Micah will be 4 months soon. Fastest four months of our lives. I don't know but I am guessing time flies by even faster when you have another child. Carter is settling into his new role as big brother and adjusting better than I ever thought he would. In the beginning he would love to cuddle and hold Micah... he couldn't get enough of that. Now when he holds Micah he says "Whoa, dat big baby." or "Silly Micah!" when Micah squirms and moves in his arms. Pretty soon Micah will be too big for Carter to hold. And soon after that they will be wrestling on the floor together.
Days that we don't have a lot going on are full of quiet sweet moments with the three of us. Carter helps me with Micah in different toddler friendly ways. Sometimes he gets me a diaper or picks out a onesie for Micah. Other times if Micah is fussy, Carter will sing him a song or hand him a toy. My favorite serenade of Carter's recently was when he started off singing "twinkle twinkle little star" and then broke into the Dinotrux theme song. Carter can definitely be a rambunctious little guy and we have to remind him to be gentle with Micah at times, but overall, he is so sweet to his brother. There are times when he asks us to play with him but he is learning that Micah needs us a lot more and he is getting much better at playing independently. It hurts my heart a little to not be able to spend as much one on one time with each of them as I would like, but I guess that is just part of having multiple children. One day they won't want or need us as much as they do now... so I'm trying to enjoy these ages and soak up the sweetness of it. We are all learning together.
Carter made Micah laugh for the first time! We were sitting eating breakfast and Carter was smacking away... Micah was watching Carter's every move and broke out into the cutest little giggle. I can only imagine the silliness that these two boys will get into in the future. It makes my heart burst to see the love and affection between them. I know in the future they will argue and fuss like most siblings do, but I also know they will have a special bond that will be unique to them. I am so grateful to the Lord for giving us the gift of sons and giving them the gift of brothers.
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