I'm almost speechless when I have to talk about Joe. I just adore him, and maybe way too much. But he is so...almost me in a sense. Not that I adore myself but he is wired like me. Therefore, I tend to baby him a tad bit more. Ya, see we are both wired in the way that we spin out of control. For the most, I am pretty nice and low key I would have to say. But once I get stressed, it takes very little to put me over the edge. The words "settle down, or relax" well, you know they bring me to the point of no return. And poor Joe tends to be the same way. But I am learning the cues and he is learning sometimes he just needs to walk away and take a breath to reset his mind.
I was so proud of him this morning. He was fighting me on getting ready, we were running 15 minutes behind as usual and I was losing my mind as usual. He stopped in the hallway, looked at me and said, "Mom can I have a second chance and start today all over?" I was so proud of him in actually being able to control himself and not letting his frustrations get him to the point of a melt down.
I just get so sick of always being in a rush. And I am sure you all can relate on that one. Everyone is always so busy and kids have the craziest schedules you would think they are like little adults.
See now this is fun. And my dear grace up above, that is fun. Her and her sister, Erina, are so dang sweet. And what about the resemblance....could Grace and my niece Sophie look any more alike.

