boppy boy

otto is master of the art of sucking his thumb and snuggling. he loves to lay on pillows, be covered with blankets, that sort of thing. so when we brought out the boppy pillows for me to nurse selma, otto was in heaven. he is constantly saying, "i want to see selma", but i think he really just wants to lay on the boppy pillow with her. i thought he would have some jealousy issues when i was breastfeeding, but as long as there's room for him on the pillow he's content. here's a few pics (sorry for the poor quality...i'm unloaded the pictures from my phone) of him laying with selma. otto also has a thing for soft fabric. he likes to wear khakis ("they're soft") and hates corduroys ("they're scratchy") and will follow joe around when he has khakis on so that he can suck him thumb and feel the fabric of joe's pants. silly otto.

otto's favorite new game

this is otto's new favorite pasttime. we call it the, "stand by your bed and suck your thumb" game. he's been doing this a lot the past few days when we are in his room playing. he'll just go over, reach his left arm between the bars to rub his hand on the sheet while he sucks on his right thumb. hope it doesn't throw him too much when we move him to a new bed (and new room) to make way for the baby.....

should've named him Linus.....

sucking my thumb

asleep with my eyes open

maybe it's just me, but bedtime can be a tricky time at our house. especially when there's only one parent home. who do you put to bed first? what does the other child do in the meantime. often for otto, this means he lays and cries for a few minutes while we go through the bedtime routine with greta. tonight, however, otto got tired of waiting. while i was upstairs with greta, otto rolled over onto his belly (his sleep position of choice), found his thumb to suck on, and promptly fell asleep. i know his eyes look open, but trust me, he was sleeping.
our children do not fall asleep just anywhere. i remember almost passing out the ONE TIME greta fell asleep in a bouncy seat at a playdate.

way to go otto. thanks for making bedtime a little easier tonight. except for the fact that you still needed to nurse one more time.