Today, on the day that my babies turned 8 months, I realized that I have little boys. I snapped this picture of them while they were rolling around and wrestling, laughing and giggling the whole time. This is a realization that kind of smacked me upside the head, to be completely honest. I was in new mommy bliss, I guess, for the last 8 months, but ..... IT is starting. They are starting to act like little boys instead of babies. Rambunctious, rough, tough, active, get-around-the-room-in-seconds little boys! It is a wonderful thing to leave them to play with each other on the floor and be able to flit around the house getting things done. However, I know that I will start to come back to pretty interesting scenarios in the near future.
For instance, the boys know how to successfully get out of their diapers. This is NOT cool. I thought I had that nipped in the bud by putting onesies (aka diaper shirts) on them. They seemed to forget this newly found talent, so, since it's hot (and any mom of twins and a two year old likely has more than her fair share of laundry already), why not let them just be in their diapers. WELL, I was right to assume that they wouldn't take their diapers off anymore. The novelty had worn off... Now, it is more fun to try to take the other one's diaper off. Oh, yes. That is what I am dealing with now.... "Do NOT take off his diaper!" Nameless baby looks at me, smiles, and then proceeds to undo the tab on his brother's diaper. Looks back at me with an even bigger grin..... I can't help but laugh with them, as they find this so amusing, so I guess onesies (or maybe shorts... let me think on this) will be required yet again.
I don't know if it is worse that they know how to get out of their diapers or that they know exactly what they are after in their diapers. This is something that definitely is new to me and exclusively a part of being a mom to little boys. I do not understand the age old fascination that males have with their penises. Why, of all things to be fascinated with at this age, is that so appealing to them?? I do not think that I will ever understand this. All I know is that they are going to have to learn pretty quickly that it has a shelf life and it can be left covered. What is worse than having CAS called because there is one naked little boy running around in the backyard is having CAS called because I have two naked little boys running around in the backyard... oh wait, if you read my previous blogs, why not throw a naked two year old girl in there as well, and have a CAS party! Ugh.....(yes, my kids have clothes, lots and lots of clothes, and they fit into them.... for some reason <AHEM - they take after their father for this> they like to have no clothes on!) I don't know why the drive to be naked is developed so young... this will likely baffle me for the rest of my life ... hmm.. maybe they can remember how they came into the world?? (Haha, ok. I think I should stop thinking about this and finish this or it will be a book!)
All in all, although having boys scared the living crap out of me, as I have four sisters and really had no idea what to expect, having these two little boys (sniff, sniff, they are so big already!!!) is amazing. We were all lying in bed when they were getting ready to sleep tonight, and they were both climbing all over me and laughing and giggling. They are both happily asleep now and I know that they are loving their life. I am so happy that I got them. Between my three kids, I have really hit the jackpot. <sigh> Really, what more could I ask for??
AFTERTHOUGHT: Ok, I don't want to ruin that last moment. Hehehehehe. Obviously, there are many things in life that I would love to have - another child, a new house, to have a robot husband <joking, or am I??>, to win the $$ lottery, etc. I have to remember to live in the moment and be thankful every minute for all the blessings that I do have in my life... Everything else will just be gravy!
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