The boys actually like playing together sometimes, which is a relief for me. It's so interesting to watch them interact. Braden has taught Evan to steal toys and Evan has taught Braden to scream like a banshee. I'm sure they have had some good influences on each other too...they just aren't coming to mind right now!
Even in the moments where they are getting on my last nerve...they do little things that remind me how much I love them.
I love that they love to eat. They had salmon, peppers, broccoli, carrots, pork roast, corn bread, banana bread, apples and mac n cheese today...hilarious!
I love the way Evan scratches his head. He puts all of his fingers together instead of just using one. And he raises his eyebrows so high. I don't know how to describe how adorable it is!
And Braden has started doing the sweetest things like he cut hearts out of construction paper and brought them to me. Talk about melt a mommy's heart!
Evan loves to sing little songs and thinks it's so funny to hear rhyming phrases. His latest favorites are "Easy Peasy" and "Owie Zowie". He was actually crying after hurting his toe when I told him, "Oh I bet that hurt! Owie Zowie!" and he started giggling through his tears! Cute!
Braden is learning to read! I am so proud of that kid. He has come so far. He doesn't last long, and gets pretty frustrated sometimes, but the dude can read little beginner books!
Evan's UNcute habit right now is screaming instead of sleeping. He figured out how to open the gate we installed across his bedroom door. So I had to turn his doorknob around and lock him in his room. I always swore I wouldn't do that to my kids. Now I have Evan. Braden was never a great sleeper at 2 either, but he at least stayed in bed. In fact, he may have still been in a crib at this point. Evan however gets up and goes hunting! He has appeared in my room in the middle of the night, come right downstairs in the middle of what was supposed to be nap time and gone into Braden's room and woken him too early in the morning. I also know that Evan can and will open the front door and walk right out...so...lock him in his room I do! This does not make the child happy. It does not make me happy either. But I'm not as worried about it anymore. I think it will actually make him feel more secure knowing he's stuck in there until it's time to get up. When he cries for me I go in and he runs right back to his bed and snuggles in. He has a whole menagerie of stuffed friends that he stuffs under his covers to snuggle with. He seems so grown up under his quilt that Grandma made!
Braden has turned into a great little sleeper! FINALLY! He still wants footie pjs in the winter and I will be so sad the day he doesn't! He still keeps his rags with him. I'll be interested to see how long that goes on too!
There have been so many things lately that remind me how lucky I am to have these two monkeys in my life. I'm awfully glad to have had the extra time lately to spend just enjoying them and not having to run to activities. I've gotten extra snuggle time and extra giggle time. I know it's a gift.
