Michael's "pacifier"

So, Michael has found a way to self soothe. Some kids suck their fingers, some suck their thumbs, others cling to a blankie or stuffed animal...Michael sucks his lower lip. I found him doing this one night after he had gone to sleep, then I noticed him doing it more and more throughout the day. I think its pretty cute, but sometimes I worry that it will be a habit we will have to break later on. Oh well, if it makes him happy, I'm fine with it. The really cute thing is when he runs his fingers through his hair and sucks his lip when he's starting to get really tired. Some day these baby things will be gone, so we might as well enjoy them while they are here.

Little voices in the monitor

So I am sitting here downstairs taking care of a few things before we start school for the day and I am listening, via the baby monitor, to Gabriel and Michael playing upstairs in Michael's room. Gabriel is being quite sweet, playing so nicely with his baby brother and teaching him everything he knows. At one point he informs his little brother that "dinosaurs live in Africa!" He had explained this to the whole family in the car on the way to church yesterday, so his Daddy and I acted as though it was very interesting and that he was teaching us something new. (We did have the discussion that dinosaurs are no longer with us...and that its a good thing.)

I think its quite adorable to hear the chatter between little brothers. Especially when the older brother is trying so hard to teach his little brother everything he thinks he knows.