Slipperies

   There are some things I don't want to forget. Like Max calling helicopters 'helliloppers'. And saying, "Mommy, I have your slipperies!" while putting my slippers on my feet for me. I want to remember how he says thank you for everything. "Oh! Thank you for my kleenex!" "Thank you, thank you for my rice!!" He's an extraordinarily thankful and helpful little boy. Any little piece of paper/wrapper/junk I have in my hand, he immediately takes to the garbage for me. And he loves to clear the table and throw the dishes in the sink! I've had to purchase plastic plates from Target for that very reason.
   I want to remember Connor singing his new songs that he learned in preschool. Especially at night while they are lying in bed. I want to remember that right now, and probably only for a little while, he wants to hug me all the time. How he started our nightly (and now daily) tradition of monster kisses. That he sings Barney's Clean Up song every time he is picking up his toys. How he breaks out in sobs for the tiniest correction, while Max is stubborn and keeps his chin up instead of shedding a tear.
   There are so many things I know I've already forgotten. Time really does speed by! I wish I could hold onto every precious moment.