It's been great watching my husband with our first nephew, Nicholas (my brother’s son).
Jeff, being an only child and the youngest in his entire family, never had the opportunity to be around young children before. The only thing he has ever watched or taken care of has been puppies/dogs, so needless to say that Jeff got a little confused when it came to time to be in the company of a baby for the first time.
- The first time Jeff held Nicholas he petted him like a dog.
- A few months later, Jeff was trying to teach Nicholas his first trick "rollover"!
- Another time, Jeff got the idea that he wanted to play fetch with Nicholas the only problem was Zoey (our Puggle) would be the only one chasing after the baby toys. It wasn't until Jeff decided to throw a bone (meant for Zoey) that Nicholas hurried up (doing his marine crawl) to get to that bone and eat it. Not that we let him put the bone in his mouth, but he did enjoy chasing the bone a couple more times after that…hmm maybe Jeff was on to something. J/k
But my favorite all time memory of Jeff with Nicholas was when Nicholas was not feeling well and was crying alot. Jeff asked me if he could hold him and he rocked Nicholas in his arms (standing) for almost an hour until he felt better. It’s moments like that which make me truly appreciate my husband for the lengths he goes through to make others happy. I love you Jeff.
