Brothers

The purpose of this post is to document the following so I can refer to it in a few years when the boys are trying to kill each other: Ethan has really warmed up to Colin. Yesterday, Colin was enjoying some tummy time while Ethan watched a TV show. I stepped out of the room for a few minutes at about the time Colin decided he was done with tummy time and started fussing. When I walked back into the room, Ethan was on the floor lying next to Colin, rubbing his back and saying, "It's okay, baby Colin. It's okay." Later that day, while I had Colin up on my shoulder burping him, Ethan came up and whispered to him, "Colin, do you want to play with me when you get bigger?" Tonight while we were in Target Colin decided he was starving (it takes him about 57 seconds to get from "Hmmm...maybe I'm a little hungry" to "I'm about to die here!"). We had a bottle of formula with us but rushed home so he could breastfeed. He was screaming in the car on the way, when Ethan reached across the middle seat, picked up the bottle and popped it in Colin's mouth, saying, "Here you go, baby Colin." He held it there for the 3 minute ride home. So sweet! (That's right...I live 3 minutes from Target, and that's if you get stuck at the light. And 4 minutes from Cheesecake Factory, Maggiano's, Pottery Barn, and countless other amazing stores, and 4.5 minutes from Cold Stone, Old Navy, Best Buy, REI, and P.F. Chang's. Luckily for my wallet, having 2 young kids with you on shopping expeditions limits your ability to do much browsing.) On other note, there has been a new social development at preschool. Here was the conversation on the way home today: Me: Who did you play with at school today? Ethan: Justin. Me: Did you play with Ryan, too? Ethan: Yes. Me: Did you play with Mason? Ethan: Yes. Me: Did you play with Bea? Ethan: No. She's a girl. Boys have to play with boys. Me (surprised): Oh....really? Um, okay. (A few minutes pass in silence.) Ethan: Mom, are you a girl? Me: Yes, I am. Ethan: Well, I can just play with you. Umm...thanks. I think. Finally, since I have no new pictures to post, here's documentation of my failed, pathetic attempt to get both boys to nap at the same time today so I could sleep, too. Since Ethan no longer naps, it's not like my chances for success were that great...