Partnership
Oct. 31st, 2005 09:32 am![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
altarflameIt's beginning already! You know how I wanted Isaac to have a little partner, the way that Ananda and Aaron have each other? You should SEE Isaac being a good big brother, I absolutely can't believe it. He waited patiently for Jake to get done nursing, so that he could nurse, yesterday afternoon. Like he sat on the floor at my feet and said "Wait" every couple of minutes. Then a little while later he totally understood and was ok with it, when I told him "No more milk, Isaac, Jake needs to have milk". And he's so happy to see him, anytime he sees him, yelling "BABY! BABY!" and "Brother!!" He's all careful when I let them nurse together, to not lean on him or anything. He even HELD HIS HAND, while they shared, yesterday.
Then last night, Grant was in the kitchen making pizza. I was sitting down with the big homemade Moses basket on the floor next to me, with Jake in it. He was looking around. Isaac came running up excitedly and I'm there thinking I'll have to be intervening any second. But he stroked his legs softly for awhile, leaned in for a kiss, talked gibberish to him, all while Jake stared at him in fascination. After a few soft gestures and tediously cautious touches, he stood up and started flinging his fists around wildly and tried to hit me. I told him that it was mean to hit and we need to be nice to each other, and he started slapping himself in the face. He wasn't upset at all, it didn't seem like any sort of intent to harm - he was smiling - it was like he had to let go of the energy from this tense controlling himself. So Grant told him he could hit this box of bottled water that we have on the floor, if he wanted to, and then every couple of minutes after being super careful with Jake, he would get up and go beat on this box for a few seconds, and laugh like it was a relief, and then come back to Jake and keep being really careful. Can you believe that? It's like it enabled him to do things like cup the baby's cheek and hold his weight back well while leaning over. Then he started sliding the basket across the tile slowly (it's kind of heavy for him with the baby in it). He has to have his butt in the air and his head down, to push it along, but he thinks it's great (laughs hysterically) and Jake seems to love it. It totally reminded me of when Aaron used to try to crawl into the kitchen, and Ananda would drag him out by the feet of his footsie pajamas, sliding on his belly. After awhile Jake started to fuss a little, and Isaac SUPER carefully climbed into the basket, crammed into a corner with his foot at a weird angle to not be on him at all, and started kissing him over and over to cheer him up. It didn't really work, but it was the cutest freaking thing I've ever seen.
There is just something really special about two children who can't even talk yet interacting.
*P.S. This message only brought to you because Jake is sleeping on Grant's chest, Isaac isn't quite up yet, and Ananda and Aaron are having breakfast. Yesterday and the day before have been EXHAUSTING and there is totally not free time. I feel super blessed, and very, very tired. Jake sleeps REALLY well, and Isaac is still doing great with that, too. We're getting pretty good nights. But the days are soooooo long, that it feels like we need several nights in between days to recuperate. Grant's been doing all of the cooking (quite well, too - like omelettes for breakfast and wraps for lunch and homemade pizza for dinner) and we clean little stuff here and there, but by and large when everyone is happy and occupied there are just too many things vying for my attention at once...like homeschool, showering, and having a chance to just freakin sit there and do nothing.
Who knew, that quick and Isaac IS up :p
Then last night, Grant was in the kitchen making pizza. I was sitting down with the big homemade Moses basket on the floor next to me, with Jake in it. He was looking around. Isaac came running up excitedly and I'm there thinking I'll have to be intervening any second. But he stroked his legs softly for awhile, leaned in for a kiss, talked gibberish to him, all while Jake stared at him in fascination. After a few soft gestures and tediously cautious touches, he stood up and started flinging his fists around wildly and tried to hit me. I told him that it was mean to hit and we need to be nice to each other, and he started slapping himself in the face. He wasn't upset at all, it didn't seem like any sort of intent to harm - he was smiling - it was like he had to let go of the energy from this tense controlling himself. So Grant told him he could hit this box of bottled water that we have on the floor, if he wanted to, and then every couple of minutes after being super careful with Jake, he would get up and go beat on this box for a few seconds, and laugh like it was a relief, and then come back to Jake and keep being really careful. Can you believe that? It's like it enabled him to do things like cup the baby's cheek and hold his weight back well while leaning over. Then he started sliding the basket across the tile slowly (it's kind of heavy for him with the baby in it). He has to have his butt in the air and his head down, to push it along, but he thinks it's great (laughs hysterically) and Jake seems to love it. It totally reminded me of when Aaron used to try to crawl into the kitchen, and Ananda would drag him out by the feet of his footsie pajamas, sliding on his belly. After awhile Jake started to fuss a little, and Isaac SUPER carefully climbed into the basket, crammed into a corner with his foot at a weird angle to not be on him at all, and started kissing him over and over to cheer him up. It didn't really work, but it was the cutest freaking thing I've ever seen.
There is just something really special about two children who can't even talk yet interacting.
*P.S. This message only brought to you because Jake is sleeping on Grant's chest, Isaac isn't quite up yet, and Ananda and Aaron are having breakfast. Yesterday and the day before have been EXHAUSTING and there is totally not free time. I feel super blessed, and very, very tired. Jake sleeps REALLY well, and Isaac is still doing great with that, too. We're getting pretty good nights. But the days are soooooo long, that it feels like we need several nights in between days to recuperate. Grant's been doing all of the cooking (quite well, too - like omelettes for breakfast and wraps for lunch and homemade pizza for dinner) and we clean little stuff here and there, but by and large when everyone is happy and occupied there are just too many things vying for my attention at once...like homeschool, showering, and having a chance to just freakin sit there and do nothing.
Who knew, that quick and Isaac IS up :p
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Date: 2005-10-31 04:38 pm (UTC)no subject
Date: 2005-10-31 04:52 pm (UTC)i want a 4th :)
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Date: 2005-10-31 05:35 pm (UTC)Unfortunitaly everybody else really freaked out whenever the boys came near her which sort of scared them off! Ive been trying to encourage them to play with her now. Siblings are great babysitters. :)
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Date: 2005-10-31 09:59 pm (UTC)no subject
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Date: 2005-10-31 10:08 pm (UTC)what a beautiful thing :)
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Date: 2005-10-31 11:10 pm (UTC)Did you get the icons I noted you with?