Brady at Four

It's so hard to believe four years have gone by!  Our big boy loves his brother, who calls 'my baby', school, Legos, cars, and planes.  He will do anything for a few minutes of ipad time or a fruit snack.  He still tops the charts in height and weight, despite a recently developed pickier palate.  He cracks us up daily with his comments and his 'concerts' (these consist of him dancing wildly to a song played on one of our phones).  

My personal favorite thing about this age is Brady's sweet desire to marry me and his occasional proposals.  How could I resist that offer?? 

Cole at 13 Months

Cole is continues to be as stubborn as he is sweet.  He *can* walk, as far as 10-ish feet that we have observed, but chooses not to walk - especially if his mother is watching.  Recently he crossed an entire room with the encouragement of his cousins and the moment Jacob said, "Aunt Lori, look!" Cole abruptly sat down and held his arms out to me to be held.  I assume that eventually his desire to explore will outweigh his stubbornness.  In the meantime, he is the fastest crawler and climber of all time.

On the sweet side, Cole is adorably affectionate and smiley.  Hug-worthy events according to Cole - before and after a diaper change, before nap and bed, and before being buckled into his carseat.  He loves to chat, although his side of the conversation is completely unintelligible except for "Mama", "Dada", and "Hi!".

Cole is currently rocking six teeth - four on top and two on the bottom.  He uses them to eat a huge quantity at every meal.  He pretty much mows down anything on his tray unless it's a vegetable... as I said, stubborn.

Cole is looking more and more like Brady to me again.

Cole

Brady

One notable difference between brothers - at this age, Brady was not nearly as content to sit on Santa's lap.