Joseph did enjoy the doll at first -- he dubbed her "Marjorie," fed her, changed her diaper (and took it to the dumpster to pretend to throw it away), and gave her a pacifier the first night. He even utilized the boppy to aid his nurturing:
By the next day, however, he had basically lost interest in Marjorie and went back to his trains, cars, and the awesome stretchy snakes/lizards/frogs that his grandma brought him from Utah. But I'm happy to report that he's still manifesting his nurturing skills in caring for his lizards -- he brings them blankets when they are cold, makes sure they are fed, and even attempted to breastfeed one of them the other day:
(You can see Todd's mortification in the background.)
I'm grateful for my two nurturing boys. I love the below picture because they are both looking at Audrey with such love:
Although sometimes I get a little stressed that Audrey will not survive Joseph's "love" (and, at rare times, jealousy) unscathed, she is so lucky to be growing up with such a sweet big brother who loves telling her "I love you so much," giving her hugs, and "being gentle to her."
5 comments:
I like having you home, Erin! More posts. Audrey and Joseph are both just adorbale. Nice work!
Oh I love that boy! I remember how pleased you were to be able to hold Kiersten or help us with her.
I miss my little ones.....
Love my little lactating grandson! Beautiful pictures--thanks for the post.
Okay, Marjorie? That's amazing. Where did he get that?
Todd's face is priceless in pic 2. That's amazing.
And what an amazing little family! I hope you've evened out the score now, parents vs. children.
I need to visit soon! I'm globe hopping until the end of April, but May?
Oh he is so sweet! They are both so sweet! I love your babies!
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