Best Big Brother Ever

So many of you are probably expecting to read something about how awesome my big brother, Rusty, is. And its true. he is awesome.

but that isn't what this post is about. Today God reminded me of how amazing my little man is and how lucky Maddie is going to be to have him as a big brother.

we had a beautiful 8 week old girl, Ari, over for a few hours today. she started to cry, as babies do. at first dillan was really upset but when i explained that sometimes baby's cry and its ok, he calmed down. i also told him babies like it when you sing songs and give them love - it helps them stop crying.

the next time she cried, without hesitation, dillan went over and kissed the top of her head. then he reached down, gently picked up her little hand and started singing "just take my hand, hold on tight. i will protect you from all around....."

it was one of those priceless, melt your heart moments that make you so thankful to be a parent. but what makes this really sweet is that Luke and Dillan have started to sing "You'll be in my heart" almost every night to Maddie. Mostly Luke sings and Dillan blows raspberries on my belly.



it really touched me deeply that Dillan has made the connection that this song is something we sing to make the baby feel better and know that we love her. and i really love that his little heart was so open and willing to share that with Baby Ari today.