… from reading sales and retail blurb and not really in the mood to write. Was going to write at lunchtime but my internet connection didn’t. So I’m going to resort to cute picture of my son again. Sorry.
No, that’s not a dress he’s wearing – he decided to “borrow” my jumper and parade around the room with it yelling “Look at me, Mummy!” Was very sweet.
It occurs to me that I really don’t emphasise the good side of parenting enough. I spend ages on here whinging about how hard it is looking after a toddler, and tend to miss out on all the really good stuff.
Two years old is a really great age. He frequently comes up and gives me huge hugs and sloppy kisses – particularly in the playground. He’s started to tell me that he loves me (albeit not frequently enough for my liking!). We’ve started having what amounts to proper conversations now too which is fantastic – he has a “real” personality now and is more of a companion (not that he didn’t have a personality before … it’s just… I don’t know – I think I’m more aware of the individual soul with his own likes, dislikes and opinions living with us now). There are now small segments of time where I genuinely enjoy his company and it doesn’t feel I’m looking after him, we’re just two friends enjoying being with each other.
Today, it all feels worth it.
3 responses so far ↓
1 Alan // 1st Aug 2003 at 9:32 am
Obviously, I’m not a parent myself, so I’m hardly in the best position to comment. I am, however, uncle to a two year old boy who is an exasperation and a delight.
Anyway, I just wanted to say that I didn’t think you whinged that much, and that although you may not mention the really good stuff that often, it does creep in often – perhaps when you don’t even realise it.
And that’s an unbearably cute picture.
2 Paul // 1st Aug 2003 at 8:43 pm
P – a sudden internet business opportunity came to mind……a website of pictures of cute kids that people have to pay for using….so they can post on their websites…..pretend that they are their own children……….and write about them when they have nothing else to blog about?…..? Yes? No?…..less coffee during the day d’you think?
Anyway Akra jnr looks lovely :) And dressed in your jumper he has that “Casper The Ghost” like stance in that pic :)
3 Mir // 1st Aug 2003 at 8:44 pm
Ah, the perks of being a parent ^_^
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