jb vs. dilly

i just realized something that is likely never going to happen in my life. something that i had always envisioned, dreamed of. well before dylan was born or rather, before she was even conceived, i had this image of ben with a little girl on his shoulders, her chubby fingers wrapped around his neck and maybe a smidge of chocolate somewhere on her freckled face. in my mind, this girl had long, messy pigtails, brown messy pigtails. it's hard to imagine dylan ever being older than she is now (it's hard to imagine jack being any other way too), but it just struck me this evening that the little girl propped up on ben's shoulders will now have reddish orange ponies!

it's funny, before she came out, i had expected her to look just like jack; full head of dark brown hair, round face, long fingers, etc. looking back at his pictures and comparing the two of them, they DO look like brother and sister, despite the hair color. see?




super cute babes.

dylan is still having her sad times during the evenings, but they are less than they were before. in fact, she skipped two nights in a row and then the next evening she cried, it was only for 15 minutes. see, that's the thing about these babies... you think you get them all figured out and then they flip the script on you! she has also started sleeping in longer stretches again. she also did this back during week 3. just this week, two nights in a row, she has slept for 7 hours. dylan is spending more time on her belly and loving it. she's also learning to love her swing, usually taking her morning nap in it. her eyes are still that mousey-gray color and yes, her hair is still red.

jack is the same. we have great days outside in the sun, but we come inside and he loses his head. it's incredibly frustrating. i just want my sweet, little boy back. actually, i want bed time jack to be all day. he is so sweet at bed time. he wants to snuggle and read book after book. we've even got into the pattern of me crawling into his bed with him, snuggling and smooching, praying and laughing before i sneak out. ben does bed time most evenings, and he talks about the sweet moments they share too despite not being able to get into his bed. jack can be sweet, so very sweet with one little person in particular. here's a few of those moments: