Mother of Two

Emmett is five months old, and I'm finding that it's hard to remember what life was like with only one child. In a lot of ways, going from one kid to two wasn't nearly as big a deal as going from zero kids to one. After all, I was already in mom mode.

When I was pregnant, I would get Charlie up in the morning and have him tell baby brother (my belly) good morning and give him hugs and kisses. I tried to talk about baby brother often throughout the day to try to get Charlie used to the idea.

I guess it worked. The transition was pretty seamless for Charlie, and it was precious when he visited Emmett and me at the hospital and said, "Hello Doctor Emmett Brown!"

Charlie was so enthusiastic about holding Emmett that he even tried (and almost succeeded) to pull Emmett off my mom's lap!

Charlie's been a good big brother from the start. Some days he was really interested in holding Emmett and giving him attention.

Other days he seemed completely unconcerned with Emmett's existence.

(Granted, this picture is Easter morning. Who cares about their baby brother when there are eggs to be found!)

But it sure is fun to watch my two boys play with each other.

Especially as Emmett is getting more and more mobile. They'll both be running around like crazy soon enough!

It also warms my heart when Charlie, unprompted, tells Emmett he loves him, or when Charlie holds Emmett's hand when Emmett is sad. Charlie does genuinely enjoy his baby brother and Emmett seems to like his big brother.

My boys sure are beautiful! I feel very blessed to have the opportunity of being their mom and hope I can live up to the challenge.