Baby Brother 101

Playing with random stuff after bathtime

Luke and the Baby

Rocking the baby

Feeding the Baby on his blanket (he set everything up himself)

The new Baby's Room

New shelf and the boy's rocking chair from Grandpa and Grandma Carrithers

As we are attempting to introduce the boys to the concept of a "baby" over the next couple of weeks, we decided to purchase a doll. She makes little noises and has a bottle and baby seat. Not suprisingly, the boys have had very different reactions towards the baby. If you are wondering why all of the pictures are of Luke with the baby, that is because Liam really is not interested at all. He thinks it is funny when the baby makes noises and he was very interested in touching her eyes and drinking from her bottle, but other than that...he pretty much does his own thing. Luke, on the other hand, has asked every morning about the baby. He wants to feed and hold the baby all the time. He has gone to the baby's room several times to get her. We are still trying to work on the concept of being gentle with the baby as Luke has already tried to run down the hall carrying the baby and dropped her a few times! I really think the boys have no clue what we are talking about, but at least Luke has enjoyed taking care of the baby.

I am also posting a few pictures of the new baby's room. We still have a few things to finish and need some decorative accessories to tie things together, but I am very pleased with it. We did not have to buy a lot for Baby #3 because we are able to use our rocking chair, changing table, and other items from the boys. The crib is from one of our very generous neighbors who no longer needs it. By the way, the test "baby" is sleeping in the crib because Luke laid her down for a nap.