I am feeling very . . .

Jack loves to name his emotions right now.  He usually seems to pick the right word – though he loves to say “I am very embarrassed,” no matter what he’s actually feeling.  I am proud of him.  I think being able to say an emotion that you’re feeling is a pretty advanced thing for a three year old kiddo to do – or if not advanced, at least it’s a very important thing for ANY one of ANY age to be able to do.  I’ve been trying to do it more, too, so he can model me.

I am very frustrated.  That’s usually what I say.

Parenting little ones is hard, eh?  I have nothing new to add to that statement.  I want more patience, I want more time with them and also less time with them so I can have more time for me.  I want to sleep well, and regularly, again.  I want the time to do more endurance sports – and when I say more, I actually mean “some,” since I’ve never done more than a very slow couple of half marathons, which most endurance athletes would chuckle at.  I want law school to be over so I can start my job and begin paying off debt NOW!  I want I want I want.

But that’s not where we are now, so it goes.  I love the turkeys, anyhoodle, even if they can be, like, TOTAL DRAGS sometimes.

I am very happy right now.  I say that a lot, too.  I say it when Liam trots up to me with a pair of Jack’s Lightning McQueen rainboots and says “boo’s on?  Nigh Queen?  boo’s on?” and I put his boots on and then he makes me wear MY rainboots so we can tromp around the house together – that makes me happy.  When Jack spontaneously apologizes to Liam for taking his toy, and then they play with it together, that makes me happy (and also SHOCKED because it don’t happen often ’round these parts).  When Liam follows Jack to the potty and sits down on the bathroom scale while Jack does his business – just so they can be together and chat – that makes me darn happy.

I am very happy.  I have no reason not to be!

But I’m also very sleepy.  And that, I think, is fair enough.