So I know I've been mostly focusing on this one (and can you blame me?)
But I want to focus on this one for a minute (and can you blame me?):
How is it possible to have two such beautiful boys? Lucky mama.
Lots of people ask how J is dealing with life since little G arrived.
Well.
The hardest part for me being in the hospital for so many days was how terribly, terribly I missed my little J. This guy has been my constant companion for 3 years, and then out of nowhere, I disappear from his life for several days, unexpectedly.
It
was
rough.
After being in the hospital for a few days, Mike brought him by to visit and to meet his new baby bro. I was overjoyed to see my little buddy, and he of course had no idea how all of this was already impacting his life. He was great.
My dear dear friend Crystal (who watches J for me when I work) kept him for FOUR DAYS for me when things took an unexpected turn. AND she acted like it was no big deal, because she is just that gracious and kind. I worried and worried about how J would deal with that long separation, and then again with subsequent hospital stays.
And? He was fine. He was totally, totally fine. He bore it all like a champ. MUCH better than I did.
As far as handling life with a new baby...he actually kind of acts like it never happened. He asks about G, or refers to him, or pays attention to him approximately twice a day, for about 10 seconds. It's kind of funny; he just hasn't let this new kid disrupt his life too much.
And I'm OK with that. It could be a whole lot worse.
J is absolutely CRACKING US UP lately. It seems like overnight his vocabulary and ability to communicate doubled, and he was already a pretty eloquent kid. He tells knock knock jokes. He reads entire books from memory. He sings songs quietly to himself while playing. I can talk to him about more complex concepts, and most of the time, he gets it.
He is a precious, sweet, hilarious little dude. We are loving this stage he's in. I think he's going to be a great big bro.
Now if only we could get him out of diapers...
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OH MY GAAAAAAAOOOOOOOSHHHHHH. Those eyelashes. Holy. I melted into a puddle of baby love-ness when I saw that pic and am currently typing this comment in a liquid state.
Your kids are SO. CUTE.
Can't believe J is such a big boy! He looks so cute, so grown up. I'm impressed that you're already starting potty training, with a newborn around the house. Wow. Good luck! (We still have the reluctant 3-and-a-half-yr-old. ug.)
I always get quite shocked at how resilient my kids are -- to BIG thing, things that I am "gearing up" for, thinking they're going to take it hard. And then, they're just fine and I'm happily shocked.
On the other hand, there are those tedious, trivial moments where they melt to pieces over the tiniest little things... Guess that's the trade-off for their resilience, eh? Glad to hear J is adjusting to baby bro (and all your other craziness) so well!!
oh, little flurg! i just love him. he is seriously such a smart kid. knock knock jokes! i love it! and i just gotta meet little g. so glad he did okay, it would be so hard to be away from them like that for so long! but of course he did, and of course your friend loved it, who doesn't love the flurg?!
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