Life with my yin and yang

Life has become quite busy with 2 boys under the age of two. These guys keep me on my toes at all times. If I happen to get distracted by the T.V. and watch a show for 2 minutes, then I will pay for it. For example: About 8 ft of wall will be drawn on. I mean all over! All done in the 2 minutes I get distracted in the T.V. Or after changing the little one's diaper I notice my older son is smiling holding my toothbrush. That's real nice he decided to clean the floor but why use mommy's toothbrush!?!? Oh, maybe we could pour all the goldfish down the vent or just go hide mama's debit card. The best one yet? Put mommy's phone in the garbage can and wait for her to figure out it's missing 4 hours later. Then help her frantically search for it like he's got no clue where it is. All done within a 2 minute distraction period. Yes, many joys in having 2 little boys under the age of 2 years!

With this being said, I do not regret having them so close together (they are 17 months apart). I planned it this way. There are days were I just feel like I've gone insane, and days where being with these two are the happiest days in my life. Occasionally there are those days I just loose it and feel like the worst mom in history. But the majority of the time I just love watching these 2 little boys interact and play. Calvin and Caden are quite entertaining and put on a show everyday. And everyday they do something new that makes me smile and go "Aaawww, How cute!"

They are like yin and yang in that they are opposites. I mean TOTAL opposites in looks and personality. Calvin is now 22 months old. He already has a bad temper and is very impatient. He doesn't like to be around other people unless it's family. He cried non-stop as a baby and drove me nuts. Both sides of our families argue who Calvin looks like. I think he's a good mix of us both, all though I would say 60% Trent and 40 % me.

 Caden has to be one of the sweetest babies I've ever seen. He is now 5 months old. He's always smiley and happy (as long as you don't put him down). He will smile at any stranger and allow them to hold him. He is a total social butterfly. He's so patient and tolerant of his brother's roughness. As for looks, both families argued he DID NOT look like their side. But as time has passed we realized he did look like a Berrie. I would say he's 90% me and 10% Trent. I just love that my boys are so different and special in their own little ways. It just makes me melt to watch them play (usually independently).

Life is not nearly as hard as I thought having 2 little ones so close in age. It actually is not bad at all. I wanted my kids close in age so they would have a playmate, just like I did growing up. AND both my kids nap 2-3 hours at the same time. People kept making all kind of comments about how crazy I was. I heard comments like " Just how many kids DO YOU want?!?!" Like I should be ashamed of having 2 children or wanting more. BTW - I pay taxes and don't have government assistance. Or people would say "What would make you want to have them so close together?" Or " I would have at least waited 2 years." Or "Good gracious! Bless your heart, you have NO free time!" This is what I have to say about that. Just because you could not handle it doesn't mean I can't. I must be a lot stronger than you. So bless YOUR heart :)

Life is good. God is great. And people are crazy.