Brotherhood of Love and Laughter

6/15/16
The last month or so, I have realized what a blessing and joy it is to watch these two goons be best buds. They are joint at the hip about 90% of the time and lucky for me there is little fighting, loads of laughter, and a handful of tender moments between them. 

 

We have had a lot of fun escaping the heat by swimming at my friend Cassi's pool. Both are proud when the other succeeds with their back float or superhero glide. Where swimming genetics have fallen short from their X chromosome contributor they make up for in fearlessness. Slowly we have been making improvements to resemble swimming, not drowning.

 

Our swim practice at Snowbird...

Jack's self taught butterfly...

This picture sums up our Brockster lately! He is full of wit and goofiness. He can make the craziest faces by crossing his eyes in all sorts of directions...its a little creepy but keeps us laughing. He thinks he is much older than he is and just started riding Jack's big bike because his is broken. A 16inch bike is way to big for him, but he was determined to make it work. Story of his life.

 

 And this one sums up Jman. He is picking up on tough guy poses for pictures...not sure where he has learned it but this one is his most favorite. We are working on being confident but not arrogant with this little dude. It seems he is beginning to realize he is very talented athletically. "Mom I'm going to play football for the Utes. And Brock is too. But I'll be better than him." Oh dear....

 

Truly wherever we go, these two are side by side. I love it. 

 

Its been quite convenient to have these two watch out for each other and keep each other occupied. Every now and then, they help each other get into trouble, but I've been counting my blessings lately with how well behaved these boys are...most of the time. Knock on wood. Fingers crossed.

 And I keep hoping they will be good influences on each other more often than not...

I'm sure this won't last much longer but it will still melt my heart if they snuggle like this in jr. high.

 

 

It seems like the day is never going to arrive, but one more little rascal will be melting my heart and making us a family of 5 in less than 7 days. At my most recent and last appointment on Monday, I was dilated to a 3 and 70% thinned. My belly has seemed to stop growing but Baby SnotRod has not and does not stopped moving. He is much stronger and acrobatic than J or B were and doesn't seem to care about taking a beating to his mom's organs and multiple nerves. It feels like we have a big boy about to join our fam. Expect some hello pics from him on June 22nd and hopefully but not likely sooner!

 

 No doubt he will be roughed up with love and laughter. 

I'm so excited to watch this brotherhood turn into a threesome.