my sweetie boy

Mason is at that age where he wants everything explained to him, over and over. "Why" is the word of the day. Every day. He is also very interested in jewelry. So, we've talked about the different jewelry I wear and why I wear it. Some of it (most of it, really) has some significance to it, so there is something to explain when he asks. Tonight, we were snuggling in bed after reading "Green Eggs and Ham", and he was fiddling around with my rings. I am wearing my wedding ring, my mother's ring, and the tigers eye ring my dad made for my mom as her first engagement ring (a more traditional one followed). So, he was taking them off my fingers and putting them on his thumbs ("Look! They fit me, Mama!") as I told him why each one was important to me. . . "This is the ring Daddy gave Mommy when they got married. With that ring, he promised to love Mommy forever and ever... This ring shows that I'm a mommy. White stones are for Mason. Red stones are for Marissa... This is a special ring Grandpa Rachac made for Grandma Rachac when he asked her to marry him. He told her that if she would marry him, he would give her this special ring he made..."
Mason was pretty impressed that Grandpa made the ring (it is pretty impressive to me, too), and then he started to tell me about how it got made (he often does this when I'm explaining things... he takes hold to a piece of the story that he obviously finds particularly interesting and adds his own twists). He said that he and Grandpa made the ring together. Mason drove the car and Grandpa got the ring for Grandma Rachac AND Grandma Bailey. And they worked together (Mase and Grandpa) and gave Grandma the beautiful ring.
He cracks me up. He's so sweet and so loving. I just love how he tells people that something is "beautiful." He understands that it's a strong word, and pronounces it very deliberately.
As I type this, I can hear him in his room "reading" books out loud... to himself? Maybe to Teddy? I'm glad he likes stories and books and chatting about things. I'm so lucky to be his mom.