he has to go poopoo. However, as I neared the bathroom I realized that instead of telling me before he went...he told me AFTER...it was sitting in a nice pile in the entryway to the bathroom(bet that might have been too much information...sorry)...about three steps from the toilet. Why...why did he have to do it there and not on the toilet...I have no idea. So it was my first nasty mess to clean up...I am sure there will be more, but for now I will just be happy that at least he is going # 1 on the toilet.
I have pumpkin chocolate chip bread in the oven to take over to my neighbor...you know, the pretty one. I thought maybe if I made something yummy enough she might forget about the sticker on my forehead...or at least maybe I can make a different impression :)
Naptime is over...Landon is yelling "Mama" from his crib...ugg..these days are soon coming to an end...when we move him to the bed he will not be stuck like he is in the crib. I love him being two...but I am having a hard time with the changes. Every step he take towards independence is a step he takes out of hands. I once read that having a child is like watching your heart run around outside of your body. SO TRUE! Which brings me to the basic foundational truth of the matter which is that we have to trust the Lord to give us our children, and then we have to trust Him as they slowly become their own little people. I read the other day that trusting God is really a matter of whether or not we believe that God truly loves us, and inasmuch, always does what is best for us. I realized that is why I have such a hard time trusting God for the big stuff! I have never been able to fully get my mind or my heart around the fact that God loves me like His child. I know that he does, but I have a hard time applying it in my life. My dad left when I was three...maybe it is for that reason that it is difficult for me to accept or to understand God's love. At any rate, I am understanding new facets of it as I have become a parent myself and as God continually brings people, circumstances and various other things into my life to reaffirm over and over and over and over that He is good and that He does indeed love me. I am so thankful for God's perseverent love. I am so glad that He chose me.
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