Logan just discovered recently that he can ask Connor to do things.  A few times when Logan is enjoying some dedicated mommy time and Connor starts coming over, he would say “Connor, go find Daddy”.  Poor Connor would of course follow what Logan told him to do and would walk away to find daddy.  When we were in the yard playing with some tennis balls, Logan tossed the balls and said “Connor, go get them”; Connor happily obeyed.  Tonight, the boys drank their milk while we read some books.  Connor finished and brought his cup to the kitchen as I instructed.  When Logan finished, he said “Connor, bring this to the kitchen”.  I had to interrupt this time and have Logan take care of his own chore.  Logan is getting smarter now, learning to use his little brother.  Poor Connor, this is probably just the beginning.

   The two of them play very well together nowadays.  Logan always calls Connor over to play hide and seek with him; they both now can hide together quietly in a corner for a long time until we go find them.  They play the trains and cars together; I just stare at them running their trains on the tracks over and over again.  They enjoy bathing with each other; one of them will start a game, and the other will follow.  They like to put their washcloth on their heads or chests, and giggle at each other.  Or they like to each use a cup to pour water into the big ship until it is full.  Sometime they fight for the same toy; Logan tries to ask for it nicely, but Connor often shakes his head so hard to deny.  Ultimately he will give in and give it to Logan.  Today when Logan and one of the neighbors kids were running and playing pretend shooting in the yard, Connor kept running after them.  So the big boys ended up teaming up and chasing Connor instead, and Connor was having a blast while running away.  At Ashlyn’s birthday party, Logan was unusually active, crawling through any tunnels/spaces and walking on a balance plank.  Connor was not interested in them until he saw Logan do it, then he hurried and copied everything big brother was doing.