Above, a picture of Henry taken a few days ago. Below, a picture of James taken five years ago. Times may have changed, but it's almost like reliving the same moments over again. People keep telling me to enjoy these days because they pass so quickly- that in 40 years I'll want to go back and relive these moments and days. I kind of feel like I'm doing that now. I look at Henry, and see a nearly identical version of his brother. As I nurse him, I look at the same shape of eyes that I looked into five years ago. As I feed him a bit of a new food, I see the furrowed brow that I remember from before. It's uncanny.
The past month has gotten considerably easier in our home. Life is so much more managable now that I'm not Henry's only source of food. I get out of the house for work without leaving within a few hours, I have even been away at bedtime more than once and the world didn't collapse around Joe. And James now has his own miniature to snuggle with while watching 'toons.
Henry is crawling now, and while he might look like James, his temperment is more adventurous. While James was easily distracted if he started crawling toward something he shouldn't have, Henry knows what he wants and will go after it over and over. He seems to be very attracted to computer cords, board game pieces and yarn. With James, we never even put up any baby gates, but with this one I think that's something we might have to invest in. Or at least quicker reflexes.
Determination is all over his face!
Posted by: Judy | March 06, 2013 at 03:29 PM
Beautiful boys. Really love seeing pics and reading your personal reflections about your life.
Posted by: Susan Hill | March 06, 2013 at 04:53 PM
Make sure you label pictures! My daughters looked so much alike as babies. Thirty years later, we are constantly looking for clues in the background or who else is in the pic to tell which one of them it is.
Posted by: Sue | March 06, 2013 at 05:58 PM
Your boys are so cute! My girls were so different as babies I never have a problem telling their pictures apart. Good luck with the adventurous. My younger was so adventurous & inquisitive & agile that it was really worrisome. She could open any child proof locks just by watching someone open it once. She began walking a 91/2 months & could climb almost anything by her first birthday. She was also very quick. Put her on the floor & she'd be gone in the blink of an eye. I finally broke down & bought a harness for her. I got dirty looks but I didn't have to worry about her running off Navy Pier when we went to large events there or out into traffic or just disappearing into a crowd (she was also very small for her age - ~10% for height & 5% for weight).
Posted by: Donna | March 06, 2013 at 06:45 PM
Great pic of your two boys.
Posted by: Lisa Viviano | March 07, 2013 at 09:14 AM
Wonderful photos - they really are a Treasure.
Posted by: Beverly J. Killick | March 07, 2013 at 03:52 PM