Sunshine and Rozes

It's rainy and cold. But outside only. Isn't winter lovely?
Snow on the ground (which hasn't even melted yet) and a chill in the air.

I'm even wearing a sweater and sipping a cup of tea.

If I had been feeling grumpy(which I wasn't since I just had my rest and three of four kids are STILL sleeping) this pic would cheer me up right away.

Matthew is such a lively goon. The older he gets, the more obvious his "monkey" personality is becoming. This is his "cheese" for the camera. Scrunched up eyes are mandatory, if you were wondering. Matthew is really really good at doing exactly what Nathan or Melanie JUST did when I told them off for it. And his favorite word is still "no!" He's been much more talkative since Daniel came home.
"Da-yow Bee-bee!!"

He loves his brother. Almost to death. ;)


Melanie, on the other hand, shows hardly any interest in Daniel--comparatively speaking. I thought she'd be more motherly, but maybe she figured she did that for Matthew as a baby, now it's Matthew's turn to do it for Daniel. She's got better things to do! She does think Daniel is handsome (but she even thinks Grandpa is very handsome...so she has very odd standards :p ) and is very concerned if he cries really loudly.


Big brother Nathan, when he is behaving himself, takes his responsibility seriously. He now has an official chore and he is thrilled about it. He's lousy at it--vacuuming--but he loves it anyways. I think I'd better hone his skills a bit. He also will try and console Daniel by chatting to him when he's crying--whereas Melanie and Matthew will run and get ME if they hear him crying.


As for Daniel he's just fabulous. After all, he smiled at me this morning!!!! What a lovely guy! He was filling his pants at the time...but STILL, I think he meant it(the smile) just for me. I'll find out tomorrow if he's growing, how much, and all that fun stuff. Last week his night time sleeping skills deteriorated a fair bit, and he was unhappy unless nursed every hour during his awake time in the day. Maybe he was having a growth spurt, or maybe he was continually hungry. He also filled his diaper a lot--mostly tiny little sneaky ones five minutes apart--and I missed a few of them--so he had a bad rash--which is almost gone now.

So it seems to me that we're all somewhat settling in

(somewhat being the key word)
to life with Daniel.