Uh...oh....and Happy 4 Months AJ!!

Aiden John will be 4 months old on May 2!!
Smiling in his bouncy swing

Mr. AJ

Luke with Mommy's running shoes and he put a little desitin on his face

Trying out Daddy's shoes on Luke and Mommy's on Liam

Running in the shoes

This was on Daddy's watch, but Luke is getting into the powder in Mommy's bathroom drawer

Caught in the act

Powder was all over the floor and all over Luke

If you have been around Luke and Liam recently, you know they are quite different not only in size but also in personality. Luke is very outgoing and talks from the time he gets up until the time he goes to bed. Literally, I am not kidding. He takes his shoes off everytime we go somewhere, loves to laugh, and talks about "mommy, daddy, and baby" all the time. He is a smart little guy who tries to copy everything we do. Luke is also a mess. A complete and total mess. When he eats, there is food everywhere and it is not because he throws food or tries to be messy, he just is messy! He tries so hard to use a fork, spoon, and cup, but invariably we have spills and messes at every meal. BIG messes....Luke is also a little mastermind at getting into mischief. He is blatently mischievious and quick to cause trouble. He flashes his smile whenever he wants something and he is known as "flirt" at school because he tries to charm all the teachers and little girls. Quite the character!

Liam, on the other hand, is rather quiet and reserved. He is very sly and can get into as much trouble as his brother except you probably wouldn't notice because he is so quick and quiet. He is very agile for his age and can climb virtually anything. He steals his brother's treats when we turn our heads and then smiles so innocently as if nothing ever happened. Liam is insistent on having things "his way" and is not as easily distracted as Luke. John and I refer to him as "Mr. Intensity." Liam is very neat and clean. He hates things on his hands, always picks up the smallest speck of dirt off the floor and hands it to me, and rarely ever spills anything at dinner (unless he is acting silly or copying his brother).

So, if you combine the two characters above, you can understand why John and I might be exhausted by the end of the day (I know I am). Then, you combine trying to nurse an infant while watching two toddlers and it is like trying to catch two monkeys with your hands tied behind your back. I am posting a few pictures of the mischief they have gotten themselves into this week while I was working with Aiden.

Happy 4 months to Aiden on May 2!!! He is getting so big.