Such an amazing baby. I thought the boys would have their moments with him. I thought Daniel might be mean to him. That they might hurt him. I was sure there would be jealousy. It's an adjustment, but not because of Andrew-- mostly because of me. They don't have as much of me as they did before.
But. They. LOVE. Andrew.
And I understand why. Andrew is a little ball of smiling, unconditional love.
He's nice. He's happy. He loves his brothers and they can feel that.
He'll smile at anyone who takes the effort to notice him.
He laughs and he makes the boys feel good.
They Know that if their parents yell at or ignore them, if their brother teases them, or if they're hurt, sad, bored, etc, they can go to Andrew and feel loved. Sometimes I will see James snuggled up next to him, just loving being an older brother and loving that 1:1 time with his little buddy.
Even Daniel is so tender with him, and although he doesn't always know how to play with a baby, he tries. He shares some of his toys and talks to him.
Hard as 3 is, it's so rewarding to see the love these brothers have for each other, and it's so helpful that for the most part, they get along so well.
I LOVE your pictures! Andrew is adorable! The boys and your amily look like they're having such lovely times in all of these blogs. So, has Mikey learned how to use your camera for that great picture of you and the boys on the front steps? It's lovely too!
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