Brothers

About once a day I catch the boys interacting in a pleasant manner. It is always brief, and usually isn't more than Joseph laughing as Ian repeating in a high-pitched voice something that I frequently say, like"Joseph, did you have a good nap, little buddy? Yeah? Yeah?"

It may not be much, but this little glimpse at friendship is enough to give me hope that someday soon they will be best buds!

Here they are "playing trains". I am sure that seconds after I snapped this picture, Ian swung his hips at Joseph to take him down, wrecking ball style. Ian can't handle that Joseph now stands up like a real human. The nerve.

This doesn't look like much, but it melted my heart. Ian had a pile of Cheerios and when Joseph popped up next to him, he slid a Cheerio over to him as he said in his high-pitched mommy voice, "Do you want to share, Joseph? Do you want to share?" Joseph was delighted but not nearly as much as I was.

Ian has discovered that he can wrestle Joseph to get a good laugh out of him. This usually involves laying on or sitting on Joseph. Surprisingly, Joseph loves it. Last week I spilled an entire canister of quick oats on the floor. Joseph was on those little morsels so quick, and found so much enjoyment in devouring fistfuls of the oats. I just love the concentration on his face as his pudgy hands try to collect the oats.

Ian is all about lining up cars so they can "go to work" or some other destination. On this particular occasion, Ian explained to me that they were going to Enrichment, a church activity for women.

Joseph is nearly 9 months old. What?!

He is close to standing unassisted and cut two bottom teeth a few weeks ago!