The next one is a video of Joshua walking. He came into the room hitting the drumstick on the floor as he walked and I thought it looked like a little blind man. I tried to get him to do it again, but it wasn't as cute. you get the idea though. He thinks it is funny now and tries to get me to laugh at him all the time.
Last I forgot to post my Valentine cupcakes that me and the kids decorated for the kids in babysitting group. Well, I should say I decorated. Unfortunately I have boys so crafts are not their thing. But they really like to eat and play with them.
This brings me to a comment I was going to post on my sisters blog. She posted an article about which was harder to raise, boys or girls. We were talking about it on the phone the other day and I figured most of you guys that read my blog read hers too.
I think that the article is pretty close as far as the different personality aspects of girls and boys, but I only have boys, so I am speaking from a skewed perspective. Although I do have lots of nieces so I think I have a little experience with girls. Any way the different categories that were addressed in the article and the way that boys and girls develop, I agree with. The outcome that boys are harder than girls I have to disagree with.
I think we have to look at our society. I mean in general women are the primary caregivers of their children. Therefore we are going to in most cases find it easier to deal with girls because we are girls and can sympathize better with their feelings. Where as boys seem harder because we are less likely to know what is going on inside their heads. I know for us, Chris seems to be much better at figuring out how to entertain my boys. Yes, I am the one who generally takes care of them, but I have a hard time understanding the infatuation with super heroes and such. I don't want to get down on the ground and wrestle, but Chris does. Chris understands why Benny is so upset cause someone broke the perfect stick that he found and was using as an arrow.
Anyway so my point is that I don't think that one sex is harder than the other. I think that it has more to do with it being harder for a boy to communicate their needs to the craft box toting Mom, or a girl to get their dad to realize sometimes they don't want to wrestle. Not always, but most the time.
So I am trying to get in touch with my inner child and instead of getting exhausted with the kids I think what would Chris do. Which has lead to a lot more running around the playground and shooting dart guns at each other. We have a lot more dance parties and rock music. I will not bend on two aspects though. I refuse to give up my chick flicks and my over decorating of birthday cakes. They will just have to wait till I am done perfecting their cakes to start their food fights.
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Interesting to hear your take on the boy vs girl thing. Your blog is so fun to read it is almost as good as chatting with you in person.
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