I totally got this.

Jacob loves to hold his nephews. First thing he does after walking in the door from school, and unloading the contents of his arms across the front room floor, he says, "Where are the boys!?" and every day I say to him, "Sleeping." and every day he says, "Ok, call me when they wake up? Ok? Promise?" And every day I say, "OK. I promise."

For being the baby in the family, he really loves babies. When he first got here, he wasn't sure how to hold Hugh, or what to "do" with him. He would always nervously hold him and say, "Ok, now what?" Gone are the days...Now, he is a total natural. You would never know he dropped Hugh on his head.

Wait.

What?

Pah ha ha Ok, I have resisted and resisted posting this, because he would be devastated if I told you. But, as far as I can tell, it's clear no immediate damage has occurred to Hugh. And it's been a few months. So, I'm thinking we are in the clear.

Jacob was feeling very adventurous. When we heard Hugh quaking (not squawking. this kid quacks) in his bed, he jumped off the couch with enthusiasm declaring, "I'm going to get him!!"

I shrugged my shoulders and said, "Ok! Let me know if you need any help."

He stopped dead in his tracks and turned to me and said, "Help?? What? Why would I need any help? Who do you think I am? I totally got this!" and strutted away to grab the young one.

Once safely arriving back into the front room, he managed to implant himself back into the same exact spot on the couch, where his bum had left an imprint before he got up. "See!" he said to me, as he turned to grab his game boy off the side of the couch, "Take a picture!! I totally got this," he repeated.

So, being the proud, mother/sister in this situation, I did as told.

LITERALLY seconds after the picture was taken, three significant things happened in about a half second flat.

1)Hugh pukes on Jacob's hand

2)Jacob instantly jumps up, while lifting his arms straight up in the air to avoid more pukage... letting go the three month old sitting on his lap

3)Hugh catapults off his lap and face plants it onto the floor.

And I was sitting right there for it all!! Pretty horrific, yet in some twisted way, I had to bite my tongue to not burst out laughing. You don't think it's funny?? No, it's totally not funny. I get that. But the horror in Jacobs eyes just sucked out any of the despair in my own heart.

I don't know who cried more, Jacob or Hugh. Since that moment in time, Jacob has forever indebted himself to Hugh. Every day since then, he asks Hugh if he is ok. Any time Hugh cries, TO THIS DAY, Jacob asks, "Is it because I dropped him?"

The picture is dated 4/15/09. Yep, it's been a while.