Big Sisters and Brother

Paige is funny with Reed.  I thought she'd be so excited to have a baby in the house, now that she's older and can do more to help.  She LOVES Reed, and thinks he's so cute, but she actually pays less attention to him than Cason and Neely do.  I think because she's our most independent child, and likes to have her alone time, and Reed spends so much time asleep.  He's also a pretty quiet guy when he IS awake, so I think she almost forgets he's here sometimes.  Ha.  The more he interacts with us the more she's paying attention to him and telling me "He's SO cute!"  She gets so excited when he shows any interest in trying to accomplish something, like trying to roll over.  A couple of weeks ago she asked to hold him, and he was smiling at her.  I was about to take a cute picture of them smiling at each other, when he cooed at her in the cutest voice, and with the sweetest look on his face.  She whirled around to tell me how cute it was just as I took the picture.  I got so lucky to capture that moment.  So cute.

She usually asks to hold him when she comes home each day.  She'll hold him for several minutes and either decide she is done and goes off to play, or HE decides he's ready for a meal.

Speaking of Paige and babies, they were playing a game with Alex and Faith one day, and Neely was their baby.  She LOOOOVED being held, and babied, and carried around by her oldest cousin.

Alex also did Neely's hair for her, and she was pretty happy with her braid.

 As usual, Cason and Neely obsess over Reed.  If he's in his swing or on the bed or whatever, and gets upset, they rush to console him while I hurry to finish whatever I'm doing.

Cason does most of the consoling, and Neely yells at me that "Reed is SAD!" or "Reed wants you!" or "Reed is hungry!"  She does NOT want him to wait more than a few seconds.  Then again, neither do I.  

He gets what he wants.