Sunday 15 February 2015

My Two Little Brothers {Siblings: February 2015}

As the months roll by, it becomes more and more fascinating to observe the budding relationship between my two precious little boys.

Although, with F being only 4 months, we are obviously still at the stage where the two boys can't really do anything together, and F can do little more than look at his big brother (and he does that a lot!), there are little hints at how their relationship might develop in the future. And there is no part of the day where that is more visible than bathtime.



Both boys love their bath, and they seem to love it even more now that they can have their baths together.  F has a plastic moulded seat that makes him feel really secure, and from the moment that he is lowered into the bubbles to the time he has to get out (and he would stay in there for an hour if we let him!), he is the picture of excitement and happiness. 
 



 
 Hardly taking his eyes off his big brother, F exuberantly waves his arms around, enjoying the splashing sound they make when they hit the water, and frog kicks his legs non-stop, showering us and M with bath water.



M takes delight in pouring water over his brother's tummy with an empty shampoo bottle, and washing him with a flannel.  He shows F all of his bath toys and explains how to stick the foam letters onto the sides of the bath.



He shapes beards for himself out of bubbles and makes 'hairy chests' from the suds for his little brother.

Watching them interact at the end of the day in such a simple but joyful way makes me so excited that I get to see these two grow up together.



I'm grateful again to the hosts of the Siblings project for prompting me to capture these monthly shots and memories of my two sweet boys.

dear beautiful

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  1. Aww that looks like they're having so much fun together - what lovely pictures of the start of their relationship :)

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    1. Thanks Carie. They have a whale of a time in the bath!

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  2. Such lovely shots of them together, we haven't braved a joint bathy time yet but I look forward to doing it and hope our two have this much fun together too :) xx

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    1. The first few bathtimes together were a bit fraught as it was all a bit loud for F, but M soon learned to calm down and now it works well. Go for it! x

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  3. Those bath seats are fab aren't they?
    Love the second photo, such a lovely moment. Also love the last one, he is like... um, what is he doing?
    #Siblings

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    1. We managed without one of those bath seats first time round and I wished we'd just bought one sooner. It's great not to have to hold a slippery little baby whilst trying to play with and wash them! That bemused expression in the last shot is pretty common around here! Thanks for commenting x

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  4. Gorgeous photos - the fourth one is my favourite as the way they are looking at each other is so lovely. I also have serious bath envy - can I have your bathroom please?!

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    1. Thanks Anna! It's not a large bathroom but I had to have a roll-top bath! I can pretend I'm in the Flake advert then! x

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  5. Gorgeous photos. You can tell that he is so proud to be a big brother. Those bath seats really are great. Especially when you have more than one in the bath as it frees up your hands for hair washing.

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    1. Thank you! I don't know how we would bath them both together with the seat. x

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  6. Such beautiful photos - love the second one and the last one - they really show the bond so beautifully. Bathtime can be such fun with little ones and those bath seats are great for helping make life easier :-)

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  7. Thanks for your kind words, Louise. I love watching the bond developing between these two little boys x

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  8. Lovely photos, and clearly a special time for your boys, and a lovely way to remember it, too. My kids love their bath-times together, too x

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  9. Love these photos and you have made me realise we need to capture these bath months as my two are sharing bath time too. This post really reminds me of them. Looks like that have a fantastic bond building, can't wait to see how it grows over the next year x

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    1. Yes, I think there's something about being in water that relaxes kids, and helps them to bond. Thanks for your lovely comment x

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  10. Aaah — that fourth pic is so precious. I love the way they're looking at each other! It will be really interesting seeing how their relationships develop as your tiny boy gets older x

    Caro | www.thetwinklediaries.co.uk

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    1. Thank you Caro. I am really looking forward to seeing their changing relationship over this year too, and then putting together a collage of Siblings photos at the end of the year. x

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