"I'll rescue you!"

Our sweet Ethan has found himself, how ever difficult to believe, in the grasps of the "terrible twos." His tantrums, seasoned with blood curdling screams, occur when he is unable to communicate the ever pressing desires of his 20month old heart that we "unjustly" deny him. Like many mothers I struggle to know how to manage my child when he acts out, especially in public. But behind closed doors I callously put Ethan in his crib for a timeout. I have relinquished to such torture since he won't stay in a timeout anywhere else and instead follows me around the house screaming. After one such episode I placed Ethan in his bed and left him to do some other daily duties when I heard Micah yell reassuringly "I'll rescue you!" This is what I found...
Luckily I got there before Micah tried to dump Ethan over the crib railing if that was even his intent. It appeared that he just wanted to keep his brother company and that melted my mother heart. I am so blessed and grateful to have two boys who, despite their endless antagonizing entanglements, love each other and share so many moments of togetherness. I pray that they will continue to rely on and love each other all their lives. The following slideshow is a few recent pictures of them enjoying time together.