Brotherly love

Today we were reading books and Austin goes, "Mom, can I read a book to Carson?" I of course thought, "hmmm, I wonder how long this will last", but let Austin put Caron on his lap while he preceded to read a couple of books to him. I watched as Austin knew all the words pretty much and as he turned the pages, he would put Carson's hand on the different textures, and say things like, "you see, that truck is ridgy". It was pretty cute. The funniest part though was that Carson of course wanted to grab the book and put it into his mouth, and this frustrated Austin, so he locked down Carson's arms with one of his hands, while he held the book and turned the pages! Too funny! That only lasted 1/2 a minute though because Carson got upset that he couldn't taste the book anymore!

The last couple of months, I've noticed that not only does Austin acknowledge his little brother, he loves to give him hugs/kisses, he plays with him, he climbs in his crib to greet him after a nap, and when Carson is tired, he puts Carson's thumb in his mouth and says, "It's ok Bubbers, just suck your thumb and you will go to sleep". It amazes me that this busy, non-stop, pretty un-cuddly, and independent kid already loves his brother and shows affection to him. It melts my heart that every night when Austin is saying his prayers he always prays for Carson to be "strong and healthy". What a good big brother!