Yesterday something happened that made me so emotional I cried. It was weird. We have 2 month old puppies, and are still training them to use the restroom outside. I work at home and one of them had pooped near my desk and I didn’t notice–my allergies are acting up so half the time my nose is clogged–but my son did. He said, “Mama, puppy poop”, then he went to the bathroom and got some toilet paper. He picked up the poop and brought it to the toilet. I couldn’t believe it. What did I do to get such a kind and considerate little boy in my life. We washed his hands afterwards and I just thanked him so much.
He really tries to help out after seeing me clean all the time. I had the mop out yesterday as well and he tried to help mop when I took a pause to use the restroom. I came out and he was mopping! We are currently staying with my dad while we save up for a house and he proudly told his grandpa “I’m cleaning!”. I really don’t know how he became so sweet and helpful, I’m just full of gratitude that he is the sweetest little boy.
Toddlerhood has been challenging, but it’s days like yesterday that really put it into perspective. I love seeing him grow as a person, and he is already being considerate and working hard. I love him so much. When he was born I was kind of whatever about him at first (we had a very challenging birth…more on that another day), so it’s just nice that 3 years later our bond only continues to deepen. I’ll just have to keep this memory in my back pocket during difficult days.
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