No disappointment

I don't know about other people, but I live with little concerns floating around in my brain all the time.  "Do I have enough gas in the car to get where I am going?" or "Will the paycheck hit the bank on time?" or "Will that guy texting while driving next to me swerve into my lane?" or "Will Boogie be disappointed at what a new baby is like?"  I think they are all genuine concerns.  Afterall, when I was a kid the gas gauge stuck once and we ended up stranded with no gas, the paycheck has been known to go in a day or two late when there is holiday around, many texting people are guilty of pinball driving and Boogie had huge plans about life with his new brother.

I tried to prepare Boog for how little a baby is, how little babies can do and how much attention babies require but fail to give.  We talked about it and talked about it and talked about it.  It was never a lecture but a lot of little "well honey" comments.  I hoped he really listened to what I said, but I doubted any of it sunk in.  I was concerned to say the least.

Well, don't you know it?  My boys proved me a worrywart.  After all those "well honey" comments Will has proven me wrong with each one and Boog has proven he had his expectations leveled appropriately.  I told Boogie that babies don't really play.  Boog's idea of playing with a baby is just exactly what he gets-  Will's nose wrinkling at jokes, smiling at funny faces and wiggling when tickled.  I told Boogie that babies really only cry to communicate.  Will already coos and giggles at Boogie.  I told Boogie that most babies only calm down for their parents.  Will only calms down for Boogie in certain situations.  He seriously seems to equate Boogie with the car seat.  If we put him in the car seat he expects to have Boogie holding his hand or foot, talking, reading or singing to him and making funny faces just inches from Will's face.  Any lack of Boogie equates to uncontrollable cries of loneliness that only Boogie can soothe! 

At every turn I appear to be a liar!  But you know what?  I don't mind being proven a liar every day if it keeps them loving each other the way they do!  They aren't at all disappointed in eachother and I am certainly not disappointed by being wrong!