Sibling Love

Jacob and Bailey are finally having fun together. Jacob is definitely Bailey's idol and completely lights up whenever he is around and comes near her. Jacob loves to play with her and try and make her laugh. He brings her toys to her, which is sweet, but we do have to watch him closely. His play can be kind of rough. He'll shake a toy in her face and then wallop her with it! He also likes to pull on her playfully. She mostly takes it pretty well and just laughs but we know we need to set some boundaries before she gets hurt. In order to be more efficient, I try and do diaper changes at the same time and put them side-by-side on the floor together. They love this! It's so cute because they will turn into each other and play and talk.

It's not all good times, though. A couple of weeks ago during a dual-diaper change, Bailey put her hand near his mouth and Jacob chomped down on it. I know he wasn't trying to hurt her, but he still got a time-out. She cried the hardest I've seen her, poor thing! Jacob is also having a hard time seeing Bailey play with his old toys. He sometimes takes them away from her and says "Jacob's fill-in-the-blank". We cannot take our eyes off them for one second out of safety for Bailey. Jacob will sometimes sit on her, which she thinks is hilarious, but he needs to know that this is not okay. It's also always a challenge when she is sleeping in the swing because he will go over to her stop the swing and try and play with her, which means no more nap.

I'm really anxious for the two of them to play together more in the next few months. I'm optimistic that they won't fight and will be the best of friends (yeah right!).

Jacob giving Bailey a hug (this was all on his own and I was lucky to catch it on camera)

Jacob and Bailey



This video was shot several weeks ago when I was trying to capture Bailey talking. The video turned into a Jacob show, he really turns on the silliness sometimes when he is being filmed!





This video was after Bailey had her rice cereal and Jacob was eating a snack after dinner. You'll also see our crazy dog who has to stay in the crate during mealtimes because he jumps up and takes food out of Jacob's hands.