Do You Hear Me?

For weeks now Jake has been driving his mother and I crazy with his unrelenting need to be acknowledged. He feels that we don't always listen when he talks to us. Of course we do! What could possibly distract us from listening to Ever So Adorable Jake? Oh yeah...his big bro Bentley is quite distracting. And his ever present twin Ms Independent Viva occasionally demands our attention--but not nearly as often or as insistently as Jake does.

Because Jake is convinced that we don't listen to him, he has taken to asking us "Do you hear me? DO YOU hear me? DO YOU HEAR ME?!" He repeats his query so quickly we don't have time to respond.

I try to listen when Jake talks. I try to sincerely respond to his questions when he gives me a chance, but I'll admit it, sometimes I am distracted and I don't hear him. When the children are all together, there's a lot going on.

Jake, I'll try to do better.