Yesterday when Dave walked in to pick up the kids at school/daycare, Thomas shouted out “Hi, Dave!” Yes, you know your children are growing up when you’re on a first-name basis. After a short reprieve, Thomas and I were back in the basement bedroom again the past two nights. He, like his sister, wants to be touching the whole time and/or lying on top of you. So at times it’s like sleeping next to a fish out of water, flopping and flipping his arms and legs over me. I recall awaking at Lord only knows what early hour this morning to look over and mistake Thomas for Charlotte. It was so confusing. I thought how did she end up down here and where’s her brother? Then I realized my son is just that big these days. He is long and lean like Sissy. Speaking of, she hugged him the other day to demonstrate that he’s getting taller. But she claims little brother will always be smaller. He’s already putting her in her place, though. Whenever she asks us if she can do something in front of Thomas, he says “Nope!” It’s hard not to laugh.
Posted under Baby Thomas: Month 26
This post was written by tthomas on September 3, 2010
Know this is coming in late, but I’m behind after the weekend. Just wait until Thomas surpasses Charlotte in height–that’s a shock to the system. Our daughter is 4 years older than her brother. She’s 5’7″ and very slender like her dad (we always teased her about blowing away in the wind). Our son is 6’5″ and built like his mother–a brick outhouse! Anyway our son was in 4th grade when he passed his sister’s height. She still introduces him as her “little” brother. He used to swing her by her ankles and bench press her during football season. Good thing she trusts her “little” brother. She still says the best thing is hugging him and hearing the heartbeat of family when she rests her head on his chest.