"So now we are best friends"

One of the funnest parts of watching Duncan grow up and get older and change from a baby to a little boy is how he and Jefferson are starting to interact and play more and more.

A couple weeks ago the boys woke up especially early, and I could hear them in their room whispering and giggling, then they both crawled into our room with their blankets and pillows and climbed into our bed. Jefferson told me "I fell out of bed last night, and I was lonely, so I got in Duncan's bed, and I slept there. So now we are best friends".

Ever since then we've had a hard time getting them each to sleep in their own beds, I wouldn't mind if they shared a bed except for the fact that when they do they wake each other up during the night, and always wake up way too early in the morning.

At bed time Jefferson is usually very tired, and ready to fall to sleep, and Duncan still has energy (thanks to Jefferson's long days at school and Duncan's naps during the day), so Duncan wanting to play at bedtime is usually not very welcomed by Jefferson. Last night Jefferson kept telling Duncan to go back to his own bed, until he finally fell asleep, and then Duncan moved ALL his books (Duncan feels the need to sleep with about 30 books each night) and his pillow over to Jefferson's bed and read books to the sleeping Jefferson until he fell asleep too. When we went in to move him he grabbed Jefferson's arm in his sleep, and wouldn't let go, and got this little pout on his face like he knew what we were trying to do. 

(the cut on Duncan's eye is from a game Jefferson was playing with him where Duncan chased Jefferson with his eyes shut...)

I love little boys.