My Brother

Meet My Brother, Zachary Isaac Preston.

Olivia has absolutely blown us away with her reaction to being a big sister. We were so afraid that she'd be jealous and insecure with Zach's arrival, but she has proved us wrong!

From the moment Olivia first met Zach, she's been talking about nothing other than "My Baby". That's what she lovingly calls her baby brother - My Baby! She's starting to refer to him as Bubba on occasion, but My Baby is her name of choice for Zach right now.

Every morning when she wakes up, she asks to see Zach. She kisses him uncontrolably, and loves to point out every one of his features. She's also catching on quite quickly when it comes to taking care of her baby brother. She gets diapers for us, brings him toys, and has even learned that the magic passy will amazingly stop the screaming!

She loves to cuddle with him, and she gets to excited when she's allowed to hold him - which hasn't been possible until just recently. For those of you who we haven't talked to, Olivia has had quite the string of bad luck lately. The weekend before we had Zach, she was in the ER with a nasty stomach bug that left her sick for several days. Then, the day after we brought him home, she got Pink Eye and an Ear Infection. Then, this past Thursday, she developed an allergic reaction to Amoxicillan and has had the hives for 3 days!!! This poor kid just can't catch a break!!!
Keeping her away from Zach (or at least at a safe distance) was the most difficult part of the last two weeks. She loves him so much, and just couldn't understand why she couldn't be near her baby brother. But now she's all better and she loves on him as much as she can.

Aren't they just the cutest!!!

Having two kids is awesome - and this picture prooves it!!!