A boy in the making

Let's see, ingredients for a little boy - Dirt, bugs, water, more dirt, worms, sand, smiles, laughter, messes and on and on.
Being the mom-to-be of a little boy, I remember reading the first chapter of Dr. James Dobson's book Bringing Up Boys. The first chapter caught my attention with sentences such as, "Boys are usually (but not always) tougher to raise than their sisters are... boys are designed to be more assertive, audacious, and excitable than girls are... little aggressive machines...etc." Of course, I can't compare him to a little girl yet but, I think he may be right.
Regardless, I'm enjoying my little "aggressive machine" so much these days. Despite the occasional temper tantrums, messes, fearlessness, new found weapon of pinching others to get what he wants...etc. Thank goodness for other mothers with boys, you know what I'm talking about.
I'm just starting a book called What the Bible Says About...Child Training by J. Richard Fugate (Thank you dear Parent-in-laws). I'm praying that it will give me some good insight and advice with my duty as a mother.
Here are a few recent pictures of Edward. He was playing at his friends house and wound up in the dirt, how unusual.