Monday 6 January 2014

A New Dynamic

Up until quite recently, Archie has been a baby, Dylan a toddler.  They have loved each other, cared for each other and enjoyed having a brother to spend the days with.  Dylan was the active one, bringing toys to Archie, entertaining him, looking out for him.  Archie is now well and truly mobile, comfortably cruising the furniture and crawling on his hands and knees.  He is climbing the stairs, exploring every surface and toy and causing mischief at every opportunity! 


The dynamic has changed, it is no longer a one sided show, but the boys are learning to play together.  They sit with the same toy pressing buttons or moving the characters around.  They follow each other, they giggle together playing their own little games. Archie is becoming a toddler before my very eyes.


The dynamic is always changing and it won't be long before Archie is the dominant one.  His personality is cheekier, his will stronger and I foresee all kinds of fun as they grow up together.



There are two sides to these changes though, and of course Dylan still needs his space.  He has puzzles to do, lego to build and books to read without a little brother trying to chew the pieces.  He wants to spread out and get stuck in like he used to, but Archie has other ideas and this can cause some obvious friction between them. 


 I haven't yet come up with a solution for when they are both demanding of my time, and they still nap together in the afternoons leaving me no one on one time during the days.


Mostly though, the changes are exciting to watch.  Archie is learning to play, and Dylan to share.  They are entertaining each other, growing a friendship and I have more and more moments where I can sit on the sofa with a cup of tea and just watch them smiling and playing together.  I knew that having the boys so close together with only an 18 month gap would have its advantages as well as its challenges and seeing the boys together now both are so clear.


I feel like they have the best gift ever in having a sibling to share their childhood with, a constant companion and playmate but there are times I just want to split myself in two.  Mostly though, I am finding this stage exciting as we grow alongside one another as a family.






13 comments:

  1. This was really lovely to read after our recent revelations, thanks for sharing! Your boys are adorable, I hope mine play together so nicely :-)

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  2. Bex they are so scrummy! I can't believe how grown up Archie is looking! They are going to be the best of friends x

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  3. These pics are gorgeous Becky. I'm really hoping that J's transition from baby to toddler will see Cherry start to enjoy his company more but I'm not so sure. They've started fighting over toys already, J has even started to fight back so I'm expecting them to just brawl all the time! x

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  4. Your boys are juts too cute ;) I want to eat their little faces! lol :) xxx

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  5. They are just so cute together! Little toes make me all broody every time! x

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  6. What lovely photos - it must be great to watch them starting playing properly together.

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  7. Oh bless them, it's so lovely as they start to play together more. It's almost like the age gap gets smaller as they get older and the younger one starts to catch up a bit. x

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  8. I love the pictures! I remember when my boys were the same age - they started playing together and haven't stopped since :D

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  9. Aww, Bex, the boys are gorgeous and I love your photos. I know what you mean about wanting to split yourself in two though. Sometimes, when I have to ask CK to wait while I put BB to bed or I'm in the middle of painting with CK and BB starts grumbling, it breaks my heart a little. But we do the best we can and we have to be proud ourselves for that.

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  10. they look like they are learning to get along so well. lovely

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  11. Aw they look so cute playing together in these photos- so sweet! x

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  12. This is such an adorable photo shoot! They look like they get along so well.

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  13. It's wonderful when they start to interact and play and your photos of this capture it perfectly! Not so much fun having to referee the squabbles ;) xx

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