I like You!

It is strange how the boys have so forwardly picked their favorite parent. Brenden is infatuated with his Daddy, which leaves Garhett for me! They both are not afraid to show that they prefer one person over the other. I never get the same welcoming hello from Brenden that Matt gets. B-man will run and jump onto the couch just to watch Matt back out of the driveway. From there I get to hear, "Da-Da??" over and over for about the next thirty minutes. Every time Brenden is playing with a phone he puts it to his ear and again says, "da-da!". Now don't get me wrong, Garhett loves his Daddy also, but he loves to sit with me and read books, and maybe even watch a little bit of tv. He is by far our calmer boy. I think that is why he is more drawn to me. In nature the mother is the nurturer and the one to go to when you have an "owie". Garhett likes to play and rough house, he just likes to take a break once in a while also, where as his brother NEVER stops! After a long day of chasing them around I am tired, so when they get wind of Dad coming in the door Brenden rushes over to play while Garhett finally settles down. He likes to sit in my lap and relax even if it is only for a moment. It is neat to see the entirely different element that their Dad adds to play time. He just automatically knows how boys like to play. They are more rough and tough. I am getting used to this manner of playing, it just took a little time seeing as how I was used to girls. I do have a couple of girlie-girls, so this is a bit of a transition. For now I will take the few minutes of hanging on the couch with my Garhett and Matt can wrestle on the floor with his Brenden!!