The Joys of Having Boys

I recently read an article that spoke about the many differences between men and women and how these differences start to play out when a baby is still in its mothers womb. When a woman is pregnant, her body will release a chemical that, when it comes in contact with a male embryo, will stimulate the release of testosterone.

As a general rule, most males will use only one side of their brain at a time and they tend to favor the left side which is factual, logical and conquering. Women on the other hand use both sides of their brain but tend to favor the right side which is more emotions and feelings based.

In a study done on boys and girls aged 2 to 4 years old, researchers discovered that 100% of the noises coming out of little girls mouths had something to do with conversation, either with themselves or someone else. However, 60% of the sound coming out of boys mouths was conversational, the other 40% of sound from boys is just random noise!

Every time I think of that statistic I laugh! My boys (Caleb especially) spend more time making random noises than conversing. It is not uncommon to hear cars sounds, crashes, growling, grunting, sword fights and other sounds I would rather not mention. I love to listen to their random sounds and know exactly what they are doing. I love the restless energy that never seems to go away, and the way they can't be bothered with having to carry on a conversation when there is a pretend battle to be fought elsewhere. I love it all, until I hear a loud crash bang that is quickly followed by "that was totally awesome!"

Ah, the joys of having boys!