Photo-A-Day | Documenting my children throughout the year.
You two are so funny together.
It’s like you’re best friends.
And I hope you stay that way.
Always.
Tonight, I let you two jump on the bed.
It’s your favorite thing to do.
Since it’s been too cold
To jump on the trampoline,
Bed-jumping will have to suffice.
The bed has truly been a great investment,
And boy, does it ever make you both happy!
You’re learning to say Cooper’s name now –
“Boopah!” “Boopah!”
And we all just think it’s the sweetest,
Especially since Cooper still says, “Hah-puh”.
I’ll never tire of the way little kids talk,
With complete removal of the “R” from the alphabet,
And “W” taking the place of the letter L.
My baby boy, I’m so proud of how you watch out for her.
Holding her hand.
Guiding her along.
Scolding her when she nears danger.
Like getting too close to the edge of the bed.
Of course, you yank her down like a WWE wrestler,
But whatever it takes to protect her.
I think the bond between you two
Comes from the fact that you both are the “babies”,
The ones not in school.
The ones who still get away with
Standing on the kitchen table,
Dipping your hands in our glasses for ice,
Making random messes after a long day,
Throwing cat food in the dog’s water,
Pouring cups of water on the bathroom floor,
And smacking one of your older siblings.
Because let’s face it,
Sometimes the older ones have to assert their age,
and well, you get to do the same.
But at the end of the day,
The easy-going, care-free days,
The long-standing, tired-and-drained days,
The whatever-goes days,
There’s a bond between all of you.
And my babies,
Full of spirit,
and entertaining,
and joyful,
and happy little jumping beans,
The best part of it all is hearing,
“I wuv you, Hah-pah.”
And you smile so big, baby girl.
I look forward to the day when I get to hear,
“I wuv you too, Coopah.”
