Little Boy Joy

Over the next four months, I'll be trying to prepare myself emotionally to send all three of my beautiful boys to big kid school. Camden, Hudson, and Lawson challenge me more than anyone else ever has, but I wouldn't trade one tantrum (or CT scan) for the joy they've brought me. The only Jones luckier than me or Jason is Scout because she has three brothers who love her fiercely and who will make her childhood one of the most entertaining imaginable.

Little Boy Joy

The day we discovered

A little boy we would hold

My heart filled with excitement

I saw a bright future unfold

You came into the world

So healthy and strong

All the love in my heart

To you now belonged

You grew and you grew

Learning new things each day

So much to discover

And soooo much to say

Now my house is a landfill

Of toy cars and trucks

We’ve had a few X-rays

You’ve cost us some bucks

You wrestle your dad

You throw tantrums for mom

I take many deep breaths

And try to stay calm

You break from destruction

When it’s time to refuel

Then it’s right back to mayhem

And breaking the rules   

Dirt is a preference

For paint and for play

My laundry’s a mountain

I do four loads a day

No one could prepare me

For what was in store

There’s food on the windows

There’s pee on the floor

Bath time is like torture

Brushing teeth takes a bribe

Those drawers on your head

Should be on your backside

As the mom of a boy

There are things I now know

Like gas is just funny

No matter how old you grow

A burp of great magnitude

Deserves a high five

Followed by an “excuse me”

For good manners we strive

 

In all of the madness

There’s incredible joy

No one loves Mama

Like my sweet little boy

I get the best snuggles

And all your best art

You draw me so pretty

With my name in a heart

I know I am lucky

You make me so proud

I’ll try and hide heartbreak

When you say “No girls allowed!”

You brighten my life

More and more every day

Little boy joy is awesome

What more can I say?