There are days when I look at my boys with an overwhelming sense of pride. Every day Dylan learns something new and I am amazed and in awe of his new skills. It doesn't matter if every other 20 month old can do it already or not, seeing my son do something for the first time will always be special, from his first smile, to those first wobbly steps to the first time he pronounces the 'm' properly in milk.
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Today Dylan said 'please' and 'thank-you' in all the right places and I was so proud of his beautiful manners. He knows the words and often uses them (with a little encouragement) but today he needed no prompting. Manners are very important to me and I want my children to be polite young people as they grow up.
We went to the park this afternoon and for the first time Dylan played on the equipment independently His confidence in climbing has come on so much these last few weeks and as well as climbing up and down the stairs, he also climbed up and slid down the slide without any help. It may sound like a little thing to anyone else but it felt like I was watching my baby boy grow up before my eyes.
I am so proud of how well Dylan has taken on his role of big brother. I have never once seen jealousy and Dylan is always giving kisses and cuddles to his little brother. His eyes light up when Archie looks his way and he comes over straight away to play with him. I am so proud that he is taking it all in his stride and I love that Dylan found so much space for this new little person in his heart like we did.
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I love to see him master a new skill and the look of satisfaction in his face as he realises there is yet another part of life that he can now explore. I love to see the wonder in his eyes as he realises that he can do it all on his own and I love the intelligent, inquisitive and loving child my son is turning into.
I am so proud of my little boy and so excited to see the man he will turn into - complete with excellent manners I hope!
