Ready to Be Big Brothers

The Brown boys are so excited about being big brothers soon! Philip and I got them baby dolls this week so they could practice their big brothering skills before Lincoln’s arrival! My goodness have they had fun with their “Lincolns” ...dressing them, feeding them, rocking them, playing basketball with them, etc.! They are mostly gentle with them, but then they’ll do something crazy like try to feed them cereal, and I’ll say, “Boys, you can’t feed Lincoln cereal.” Then Landon will respond, “But Mommy! This Lincoln is just a doll. He’s not real!” Haha! 

On Wednesday, the boys and I went to a big brother class at the hospital. It was fantastic. They learned all about being a big brother, got to see a newborn baby in the nursery, and were able to tour a hospital room just like Mommy will be in! I think this is going to be so helpful for when Lincoln makes his big arrival for the boys being comfortable and calm coming to visit. We had a great night at the class, other than that poor Philip got diagnosed with the flu that same afternoon and couldn’t come with us. I luckily survived the class by myself (which was actually for 3-7 year olds) and even had several people comment to me how smart and well-behaved the boys were. Praise the Lord! They are just so excited about being big brothers, that they soaked everything up! In fact, on the way home, Landon said, “Mommy. Tell me everything about the class.” He wanted a play by play of everything they did and wanted to review all the things they had learned. Just pure cuteness!