My Little Brother

When Marcelo first saw his little brother at the hospital, he followed suit to Sofia's reaction. He and Sofia entered the room quietly (this in of itself is highly unusual) with eyes and mouth wide open. In fact, their eyes were as wide open as I have ever seen them. I think Sofia knew what to expect but for Marcelo it was real wonderment at seeing the baby that we had been talking to him about being in my tummy for all these months. And then to see a real baby in my arms was probably like some kind of magic trick for him. I wish I could have captured it on video (but alas I am only one person and have only to hands.) Anyway, after the first five minutes of wonderment, Sofia started asking if she could eat my left over dessert and Marcelo became fascinated with the window and the blinds.

Since then, Marcelo hasn't been too interested in interacting with baby Peter. I've asked him if he wants to look at him up close or touch his feet, to which he replies, "no". I guess he's just not sure what to make of him much. He does talk to me about the baby and the baby's things and often refers to him as "your baby" or "my baby [brother]". And each night, he sweetly says goodnight to the baby when he goes to bed. He doesn't appear to be jealous or acting out do to our new addition so I don't mind him keeping his distance a little from the baby for now because ironically, I know I will be begging them to stop causing havoc together in only too soon of a time.