Daphne was never the kind of baby that was happy being put down.  Any time I put her down she would scream to the heavens, and I would eventually end up carrying her again.

Cyprus is much different.  He actually fusses sometimes when I am holding him indicating that he prefers to be put down.  Don’t get me wrong, he loves to be snuggled and hugged also, but he will stay asleep if I put him down and stay sleeping happily.

The thing is that Daphne REALLY likes babies.  She has baby radar.  She asks all the time if she can hold Cyprus and whenever I put him down, she is on him like a hawk.  I actually changed his diaper the other day and when I left the room to get a new diaper, I caught her walking down the hall carrying him.  Since then, she has had many other attempts to pick him up.  I actually have to either close the door to where he is so she can’t get in or I have to bring her with me.

So when I put him down when he is sleeping, he looks happy and peaceful.

But you soon realize that he must just be incredibly happy sleeping because chaos is going on around him.  Daphne can jump on the bed next to where he is sleeping and he does not notice at all.

I think that she really likes being a big sister.  He actually is very fond of him.  He was crying when I was putting Daphne to bed, and I handed him to her to “hold” in bed.  He actually stopped crying and spent some time looking at her and admiring her.

She does such a good job.  I couldn’t be a happier mama.

He is yawning comfortably here. Check out that cool cloth diaper made by mama.

Doesn’t she look SO proud?