A year ago

Exactly a year ago was my last post. I cannot believe time goes by that fast. Today it is our 5th wedding anniversary and I forgot. If it was not for Erik's mom suggesting keeping the kids so Erik and I could do something, I would have not remembered. When Erik said she was keeping the kids, I said: well, what is the occasion? Good think she remembered, we are going out tonight!
The boys are growing like weeds. Kaden is almost walking and is cutting his second tooth! He is 16 months and still my baby (and he will always be). I was just thinking that when Karl was 17 months I had Kaden! And at that point Karl became a big kid. I cannot believe I treated him like an older child just because I had the baby. Now that I see Kaden I think that Karl was still a baby when he became a brother.
Karl is going to be three soon and he really does not make a lot of sense when he speaks. I have heard other kids his age speaking in full sentences, but Karl has a little way to go. He is completely bilingual though. He fully understands when Erik speaks in English and when I do in Spanish. He says more things in English, but when he talks to me he says more things in Spanish. It is amazing how his brain works! Kaden is saying more words than Karl said at that age, both English and Spanish.
I love when the kids play together. Karl is Kaden's best buddy. He just follows him and repeats everything he does. Karl is very good driving his riding toys, and an expert in his balance bike by now. He can balance all the way from the garage door to the end of the street, without touching the ground. It is amazing! Kaden, even though he cannot walk, he can ride his car so fast, that I have to run after him! He learned that from his big brother. It is so cute when Karl is trying to show Kaden how to drive. Kaden uses his riding car to go everywhere, he found out it is more efficient than crawling. The other day while Karl was sleeping I found Kaden trying to ride the bike! And yes, he can reach, in no time he will be running in the bike. I had to help him and he was giggling while I was pushing.
Both my boys have very different personalities, Karl is my independent outgoing child and Kaden is just laid back, and sometimes shy. Karl is at that stage where he wants to do everything without help, so you only hear: "I do it Karl", "I try" all the time! he even wants to drive the real car!
I will try to write more often now that I seem to have more time. And I will keep you updated on how the little guys are doing.