Thomas finally picked up the skill of hugging on command - in the sense that if we ask for a hug, he will give us one about 90% of the time. He's also started giving "kisses", but hasn't gotten the entire concept - so asking for one will mean you get an open mouth slobber on your mouth. I'm now working on the puckering up part to minimize the slobber...

But anyhow, this morning Matt and I were asking Thomas for hugs when Matt got the bright idea to ask Thomas to give Natalie a hug. And he did - it was pretty adorable!

Of course Natalie responded with a kiss of her own. Much like how I feel about his kisses, Thomas wasn't too sure about Natalie's version of kisses...

We also got a care package in the mail from Grannie (Matt's mom). It was full of all kinds of goodies, but the best part was the matching hats she made for all of us. Thomas looked pretty adorable in his. Grannie said it looked a little small when I sent her a photo - he's hard to make hats for long distance, his head size generally maxes out on the growth charts...

He's also gotten very curious about his little brother. He's gone from not wanting to touch the new addition of the family to helping with diaper changes and trying to give his little brother his pacifier (whether he is awake or not). It's pretty awesome to have such a great little helper when I am in the middle of a diaper change and realize I forgot to grab a diaper. Hopefully my little helper doesn't get tired of helping anytime soon!