Sweet Boys!

March 12, 2009

I am lieing in bed as I just had surgery on my left knee. Yet another ACL tear, I have concluded I must be prone to surgery--and I don't like it.
Anyway I have been able to spend some extra time with the boys that I don't normally have and I have also had the oppertunity to think and reflect each day, which is definately something I don't take the time to do and I should.
Joey you are such a sweet, smart and mature 3 yr old. Everyday you amze me with the things you say and remember. You understand completely, that your mom had surgery to make her knee better and it hurts her very bad. You know which knee is the good knee and hich one is not and you know that I need to pick you up or put you down that you can't climb on me. You tell anyone who calls or comes over the whole story so they know as well. You have been "mommy's big helper" trying to help daddy and play with Noah. The cutest thing is when you see me in the morning or come in my room in the afternoon and you say "mommy how are doing, hows your knee feeling?"Or when I walk with my crutches and you say"good job mommy, your doing it, your walking." You get so excited, you are actually very motivating. Sometimes I forget you are 3. I am also very pleased to say that you are FINALLY sleeping and napping in you big boy bed and you are doing great!!! Daddy started this one evening that mommy wasn't home about a month a go and since then you have done FANTASTIC. Although it is nice having my space in bed back, I must say I miss you waking me up in the morning and us "cuddleing" and talking before brother Noah gets up. Now my dear Jo Jo the last thing left for us to work on is your going potty --I am trying to be patient. We have tried everything, being nice and firm. We have triend putting you in underwear and just having you walk around naked, but nothing is working. You could care less, the hardest part is you know how and you just don't want to. Either way your mom and dad love you--mommy loves you the "mostest"!!!!! One more cute story---Yesterday our backyard flooded and our basement was leaking. Your dad was pretty worried about it and because I couldn't walk downstairs since the surgery daddy was showing me what the backyard looked like out of Noah's window. Daddy and I were discussing what to do and you came in and wanted to see. So we showed you the yard and you said "HMMM-who can we get to fix this? pause.....I know mommy Handy Manny (tv cartoon character) can come fix it, he fixes everything." How smart are you... then you went and got the phone and handed it to me to call him. I pretended to call him and told you he was busy and couldn't come over. All day you told everyone the Handy Manny was busy and couldn't come over. What smiles you bring :)

My Dear Noah--

You have your mommy's personality. Nothing seems to bother you, you are tough but so sweet. Since Mommy had surgery, everytime you see me the words that come out of your mouth are--"boo boo, ooch!" and you point to my leg and you pucker up and pretend to kiss it, although you don't kiss it you just kiss in the middle of nowehere and you keep kissing until I say thanks Noah its all better. It is so cute, I hope I never loose that image. You walk around everywhere like you "own it" saying hi to everyone. You talk very well, and in pretty complete sentences for age 2. You will be 2 in less then 2 weeks, my baby isn't such a baby anymore. You actually do pretty good on the potty, almost better then big brother--although we don't really press you. You walk around the house saying "I pooped" a lot and then we ask you if you did and you say---"Noooo". You are still in your crib and have always done good at night but never really napped in your crib until about 3 weeks ago. I must say I enjoy having you in your crib for nap, so I am able to move around and get some things done instead of having to hold you. I know we probably spoiled you--but you wouldn't nap in less we held you and you needed a nap. You are not much of a napper, only about an hour. You keep up very well with big brother, there is not one thing you have in interest in like Joey always had. You love balls, balloons and bubbles and you do Like Bob the builder and Barney but you don't ask for them all the time, like Joey did about thomas or cars... Your too busy for tv. You have the cutest curly hair (although not much of it) and you still have the baby face I love so much!!! I can't believe you will be 2!!! I am looking forward to your party, Im sorry I am delaying it 2 weeks, but I figure you will not know and I will be able to make it nicer for you as I will walking around much better then.

I guess thats enough boasting about my boys for today! But please know no matter what Mommy loves you the MOSTEST and I ALWAYS will.

love you now and forever!

mommy