Our Other Two

Okay, I admit it--my recent posts have been all about Aaron. Most of my pictures are of Aaron. With Aaron's medical issues notwithstanding, I find myself obsessing over my youngest son. Not in a scary way, but in the sense that I don't want to miss a single second of his little boy cuteness. It goes SO fast. So, so, fast. When I read my brother's blog and see pictures of my 8 month old nephew, I miss my babies. That is crazy, since anyone who knows me knows how much I love the independence that comes with having older children. But who can understand the mind of a woman? Or the emotions of one? Derek will tell you at the top of his lungs, "No one!"

Next month we will be giving our crib to Derek's sister. Why should this be a problem for me? I am content and very blessed with three children. I should be able to let go of the crib, right? I should be happy to let our nephew-to-be sleep in the same crib my babies slept in. And I am happy. We've been giving away baby items for years. But this is the big one. Giving away the crib seals the deal...we are officially done having children.

I tried to find pictures of my boys in their crib. After searching for 10 minutes I gave up. Apparently I didn't take any. The ones I did find were so close-up that the crib wasn't in the picture. So here is our pretty crib, with a dresser on the end and two large drawers beneath the crib mattress. It has so much storage, and I loved it. It will be fun to see my sister-in-law love it as much as I did. I hope she takes pictures of her son in the crib for me. :)

Honestly, when I started this post I intended to write about Braylen and Kaleb, our other two. Here goes...

Braylen is a texting machine these days. Yes, we took the plunge and allowed him to spend some of his hard-earned mowing money to buy himself a certain electronic gadget he's been wanting. The key words are "his money!" As our extended family recently discovered, they can now text with their grandson/nephew! They've texted during the NFL playoffs. At bedtime. When it started to snow. The list goes on... I'm all for strengthening family ties, so entering the texting world has been a good thing for Braylen! It's also been helpful during the few times Braylen's watched his brothers for me. Instead of receiving calls, I receive his texts. :)

Kaleb's been a homework machine these days. Sheesh! 4th grade sure keeps him hopping! When I start to think about all he has to do every day, my mind goes on overload mode. It's just too much. Yesterday he did homework from 3:30-5:30. I could go on and on about that, but I won't. All I'll say is Kaleb has a great attitude through it all, and I've learned to keep my opinions and frustrations regarding his homework load to myself. For now. :)

Our annual pinewood derby through cub scouts is this Monday. Derek and the boys have been hard at work. I will post more about that next time.

All 4 boys enjoyed lots of wrestling yesterday. It helps wake Aaron up during his sleepy time of the day--late afternoon/evening. And they all love it.

This is for my records...

{Today begins week two of Aaron's medication dosage increase. The seizures are not gone yet. But they are not as easy for me to see. Braylen had a weird fever from Sunday-Tuesday. 98 in the morning, 99 after school, 100.7 at bedtime, repeated for 2 days. Tuesday at supper he broke out in hives on his arms, hands, and face. An hour later they were gone. Complains of a frog in his throat, but otherwise fine now.}