nothing better than a baby's laughter....

tonight I laid in bed with karsen after a hectic day and sang a new song I wrote for him. he lit up like a christmas tree... honestly, grinned from ear to ear and then... for the first time... he laughed. deep down, belly laugh. I used my chin on his neck and chest area and sort of nuzzled him... he melted. oooh, karsen is going to be a sensitive little softy, I can just tell.
sooo excited to finally be reading my book on 'the spirited child'. just a nice way of saying 'your little hellion'! it's just, i'm realizing now that i was making classic mistakes, and now i'm aware and find myself looking over myself and observing me. one of the main things is getting back to time outs. and giving positive praise out of the blue, not sandwiching it between criticism, just good 'ol positive praise. well, she ate it up with a spoon! she was so happy to be told i was proud of her and she was she good at getting on the potty all by herself, and getting dressed, and buckling herself in the carseat, etc. this was all while eating an orange popsicle. she had just woken up from a nap, but she grinned from ear to ear.
there is so much love in this house...