Attempt to Escape the Inevitable

I've come to the tangible reality that I will be eternally losing my boys. Not at the store or in the backyard, but literally losing them for good. Their quirks, their size, their sometimes annoying habits. I've always known that this would happen, but now it's my reality.......and I HATE IT. It breaks my heart everyday and I can't get it off my mind most of the time. They are growing too fast, changing too fast. I've had a nagging feeling to document their current little personalities for the last month or so and what better place than here, where it will eventually be turned to print.
"W"
"W" is 28 months old. His rapid accumulation of knowledge scares me some days. He is extremely OCD. He lines his dinosaurs or toys up wherever and whenever he can. Most things are black and white with him and trying to explain gray areas can be torture. Be careful, because if he sees something done one way it can never change. He likes to take hoards of dinosaurs or current obsession with him wherever we go, even if it's just next door. However, this extreme has lightened quite a bit in the last couple of weeks. From the time he was about 8 or 9 months old he has preferred to leave the house before noon. It doesn't matter where, just as long as we go, preferrably in the car or the stroller. He has been a wild child from the word "go". Even as a baby, he never stopped moving. The only fears that I've ever known him to have are swings (which I think he grew out of) and the garage door, and even then it's more of a cautious look than an actual fear. He could care less about being left in a pitch black room by himself. He has always been very strong and at this point, probably stronger than me (although, doesn't take much) He is a good boy and always trys to do what is right. He LOVES to tease, which must be genetic, not from me. He's very territorial, but I think a lot of 2 year olds are. He used to at least try any food we put in front of him, as of late, not so much. His main interest is definitely not eating. His favorite food is ramen noodles or soup. He likes to eat Eggo Waffles or Frosted Mini Wheats for breakfast. I take him into Salt Lake to go to pre-school twice a week. He loves it and we have both learned a lot. He loves to make animal noises and apparently instigated an entire conversation among the children one day that was nothing but animal noises. He can mimic any animal noise perfectly after hearing it just once. When he first started attending school, he couldn't care less about drawing and they never make the kids draw or color. One day I showed him that I could draw dinosaurs, now he loves to color and draw. He just discovered a newfound afinity for America's Funniest Videos. He LOVES cousins and asks for each of them by name throughout the day, everyday. He has always had a thing for his Daddy. He can be stubborn, but I win him in a contest anytime. He cannot leave a band-aid on for longer than 3 seconds. He has to have his shoes and his socks off to sleep. Oh wait, he doesn't sleep....I don't think he is capable of falling asleep unless he has been awake for at least 10 hours and not even then sometimes. I have a best friend named Melatonin. Once he is asleep, he doesn't wake up too often. His blonde hair is hysterical and soooo adorable. My mom calls him Jimmy Neutron and my dad calls him blonde Elvis. When he gets in trouble he covers an open mouth with one hand and runs in the other room or to the nearest chair where he buries his face. He is very theatrical and he is very quick to try and win back my approval. I have to talk him into getting into the shower everyday and then he stays in forever and I have to talk him into getting out. He usually plays too rough with his younger brother and cousin. He wants to growl at them and take anything they have away. He likes to tell them "that's not a toy". He had his fair share of tantrums for a couple months after turning 2, but now only if he's overly tired. He LOVES his movies and asks to watch "Up" aka;"Kid" and "Ice Age: Dawn of the Dinosuars" everyday. He is very good at communicating even if his annunciation isn't perfect. He is very independent and thinks he's the boss, but also good at asking for help when he needs it. He has the cutest smile and is very lovie, but hasn't always been that way.

ET
ET will be 9 months old tomorrow. He has had a tender heart and the sweetest look since he was born. He is a Momma's boy, but now as he gets older and likes to play, moving to the other side.....Daddy. He casually blows raspberries all day long. He is slowly getting used to his brother's wild play. They have made each other laugh hysterically everyday for the past three days, so cute. He LOVES toys, something "W" was not interested in at all this early. He is crawling and pulling himself up, waves and says "Momma". He LOVES any type of food he can get in his mouth and will do just about anything to get it there. Unfortunately he has a pretty sensitive system, lots of maalox. His stats today for 9 months were 20 lb. 12 oz. 50th percentile and 28 1/4" tall, also 50th percentile. This is over an inch shorter than "W" at the same age. His weight has tapered, he has been in the 75-90th percentile until now. He gets really excited when he sees anyone he knows, especially mom or brother. He has the cutest, raspiest, old man voice that barely reaches what someone could consider loud. He doesn't have a lot to say. I thought "W" was strong from a young age, but I'm pretty sure ET has him beat. He.is.strong. He has been pretty mellow until recently, he reminds me exactly of "W". He won't stop moving and he's impossible to dress. His eyebrows are one his most charming and endearing features, very pronounced. His hair is about as thick as "W"s was at 6 months, so less hair. It might end up being a little darker?, but definitely another blondie, we'll see. "W"s had a red tint to it, before it went white, ET's does not. They have the same hairline. They have the exact same button nose. They have the same crystal blue eyes and long eyelashes. And if not exactly, very similar little mouths. They have the same cleft chin. They have the same build and very cute round bum, but ET's may be more round....he can barely stay sitting up. He has one tooth, bottom right, and another one the way, bottom left. He is very good natured, either that or he doesn't quite understand what it means when "W" shoves him over or the CPK steals his cookies. Either way, you never hear a sound out of him. He is very curious about his surroundings, just like any 9 month old. He loves the bath and doesn't love to go in the car. He cries when he sees the carseat, but is done before I get my seatbelt on or at least by the time the car starts moving. Some nights it is very difficult to get him to fall asleep, just praying he doesn't have the same problem as "W". ("W" didn't start that 'til he was almost 2) ET was born lovie and can't get enough kisses and hugs. Everyone comments about how happy he is, as they did with "W" when he was a baby. He just took his pants off while I was typing this and I have no idea how.