Author: matthew adams

Ezra and Noah have some super cute little boy personalities showing through. We are already seeing a lot of things shine through. So we thought we would share some of our predictions.

Noah will be our little detail oriented engineer (poor kid). he will also probably be less of an adventurer, and more of the big idea guy, crafting up plans for ezra to execute. He will probably be taking things apart just to see whats inside, and how they work.

Why we think so:

• Examines every nut, bolt, switch, button.
• notices the smallest details. new things, moles, belly buttons, teeth, glasses, leg hair, stickers, labels, logos, scratches (on toys and skin), and so on.
• He has to touch, pull, lick and poke all of the above.
• flips toys over to look at said switches and screws.
• quietly sits and watches.
• giggles and yells when ezra is doing something funny or or something bad.

Ezra is our trouble maker. He will be the muscle behind noah’s plans. We are also hedging bets that he will be the first to break a bone, need stitches, and will be the reason we need insurance.

Why so:

• Barely crawling, he knows every exit and door in our house.
• He is already reaching for the handles (good thing he is short)
• Ezra also figured out how to climb things. Already wanting to scale everything in sight.
• He enjoys doing things that make noah happy, clap and giggle.
• Already found the fun that comes from house plant dirt.
• He has no real fear. Falls & hits his head on all kinds of things and rarely cares.
• While he may do what noah wants, he is not afraid to tackle him already.

So being new to kids, there were somethings I expected, after all, we have friends with kids, and we have babysat a few times. In the past 3 months, there are always things popping up that surprise and shock me. Stuff I was not ready for.

• Mom & Dad being in bed at 9.
  these boys wear us out!
• I never thought the bed time routine would take 45 minutes.
  bath time, oil down, diapers, bottles, etc. Takes forever.
• Wow we have never run the dishwasher more
  We used to run it about once per week. usually washing pots & pans, and only loading plates / glasses.  Now we almost fill and run it daily.
• Going out and  running errands is hard.
  No, not the stuff to haul along. We have that down. Im talking about the issues errands cause on the kids routines.  Too much out and about = no naps and bad moods x4.
• I didnt expect it to be a “keep the boys happy as long as physically possible till 7” kind of deal.
  The fussing starts around 5:30, or when ever we want to eat. its pretty much melt down from there.
• The Money.
  I did expect costs in life to increase. But wow all that food, insurance, car payments (since we had to get a different car to hold 2 rear facing seats) and such really add up.
• Computer time = luxury
  thank goodness for blackberries, or you would probably never hear from Stephanie. I get to use a computer at work.
• wow do single parents have it hard.
  We can not even imagine being a single parent. We feel stretched thin as it is.
• Cleaning house is really hard
  we have a hard time finding time to clean. The boys have us on our toes at all times. No time to wrangle all the dust tumbleweeds.
• Free time is really precious.

Im sure there is more I am forgetting. Ohh there is another, i forget 10x more than before. my brain is fried half the time.

Not whining. Just saying i am shocked at many things around here. I do really enjoy all the time with my amazing wife and boys.