Little Frederick "Freddie" Scott has been such an easy baby since his first moments. He is a man of few words and only cries when he is hungry. Other than that, he makes soft, small baby coos. Freddie is also a fantastic sleeper and will nap for two, three, or four hours at a time! This is a big change from when Jackson was a baby and is a very welcome surprise. Something else that is different is that Freddie needs to be very close to us and cuddled to be comfortable. He does not like being left to sleep too far away from anyone and needs to be gripping a finger or held to sleep soundly. Freddie was also born with lots of dark brown hair and a widow's peak, a nice pink skin tone, and a sharp alertness to his surroundings.
Jackson has been quite possibly the best big brother the world has ever seen. He is very caring and thoughtful about what Freddie needs and about any safety issues that may arise. Jackson is so happy to have a little brother and his first words when he saw us at the hospital were, "It's a boy!" (Although he had to wait two days to meet his brother, he told Lee that he wanted a surprise and to wait to see if he had a baby brother or sister for himself.) For the first day or so, Jackson called Freddie 'Dexter' since a show he likes has a baby boy named Dexter in it. We told him that he could use that as a nickname if he really wanted to; thus, he went to school and told his class that his baby brother's name was Freddie, 'but you can call him Dexter.' We also know that Jackson loves having a new baby around since he told us this: "We have four guys at our house now: Daddy, Mommy, me, and baby Freddie. And Mommy's going to have another baby soon. And another, and another, and another until our house will explode with babies!"
Besides becoming a big brother, this week was also great for Jackson because he was rewarded with Star of the Week at school for his 'fantastic investigation ideas' after he led the class to look for clues to find out how his teacher's gingerbread man was broken, suggesting that they use magnifying glasses to look for crumbs. And, he earned Poppet of the Week at his drama school! (The Poppets are the children in the youngest class.) After only 10 sessions of drama school, he's earned this award twice--a prodigy in so many ways.
We are all in agreement that our first week with Freddie has been nothing less than ideal. We are so lucky to have two of the best little boys we could have ever hoped for.
Introducing: Baby Freddie (contentedly sleeping)
Our Little Star and new big brother, Jackson
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