6 Months & 2 and a Half Years Old

My sweet boys, you are now 6 months and 2 and a half years old. Where did the time go!!! Since the last post you both have been changing and growing right before my eyes.

Starting with my oldest, my “sweetheart”, Nathan you continue to amaze me. Every week your vocabulary and speech reach new heights. You also never stop talking! You mimic your Dada and me; our mannerisms, what we say and how we react in different situations. Some mannerisms are bad, some good, and some just crazy! We have found ourselves at the end of the “NO!” stage and are working through the “I want to do it myself” (spoken emphatically). You want to be everybody’s boss, including your little brother’s. It’s exhausting! When you stub your toe you grunt loudly (like your Dada!) and when it really hurts you want us to kiss it to make it feel better. Your little legs and hips are covered in bruises and the center of your forehead is constantly a bump. This is due to you not paying attention when you run around. You rarely walk; it’s mostly a run if you are going anywhere. You love moving your stool around to reach up to things, like light switches. You want to watch the coffee brew in the kitchen or put your own DVD’s in the player. Nathan, despite your two year old self, you have the sweetest heart. You can recognize when someone is hurting and walk over and rub their shoulder and say, “it’s alright Momma” or “sorry sweetheart”. You answered your Dada the other day after he asked you ‘Do you know why I love you?” by saying “Because I’m lucky!” You are lucky and so blessed sweet boy.

Now my baby, little Liam, you are 6 months old now and are very much a Momma’s boy. I can’t really leave you with anyone very long due to your strong aversion to drinking your bottle. However, we seem to have no trouble at church with you taking your entire bottle, go figure! I know that this baby stage doesn’t last forever, so I’m looking forward to a little break down the road, but also treasuring my times holding you. You have the cutest chunky legs and best smile; such a handsome little man. You are rolling around to grab toys and the like but once you end up on your tummy, oh no, you have to be righted again. You do well in the walker, just not the kind to race around. You can happily sit and play without moving around. This is very different from your brother, but that is good!

Our days are busy but fun; we watch a movie or cartoons on PBS in the morning and turn off the TV for some quiet time until Thomas the Tank Engine comes on. Nathan, your favorite show is Thomas, so it’s a time when you are quiet and sit on the couch. Momma gets some work done during this time or chores and then its naptime. Both of you are taking naps at different times, but we make it work. There are lots of playing with dogs, cars and trains for Nathan or chewing on toys, walker time and floor time for Liam. We eat our meals together, Liam in the high chair and Nathan in the booster seat. I treasure our family time and when Dada gets home from work at the end of the day, our family is complete.