Meet Matthew...

King of all three-year-old-tyrants! His name means "Gift of God," and we chose it very carefully for its meaning. We were blessed with Matthew after my husband underwent a vasectomy reversal (he had a vasectomy after our 5th child was born, and then we decided we weren't quite done), and many months of trying to conceive.
Matthew is, as they say, "all-boy!" Add to that strong-willed and extremely mischievous, and you have a never-ending list of "Matthew Moments" to choose from on any given day. We recently went to see the movie "Marley & Me," and we spent the next several days calling Matthew "Matthew-Marley." If you've seen the movie or read the book, you now know Matthew. He IS our Marley! Matthew gets into so much trouble that I now take him everywhere I go (to include the toilet, shower, laundry room, etc.) and no longer feel comfortable leaving him home with my teenage daughters or even my husband. Zack (my husband) lost my faith when he took Matthew with him to run errands and Matthew ended up decorating the inside of my oldest daughter's brand new car with desitin. The only time I can relax is when Matthew is in his highchair or sleeping, and I'm sad to say that I rejoice in those moments. Honestly, I start every day off with a prayer for Matthew- just that he will survive the day. At this point, I firmly believe that my job as his mother is just to keep him alive!
After hearing some of our "Matthew" stories, a friend jokingly said that Matthew is our "gift of patience" from God! In honor of our precious boy, I am keeping a blog just for our "Matthew moments," and I am dedicating it to all those out there who have come before me with their "Matthews!" Please enjoy and leave comments!!! I will update with the "latest moments" as often as I can!

Thursday, May 14, 2009

Hangin' around...

It's a gorgeous day outside today, and so I had the door open to the garage where Matthew was playing happily. At first, I could hear him talking to himself and the bugs, but then I heard him start to whine. I waited a minute or two, but the whining turned to crying, so I went out to investigate, and here's what I found.... Yep, that's Matthew, clinging to the side of my suburban for dear life! So, you know what I did? I made him hang there while I went to get my camera! Yes I did!! Maybe that will teach him....or not! We're still trying to figure out how the heck he got up there.....
My guess is that he climbed up the front of the car and went across the top and then dropped down over the side.....great- that's just what my car needs! How is it that this child has never had a broken bone?!?!

2 comments:

  1. OH MY GOODNESS ME...what a boy!
    ~Elyse

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  2. I LOVE that you left him there while you went for the camera. These are the moments that you really want pictures of for when HE becomes a daddy!

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