Oh, how I love thee, let me count the ways: Part 3

And last, but certainly not the least...

Isaac

I love how he nods his head "Yes" when I ask him a question! It is with such gusto! Like he is saying, "Yes, Mommy, that is what I have been trying to tell you!"

I love how cuddly and snugly he is! My favorite is snuggling my face right in his neck!

I love his carefully planted kisses! He does it so slow and deliberately when giving kisses to me on the lips. But then he also kisses me randomly on my collarbone when I am praying and singing with him before bed time.

I love the way he says the word "bubbles." His cheeks kind of shake...I could eat him!

I love when he tells other kids "no" when they are doing something wrong. I'm telling you almost everything this kid does, I find irresistible!

I love how much of a boy he is, always getting excited about things with wheels and motors when all he sees all day are his sisters coloring and playing dolls.

I love his baby breath.

I love that he likes men so much and will probably have an easy time bonding with dad when he gets back.

I love that he is so very tough! I have the wussiest girls in the world, and I was beginning to think that it was my fault. Now I feel proud to have a son who can have a whelp on his head and not even know when he got it because he doesn't cry about it. That's my little Soldier!

I love (and am freakishly proud) how huge he is! I wear his birth weight like a medal and get so excited when is off the charts at his well baby appointments.

I love his chub! I mentioned his cheeks, but I also love his tummy and his thighs...so squeezable!

I love his jibber jabber! The girls just talked and really didn't do this at all, so it is new to me.

I love cue ball head! It is a good rubbing head. His daddy loves a good rubbing head!

I love his feet! They are big and chubby too! Size 5 already. I think the girls were two years at least before they wore that size. I also love his big and chubby hands!

I love how he is ticklish on the back of his neck. If I mess with his tag or something his shoulders come up and he smiles and giggles. So sweet!

I love his serious look that he gives people as he figures them out.

I love his eye-disappearing smile when I ask him to smile for the camera.

I love what a great traveler he is. I was worried since he is more active than the girls, but he did great on the 9 hour flights!

I love his hazel eyes. My only child so far that doesn't have blue eyes! They look great with camo colors. :)

I love that he loves to go outside, although right now it is hard to do with all the cold rain and wind here.

I love when he dances to music! So cute!

I love when he sings "Ashes, ashes, ah fah dowwwwn!"

I love to see him with his sisters! He looks up to them so much and always tries to copy them. He just adores them and has a blast with them.



And so ends my trilogy, but never my love. I am sure I have missed a million things!

Oh, how I love thee, let me count the ways: Part 2

To continue my trilogy on all the things I love about each of my kids...

Genna...

I love that she has a heart as big as Texas and she wears it on her sleeve!

I love how she sings all the time! She was playing Go Fish with Hannah today and was singing her questions (you must read this in a sing song voice!), "Do you have a hamster, Hannah?"

I love how she keeps us all laughing! She is just so funny!

I love how she surprises me. I will think she is not listening or even paying attention at all and she busts out with answers to questions and even beats Hannah sometimes to the punch. She may be a little ditsy, but she's got some brains in there too!

I love how she is so backwards! I promise you this girl has worn her underpants with her body through the leg hole all day without me knowing. How can you do that? You would think it would be uncomfortable, to say the least!

I love that she is so laid back, a real go with the flow girl! I am sure her controlling sister loves this too.

I love how motherly she is. She tries so hard with her brother to care for him. And when Hannah is in need, Genna is the first one to offer comfort and assistance.

I love that she is and always has been a mommy's girl.

I love how physical touch seems to help her to feel better and heal all wounds, whether it is a hug that helps her to forgive instantly or a tickle that shows her you are not upset with her.

I love how she always wants to jump in pictures and asks, "Do you need a cute girl in this picture?"

I love that she was my best night sleeper of the three and was sleeping through the night at 2 months old and would sleep til 9am until this past year.

I love how considerate she is of others. She is very complimentary of others.

I love that even though she was a shy baby, she has grown into this friendly social butterfly! She will just walk up to someone and introduce her whole family and tell them her life story.

I love that she is such a great sharer! She is truly generous and is almost always willing to let others go first and share even her most treasured possession.

I love that she loves to wear dresses all the time because she likes them to "spin easy."

I love her long thin fingers and her delicate feet! This may be weird, but I love to hold her hands just to feel her fingers!

I love that her labor and delivery was the easiest and that she wasn't overdue! :) You moms understand that, right?

I love her HUGE light blue eyes! They are just amazing!

I love love love those bouncy curls! I could play with her hair all day!

I love her funny faces! Her face is so full of expression and I just want to kiss it all the time.

Oh, how I love thee, let me count the ways...

I was hugging one of my kiddos the other day and just started thinking about how much I love each of them for all their uniqueness and beauty God gave them. So begins a trilogy post on the different things I love about each of them.

Hannah...

I love how she says mowlawner instead of lawnmower.

I love how organized she is always keeping her room tidy and offering to help me organize other rooms and areas of the house. She even apologizes to company if it isn't quite right.

I love how she is so social and rarely shy. She always puts on a performance for the family.

I love how she is such an execellent big sister. She is the best at entertaining both brother and sister. She comforts them too. She even helps me keep track of Isaac without me ever asking her.

I love how she is amazed at the imprints on her legs when she sits on her knees in a textured chair, every time!

I love that she is a rule-follower like me.

I love how consciencious she is about safety, always making sure the bathroom door is shut so Isaac doesn't get into the toilet and making sure everyone is buckled in the carseats.

I love how helpful she is. She has always done small tasks for me since she was a tot, getting diapers or wiping her face. Now she can even make her own PBJ sandwich and pour her own cereal and milk. She will offer to drop what she is doing to get me something that I have just said to myself that I forgot to get.

I love that she's a daddy's girl and is so easily swayed by him. He can talk her into anything!

I love that she enjoys getting her picture taken and will pose for the camera.

I love that she has such a strong conscience and tells me when she has done something wrong.

I love her memory and inteligence. She can memorize library books after only hearing them once or twice. She used to memorize the books before she could even talk. She could make the sound that I make on the next page before I even turned to it.

I love that arts and crafts are one of her favorite things to do. I so look forward to all that I can teach her. She can't wait to learn to sew and crochet!

I love that as she has gotten older she has become more cuddly. She wasn't a very cuddly baby.

I love that she looks forward to and keeps track of when I say she can have or do something at a certain age, like have a guinea pig when she is 8 or 9, or chew gum when she is 5, or wear dangly earing when she is old enough to change them herself.

I love that she can fall asleep so fast and can sleep in the car so well.

I love her divet in her cheek that is not quite in the right place to be defined as a dimple. It matches her dad's.

I love her dark blue eyes and her long blonde hair.

I love her petite little body, and I am so glad that it doesn't look like she is going to have to wear as big a size shoe as her mom. :)

I love her smile. It is just perfect!



Thank you God for our Hannah!