i don't know how to stop them.

for some reason, my boys want to grow up a little too fast for my liking.

lane's new favorite question, which he asks multiple times a day, is when i am four can i do ..... . he already insists on showering alone, being the line leader, opening the car door on his side, and going into (safe) public restrooms by himself.

whenever he asks for something a little out of his grasp, and i tell him no, he will once again ask, "well, when i am four can i .....? yes, i remind him. but lets just stay three awhile. then i'll tell him that he's growing up way too fast. and he will respond with, "you just don't know how to stop me."

it is the truth. i don't.

i've been putting all my baby eggs in evan's basket for the past 17 months. if lane insists on growing, well, at least i have another baby to love on. except, now that he's toddling, instead of being a baby, evan's insisting on growing up too.

he's given up the high chair. he insists on drinking out of open cups. he copies his brother in the potty by standing in front of the toilet and pulling up his shirt so he can "go" too.  he even bullied his way into gym class.


at first glance, i looked at that top photo of evan watching lane at gym class monday morning and thought it was lane. it reminded me of a picture i'd taken of him a few weeks before.

then i realized it was evan. lane's hair cut is just a tad different.

my boys just keep growing up. and i don't know how to stop them.