2 years old TODAY!

When I woke up this morning, I thought about my life 2 years ago and how far we have come since then. Being parents to 2 premies, being thrown in and out of hospitals and trying to figure out how to make an older brother still feel important were a lot to figure out. Although I am not sure that there is normalcy in our lives now, I do feel like we know what to expect and that is the unexpected. We can go from tears and knocking each other upside the head to laughter and hysteria all within minutes (it actually seems to happen more the other way around).

Since most days, I feel that these guys are thrown in as 1 entity, I feel like on their birthday of all days, it is important to recognize that they are individuals and both have their own personalities.

Matt can be quite the entertainer. One minute he can be super happy and the next can be screaming uncontrollably. At this point in time, Matt can understandably get so frustrated when he can not communicate what he wants. Matt likes to listen to books (sometimes momentarily) and points to pictures on the pages and often says 'Look.' He is very observant and my dad says, high on the social continuum. He wants to share and listens attentively. If we say, let's put on shoes, he brings shoes right over.

Will to me really does seem like the baby of the family. I think he would still be drinking from a bottle if we let him. He loves his milk and likes to cuddle. He is really into giving kisses now and will come and give you a hug if you ask him. He loves to throw balls, and is always doing something athletic. He was the 1st to successfully (w/o falling) and unsuccessfully (landing with a thud) climb out of his crib. He likes to stand on his head and jump. This kid likes to jump a lot.
Will can scream too, but he more or less just likes to let you know he's not happy with the world (while Matt usually is screaming b/c you aren't getting his message).

We are so lucky to have both in our world. Happy Birthday Matt! Happy Birthday Will!