Getting Dressed!

On this day, Mr. man decided that it would be great to get dressed by himself. Anderson picked out his clothes and proceeded the big task of getting dressed by himself...okay, tag goes in the back...
He is almost 3!

Victory!

Now the shirt...

I once again realize how blessed I am to be doing what I am doing in life right now. I don't have to do a lot I that I don't want to do (those tasks an outside job requires) or feel "Sunday night dread"...sure I have to clean when I don't always want to, or do that pile of laundry that always mysteriously piles up once again, or pick up that room that you felt you just cleaned....but I have many choices and independence to my daily tasks and freedom and I am home.

My time is shared and I am called upon, but I am called upon by two beings I could not love more. Deveraux and Anderson are not very demanding most of the time, much of the time they are really good playing together. I get an opportunity to love and be a part of molding. I want to embrace that more.

Today, stopping and teaching Anderson how to get dressed and pausing for that simple act that felt so important. Could he learn over time, yes, observing and gleaning bits and pieces and putting it together, yes. This time will pass no matter what i do, how will I choose? What am I waiting for? Or why do I often get wrapped up in the non-important that can take me physically and mentally away.....

I think when you are a stay at home mom, for some, there is a need to feel productive and that productivity can often take you away from being solely focused on your children. It is not like you are working outside the home and come in and feel you can stop those outside duties and get tuned into something else. The home duties are ever before you and they are the same and I can easily stay on that focused hamster wheel. But I realize I often miss out on the "perks" of being a stay at home mom. Taking that moment or many moments and pulling that little one on the couch and reaching over for those stories that are always there and read...because you can.... stepping into their world of freedom and play...because you can.

The snaps were very challenging!

SO we will just close it shut by folding it over!

Deveraux and Anderson were eating at the table shortly after Anderson had gotten dressed. The conversation went something like this...Deveraux said, "Wow Bobo, you got dressed all by yourself!" He responded, "pretty impressive"!

It was Bobo, it was!