Big Brothers

These two big brothers are the best.  They love little Alex so much.  I love the sweet way that they ask how Alex is doing.  Or how they are eager to help grab a diaper or a burp cloth or pick out his clothes - in fact they sometimes argue over who's turn it is to pick out his clothes! 

The picture on the left is from the day we came home from the hospital, May 5th & the one on the right is from the 6th.  Just 3 & 4 days old.  One day while my mom was here with us, Carson was holding Alex & sitting next to my mom in a chair.  Alex started fussing a little bit and Carson said "Here Alex, hold my finger, that will make it better."  For the first few weeks if you asked Carson what the baby's name was, he would consistently say in his sweet little voice "Alex Joseph".  Carson was also very disappointed when he had a bit of a cold and we told him it wasn't a good idea to hold Alex.  Just devastated that he couldn't love on his baby brother.

Here is Alex in his bouncy seat just 4 days old.

 

And the biggest brother Andrew with baby brother Alex.  Andrew has shown some concern for Alex.  Some friends of ours lost their 5 month old daughter this past November.  Andrew is very concerned about this.  He will often ask how Alex is doing when he gets home from school.  And has said "I hope Alex makes it out of being a baby."  So much for such a young boy to think about and process.  The first few weeks whenever Alex started crying Andrew was sure to point this out to me right away.  "Mom, Alex needs you!"  I'm not sure if he felt bad for Alex that he needed something or if Andrew just didn't want to hear him cry.  Even last night, Andrew & Carson were in bed and Alex was having his fussy streak (but then proceeded to sleep from 9:45ish until 6am!!!!).  Andrew said something like "Hey, doesn't anybody realize Alex is crying?"

Love all three of these little boys!