Two Brubbies and a Baby

Ah yes, brotherly love.
Connor is the perfect jungle gym for Ramsey when he's here; he lays on him, crawls on him, and snuggles up to him to watch Connor play a game on his iPhone or Kindle.
Whether Connor wants them or not, he gets hugs, kisses, and the occasional whack!

Ramsey absolutely ADORES his Big Brubby Connor.

I suppose you may be wondering "what's with the DOLL?"  Oh, so happy you asked.  (I am sure that Ramsey will give me a ton of grief when he's older because I posted the pictures and videos.  Sorry, Doodlebug, love you!!)  

Substory:  I purchased this lovely baby doll over a year ago (I promise that I DID look for one that had a blue or boyish outfit, but they didn't have any), in the attempt to teach Ramsey to be very gentle with babies and to be nice and gentle in general... and, just in case we ever decided to have another little curtain climber.    He didn't ever play with it and couldn't have cared less about it... until about two weeks ago.

To date, Ramsey hadn't "bonded" deeply with any sort of blanket, stuffed animal, toy, or other inanimate object (sure, he has his favorite Darth Vader figure and such).   For some reason, he and this sweet little baby doll did solidify a bond.  This baby goes many places with us (she has to stay in the truck when we go into Walmart, Dad says), it calms him down when he's having a tantrum (yes, he's finally having those now - oye!), and he takes it to bed with him when he sleeps.  He is always giving his baby hugs and kisses.

As strange as it is for our little "rough and tumble" Star Wars and light saber-loving, sticks and stones-playing toddler boy to have a precious little baby girl doll, it is very sweet indeed and his kindness towards the doll melts our hearts.
Sidenote: Daddy says it's his "girlfriend", not his baby doll.  :-)

Oh, and this one's for Dad.   He's also very loving and sweet with his Storm Trooper.  But, Storm Trooper doesn't fit in his bed very well for nigh nigh time.  :-)