My favorite afternoon

Today was the best single day of my life as a parent (to this point). Of course we had a few tantrums, timeouts and nasty diapers, but we had so much fun. Sam woke up from his nap and helped me all afternoon. We baked some bread for a family in need and made dinner together. He even helped me with the dishes. Yes his "help" caused our baking to take double the time with double the mess. And when Sam does dishes we waste lots of water and dish soap. But he is so proud of himself after he is done. And he try's so hard to do a good job. We listened to Elvis and Aretha Franklin while we worked. Samuel laughed and danced with the songs. He is such a comedian, always looking to see who is watching. His smile stops my heart and his laugh brings the most amazing joy to me. He is a gift.
I'm so excited to meet our little girl. Since she is due in about 3 months, I want to cherish every second I have alone with Samuel. We do so many crafts, play games, read 12 books in one sitting... I know these things we be more challenging when baby A gets here. Before Sam came I organized and clean like crazy, and after he came it took less than 2 months to destroy my work. This time I'm preparing for baby #2 by smothering baby #1. Many say this is the wrong thing to do and I should prepare him more. But there is so little time in life. I don't want to come home from the hospital to a clean house and a lonesome little boy. Having Sam taught me that no matter how prepared you are to parent a child, you are going to be blown away with how little you know and how unprepared you are to be a parent. I hope to have many more wonderful afternoons like this one. If you drop by our house, don't be surprised if the dishes are dirty, laundry is behind and the dust is starting to dance. We will be busy making memories that won't disappear in a few weeks...or hours( like my clean house:)
(please excuse my pictures, I'm still learning how to use my iPad.)