The Monkey Chronicles

I am known as many things to many people. But to one little boy, I am known as Mama and Mommy. I was blessed with my son on St. Patrick's Day, 2009. And for two years I have looked at this child and feared not being a good enough mother. When I say that, I just mean that I hope that my efforts in raising him are good enough and that he grows up to be a contributing member of society, productive, loving, and a good man.

So far, his little self is growing like a weed and unlike some mothers, I am very excited about that.  I'm ok with him getting bigger and growing older. I like seeing him learn new things and the excitement on his face when he does. And I can't wait to find out what kinds of sports he likes, what other foods he likes, his favorite music, what subjects he excels at in school... I like it when he lets me cuddle and hold him, but I'm not excited about his temper tantrums. LOL

I started calling him "Monkey" when he was just weeks old and it's just kind of stuck. And through this blog, I want to chronicle his achievements and hopefully be able to keep up better with all of his sayings and pronunciations...  Right now when he wants milk, he'll say "milt, milt". LOL  It's way too cute. Water sounds more like"wa-er". Water but without the "t" sound. His Aunt Lisa, is Hosa (Ho-sa) and Uncle Thomas is Mas. Grandma is Ma-Maw...Grandpa is Papa.  Granny is Anny. 

He is currently obsessed with cars.
He can climb a 7 foot ladder attached to a 7 foot tall slide and will usually go down the slide...but there has to be someone at the bottom to catch him. Otherwise, he won't go. (He does this with supervision.)
He recognizes and will tell you what a handful of letters are...namely K, O, M, Y...maybe another that I'm forgetting.
And he repeats everything you say without hesitation. By this I mean that if he hears a word that he has not said yet or is new to him, he tries to say it. No fear. I love it!
He is currently potty training himself...no joke. (Not that I'm not helping him! He asks to go to the potty every time I take his diaper off and will empty his bladder!) It's so cool to see how smart he is and how aware of himself he is at a young age.

I love to write and have several actual journals around the house but I've noticed that I type a heck of a lot faster than actually putting pen to paper. So, here we are.