Toddler Friends

I could write endlessly about how excited I am for Jack to come, to have two boys, and to watch these sons of mine grow into brothers.  Last night, Eliot swiped the ultrasound pictures from the fridge while excitedly saying, "Baby Jack!  Baby Jack!"  I like to think that he has some understanding of having a baby brother, even if he doesn't know what to expect all the way.

Last night, we had a couple of friends over for dinner.  Lesley blogs over at Everyday Moments, so drop by and wish her good luck as it is almost time for her to deliver her daughter, Eden, after having two adorable boys.  Eliot and Lesley's younger son (Weston) are just two months apart.  The funny thing is that Eden and Jack will also be two months apart.  And then Kingston is two years older than Eliot and Weston.  How's that for a math word problem for you?

Eliot loves playing with Kingston and Weston.  As soon as he saw Kingston come in the front door, he began running in circles and screaming.  And he ran into Chris's hand, which was holding a drink, so we started the night off with a spill.  Then Eliot started trying to tell Ben (Lesley's husband) about there being an alligator and water in the pool, but Eliot was so excited that he wasn't even making sense.  The rest of the night kept right on the same track with the boys running around, chasing the cat, chasing the dog, playing trains, playing cars, playing EVERYTHING, and having a quiet moment with iPhones.  It was a little bit chaotic, but a lot bit awesome.

Here are Weston and Eliot checking out the cat.  Can't reach her?  No problem.  Eliot dragged this chair in from the dining room.

This photo is swiped from Lesley, but we did get them to all sit down to eat dinner, which is a task I sometimes can't manage on my own with just Eliot.  He's always busy, busy, busy and eats later on his own.

Eliot is pretty all right with sharing other people's toys (not perfect but not too bad, really); however, it had been a while since he had friends over and had to share his toys, so I am realizing that is something new we'll need to work out.

Last night gave me a little glimpse of how it will be to have two boys.  Well, Eliot was a bit more crazy than usual since he was so stoked to see his friends (and promptly collapsed onto the sofa after our company left), but I can't wait for Jack to be able to play with Eliot and to watch these brothers fight over cars and learn to love each other.

And today we drive to Woodbridge!  We get to see Chris's parents, his aunt Barb from Florida, DINOSAUR LAND tomorrow, and then Chris's sister on Saturday!