Lincoln

You may be wondering how our Little Lincoln is handling all the excitement of school...well not to be left out, he spends time with his own books learning the ways of the world. After so much mental stimulation...or trying to survive the vigorous loving his brothers give him...he had to catch a nap. I'm secretly jealous of such naps.


Notice the little red scratch on his head? I asked what happened to him and Gabriel immediately said Garrett did it followed with an, "I think". I asked if he actually saw Garrett do it and he said no BUT it was probably and ant. I explained that ants don't scratch they bite. So then he explained that it was really probably a scratching bug that did it and then flew away. I still don't know what happened.

He really likes this jumpy thing. The other day I came in and he was scrunched down like this, so I picked him back up and got him settled again...

Just to find him scrunched back down. He fussed when I tried to pick him back up so I left him. He just hung out like this for nearly 45 minutes.

When he's content he's really content. When he's mad he's really mad. He's finally getting around to growing some hair and really enjoys the mornings that are big brother free. He can roll and squirm all over the floor with no danger of getting smooshed. He's starting to pull up his hips when he's on his tummy. As soon as he actually makes it to his knees once, he'll be off and running...or crawling I guess. His smile is so infectious. He'll just sit and watch someone out of the corner of his eye, waiting for them to look over then he throws them the hugest smile EVER! I love it. It almost seems like he smiles with his whole face, you can't help but smile back at him. I love to snuggle him under my chin, although he doesn't do that very often now. He's like Garrett, just wants to be put in bed and left alone when it's time to sleep. Sometime I'll share some of the special experiences I've had associated with this little guy. His big brothers love him SO much! They often call him Little Linky (or Wittle Winky by Garrett) it's cute. He's recently learned how to rock himself in his infant carrier. I was at a wedding reception over the weekend and he rocked himself the entire time I was there, especially when the fast dance music came on. My mom looked over and thought I was rocking him. He gets his little legs going and rocks bigger and bigger...it keeps him very entertained.

It's so much fun to see how each kid is so different and has so much to contribute to a family in their own way. It's true that your heart just keeps growing bigger and bigger to make room to love each new addition.