Meant to be a big brother

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Okay. So this top picture is of Matthew when he was 16 months old. I was about four months pregnant with Jenny and was wondering how Matthew would do with a new sibling. We went to visit my brother and his wife and I met up with one of my old roommate while there. Her little boy was about six months old if I remember right. And Matthew saw that little boy/baby and WOULD NOT stop going to give him hugs. That is the first time I knew that Matthew would fit into his role as an older brother.

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Matthew & Jenny September 2004 (31)

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M & J (35)

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And the older Matthew gets, the more he loves his sisters. He and Jenny are the best of buddies and I wouldn’t leave Lucy out of that either. He loves playing with and spending time with his sisters. And I’m sure that that won’t change with the addition of Matthew’s little brother.

Comments

Anonymous said…
i bet Matthew is so happy, congrats!!
December 7, 2010 at 9:34 PM
Casey and Rachel said…
These are such sweet pictures! I am sure he is going to just love his new little brother!
December 8, 2010 at 3:52 PM
Taffy and Tony said…
Such cute pictures! A good brother like that deserves to have another boy around, I'd say. BTW, the pic of Connor is cracking me up. Looks like he's trying to eat Matthew, which he probably was doing, since he's about 5 months old there. Haha
December 8, 2010 at 5:41 PM
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