Theme Thursday: Good Job

One of the most affirming things in my life right now is when Liam is eating something and tells me, unprompted, "Ashishus!" (that's "delicious," for those of you who don't speak two-weeks-shy-of-two-years-old).

I know as a parent I'm just setting myself up for problems if I consistently (or exclusively) look to my kids for affirmation... like a few weeks ago in Mass when Michael pushed me away with a whisper-shout of "No! I don't want to sit with you" and promptly scooted over to sit with Papa. It's hard to compete with Papa and Cici, I get it. And I'm okay with it. Really :)

So I try to seek affirmation in healthier ways. Like asking Alex multiple times in the course of a few minutes if my outfit looks okay, or posting tons of pictures of the boys on social media and basking in the attention as the likes pile up...

But I can't help but feel a huge amount of satisfaction when the boys clearly enjoy what they are eating--especially since that generally means they finish their meal on their own with little or no prompting/cajoling on my part. Definite parenting win, in my book.

So here's my "good job" from the boys for today. Peanut butter waffles for breakfast. Ashishus.

Linking up with Cari @ Clan Donaldson for Theme Thursday