Daddy Do! Yipee!!

I love watching the transformation that happens to the boys when D.R. gets home. They change. Sometimes it's subtle and sometimes it's downright Jekyll and Hyde. This seems to be another one of those strange toddler phenomena, but it's really something to experience these little personality changes firsthand. Sometimes this change involves the wonderful disappearance of whining, which is replaced by instant giggles and attempts to get Daddy to tackle someone. Daddy is the giant toy that the boys get to play with every night before bed and is talked about much during the day, particularly by Dex (most recently)... but also by his brother. He will frequently run up to me and ask, "Daddy's at work?" And then, even after the answer is yes, he'll run to the window in the hopes he'll see D.R. walking in from the car. As soon as Daddy walks in the door, all of Dexter's "Mommy do's" are replaced by the lovely "Daddy do's." How wonderful is that? It's not that I don't enjoy being desired by the boys, but it feels so good not to feel torn between them. When both children are screaming, "Mommy do!!" I'm filled with panic and anxiety as I quickly try to juggle requests and keep my little two-year-olds happy. And, though I know it's just a phase, I'm loving our balanced our family feels when we're all together and Dex is clamoring for Daddy and Jax is cozying up to me.

Anyway, since both boys have long-believed Daddy is the best playmate EVER and I caught a little bit of Dexter's 'when-I-get-excited-I-speak-jibberish' on tape, I thought I'd post this clip of the boys playing around. I especially get a kick out of them showing off how strong they are, which only happens about twenty times a day! :) Of course, as usual, I started taping at the tail-end of a very long and very silly game of Hide Behind Daddy.