The boys have been getting along much better these days. It's a lot of fun to see them organizing things to do together or just showing concern. The other day we went up to nap and Bear had chewed up one of Ethan's teddy bears. Ethan was quite distraught but Isaac kept trying to comfort him, saying "sorry, Ethan". He then helped me clean it all up and put it in the trash. Fortunately it wasn't Ethan's favorite and after Bear tore up a little robot dinosaur he was banished for a while to his cage during sleeping.

Last week when I was exhausted and nauseated and the boys were climbing all over me while I was working, Ethan seemed to sense I was on the verge of losing my temper and said, "Isaac, go upstairs, play train?" Isaac thought about it and agreed and off they went. Ethan is fond of playing with his train upstairs but Isaac won't go up even to get clean clothes because he is scared. The other day I didn't want to go all the way up to help Isaac get new pants. I told him to just turn on the lights but he kept screaming "I scared!". So I asked Ethan if he could help, to go with him and turn on the lights. "Oh, okay, I do it," he said and off they both went.

Isaac was really cute too when I was laying on the couch half asleep one evening. He sat next to me telling me stories for a good 10 minutes or so. I'm not really sure what they were about except fire trucks and smoke. He loves to "read" by himself now. He probably gets about a few words right on each page but that's a start. He will still ramble telling whatever story he wants to go with it.

I think they will be good big brothers, though possibly annoying too! We were out with Keira the other morning at the Burger King with a small playland. They kept telling her she was too small to do anything and were very bossy to her. Charlotte said it's good for her since she thinks she is the boss, but I can imagine with a baby they will be worried about and reporting every small little thing he/she does. That might be helpful sometimes but could get old too I'm sure! On the other hand they were funny tonight putting their heads to my belly (though it's just mostly fat being pushed around, I have popped a bit this week) and trying to hear and feel the baby. We may have to get a doppler so they can hear it well as the baby gets bigger!