You make my heart melt ...

I took these completely and udderly adorable photos of the boys yesterday and afterwards I told David that they 'make my heart melt'. David's reply was 'no mama! I don't want to hurt you!'. Oh so sweet ...

David is getting better about taking photos for me but mostly ONLY if I'm taking photos of Caleb. Otherwise he has no interest and runs away. What's even better is that I'm able to get Caleb to look at me AND smile. That's an amazing feat if I say so. Most little ones are so hard to photograph actually looking at the camera.

 

Earlier in the afternoon Caleb was sitting up and playing and then laid back to continue playing. And before I knew it ... he had snuggled down, cuddled his bear lovie and passed out. While rubbing his tummy. That meant he needed a little more Benadryl ... poor guy has a rash that is itching. Still trying to determine exactly what KIND of rash but I think it's a heat rash and NOT a food allergy like we originally thought. It's getting better as it's not read and bumpy anymore but it's still patchy and obviously itchy. Poor guy. I truly feel like a bad mom ... David promises I'm not. I asked if I was a good mommy and he replied 'yes, yes!!' Which in his world is better than yes. I asked if he was sure and he said 'yes, yes mama. I love you.' Oh that makes me feel much better.

Role reversal with David ...

Last night at bedtime, David and I had role reversal. He didn't want to dress himself (we've been working on that) and I told him that big boys dress themselves and he's a big boy. He proceeded to tell me no, he doesn't want to be a big boy so you do it for me mama. I then reminded him that he'll be 3 in less than 2wks and that when he turns 3 that he needs to dress himself.

"No mama. I don't wanna be 3 in June. I wanna be 2 so do my clothes"
"Well honey we get older and not younger"
"Then I want to be like mommy and turn 33 in Oct (he thinks daddy and I are the same age)"
"Ok honey but that still means that you have to dress yourself. Mommy dresses herself"
"I want to be mommy and you be David"
"Ok ... so help David get ready for bed"

It proceeded as such. He told me that I had to put my pajamas on, I told him I didn't want to. But you have to mama. Let's go get your pajamas. Then he told me I had to brush my teeth. I told him I didn't want to. He told me I had to brush my teeth to get rid of all the sugar bugs. I again protested and he just stared at me and said "you have to mama, now let's brush your teeth". Then I told him that I wanted to sleep in mommy and daddy's bed like he does every night. He told me, no mama, you have to sleep in David's bed since you're David. LOL ...

The whole event was hilarious but also fun to see how he saw his bedtime routine and to know that he actually knows what the routine is. Then we got in bed and I was tending to Caleb, he actually waited patiently and with his eyes closed for me to take care of Caleb before I snuggled with him. It was so sweet.