Field. Training. Officer.

We're on our second round.

Second round of Wes being a Field Training Officer (FTO) and having a fresh, shiny, no-scuffs-on-those-boots Officer willing and ready to learn all that Wes has to offer.

PROS:

1. Wes loves to teach. He probably should have been a teacher - but he needs to do something different every day. Hence - Police work. Plus his love language is Words of Affirmation...so teaching was DEFINITELY out. 

2. He is excellent at his job. He should be training someone how he does things because he does them right. He is proactive, and (amazingly...because it doesn't happen in other areas of his life) remembers people, faces, names...tattoos...etc. 

3. There is extra time that comes with the training - time that we can use for vacations. This is appreciated as sometimes we don't get multitudes of alone time together. And when we do...we're tired...because we have a two year old...can I get an amen??

CONS:

1. He can't take any time off during training...unless it was pre-planned and he works it out somehow. 

2. He's pretty...no...he's 100% focused on his trainee. As he should be, I understand. A text to maybe let me know he's alive like he usually does...that would be nice. kthanksomuch.

3. He gets extra edgy - probably afraid he's going to miss something? I don't know. 

Anyway - maybe I'm just making this list out so I can wrap my head around this idea that this is our life for a while. I've started a new adventure in work and in some ways so has he. 

Having a two year old is exhausting. Am I preaching to the choir? 

Can I just say...people that have more than one child are ROCKSTARS. I have zero idea how anything gets accomplished in your lives but ya'll are kicking "A" at it big time.

 I am so happy that we are content with being parents of one super kid. God knows what he is doing when he gives people the urge to have more children - and when he surprises them, too. I know that if God has it in His plan, it'll happen.

In a way I feel like I'm a permanent FTO to my son. I've been around this world (NOT QUITE YET) about 30 years and I've probably learned more in the past 10 then the 20 before that. 

I am constantly thinking about what I can show him, teach him, experience with him. Yet I think about how I should be just sitting and playing with him right now. He's going to be three in August. I feel like this Field Training Phase is going by pretty fast and I'm scrambling not to miss it. 

I keep hearing that Trace Adkins song in my head "You're Gonna Miss This"...and find myself getting tear-y eyed.  Anyone that knows me knows that this is a big deal. I never cry about this stuff. Only a couple things make me cry...good Worship sessions and Military Homecoming Videos (don't start this...you will bawl...and bawl...). But this kid - alligator tears. 

What are you experiences you remember when yours was two or three? Any memories you can remember? What about lessons you are happy you taught them during your time as the FTO in their life? I'd love to hear from lots of Moms!

Until then - Wes is on shift...training another officer...and we're at home watching Zootopia for the 4th time today.

I'm gonna miss this.