St Peter s Adventures

Of course I can't take credit for these photos.  Mrs Monica and friends have taken these and have a blog of their own.
 Liam and I are busy and have hit the mainstream pretty hard.   It's school school school and work work work.  It's a good time though and I don't miss all the moments I had with him early on.  I just cherish them and know that I was lucky to have had so much time with him in the beginning.
Liam loves St Peter's!!!!  He has so many little buddies.  Max and Grayson are his besties.   It's so funny how young all the little kid politics come into play.   It's been a good year and look forward to what is in store for next year.    Should have some Christmas pics soon........... Check back LOL

 

Won

I picked the winning horse today.   Kentucky Derby winner American Pharoah.  

Grateful Dead Bear

We went to Coolidge Park the other day.   I told Li if he rides his bike he can ride the carousel.   He rode all the way around the park VERY slowly but he did it.  We got our tickets and of course he wanted to play it safe and ride the seat. The man working the ride said mam you know that doesn't move up and down right.  The animals I the middle move but that one doesn't.  A little annoyed I replied  I am aware this is the one he wants to ride.    After the ride was over I told Liam he could ride again but he would have to ride an animal this time.   He was a little hesitant but chose a bear.   The funniest thing was there was a tiny grateful dead symbol on the side of Li's bear.    Honestly I thought to myself what a cool little kid then I thought whoa I'm in trouble.  Then for the first time in a long time I thought about his daddy.   I thought this is one thing that would make him proud as weird as that is.   Oh well I m just proud he rode his bike and graduated from riding the seat that doesn't move.  
Now for swim lessons my goal is to have him swimming by the end of the summer as long as he's ready.

The sweetest thing!

 My baby fever persists.   Of course I have no business having another child.  And I won t for all you readers out there.   I can t say that I don t think about it.

With that being said I have not knowingly talked about this with or in front of Liam.  I simply showed him a picture of a friend of ours baby on FB.  She just had him and I was asking Liam if he thought the lil guy was cute.   He said oh yah mom maybe you will get to have another baby one day. What a sweetie!!!     He is a little man that knows more about me than most.  Or is just not afraid to vocalize it.   He believes in me and my dreams.    Whether they come true or not I hope to not forget how he made me feel in this moment.  

I know I m not equipped for another one and will most definitely hold back.   But it gives me hope and joy to talk as if it s a good idea.  

Don t get me wrong though.   I don t think I could go through it again and go through all the stuff that comes with.   I m so happy to have a smart well adjusted little boy.     I hate that the human race in general wants more as a rule especially me but where would we be if we didn't?

Santa Claus

Today I decide to take Liam to see Santa in Atlanta.  He was ready that morning, but a little timid.   We got in line and he said no no no.  He was not quite ready yet and needed to walk around first.   Finally he was ready and we went to get in line.  We noticed Santa was taking a break for milk and cookies so we regrouped.   We went into various stores to kill time.   We ventured into William Sonoma where Gigi works.   She was busy so we moved on.   Then we decided to give it a third go.   We were watching as one little blond girl sat on his lap and got her picture made.   I said, Liam isn't she brave!  I asked if he wanted to see him he said no.   I spoke with a grandmother that was trying to get her granddaughter to get a picture.  She said, some years you just have to skip it.    They walked off as I stood there and let Liam take it all in.   I asked him again, and he said yes!!!   Are you sure I asked, and he replied with a big confident yes. We got in the line with bells on.   He was very brave and extremely serious.   I tried to get him to smile,but I did not try to force it.   I was very proud of him for being so brave.   I think he ended up liking the experience.

After that we surprised GiGi at her work.   We ended up eating with her at ZinBurger.   Liam gobbled up some zucchini fries, a burger and a milkshake.   He loved the food with lots of

mmmms.   What a fun day!

More time.

Looking at a picture of my babe when he was a baby.   I think to myself  I don t deserve him and how lucky I am to have him.   One comforting thought I ve figured out I DON T want more.    I just want more time with what I ve got.   All of these days are fleeting.   I believe I ve figured out the reason that God made me wait so long.     It s so I will count every precious second I have with him while he s still a baby. Believe me I m obsessive about it.   I realize it s so I ll pray to have the strength to make sure it only gets better from here. If it doesn't t get better I m not praying enough.   In such case I would re group.  I would build my strength back up to be positive that everything would get better for the miracle of my life Liam W Patten.

Honey Mustard Mom

My little boy is so funny!!   Tonight I was worried about life, nose in my iphone texting.   He looked at me and said hey "honey mustard Mom".  For some reason or another he thought to call me that.   It made my day.  I bet my mood rubs off sometimes. Now he has learned to lighten the mood.   He says "I love food". I give him honey mustard, ranch and ketch-up to help him eat his veggies.   I call him honey a lot.  I guess he put two and two together for a little two and half year old joke.  Oh yah and when I call him baby he says "I'm not a baby Mom I'm two and a half".    It seems he's going to keep the jokes a rollin.