Just Another Day

Just another day for the Heald Brothers. Each day they become more and more playful. Not only will Joshua help with waking little brother up, but he'll want to make sure he always has plenty to play with. Even in his crib. Joshua is just an on-looker this particular morning. What he is learning though is that Dylan can't really "clean up" when he makes a mess, Joshua has to help. Maybe Joshua will also learn to not help or let brother make the mess.

They love to play with the dogs. For those of you who don't know we have 2 dogs. Maggie a lab mix and Briscoe a 3-legged mutt. The boys love them including Daddy.

I guess with the second child you let them get away with more or you become a little more easy going. I never let Joshua have a sucker at this age for the very reason of putting it in his hair. Dylan will fuss when Joshua gets a sucker and he doesn't. So as a treat we gave Dylan one. As you can see look where it ended up. He was due for a bath anyways.

What is important?

What is important? What needs to get done? How much time do I need to spend doing certain things? To answer my first question, I would say the most important thing is to spend time with Joshua and Dylan. I think I take for granted the time I have with them. I feel guilty at times. I am fortunate to be a stay-at-home mom. My time needs to be focused on them. I am so task oriented that I forget what they need. They need my time and love.

It's fun to watch them interact. They both are stubborn natured, wonder where they get that from? They are becoming more playful. Dylan just follows Joshua around and Joshua, most of the time, will want Dylan to follow him. We hope that they will continue to be close as they grow older. That they will still want to be around each other.

Joshua gets a kick out of Dylan now having the same kind of shoe that we needed to get a picture of it. They are not the same size yet but getting close. He continues his daily morning routine of watching a Thomas video while eating a granola bar and drinking some juice. Joshua loves to run into Dylan's room knowing that he is already awake and help get him out of bed.

Dylan likes to help with the remote. It is just funny to watch him grab hold of the remote and think he is actually changing the channel. Dylan has also become "Evil Knivel" over the past few weeks. He is beginning to walk down steps by himself and fall. What better way to learn. Just pick yourself back up and try again. He as you can see is learning to stand on things. I found him the other day climbing on a child's size chair and then happen to make his way to the actual table.

What is important, Joshua and Dylan. We hope that when they have a bad day they will want to sit down and share with Mommy or Daddy and and each other.

Our Warm and Cold Winter Days

The weather goes back and forth. For the boys they obviously enjoy the warmer weather so they can be outside but they will take what they can get.

Joshua loves to ride his scooter and Dylan just loves to be Dylan. That would be getting into anything and everything. Whether it be pushing a dump truck, pushing brother, or climbing. He'll have fun no matter what. Dylan also managed to get a sucker caught in his hair the other day. This totally made Mommy laugh.

Joshua is a great big brother and very helpful. He is always trying to teach Dylan how to do things. He wants to play with Dylan but usually on "his" terms. He loves his Minnie Mouse, Thomas the Train, apple juice and granola bars. What more could you ask for at 3 years old (his list actually does go on but we'll stop there for now). He is doing well in Mother's Day Out and seems to really enjoy it. We try to make a trip each week to the library for books and Thomas videos.

Sharing isn't one of their favorite things and this becomes a challenge for Mommy at times. We all just need to remember that these little boys are total blessings. They in their short lifespans thus far have given Mommy and Daddy (and hopefully others around them) much joy, laughter, and fun. We wouldn't trade them for anything.