I have not blogged recently (or more likely, ever) about my good days, and the fun about raising 2 under 2. Summers in Alabama are to me like winters in the far north are to most people. I cannot stand the extreme heat, refuse to go outside, and appear to get the opposite of SADs (i.e., seasonal affective disorder). Maybe my body rejects too much sunlight? ;-)
Today has been a good day. Liam slept in until 7am, although Ben was in and out of sleep by 5:50am. When I got Liam, I sat on his loveseat with Ben while Liam brought me books to read. Then Liam insisted on hugging and kissing Ben, then brought all of his stuffed animals one by one and had the stuffed animals kiss Ben. I braved the heat (it was 87 degrees by 8am) and went out to run errands. Poor Ben screamed the whole car ride, and I was sweating profusely, especially as I wore Ben and wrestled Liam in and out of the stroller....but it was a nice change of pace. Liam ate a good lunch. Then all the stars aligned just right, and I got both boys down for a nap. Later this afternoon, a young teenager is coming over to help me with dinner and bedtime as Dave is working late tonight. All in all, this is a good day.
Ben is cooing more and crying less these days. Liam is so affectionate, and is trying harder to listen to me. I am learning how to relax and realize that when both boys want my attention 100% of the time, it just isn't possible.
Now for some fun videos of the boys. :-)
This is Liam this morning. This is how I am greeted by him almost every morning. The poor kid has had that cold for about two weeks now. The energy you see here does not stop. He manages to bounce and run like that for 14 hours all day long, every day.
This is Ben cooing at Dave this weekend. :-) He started to coo much more and loves chatting to me and Dave.
