(When cleaning up the backyard I discovered this. He is all boy.)

Top 5 funniest things Desmond says.

1. “Gawd our Fadda” (when saying the Blessing)

2. “I got Your NOse! and its running out the door!”

3. “I wanna ride in daddys race car” (as in my 95 purple honda with no muffler)

4. “You teetee’d on the potty! good job! you want a tee tee treat?” (he tells us this…..)

5. “Where the bumbo go? Charlie got it?” (as in the big bumbo seat that Charlie has currently)

The idea of growing old has been on my mind a lot lately. It might have something to do with the 1st chapter of the new book I am reading “Water for Elephants” which starts out with the thought of old age, and how when you are in your twenty’s, you know exactly how old you are. You tell people “I am 23″ without skipping a beat, or “I am 27″ with no pause. However when you reach your thirty’s you have to pause for a split second, I am……I am…..32, I am 32 right?….yup 32 it is. It is so true! Is that a sign of the beginning of  the end?

So here I am. I am 32. I do not feel 32, age is just a number right? I know I have plenty of years a head of me, or at least I hope I do. I just can’t shake the idea that life is flying by faster then I want it to.

Look at that boy in the above picture, it is unbelievable that this is the same small baby boy from two years ago. Yes it has been two years. He talks, and wants and asks for things. He tells me I am funny, and wants to play, and show me things, and tell me about all sorts of things he sees each day. He can tell me who is who of Star Wars action figures, he likes to fly like Superman around the house, no really I am serious, he likes to fly arms out and wooosh around the house and jump as Superman would jump.

Each night before we go to bed he wants me to sing the “cockles and muscles” song. If you are Irish you will know what I am talking about right off, the song is actually called “Molly Malone” and its one of those songs that if you live or have been to a pub in Ireland for any amount of time you will hear it. It is actually been adopted as the national song. I sing this song to him every night now. I also have found that if he is very upset this song will instantly calm him. The last few times I have held Desmond in my arms and he is crying uncontrollably, I will start singing this song, and his entire body will instantly relax, and my heart and soul find peace with the entire world. There is no greater feeling in the world then calming your child with the sound of your own voice. I have found myself at times not wanting to lay him down in his bed, and want to just stand there forever and sing and hold him, because of all my short comings or failures or faults as a person, this is the one thing no one can ever take away from me, ever. This is what keeps me going, this is what will keep me young inside forever.

It snow’s like once a decade in Georgia. Plus if it snows at all, it either never sticks or just does not hang around. Well this year we got a rare treat of almost 4 inches, which is a lot for us! We headed to Atlanta which was our original plan for a valentine’s day baby sitting trade off with the easycheese family. So we headed north before the snow kicked in. We got a nice amount of snow, and was able to enjoy it with the Rutledge’s. Here are some photos from the day.

There is something about that hair. It is so much a part of his personality.   not sure I can picture him with it cut short. It is one of the first things people say about him. It also the one thing that seems to throw people off. You see Desmond gets called a “she” just about everywhere we go. We are so use to it now we don’t even think twice. We also do not correct people unless it just keeps coming up. Then you have to do the awkward uhhh HE is a Boy, as politly as possible. Sometimes people are so embarrassed and apologetic. Other times people do not even think twice. The funniest encounter I had with it was at walmart. This older couple saw him, and the man said what a pretty girl, and I corrected him. He then proceeded to argue with his wife who did not believe him. So they walked off going back and forth as to who was correct.

Trust me, he is all BOY.

The more and more I look at Desmond the less and less I see of me and the more I see of Jackie. There is a saying out there that goes something like; the more you love someone, the more you see them in others. I think I totally butchered that. What I mean is, I love the two people in this picture so much, I see so much of them in each other. Desmond looks like Jackie, has her  personality, laughs like her, cries like her, acts goofy like her. It is a wonderful thing to watch. I not only have a best friend, and love of my life, but I also have a little version of that too with him. It is really awesome to see them interact with each other. Desmond clearly loves his momma.

The fair was a few weeks ago, and for the 1st time ever I was excited to go to it. Usually I just do not like crowds and hate fighting to get in and out of anywhere. However this year we just had to do it. We drove by it every day for weeks as they set it up. And everyday Desmond would see the giant wheel and ask “WASS DATT!!” Thats the fair buddy! So everyday he would said “hey fair” as we drove by. We went the 2nd day it was open and just had one of the best times ever. Desmond was on his best behavoir and just soaked it all up! Everynight as we drive by the fair on the way home he would look and say “hey fair, i love you fair”. It was very sweet. He would also get right in your face and look at you and say “FAAAIR?” Very funny.

I also entered some photos in the fair this year. I did last year and took home 3rd place. This year I was able to take home two 2nd place awards. I was very excited about that. One picture I took was in Dubai on my trip at the fish market. I never took much attention to the photo itself, but everyone always commented on it when they saw it. The more I studied it the more I feel in love with it. It is now one of my favorites. The other was of the cropduster that Desmond loves so much. I am framing thisone and it will hang in his room.

I am so looking forward to next years fair.