DH and DS1 have been away for a week visiting my parents while I have been at home and school with DS2. Just the two of us. It has been a divine week of lots of playing and colouring and peace and quiet. A boy who is often chasing and whining as he tries to play with and keep up with his holder brother was a picture of contentment and happiness this week. It has made me realise how hard it must be to be a little brother. DS2 thinks he is the same age as DS1 and so doesn't understand why he can't do everything as easily and fast as DS1. This week we have done everything at his pace. We both had more patience for putting on shoes and buckling seat belts on his own. I have really enjoyed getting to know my younger son on his own terms. We have never had this kind of intense time together. OK, I'll say it, Life would be so much easier with just one! But I couldn't tell you which one. They are both easy going and delightful on their own. They are fun and chaotic and noisy and playful when they are together, but there is never any break unless they are in front of the boob tube. I think DH and I will do our best to do more things with just one of them so we can both recapture the intimacy of this past week with our darling boys.
DH and DS1 are due back in an hour. I am going to play on our Wii with DS2 for a while...
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