Wednesday, April 18, 2012

Heart.Melts.

Love.

This morning I received a text from my husband that read, "...C held N's hand in the car all the way to school."
Apparently N hung his arm out of the carseat and C reached over, grabbed it and didn't let go for the entire 7 minute ride to school.

How could this not make your heart melt?  I love how these boys love each other.  But let's be real - it was touch and go in the beginning.  C didn't want to have much to do with N for the first few months and made (what I'm told) are typical comments like, "How long is he staying here?"

April 2011 - Tentative Smiles

May 2011
Once N was more interactive, C warmed up and started to see the benefits of having N stick around.   He delights in seeing N do things for the first time, like crawling, standing and nowadays, walking.  C runs to him when he falls to make sure he's ok, pats his back and gives him a kiss when he cries, and gives him a big hug before bed, always.

August 2011 - Hey look, I'm sharing my toys

Febrary 2012
N's first trip to the Boardwalk as a paying customer.  It's safe to say that HE LOVED IT.  I see a season pass in our future to take advantage of more Sunday trips that start with visits to Noni's house, followed by a leisurly walk down the beach front, a handful of rides, lunch, one last spin on the Merry Go Round and then home for a satisfying nap.  And if it's salmon season...well, we stick around for dinner with Nana and Nono.

March 2012

Easter 2012
Perhaps the sweetest thing of all is seeing C show so much unconditional love to someone beyond his mom and dad, a realization that hit me the other day when I was playing with them in the front yard.

These two truly make my heart melt.

1 comment:

  1. oh, my heart is melting (too)! thanks for sharing these photos and sweet stories....love! xo

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