Love these Boys & being a Mom

This picture is a bit fuzzy but, I had to post it.  We took this last night pre-bed after our fun filled Mother’s day.  It was a moment worth capturing.  Lincoln has been a little rough on his brother but, this was one of those moments that he just wanted to give him a love.  Linc loves to ask me to take pictures of him and this was one of the moments he wanted a picture with his lil’ brother.  Things are far from perfect in our home, but I do know one thing for sure and we have a lot love in our home and are so blessed to be parents of these sweet little boys.  In the last month or so, we have been going through a lot of temper tantrum management with Lincoln and getting Dustin to sleep through the night. 

The fun with Linc:

We have enjoyed a lot of laughs with the funny things Linc will say and do.  He has become our little comedian.  I just wish I could remember to write it all down! He has also become such a friendly little guy.  He loves to say “HI” to everyone we pass by, and often will get sad when the person he is saying Hi to doesn’t realize he was talking to them and walk by with out responding back to Lincoln.  Lincoln’s favorite thing to say to us when he is or has been in trouble is , “Be happy”, as he is crying because he just lost a privilege of some sort or earned an extra shore for not obeying something that Dad or I had asked him to do or not to do. Lincoln is really into counting items right now and does it all day long with anything he can think of.  He loves to play cars with us and loves going on walks out side, with that comes his other favorite hobby and that is “to go on a race”.  

Sweet Dustin:

Dustin is our smiley (contrary to this picture) baby.  He will smile at anyone and nearly at any moment.  He has 4 teeth and more on their way.  He loves banana’s and really any fruit you give him.  He will eat veggies but, eats them slower.  He is starting to try and pull him self up on our furniture and moves all over the place.  Its hard to believe that in just a few short weeks our little Dustin will be 9 months old! 

Being a Mom:

I love being the Mom of these little boys and know I have so much to live up to, to raise them the way they deserve.  I find that I am not great at motherhood but, my heart is in the right place, I know it.  And hopefully in a few years my actions will be in the same place as my heart.  I am learning and growing so much with them.  The inadequacies of being their parent is rather overwhelming but, I just have to remember that I can not be perfect but, I can improve with time and that is what I am trying so hard to do. 

I can not image raising them with out Derek.  He is great with them, loves them, and so amazing at giving me the time I need to have some alone time to make this motherhood thing work for me. They all made me feel so special this weekend on Mothers day and I can help but, be grateful for my three boys, Derek, Lincoln, and Dustin.  I don’t know how single parents do it alone and find it so humbling that there are many out there that have to.  Motherhood is wonderful and I am so grateful that I get to experience it.  I am so grateful for all of the women in my life that help me want to be better and give me the advice I need to know how to be better.