So, Kathryn got big all of a sudden! I feel like I often hear people say, "Enjoy them while they're babies because once they can talk, they don't stop... They're much nicer when they can't say anything... You won't be able to get them to be quiet." And on and on. It makes me sad to hear that because of the JOY of hearing this little girl talk. Motherhood is so joyful! To hear all the thoughts of a discovering 2 year old - what a privilege!!
Here are some of her latest and greatest:
Seeing a man with a tatoo on his arm...
Kathryn: What's on his shoulder?
Mom: I don't know. What is it?
Kathryn: Maybe ink.
The day after visiting our neighbors, Charley and Jeanie...
"Where is Charley and Samuel?"
Two days after...
"Where is Samuel and Jesus?"
Listening to the song, Skip to my Lou...
"It said darlin' like I am a darling."
Seeing a map of early church history sites...
"That's where we live in Stake Conference."
Holding her Book of Mormon closely...
"I'm going to keep it comfortable for the covenants. So I keep it in my heart for the covenants." (This was one of my favorites. I love hearing her string words together that she has heard before and form them into some kind of thought.)
After what must have been a lesson in nursery...
"Nephi had an older brother named Zacchaeus and he went to nursery."
And I LOVE THIS ONE...
"I love this breakfast and I love you too!"
It is so great for me to remember what Kathryn says. It is my kids themselves that bring me joy as a mom. Yes, I need a break sometimes, and yes, it is nice when they go down for their naps, and yes, when I went to the hospital to have Nathan I was looking forward to a break from cooking :). But even with these things being true, I find the greatest joy being right with my kids. It is being with them and enjoying them that gives me the desire to give myself more as a mom. And hearing them talk is so rewarding. So, I think it gets better when they start to open their mouths, not worse.
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