Nana Visits, Our Handsome Boys, and Being a Big Brother
We had more visitors last weekend...
We had a nice visit. Mom enjoyed meeting Patrick and playing with Graham. We mostly took it easy. As always, it was great having extra help :) And extra food! Love when moms come make me food! Thanks for the great visit, Mom!
I'm a softie for boys' autumn clothes. Who doesn't love corduroys, hoodies, overalls, and flannel on little boys. Melts my heart! Here are pics of our handsome sons:
Patrick is a chunk! He already gained a whole pound, which is surprising considering how much he spits up. He's a good eater.
Graham is doing great being a big brother. He smiles at Patrick and checks on him a lot. Graham also does loving big brother things like, try to catapult Patrick out of his swing and feed him Cheez-its. Not everything Graham does is so (innocently) lethal, though. Yesterday Graham said "bye Baby" before his nap without me prompting him and today he saw P's blanket in his room and brought it to Patrick and lovingly covered him with it. It was sweet and very thoughtful. I'm realizing that among the many other wonderful things about having 2 kids, one is that the older child (and eventually also the younger child) has a great opportunity to learn to serve someone else. And the earlier that Graham can learn this lesson, the better, as it is a hard one to learn and practice, but so valuable.
Nana! (My mom). Notice G's face...he had a cold and it was past naptime. Not so good for picture-taking.
And Uncle Stephen! Graham adored Uncle Stephen, and vice versa. They read books, played basketball, and Stephen even sat and cuddled Graham while Graham watched one of his little kid movies. That is a very nice 12-year old uncle!
We had a nice visit. Mom enjoyed meeting Patrick and playing with Graham. We mostly took it easy. As always, it was great having extra help :) And extra food! Love when moms come make me food! Thanks for the great visit, Mom!
I'm a softie for boys' autumn clothes. Who doesn't love corduroys, hoodies, overalls, and flannel on little boys. Melts my heart! Here are pics of our handsome sons:
Lookin' sharp, Mr. Graham!
Here are the outtakes. This boy just does NOT like having his picture taken!
Wake up, sleepy baby.
Hey there, little buddy :)
Ok, back to sleep now.
Patrick is a chunk! He already gained a whole pound, which is surprising considering how much he spits up. He's a good eater.
Graham is doing great being a big brother. He smiles at Patrick and checks on him a lot. Graham also does loving big brother things like, try to catapult Patrick out of his swing and feed him Cheez-its. Not everything Graham does is so (innocently) lethal, though. Yesterday Graham said "bye Baby" before his nap without me prompting him and today he saw P's blanket in his room and brought it to Patrick and lovingly covered him with it. It was sweet and very thoughtful. I'm realizing that among the many other wonderful things about having 2 kids, one is that the older child (and eventually also the younger child) has a great opportunity to learn to serve someone else. And the earlier that Graham can learn this lesson, the better, as it is a hard one to learn and practice, but so valuable.
sweet pics! Graham is going to be a great big brother!!
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