Boy vs. Girl

Life with our little boy Dawson is:
Fun, energetic, loud, wild, and always entertaining. It's filled with roars, rocks, sticks, getting dirty, being mischievous, cars, motorcycles, dinosaurs, running, wrestling, and potato bugs. His little grins and giggles still make me smile. The other day it was really quiet and Christopher and I found Dawson sitting in his room in the dark. He had both hands behind his back, and a guilty grin on his face. We were told to "shoo." I asked him what was in his hands and from behind his back he pulls out a piece of candy in each hand, grinning ear to ear. We couldn't help but laugh! The kid has constant bruises and scrapes on his legs from going 100 miles per hour from sun up to sun down. At end of the day, this little boy makes my heart melt still, and he is a Momma's boy through and through.




Life with our little girl Emerson is:
Sweet, girly, quiet, pink, and sugar and spice. It's filled with coos, smiles, girly whines, ruffles, hair bows, her cozy blanket and binky, cuddling, and did I mention pink? Her little grins and coos make me smile. The other day when both boys were napping me and Emerson were just laying on the ground chatting. She loves to look around with wide eyes, taking everything in and "talk" back to you by making all sorts of facial expressions and noises. I love those little moments with her. This laid back easy going girl is pretty simple with what she wants- a full tummy, a clean bum, some wiggle time on the floor, followed by being wrapped up all the way up to her neck in her thick cozy blanket (which we call the magic blanket because as soon as she starts fussing you give her that and she is a happy clam) and her binky in her mouth, she is off to la la land for some sweet dreams. At the end of the day this little girl makes my heart melt too and so far seems to be a Daddy's girl with all the cuddle sessions those two have.




I love watching the two of them together! Dawson is always giving her kisses, touching her, sharing his toys, and calling her "pretty girl" (he picked that up from me.) He always wants to see her first thing when he wakes up in the morning. Besides a few incidents, one involving a toy dinosaur biting Emerson's face, Dawson has been pretty good with her. The minute Dawson comes around Emerson she gets really quiet and watches and listens to him, kicking her legs away. She is so alert and calm, making me think she already loves her big brother (or she is just worried about that dinosaur biting her again and is on alert!) I have a feeling when she gets older she will be the boss of him. I am so excited to watch these two grow and see the people they become but at the same time I want to pause time and keep them little! We sure do love these two!