Sunday, May 11, 2008

My Mama

My dada says that today is a special day. He says that it is the day that we need to tell our mamas that we love and appreciate them. He says that of all the days, it is important that we be nice to mom today. I think it is important that we do those things every day, but I thought I would do something extra special for my mama today. I don't have a job, and I don't have any money, but I want her to know that I am grateful for her and tell her some of my favorite memories I have had with her.

I remember the day that I was born. It was a really taxing day for my mama. She had to work so hard to get me here, because I wasn't being very cooperative. It was so late at night (or early in the morning) too. I remember how happy she was to see me though, and she held me close and told me that she loved me. I am grateful that she suffered what she suffered, in order to bring me into this world. I know I will never fully understand or appreciate it, but I am so glad that I am finally here.
After I was born, mama stayed home to take care of me. She had to go back to school to finish teaching for a few weeks, but ever since, she has spent almost all day of every day with me. Even when I was too little to do anything but eat, sleep, cry and poop. She never got mad at me or sick of me. She is my best friend. She reads me so many books and takes me to do interesting things. I can say a lot more words than a lot of kids my age, thanks to her. She takes time to talk to me and sing to me. I can say a lot of things, like "apple, ball, book, bye, hi, that, this, spider, dinosaur, uh-oh, boom boom, happy, num num, baby, blue, yellow, amen, dada," and my favorite word, "mama". I can say other things too, but I haven't learned how to spell them yet.
One of my favorite things to do with mama is go swimming. Sometimes, she will take me to an indoor pool close to our house. It has a big dinosaur slide that I love going down. It is so much fun. Sometimes we go there with some friends, and sometimes it is just with mama and dada. Sometimes I forget that I am just a little boy still, and I want to go off swimming by myself. Maybe my mama will teach me how to swim this summer. I sure hope so, because I still have a lot of swimming to do in my life.
On of my favorite places that I went swimming was in Hawai'i. We went there in February with my dada's mama and dada. My mama took really good care of me on the plane. The plane that took us from California to Hawai'i was delayed for three hours and forty five minutes. They wouldn't let us off of the plane, and I had fallen asleep in mama's arms. She sat there for two hours without moving, so that I could get some sleep. When the plane finally took off, I'd had enough, and I wanted everyone to know about it. My mama kept playing with me for 5 more hours, as the plane took us to Hawai'i. She was so patient with me and took really good care of me. When we got to Hawai'i, it was a blast. We played in the sand and ocean a ton. I thought the sand tasted really good, and I would get a few mouthfuls in when no one was looking. We got some really tasty snow cones and mama let me have some tastes of hers. I wish that she would feed me food like that all of the time. I like the oatmeal and peaches she gives me, but there is nothing like a Matsumoto's Shaved Ice.
Sometimes I try to help my mama with things around the house. One day, I saw her wiping up my mess off the floor. Her phone rang, so she went out of the room to answer it. I decided that it would be nice of me to pick up the rag and start wiping the floor for her. That way, she wouldn't have to do it. She came back and thought that I was so cute that she took a picture of me. I also like helping her put the wet clothes into the dryer. I am glad that I am getting big enough that I can start helping out around here. Dada says that I have to go find a job soon, to start helping pay the bills around here. I don't think that I am ready for that yet.If you can't tell yet, I love my mama. I couldn't dream up a better one for me. She is teaching me so many things. I hope that I can grow up to be a man that she is proud of. I know that if I don't it sure won't be her fault. Thank you for everything that you do for me mama. I love you and I will always be your little bear, no matter what. I will try to be nice to you every day of the year; not just on days that dada says are special. I love you.

Happy Mother's Day!!!

3 comments:

Frazier Family said...

Dude! She's holding a Matsumotos!!! You CAN NOT do that to a pregnant lady with some serious cravings!

Teacher Mama said...

You are such a blessing. I love having such a kind husband. Thank you. You made my day!

Andrea said...

What a great post! I bet Lisa will remember that one forever!