Walked right into that one...

Henry and I were sitting at the dinner table tonight and he was wiping his face with his hands.

Mommy: What's on your face?

Henry: A funny face! Hahaha! (Big laughing artificial smile that turned real when I busted up laughing.)

I can't believe he's getting so old he's messing with me!

Show me a dragon face...

I asked for it...

To be fair... that's a nice dragon face.

Photo Shoot

Oh yes we did.

Henry's helmet

Henry loves to wear Brent's motorcycle helmet.

I asked him how old he would have to be to ride a motorcycle and he said "Three years old."

Bearing in mind that this child is not yet proficient at pedaling his tricycle!

The other day after church Brent gave him a quick ride in the church parking lot. I don't think I'll ever hear the end of it. He is going to be a biker, for sure, when he grows up. That kid... I don't know what to tell you. He is my love, but he is going to stretch me for sure. He has absolutely no fear.

Jack in the Excersaucer

NOT for the faint of heart...

...but it is really important to remember the blood being shed for Christ.

I feel sick now. But my Jehovah Rapha is a healer. My Jehovah Nissi is My Banner.

I pray for the ones picking up the pieces.

I pray for Kari and Ted, and their little girl Alisa who has just been diagnosed with a very scary sarcoma.

Poor Jack

Mr Incredible has a brand new tooth (his first) and others in the wings and a nasty diaper rash to boot. He is understandably distressed by this.

I am praying for patience and a distraction.

...and JUST LIKE THAT...

Henry just discovered that brother still likes peekaboo. Love that brother connection. And I love answered prayers.

The Promised Picture(s)

Not only am I posting a cute pic of Jack, but I am throwing in a picture of Henry for good measure.

The shot of Henry was taken while Brent was in POST, the Idaho State police academy. H liked to wear Daddy's tattoos.

Jack has already grown so much since this picture was taken in January. I can't believe how many skills he is gaining! He is this close to crawling! He scoots! Forward! (He's had backward down for a while now, but forward just came yesterday.)

This is one mom who is not quite ready for my boys to just shoot up like weeds while I'm away at work! I LOVE that Henry and Jack are growing and developing normally, but I HATE that I have to miss so much of it. But I am trusting the Lord for not only the strength to make the right decisions, but also the ability to live with the consequences. I think that the thing that is keeping me from feeling too deprived is that I made a decision to go back to work full time so we could pay off our debt more quickly. I can live with the consequences if I remember the purpose for them. And the choice to work full time for a while longer really makes me feel closer to Brent. I think it is partly because we are both striving together to reach the same goal. If he can do it, so can I. I just miss them. It helps that I have a great job.

The other thing that help is it's not like our boys suffer. We have the most wonderful childcare imaginable. If any boys are more blessed than mine in the grandparent department, I'd be shocked. I love and feel hugely blessed by my parents and Brent's parents.

Okay... I'm going to bed. Actually, I'm going to go wake up Jack and nurse him, maybe change his diaper (we'll see how wet he is, how crabby he is, and how tired I feel; it's a complex algorithm), go wash my face, brush my teeth, make a few faces at myself in the mirror (have to check my teeth for plaque and poke around for unsightlys and eliminate them if at all possible, which involves some really attractive facial expressions) and finally fall into bed, trying to remember to reset my radio station on my alarm clock (Henry set it to hispanic music this morning). :)

Erm... I'm back...

I'm super sorry I've been away from the blogging world so long that I forgot my password to my old-ish super cute, super-Henry blog and can't go back to work on it any longer. I really am.

Okay, now that we got the heartfelt apology out of the way here's a picture I feel you must see. But since this is such a long process tonight what with the creating and apologizing and now the sending and the downloading... I'm exhausted. I'll do it tomorrow! Love to all.

Becca - blogger babe