At the time it just made me smile because Ryan is funny like that and because seeing wee little Harrison next to Landon and Livia makes them look like giants (although Livia is actually closer in age to Harrison than she is to Landon- weird).
Lately, however, I've been thinking he might have been onto something. Maybe he has some added insight since he is the baby brother himself.
Life as the baby means lots of big sister love. Unfortunately, big sister squeezes often come with a big sister finger in the eye, mouth, nose, ear, or any combination of those, and, more often than not, consist of big sister not only laying her body weight on baby, but also adding a little squeeze to show just how much she loves him. And big sister concern about baby crying usually results in a pacifier shoved into baby's mouth sideways and with all the "gentle" force a 2 year old thinks is necessary to get the dang thing to stay in there. And big sister serenading (which as far as she in concerned requires hand holding) sometimes results in a very unintentional, but still just as upsetting, big sister foot to the head. Poor guy.
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| Trying to breathe through some sister squeezes |
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| He actually wasn't even crying this time. She just thought he might like a little paci action |
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| Singing to him cannot commence until hands are grasped to her satisfaction. Sometimes it takes a few tries for her to get it how she likes it, so she'll keep switching sides until their hand position feels right. |
Life as the baby also means being exposed to big brother germs. The mostly harmless bug big brother brings home from school, which just causes a mild cough and runny nose in the biggers, brings on a mild cough, a runny nose, and a fever for the baby. And a fever for the 7ish week old results in a pediatrician ordered trip to the ER, where baby is poked and prodded in all sorts of ways that make baby (and mommy) cry, just so they can tell us that he probably has the same mild cold as big brother and sister.
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| They put an IV in my baby's head! (Caroline, you are a strong woman. I only had to put up with this for 3 hours, and I was a wreck.) |
It sure is rough being the baby.
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| But he doesn't seem to mind it too much. |
1 comment:
OH MY so much came to mind as I read this and immediately escaped, as my mind is not really good for much these days. He is so so riduculously cute (the three of them together is pretty much off the charts cute wise). Pic of Livia holding his hand looking at the cameara looks exactly like you - something in the expression. IV in the head??? No no no you poor mama. Also the dangerous love is very familiar.
Just love your whole cute family.
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