Snips and Snails and Puppy Dog Tails

I am so glad to have two boys! Most people are surprised and probably question my honesty in making that statement, but it's true. I will never forget how frustrating it was to me to have people respond after my "gender unveiling" ultrasound with words like, "Oh, are you sad?" and "I'm sorry," and "Oh, well that's okay." Those sorts of comments pretty much nauseated me, especially since I actually WANTED a second boy! In our weird country where it's deemed crazy to have more than two children, people think you should have one boy and one girl, and that's it! People pity those who have two back to back of the same gender. It's very odd to me, and quite sad! Anyway, enough of my ranting.....

All of the above is the background to my saying that I am so happy that we have two little boys. My little precious bruisers are so much fun. And once in a while they actually act like they adore each other! I think growing up they will be best friends and worst enemies at the same time. It's so great to have them so close in age and enjoying the same sorts of things. This is precisely why I was delighted to find out that I was having a second boy. We could not be any happier! :)

Of course, this is not to say that I never want to have a girl. Quite the contrary! I hope the Lord gives us a sweet, bow-headed, pink-wearing delicate little female baby someday. But I tell you what....I think in the future I'm probably going to wait until the end of the pregnancy to find out the gender. I've already heard enough of "Oh, are you okay with that?" Really and truly, if we had a whole little clan full of Hamilton boys we would not be sad. Okay, we might be a tiny bit disappointed to not ever experience a girl, but our boys are so dear to our heart that there's no way we could do anything but rejoice in God's amazing grace.

In case you are wondering, no, I am not pregnant! I'm only talking about this because I have so delighted in watching my boys do things together the last day or so. Yesterday, Wunk 2 climbed up on the loveseat with Wunk1 during video time and put his arm around him. Today, Wunk 1 grabbed Wunk 2's hand, and said, "Let's walk," and they walked around the house and outside together holding hands. It's so adorable!!! See for yourself.....

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