An antidote to the fussy baby

 The boys discovered a few months ago that the best antidote to Mariana's crying is to let her play the piano.

While she is not a particularly fussy baby, she does spend a lot of time in the care of a sibling sitting at the piano.

Joe is very talented with younger children - babies and on up.  The younger lot seem to sense his love of fun, and he is very responsible when caring for those younger than him.  When visiting friends, he often finds himself carrying their baby around or letting their toddler wrestle with him on the floor.

This open-piano trick belongs to Joe alone.  His little sister delights in it.  There is something especially touching about a boy and his baby.