January 12, 2005
Brothers
But John David has been growing rapidly these last busy four months or so. I think I've blinked, and he's not a baby anymore (this is getting very sad. . . ). It is hard to imagine that he was the one I was nursing until just five months ago, when he decided that he had had enough. He doesn't seem to be looking back. He has even begun to drink cow's milk--which he could not tolerate until recently--though he calls it water which has been his favorite and almost exclusive beverage up 'til now.
Well, these boys are so different in their needs right now too. It's quite a juggling act during the day. It can be frustrating when I feel I'm failing them both. It's easy to feel overwhelmed and odd when you're carrying a child in each arm up and down stairs a dozen times daily or becoming crushed by tears you can't presently console because some other emergency begs response.
It is easy to feel overwhelmed, but then I remember that these concerns are common among so many moms who are and have always been doing this hard but wonderful job of nurturing and guiding children. Before I know what hit me, these boys will be running around together. I think each one is the best gift we could ever give to the other; they will have each other for life, hopefully as great friends.
Posted by leslie at January 12, 2005 09:55 AM
It is funny because John David is not a huge kid, but he sure looks like it next to Elliot! By the way, you are a great mother to those two boys.
Posted by: gid at January 14, 2005 08:43 AMI think I've blinked, and he's not a baby anymore (this is getting very sad. . . ). It is hard to imagine that he was the one I was nursing until just five months ago, when he decided that he had had enough.
I'm nearly in tears reading that and seeing how very little your two boys are. It's completely different being at a point in life with no nurslings or toddlers. Everyone says it, but it is still hard to live through the they grow so fast times.
Posted by: TulipGirl at January 15, 2005 02:42 PMSometimes I miss those days.... Your boys are spaced very similarly to my last 2 children (they're 23 months apart). They will be great playmates!
Posted by: Karen at January 17, 2005 07:43 AMI remember when my daughter was only 3 and my son was 6 months - he adored her then and worships her now. Funny how the younger one always picks up faster than you want them too.
Great pic.
good luck and come see me sometime!
Oh wow! All of mine are spaced about 20 months apart (the middle two are 17 months apart) and I remember bringing #2 home and having them in a similar position as your picture. I thought, "Now who in the world is this big kid here?" She's always been such a little baby until we had a really little baby around.
I do miss having another really little baby around now...
Congrats on your new little one!
Posted by: Megan at February 2, 2005 01:36 AMWhat a lovely picture! My two girls are only 16 months apart, but the bigger one is SO much bigger it's scary sometimes. I don't remember her growing so big. She's still just a baby!
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Posted by: me at November 27, 2005 10:59 PMCute, cute, cute!!! :)
Posted by: Angela at April 9, 2006 04:39 PMjohn david need yo wear diaper