Notes from the Life of a Dysfunctional Housewife: Happy Birthday Jackson

Sunday, January 10, 2010

Happy Birthday Jackson

Dear Jackson,

I can’t believe you are five years old. I know you can’t believe it either. You’ve been telling me all week. “Mom, I can’t believe I’m 5!” Sometimes you tell me you don’t want to be 5. I know it’s a little scary. It’s scary for me too. I actually remember being 5. That’s pretty much when my life started. I remember my 5th birthday party, and even what I wore. So I’m really worried now because now you’ll probably remember things, which means you’re a real person , in a real life, if you know what I mean. Do you know you are the best 5 year old ever? I wrote a letter to your brother for his birthday and I told him some of the things that I love about him. I’ll do the same for you. This might be long.

I just love you kid! I don’t know where to start. You have so many good qualities. I don’t want you to ever change! Ok, here goes for real.

I love how you can’t quite say your R’s. You try so hard but it comes out like wag, or bwotha, or Heavenly Fada.

I love your sweet voice. You’re so smart and when you talk I just think the only thing that makes you sound 5 sometimes is the fact that you can’t say your r’s. I just love love love your voice, and almost everything you say. It’s so funny, or smart, or sweet. I hope you are always sweet. It’s not a bad thing.

I love how you love people. You love EVERYONE. You want to be everyone’s friend. You say hi to strangers, you love other kids, you love your teachers, you just love people and you love to be happy. I’ve tried to teach you about stranger danger, but you just don’t get it. You love everyone too much.

I love your enthusiasm for holidays, and birthdays, and I guess parties in general. You love the holidays. I love how you get so excited for pumpkins, and then Turkeys, and Christmas anything. I love that on your birthday whenever anyone knocked on the door you said, “I think that’s someone coming to give me a birthday present!” and you were pretty much right.

Jackson, you are so special. It’s hard for me to put it in words. I’m just so used to your infectious little presence.

I love how you are so eager to always give the prayer, and volunteer for things in primary. I love how you got a bracelet from primary that says, “I know my Savior loves me.” And you haven’t taken it off in a week. (It’s one of those rubber ones, so it’s ok.)

I love how you love to go to Church.

I love how you take care of your brother and teach him how to play transformers. I love to hear you play transformers and how you are always Rachet and Hayden is now Ironhide, or how you are Optimus and Hayden is Megatron. I hope you always take care of your brother. He looks up to you so much, and for the most part you are so patient and loving with him, except when he takes your toys, of course.

I love how you want to play “Mommy and Daddy,” when you’re playing with girls. When you’re with boys , it’s always transformers, but with your cousin or your friends, you always take a little while to play what they want to. You are so in tune with other people’s needs.

I love how you love to read books. You just absorb them and even memorize them. Remember the Lion book you memorized? That was amazing.

I love that you are 5 and you will still take some naps for me.

I love that you need me and you will let me hold you while I read stories and you always hold my hand when we’re walking somewhere. Please let me hold your hand forever, please?

I love how much you love your grandma and grandpas and how you love to go do fun things. If I ever have enough money we’re going to travel all over together. Your daddy won’t go with me, but I know you will, and we’ll have a blast.

Oh Jackson, your sweetness is infectious, your intelligence is immeasurable, as is everyone’s love for you. You have the best personality. Don’t become shy like your Mommy. Please keep shining on. You are what keeps me going. I love you. You give me so much happiness in life just knowing that something so wonderful essentially came from me. You’re the reason I was put on this earth. Just like I tell you all the time, thanks for choosing me as your Mommy. I’m the luckiest girl in the world.

