I've really enjoyed having a baby again. They bring such a sweet spirit to our home. It's so fun to be able to cuddle them and watch them grow. Sara has started making noises this last week, especially when I talk to her. She'll look at me and coo like she's trying to talk too. She also has started to really smile the last several weeks. It's so fun. It makes all the sleepless nights worth it.
The kids are still a big help. They love to give her kisses and hugs. They still like to hold her, although it doesn't usually last very long. Bryant likes to get right up in her face so that his face is only inches from hers. He'll just sit like that and smile at her. I'll tell him to talk to her and he'll say, "Hi" with this look of "now what Mom?" It's really cute. A couple of days ago when I was feeding her he was sitting by me and just started randomly poking her cheek. I don't know if he was checking to see if it was squishy or what. He would poke his finger in, and then pull it out, poke it in, pull it out. He must have done it like ten times. It was really cute. Kaylee also told me the other day that she "really likes having a baby sister." Occasionally one of the kids will come over and ask to hold the bottle while she's eating. I'll say yes and they'll hold it for about 5 seconds and then tell me their arm is tired. Bryant will do this several times in one feeding, but for the girls once is enough.
Rachel and Kaylee have been fixing their own hair more and more lately. Usually they do pretty good. Here is one of their more interesting "do's." (Rachel helped Kaylee with hers.)
Until the kids are old enough to carve their own pumpkins we've decided to paint ours. (Yes, Caleb's a Halloween party pooper and I wouldn't get much help in pumpkin carving.) Here are this years works of art. Rachel's is a vampire, Bryants.... well, we don't know, and the others are pretty self explanatory.
Ballerinas, Spiderman, and a kitty cat. Thankfully all the kids chose to be something out of their dress up box so my job was very easy this year. Rachel and Kaylee were stoked to be able to do their own make up. Bryant loved being Spiderman, but only wore the mask for about five minutes. Due to potty accident, and some quick thinking at Granny and Papa's, Bryant finished the evening as Darth Vader.
