Ollie,

When I was away on the Mose Daddy Convention you learned how to CRAWL and you grew in TWO teeth! You grew up so fast while I was gone! Now you are everywhere! Your crawl is the cutest thing in the world. I LOVE to watch you. And you just got the " I'm gonna get you" game. You also started to stand while holding onto an object! I LOVE it. I LOVE seeing you grow and become the cutest little boy ever. It does make me sad though, that you are growing up so fast. But, this is life, and we need to always make the best of it. I am so grateful for your smiles and the light in your eyes. I love that you know who I am and I LOVE that you LOVE to be with me. You have been a bit challenging though lately too. If you are not eating or getting 100 percent attention at times- you THROW A FIT. And it drives us all crazy. But luckily, I think I am beginning to see the light at the end of the tunnel as far as your "colicky" goes. I think now that you are eating more, you are becoming bigger and thus more happy! Hopefully...

Please always be my baby. I love you so much Ollie Boy.

Loves,

Mom.

Nolen,

You are so funny. Gosh, you have the ability to FRUSTRATE me SO EASILY but in an instant make me want to SQUEEZE you with love. Lately, you have been very challenging. I am hoping it is your age. When I am on the phone- usually with Nana, you become so defiant and disobedient because you KNOW you can get away with things. Today for instance, you pushed Ollie, you threw your toys EVERYWHERE, you were playing with the mouse and keyboard- just driving me insane while I was on the phone. Then when a friend came over to chat, you did the same things! Only this time you put food in your cup of water then dumped it on the table- WHAT? WHY? I guess you really are pushing my buttons and making me a better person in the long run as I learn how to deal and handle circumstances such as this. But then I LOVE our relationship. I LOVE that you come to me even if I have scolded you to death and sent you to your room 5 times. You come to me and say "I'm so sorry" and then you snuggle me and let me look into your beautiful blue eyes. I love it. I love you. I just hope I am doing all that I can to raise you well in this crazy world of ours. I'm scared of the future with the way times change so fast these days. I seriously hope that when you are a MAN you will be a good MAN like your dad. A MAN who respects women. A MAN who LOVES to serve. A MAN who LOVES his wife. A MAN who loves his kids. A MAN who knows who he is and what he can do. A MAN who is determined to make good things happen. A MAN who is true and faithful in his covenants. A MAN who still loves his MAMA:) My mom told me today that she used to think when she was raising all her boys, " I am raising a MAN- this little boy will one day be a man and I need to do all that I can to make sure I raise a good MAN" I hope I am doing that Nolen. I love you more than words can express. Please always know that!

Loves,
Mama. Mom.