3 comments:

M and B Jones said...: What a great tribute to the leader of the pack of our grandchildren. Jackson, you are an amazing boy. Much love to you and hope your party was a fun one. Some day maybe we can be there, too!; 5:33 AM
Chris Jones said...: Well said Shelly! Jackson, you are an amazing kid! Uncle Chris, Aunt Jessey, Lincoln, and Norah hope your birthday was awesome! I know Lincoln liked talking to you on the phone!; 8:00 AM
The Simpsons said...: Oh Shelly you bum!! You made me cry AGAIN! You have such a sweet way with words!! I love you and your baby boys so much!!; 11:06 PM

Jackson"s Quote Wall of Fame

1.10 "Mom! I figured it out! White is the same color as milk and snow!"
10.27.09 - "Mom, why do you do what you do-ed when you did, (pause) what you did?" (Translation - Why do you always do that?)
7.23.09 - When we were in Michigan Grandma Jones asked about the talk I gave on Sunday. She said, "Shelly what was your talk on?" Without looking up from his dinner Jackson said, "It was on a piece of paper."
"Ugh, I am fwustwated! You guys stop laughing at me." (Talking to me and Ty)
"Mom, what happens if we don't have arms?"
"Mom, what happens if we don't have lips?"
"Mom, what happens if we don't have uvulas?"
"Mom, I have an infection in my throat. It's behind my uvula."
Whenever Hayden is being reprimanded or sent to time out Jackson asks, "Mom, are you happy at me?" or he says, "Mom, I am a good boy."
"Daddy, I'm going to get you two earings and a nice dress because you are a girl."
While crying Jackson said, "Mom, I have tears coming out. I'm just going to let them fall, they will just dry."
"Mom, did I pop out of your belly button?"
"Mommy, did you know Santa loves me?"
After I put Jackson to bed he came out and said, "Mom. Stop making noises! I can't sleep. No spraying (I had been pre-treating laundry with shout) or talking, or wrestling, or just, like, playing with dad." And then he huffed back to his room.
"Ow, Mom! I hurt my leg. Now I won't be so stinkin cute!"
"Dad, I want you to read me stories. You big fat pig!"
Jackson: "Mom, I'm going to lick you." Me: "Do NOT lick me." Jackson: "Do you want me to put a candy corn up your nose?" (As if those two things are related. Don't lick, therefore, stick candy corns up my nose.)
"Daddy sits in dog poo and does his homework. HEE HEE HEE HEE HEE"
(While we were driving in the car) Mom! I have to go potty! Can I pee on the car?
I'm just a leeeeeeeetle bit mad, not a lot mad, just a leeeeeeeeetle bit.
"The Holy Ghost has three holes."
"No! Don't kill the fly! He doesn't want to be killed! He wants to be alive!" Me: "Jackson, I'm going to kill the fly. It's in my house and they're gross." Jackson: "I will just squish the spiders." Me: "If you get to squish the spiders, I get to kill the flies." Jackson: "Ok."
Me: "Jackson, I love you." Jackson: "You're welcome. I love you too."
Jackson: "Is your tooth all gone?' Me: "Yes." (I had to get a tooth pulled) Jackson:"I will just be a Dentist so that I can just put your tooth back in for you." (Won't that be the greatest day of my life, when my son becomes a dentist? Then he can really help me when I'm old and all my teeth have even more major problems.)
Jackson: "I love you now Mommy, but I didn't love you at the store."
Me: "Tell you father not to be ridiculous." Jackson: "Don't be a dickless."
Jackson came down the hall with a blanket tied around him like a cape. "Mom, I have a cape! Will you help me fly?" Two minutes later, "Mom! I need help!" (He still wasn't flying.)
"I need blue floss so my teeth won't fall out."
"I ate all my sugary junk."
Almost every night when Jackson is going to bed he stalls by asking, "Mom can I watch a show with you? Can I watch Dancing Through The Stars?"
"Can I have my own Marshmallow Maybes?" ( I have told him a thousand times that it is "Mateys")
Grandpa Jones came over and saw our new couches. Jackson informed him that, "Your bum goes here!" and pointed to a spot on the couch.
While looking at himself in the mirror Jackson said, "You are my best friend."
As we were reading a book about the Great Barrier Reef by Australia Jackson said, "You go there with Daddy tomorrow and Grandma Jones will watch me." (Don't I wish?)
While pointing the remote at Ty: "I turned you into a TV!"
After I spiked Jackson's hair he looked into the mirror and said, "I look like a porcupine!"
Phrases Jackson says every day: "Would that be sound good?" and "What color is the (his) poo?"
While walking from our car to our house, a dog was running around on the grass and started running toward Jackson. He screamed the loudest high-pitch scream ever uttered by a child and then yelled, "Mommy, Mommy!" while running to me. After we made it into the house Jackson said (while crying), "I'm scared of dogs. I just like cats."
Jackson: "You are a cookie. I'm going to eat you all gone." Shelly: "No you are a cookie" J: "(Gasp) I am not a cookie! I don't go in the oven!"
Jackson to Tyler: "Turn around, leave, and never come back."
"Awwwww, you are my precious mommy."
"You are a pineapple. I'm going to eat you up."
"I have to go on a mission at church. I have to leave. You can't come. Don't cry mom."
Jackson: "I want to go to the Trampolines (Jump On It)!" Me: "We'll go when you're potty trained." J: "I don't want my potty train!"
"Good job mom. You good job jobber. You're a great job." (Apparently I've been emphasizing "good job" lately.)
"I'm a sad little monkey. I need my grandma."
Jackson: "On Christmas we will celebrate Jesus's Birthday and he will need a party hat."
(Jackson was talking about the Book, "How the Grinch Stole Christmas") Jackson: "And the Grinch tried to steal their stuff." Me: "We don't steal things, do we?" Jackson: "Do we play nicely with the Grinch?"
(Jackson was hopping on the floor like a frog instead of eating dinner) Me: "Eat your food frog!" Jackson: "Eat your mommy! Ribbit."
"You've got to be kidding me guys!"
"Do dogs eat dog poo?"
Me: Do you want a party with Grandma and Grandpa? Jackson: No I want to party with Santa.

