Baby Free Room

I can't believe my boys are growing up. Avery is in his toddler bed 100% now basically, while it sometimes takes him longer to go down he's doing it. Lately he wants a dog with him, so Laila has become his night time buddy, (because RJ is too neurotic to stay behind the baby gate). I'm sure Laila is wondering what she has done to get locked up with the wild child... but all is good. Tuesday night AJ transitioned to his "big boy bed" (ie the crib). I just couldn't take another sleepless night. Sunday night and Monday night, AJ would wake up every 2 hours in the little portable crib because he'd keep hitting the sides of the crib. So instead of transitioning Sept 1 which we had picked to be his date, he moved over on the 28th. It felt so odd after 4 1/2 months of having him right next to me (in his portable crib) he's down in the "boys room" They don't stay our babies for long.

I have the greatest pleasure to be mom to the 2 most sweetest boys in the world (okay, I'm a bit bias.) While Avery is my wild child, he has the most caring disposition I have EVER known in a 2 year old, yesterday I got the greatest joy in life to witness this. Theresa had a doctors appointment so I had come home early. I had made AJ a bottle and put it on the table and went back to the kitchen for a drink when I come back in, I see AJ in his exercauser, and Avery with the bottle trying to give it to his little brother. I quickly grabbed the camera to forever remember that moment. Later that evening after dinner, I had put the boy's kids church music dvd on so I could do the dishes and i take a peek in the family room, and AJ was in his bouncy seat and Avery was sitting on the floor next to him just bouncing his seat for him.... I wanted to cry. It was the pure love for his brother that at 2 he watches over and cares for him. I know we will have our fair share of jealous days in the future, or days where the boys can't stand each other, but I know deep down inside there is pure love between them. To see AJ just watch his big brother as he dances around the family room, or Avery trying to tickle AJ's feet. They interact like that because they love each other, not because someone has told them too. I love my boys.