As parents you look at your kids and wonder what they will become when they grow up. Then you brush that thought off as you don’t want them to grow up yet. This moment is good. They are at this age once. You get to experience childhood with them all over again. This time it is soo special, as you see everything through their eyes. The first heartbeat, the first kick, the first cry, the first smile…the smell, that nice baby smell. The first chuckle, the first heartfelt, belly laugh. The first tooth, the first words, and the list is endless…
What doesn’t change is the feeling of pride, happiness that you feel when you see the ‘firsts’. Eli right now is smiling…smiling soo wide, and the cooing, sometime i swear i hear him saying hi.. 
Then your heart warms all over.
Julian is at the age where, you cannot get him off the computer. He wakes up in the morning and runs straight to his computer. We bought him a Lenovo desktop computer since we couldn’t get him off his dad’s Mac. So we decided to teach him how to use it. His dad always said, figuring out his interests from an early age will help us get him to where he can explore his full potential, i guess this makes sense. When i wake up in the morning, usually his dad is on one side of the table on his computer and Julian is on the other side with his. I stand there watching them and i think to myself, the apple doesn’t fall too far from the tree.
He also loves playing with letters and words. He loves building words. He has started recognizing some words when we read to him and reads them out loud.
There was a time he loved watching lots of cartoons, but now he only watches 2 shows. Word World and Dragon Tales. My husband and i always joke, one day he will fly with dragons …he keeps on saying that little rhyme, ” i wish i wish i could use this rhyme and fly with dragons in the land above….” He says that rhyme sometimes out too much, lol. I know some parents are aginst letting kids watch TV, with us we incorporate a lot of different activities throughout the day.
He always gets outdoors for at least 1 -2 hours daily, especially when the weather is nice , to play with his dad. Today they went jogging at the park.
Tomorrow is my day to spend with the boys. I am hoping the weather will be nice, as i want to take them for a walk at the park, then watch Julian slide and swing. Then of course during their nap time, i will sneak out to get my treat.. In the evening, i will get to give Julian a bath and a massage before bed. During the week i work late so i don’t give Julian his bath. I bath Eli before i leave for work as daddy is not comfortable giving him his bath yet. he is so scared of bathing him, lol…He thinks he is still too fragile.
Daddy gets time to work on his production stuff on the weekends, only gives me a break to run my errands. We try to allocate enough time around each others needs. He lets me go get my hair done every Saturday now… I go to the beauty school, it is pretty reasonable and they do a great job…plus the best thing about it, mommy is happy. This is what i call my me time lol. I sneak out when Eli and Julian are taking their nap. Then Saturday nights is usually our date nights. We catch up on everything get some late dinner then watch a movie together.
I think for new parents the hardest thing is finding that balance. There is time to spend with the kids then with your spouse. I know most time is usually with the kids, but as long as you can set a day of the week or time to spend with each other , i think your relationship will still get stronger and stronger. Remember you are both in it for the long run.
Hope you find that family balance, happy Friday!
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