It makes me Smile

The things my kids say and do continually make me smile.  I believe this is one of the most rewarding and fabulous parts of being a parent.  I wish I had a video camera with me recording at all the times so that I could catch all these moments and remember them forever, but I know that some of these things will soon fade. 

My sweet, little trouble maker, Jonah, with a cheesy smile on his face and a gleam in his eye, is starting to take the role of little brother seriously.  He gets into ALL of Cairo's things, snatches things from her and runs away, follows her around and tries to mimic all she does, attacks her with hugs, and tries to push her off and away from things he wants.  I know my job as a parent is to keep peace between my kids, but I can't help secretly routing him on.  I am and always will be the annoying little sister and age has not decreased my drive to push the buttons of my siblings. 

This morning I got up with him bright and early.  We cuddled, we read books, and we played.  About 45 minutes later, Cairo made her appearance.  Jonah was busy playing so Cairo crawled into my lap and started to cuddle with me.  Jonah ran over and tried to push her out of my lap, yelling "move, move."  I couldn't help but smile.  Fighting over mommy, that's not going to last forever.  Luckily, there was room for both of them and I got to snuggle my babies at the same time.

The cutest thing in the past few days, though, is Jonah using the potty.  Last night he went to the bathroom door (which we keep closed because he likes to splash in the toilet) and yelled to Erik, "poo-poo."  Erik asked him if he wanted to use the potty and he nodded his head vigorously and said. "ya-ya."  So, Erik took J's diaper off and plopped him on the potty.  Erik said J's belly is so big he wasn't sure if his little hose was pointing into the potty or not.  After a few seconds J pointed to the toilet paper.  Erik gave him a little piece and J took it, tried to wipe his buns, and then he was done.  Boy was he proud of himself.  Of course, he missed the whole concept of actually USING the potty, but at least he's showing interest.  Then this morning he repeated this whole process with me.  It's so funny to see this tiny little guy trying so hard to be just like his big sister.... and the smile plastered on his face is priceless.  What a proud big boy he is!