...and Calvin waited

Luke is a true younger brother even if he is only younger by one minute. He is always trying to get our attention away from Calvin. Calvin was born and everyone in the operating room attended to him while Garrett gazed at him and told me how perfect he was. Then one minute later Luke was born. Shrieking. Taking all attention away from Calvin. Luke was warmed, held, and brought to me so I could meet him. Calvin waited. Calvin has been waiting ever since.

At one week old I had just finished feeding Luke and was getting ready to pass him off to Garrett so I could feed Calvin. Apparently Luke was not done spending time with Mama cause he spit up everything he ate all over me. And Calvin waited.

Luke spits-up all the time. To quote our pediatrician, "50 percent of babies spit-up, that is your 50 percent." (great...) Luke also is a screamer. He goes from sound asleep to someone must be pulling that baby's limbs off shrieking in the blink of an eye. The more worked up he gets, the more spit-up I get so to avoid being showered with used food he is usually fed first. And Calvin waits. (In Luke's defense, Calvin takes FOREVER to eat. This kid can make 4oz last 40 minutes.)

One morning Calvin was super fussy and getting all of our attention. To divert our attention from his crying brother, Luke smiled for the first time. Mission accomplished!

I'm already having visions of Calvin bringing home a great report card and Luke sets fire to the kitchen to draw attention away from his brother.

Sorry Calvin, if he keeps this up you may always wait.