Are not very good at having their photos taken (but check back tomorrow for some amazing photos by Beth, because if anyone could capture good shots of these two, it'd be her).
They are blurs of movement. Yesterday I caught Tommy inch-worming toward a toy that had caught his eye. He didn't make it very far, but he moved off the blanket. He rolls back and forth and twists and turns when I change his diaper. He laughs a lot, but mostly when I fly him through the air and especially at night when I take off all his clothes before his bath. He lets me kiss his nose somewhere around a million times a day. When he nurses, he plays with my necklace and touches my chin. He thinks his big brother is the center of the universe. Wherever Luke is, Tommy is watching and listening and smiling.
Luke is my buddy. He's stubborn and strong-willed, just like his mama. We have our moments where we butt heads, and he definitely has his two year old days. But more often than not, he has his days where he hugs and loves and colors pictures for everyone he's ever met in his entire life. Shane and I taught him our first names because that's important in case he ever gets lost, and the other day, he said, "Erin. Be quiet, Erin!" Even though he'd just told me to be quiet, I loved him so much at that moment. His sitter tells me that she can count on Luke to steer the other kids in the right direction and how she never has to give him time outs (if only we could repeat that at home!). He has big brown eyes and if I leave my eyeshadow within his reach, he puts on makeup before I can stop him, and you know, for a two year old? He does a pretty good job. The other night my dad made him salmon stir fry, and he kept saying, "More pish, please, Papa," because he just loves food, all food.
The other day my dad joked that the universe has a funny way of laughing at us, because if ever there was a least likely candidate to have two BOYS, it'd be me. But then he said that maybe the universe knows just what we need.
I think he's right.
They are blurs of movement. Yesterday I caught Tommy inch-worming toward a toy that had caught his eye. He didn't make it very far, but he moved off the blanket. He rolls back and forth and twists and turns when I change his diaper. He laughs a lot, but mostly when I fly him through the air and especially at night when I take off all his clothes before his bath. He lets me kiss his nose somewhere around a million times a day. When he nurses, he plays with my necklace and touches my chin. He thinks his big brother is the center of the universe. Wherever Luke is, Tommy is watching and listening and smiling.
Luke is my buddy. He's stubborn and strong-willed, just like his mama. We have our moments where we butt heads, and he definitely has his two year old days. But more often than not, he has his days where he hugs and loves and colors pictures for everyone he's ever met in his entire life. Shane and I taught him our first names because that's important in case he ever gets lost, and the other day, he said, "Erin. Be quiet, Erin!" Even though he'd just told me to be quiet, I loved him so much at that moment. His sitter tells me that she can count on Luke to steer the other kids in the right direction and how she never has to give him time outs (if only we could repeat that at home!). He has big brown eyes and if I leave my eyeshadow within his reach, he puts on makeup before I can stop him, and you know, for a two year old? He does a pretty good job. The other night my dad made him salmon stir fry, and he kept saying, "More pish, please, Papa," because he just loves food, all food.
The other day my dad joked that the universe has a funny way of laughing at us, because if ever there was a least likely candidate to have two BOYS, it'd be me. But then he said that maybe the universe knows just what we need.
I think he's right.
11 comments:
They are so gorgeous and snuggly. :-)
You're doin great proud mama.
I love the last one...looooooove it!
what a perfect insight to both of your boys.
omg, i love these pictures!! luke looks JUST LIKE SHANE in them, especially the first one and tommy looks JUST LIKE YOU. it makes my heart burst, mama. i love you all so much.
I love the fact he not only said your name once, but twice for emphasis-too funny!
Great pics-can't wait to see the next group!
so adorable.
So sweet!! :)
Too Sweet.
The elbow patches are awesome. Too cute.
They are so incredibly cute! I have all kinds of inappropriate things to say about how cute they are like a)I just threw up a little or b)My ovaries just exploded or c)I may have to slug somebody - all because the cuteness is overwhelming.
I heart your sons. :)
The universe saw fit to give me THREE boys....and never in a million years would I have pictured this as my life. I live in a rough-and-tumble house of chaos, potty humor, reptiles, strange smells, wrestling matches and noise. Lots and lots of noise. And laundry. But mostly noise.
You know what though? I wouldn't trade it for all the frilly little girly dresses in the world! :)
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