too fast.....

I was reminded on Sunday at church that kids grow up fast and I need to treasure every moment...even the bad ones. Even now as my kids are disobeying me and tossing a ball up the steps..... They just don't realize that they can get hurt. Thankfully the big one stopped and made the little one stop. They've moved on to other things now. Cleaning up their toys would be a good idea. Probably won't happen without a little direction from me though. Anyways, back to what I was originally saying..... I need to treasure these moments with my kids. There are so many working moms out there of kids not yet in school and they are missing so much. Other people are getting to see the many firsts and cute things that their children do. I'm glad I'm not one of them. I'm glad that I stuck to my conviction that moms of preschoolers shouldn't work....at all. I have nothing against moms going to work once their kids are in school full time and they only work when their kids are in school. I just think that people are so worried about money and such and not about watching their kids grow up and being there for them. Because just like the song that was sung on Sunday at church, they'll come a time when there's no child to hold. They'll be all grown up. Why would we want to miss any of it working instead of being home with our children? My husband doesn't make much, but we make it work. He knew before we got married that I wasn't going to work until the kids were all in school. I'm blessed to have a husband like him, because a lot of husbands wouldn't understand my need to be home with my children and not be reliant on anyone else to watch them. (this, however, is also another reason my husband doesn't want anymore kids. He doesn't want it to be longer till I can go back to work. As of now, it's 2015. I'm hoping they'll be a teaching job available then! That would be perfect!

Anyways, Cory is making great progress with going on the potty. He pees at least two times a day on it. Sometimes he'll even come up to us and ask for his diaper on so he can sit on it. We have the potty in the living room, so it's a constant reminder. I was telling Jon the other day that it probably looks pretty funny to have a frog potty sitting in the middle of the living room floor! I find myself calling my mom a lot to let her know that Cory went in the potty. She told me the other day that it's funny what becomes so exciting when we're moms! I couldn't be more excited when Cory goes pee on the potty or Kayden for that matter! ;-) Kayden is doing WONDERFUL with going potty! It all of a sudden CLICKED! I don't have to tell him anymore to go potty, he just goes himself! I'm so proud of him! It sure did take long enough though! Jon was just telling me like two weeks ago, that he didn't know if Kayden would be potty trained enough to go to Kindergarten.....and now he is!! So thrilled about it!! My little boy is growing up! I'm going to be one of those mothers that cries when they drop their kid off at school for the first day, even if it is only for like 2 1/2 hours! I'm not often without my kids, so this will take getting used to! I often want a break sometimes, but when I am without them, I feel like there's a piece of me missing. I think I have a stronger than normal need to protect them and make sure they're ok. I think that's why I had both kids sleep with us and why we're having a door put in between our bedroom and the kids bedroom. Kayden's room just seems too far away. I won't turn the air conditioner on at night if he's in his room because it's too loud and I won't be able to hear him well. I hate being away from my kids. As crazy as they make me sometimes, I hate being away from them. Although, I do know that Jon and I need to go on dates sometime!

Speaking of dates, we are going to his cousins wedding soon and my parents are keeping the kids overnight. I'm excited for our alone time, but I know I'm going to be missing our kids. It's just way more practical and less stressful not to bring them to the wedding. They wouldn't enjoy it nearly as much as playing at their grandparents house. This will only be the second night of me being away from Cory in his 20 months, and the other was because Kayden spent a night in the hospital.

My Kayden will be 5 in 23 days! I can not believe it! It was like yesterday that I brought him home from the hospital terrified! haha

Well I've got a crying child, so I must go! Remember to treasure the moments! ;-)