Brock is FOUR!

I find myself very sad today. Everyone told me to slow down and enjoy the younger years. I tried to do just that. Now I am a little teary eyed...what the heck I am bawling like a baby. I feel the time slipping away so fast. I have one more good year left in the 'little boy' phase. One thing no one told me was that once your kids go off to school and fall in love with their sweet Kindergarten teacher you are no longer the love of their lives. The 'other woman' is now the smart all knowing leader in their lives and you are close to chopped liver. Its the natural progression of things I suppose. Maybe I can hold off teaching him to tie his own shoes so I will still be needed....lol. I never thought I would be so emotional.

Brock is saying some really cute things right now. We were heading to the park the other day and he ran in and grabbed a piece of Haloween candy and jammed it in his pocket. I have had enough of them eating candy and I told him to put it back. His response? "This chocolate eye ball might really come in handy if I get hungry at the park." I thought it was so cute I let him take the candy. It really did come in handy during the wash cycle later that evening! He never has called me 'ma ma' instead he calls me 'me me'. I don't really know why. This week I have graduated to Mamacita. Its cute and it rhymes with margarita. :)

So now we are moving into the next stage of parenting. Things are good and it has suddenly become very easy. I feel like I have so much more time to myself, which is good considering it has been nearly 9 years of me on the back burner. I can almost get through dressing myself with out interuptions...thats a big step. Now we get to sit back and watch all of our hard work in motion. Chase is reading and we rarely have to spend time reading to Brock. That is now Chase and Brocks bonding time. Brock has FINALLY started to sit and play alone for more than five mins. Life is good!