Let The Good Times Roll

Hello Baby Boy!

Yesterday I worked from home so I could take your to your 15 month appointment.  In the waiting room you sat in one of the chairs and read a parenting magazine and mostly went "OOOOOooOOOoH!" over the pictures you found interesting.  We looked at the pictures on the wall and the cars outside and waited for Daddy to meet us and for them to call us into the room.

There was another little boy sitting with his mom.  I'd guess he was maybe in 2nd or 3rd grade.  He was waiting for his checkup and they were very early.  His mom was reading a magazine and he was just sitting, arms around his legs with his knees up.  His mom said very little to him, and what she did say was cold and reprimanding.  She smiled warmly enough at you, but when he smiled at you she told him it was rude to stare.

I don't know this kid and I don't know his situation and there are lots of things that can make a parent grumpy or annoyed but I hope I am never like this to you.  I hope I don't ever get to a place in life where I feel like talking that way to anyone, much less my own son.  There are times you're being crazy and you drive me a little nuts, but I'm always excited to see you.  I'm ready at rarin' to go right at 4:25, hoping to beat the traffic and get home to you and your Daddy.  Right now I'm staring at the clock because on Fridays I get off work at 2 and I'm meeting your MeeMaw for a late lunch and then I think I'm gonna pick you up early.

Yesterday we also went to Target.  We got rained on a little going in, but we had a good time shopping and we talked the whole time.  I tell you these things because you probably won't remember them. With any luck, by the time you read this it will be a performance we've repeated many times and you'll be rolling your eyes at this.  I was talking and singing and you were ba ba baing and mmm aaaaaaaing and everything else you love to say.  Some people were laughing at us, others looked grumpy and still others just seemed to think we were nuts, but you and I had a good time and that's all that matters.  You, Daddy and I always have a good time.  And when you have a brother or sister, he or she will have a good time with us too.

Life has some ups and some downs, but regardless, there's no reason not to have a really good time!