I've spent the past couple days with my littlest man.  I realize that no child beyond the first, will ever have the opportunity to have the quality time that he had, but we have our moments where we try with subsequent children.  For me, as you know, I have lots of time that I need to catch up on with my littlest man.  After all, unbeknownst to him, he went through a lot when I got a sick.  He totally didn't get the benefits of breastfeeding the whole 15 months the first one did, he didn't get the time I put in, he didn't even get a quarter of the pictures that the first one had, or currently has....he just didn't get as much.  And so, I have to admit, he stays in the bed longer with me, I baby him more, I indulge a bit more, to try and make up for it.  And I'm sure he knows it.  And I'm sure he takes advantage of it.  And I let him.  What can I say?  He's my littlest guy and that's what I do.

The interesting thing will be what will happen when the new baby gets here.  He will become the middle child.  No insult meant towards middle children, but they are in a precarious spot in the family lineage.  I don't want him to get lost in the shuffle, but can you see how that could happen?  He's a pretty independent little guy so he doesn't really "need" help with things, so he won't necessarily ask or call attention to himself.  It will be interesting.  Definitely.