Hayden is Talking

2.4.11 "He is being a goofpants." (talking about Jackson)
2.4.11 "He is being a slow coach." (Also talking about Jackson - and his ability to get ready for bed.)
12.8.10 "Mom, did you go to a baby shower?" Me: "Yes." H: "Did you put the baby in the shower?!"
6.10 "Mom, it is indescribable because it's not describable."
Hayden: "Mom, what are you reading?" Me: "Fablehaven." Hayden: GASP "Like me?" Me: "What do you mean?" Hayden: "FableHAYDEN!"
1.10 Me: "Hayden your brother is hyper!" Hayden: "Is he going to go to hyperspace?"
When I put Hayden down for a nap I always tell him not to break the rules (which are basically no getting out of bed). The other day he came out of his room after taking a nap and said, "Mom. I fixed the rules. They aren't broke." (aka - he went right to sleep and didn't get out of bed.)
8.16.09 "Mom, are you done being a cranky pants?:
When Hayden was mad at me he said, "AAAAAH! I want to BONK you on de HEAD!" And he did.
Mommy: "Hayden, where do we go pee pee?" Hayden: "On . . . the . . . FLOOR! Hahahahaha."
"It stinks like a horse!"
"What's up, sir?"
"I have a question for you! What is happening?"
"Mom, can I be nakie for a minute?"
"Mom, sing Alladin" (I'm translating) Me: "You sing Alladin" (A whole new world) Hayden: "Ok. Go Laddi, Go Laddi, Go Laddi."
Tonight Jackson found the big dipper in the sky and said, "Look! The big dipper!" To which Hayden said, "Star! No Dip!"
"More Kistal (Crystal) Light!" I'm trying to replace my Diet Dr. Pepper with something, and apparently he's caught on to what it is.
"No sceeeming (screaming) Hyrum! (Those of you in my ward might know who he was yelling this at.)
Belly Button = "Buddy Button"
Hayden came with me to practice the organ. He stood up on the bench ( which he knows he is not suppossed to do) Then, with a huge smile on his face, he said, "Naughty!"
Jackson had to go potty and I told him to show Hayden how to do it. He was standing up and when he started to go pee pee Hayden said the most enthusiastic, "Oh Wow!" I've ever heard him say.