"Those" moments

I am sure I have said it before it recent weeks....3 years old is a ROUGH age. This kiddo continues to challenge us daily, in more ways than one. He challenges our patience, our ability to discipline and parent, challenges our ability to stay sane, and challenges our ability to stay awake long enough to get him to bed - have I mentioned having a 3 year old is exhausting? One thing that he has NEVER had to challenge us for, is our ability to love and adore him!

This kid. Whew. He's tough - so tough. But some moments just take your breath away and make you so grateful...even grateful for the challenges. This morning, as we rushed to get everyone up, dressed and out the door in time just like any other day during the week, Ronan had the sweetest, most adorable moment. Rob and I were standing next to each other and he came over, threw an arm around each of our legs and said "I love you Mommy & Daddy". How sweet and kind is our little fellow? Moments like that make it ALL worth it. He's done this before, but today it just stood out and pulled at my heart strings even more than usual.

He also woke up screaming last night, calling for Mommy. I went into his room and his little arms outstretched to me and said "pick me up!". I asked if he had a bad dream and he said "yesssssss". Who knows if he really did, but I will snuggle him and comfort him all he wants and needs. Sure, I'm tired and a lot of the time I just want him to stop crying so I can go back to sleep without having to get up....but I know one day I will miss these days, so I definitely try to remember that!

I mean, look at this face! Does a kid get any cuter than this? I think not!