why i love my boys

ethan

1. i love how polite he is becoming. it has been a work in progress (almost a please and thank you boot camp of sorts) the past couple of months and it is finally paying off. he has become so polite (most of the time) and will say excuse me, please, thank you, you're welcome and even i'm sorry. and most of the time in the right context ;) i know that our reminders will continue for quite some time, but at least we have a good start!

2. how compassionate he is. he realizes what you are feeling and will ask if you are okay if you seem sad. he'll ask if you are tired and need to go night-night if you yawn. he will come and find me and tell me that miles needs a hug when he is crying. it is so sweet to see how he is paying attention to how others are feeling.

3. how he asks for a hug. "momma, i need a hug" i know sometimes he is trying to buy more time from doing something. but sometimes it is just out of the blue. and how can you pass up one more opportunity for a hug.

4. what a little helper he is. he loves to help with miles and also just in general around the house. i need to take advantage of it now before he starts dreading chores!

5. how much he is talking. i love the things he says and the conversations we have. i especially enjoy when i pick him up from the babysitter and he'll tell me about his day.

miles

1. the way he looks right at you and grabs your face. he has done this from when he was very young. but he will grab and put both hands on your face and just give you the biggest smile. love it!

2. how he looks when he sleeps. you can beat those sweet little snuggles where his little bottom is up in the air and his head is scrunched into the corner of the crib. it doesn't look comfortable at all, but somehow there he is sleeping like that almost every night. it *almost* makes you want to wake him up and snuggle him. i do need to sneak in and get a picture though!

3. his little milestones. i told lance they are just as exciting the second time around as they were the first. he recently started clapping and i thought it was the cutest thing and just yesterday he waved for the first time. i get so giddy and happy when i see him do little things like that. this morning we waved goodbye to lance when he left for work and both of my boys waved.

4. his laugh! it is soooo contagious. and once you get him laughing it is pretty hard to stop. and of course ethan usually joins in on the fun.

5. those big brown eyes. and his wonderfully long eyelashes.