Brotherly Love

I grew up with several and I mean several ( try six) siblings, and as much as we fought ( someone was always fighting someone) I loved that I always had someone to talk to and play with. So when Josh started talking to me about how he missed his brother and sister, I thought I should do something about it. It made no sense to me why he should feel like an only child when he clearly is not an only child. So, I talked to Hunters Grandma, who was taking care of him, and told her it was time for the boys to be together. That It was not fair to either one of them to be separated, it is not their fault that their mom has made the choices she made. So we started the boys out with weekend visits in September. Then in November, we went to weekly visits, and by Christmas Hunter moved in. It is so great to see how they interact. Josh loves being a big brother and teaching Hunter new things. His favorite thing to do is trying to get Hunter to say new words, as Hunter is almost two and is talking ALOT! The both have a love for cars, and usually they are fighting over the same cars, even if they both have the same cars. Ahh the love of siblings. It is also a blessing for me, because I have gotten to spend more time with Hunter, and he is the sweetest little guy, loves to cuddle. But at the same time he is the one who is demanding and yells alot, you can hear him say "NOW" with everything. He will come up to me witha juice cup and say "juice NOW". It is funny but I have to hold back the giggles, because he will only keep doing it. Winter break is almost over, and Josh usually loves school but he told me today he much rather stay home with Hunter all day, because he does not want his little brother to be alone. I think having his brother here is going to help him grow emotionally, and see that he does have a family.

I might go crazy, I might want to scream but I have to remember that it is all worthwhile... the boys will grow up together, but they will have those memories of loving, playing and fighting with eachother!