A day of firsts.....

My heart stopped when I heard Jack barking in the back yard...a big bark...a something is up bark....

I was shocked to find he had treed a peacock...I should have known the day was going to be different when this happened...I mean, how rare is a peacock in your back yard?

 My heart stopped again when later Riggs asked if he could ride his bike to the pizza place in Norton Commons....with some friends...across a busy highway....and eat without supervision.....he really wanted to go...but my heart was not ready for that. I had to follow my heart and say no.....I hate disappointing him, but I am not ready for that yet. So we compromised by letting them ride to the club and eat...alone. .....I was decorating for the Luau so I just happened to be at the pool anyway ;)

I saw them ride up....park....and go in....all by themselves.

 When they got back to the house...they had their shirts off and under their helmets...they looked crazy...but they also looked happy...boys being boys!

 Riggs was so proud....I am so glad we found happiness in our compromise.

I know we won't always see eye to eye....on what he thinks he is ready to do...and what I think he is ready to do...but we will figure it all out one day at a time.

so sick

Riggs has been so sick for the past few days...some crazy fever virus. He has been in his bed by himself sick...can't eat anything sick...so very sick. Of course I hate it..I hate that he feels so rotten...and there is not much I can do for him to really make him feel better, but I have loved taking care of him. As he gets older I treasure these times when he really needs me and really wants me. I have drawn him three baths a day for the past days..he is like me that way...a good bath makes everything better.  I have turned on movies he is perfectly capable of turning on and brought him countless cups of warm tea..with a straw because that is the way he likes it most.  I have watched him sleep alot...so precious...and although he is getting so big there is something about watching your child sleep that brings you back to when they were little...so with all the sleeping he has been doing.I have been doing a lot of looking back and remembering when.