Hadley's New Car Seat

So today Hadley moved into her new car seat. Brianna got so excited when I put her into the van this morning and she saw Hadley's new car seat installed. It is amazing how observant kids are.

The girls also had a blast when it was delivered a few days ago. Mia and Brianna took turns sitting in it. This is a pic of Hadley's turn:

The Little Mommy

So while Mia likes to pretend to be a baby, Brianna is a born mother. Her baby rarely leaves her side. A large majority of her play activities include her baby. When she is upset her cry is "Baby Ahgi". Ahgi is the girls word for their blankie.

It is so amazing how much the girls observe and learn. Yesterday I pulled out the baby sling that someone from Heartland was kind enough to make us as a baby present for Bri. I pulled it out yesterday to see what Hadley and I thought of wearing her on my hip.

Well later that day there is Brianna wearing it and wanting help putting her baby in it. After I took a picture of her, she proceeded to direct me to take more. And she does it all by gesturing and with her own words. The funny thing about that is that if you knew Brianna, you would understand exactly what I am describing.

In the following pictures she is demonstrating the different ways to carry your baby in a sling:

Pretending to be a Baby

So Mia's all time favorite past time is to pretend to be a baby. Her favorite baby activity is to be burped by Mommy. Mia has a specific fake cry that she uses that signals that Baby Mia is in the house. I just recently learned to put this favorite activity to good use. Big girl Mia likes to brush her teeth all by herself but does not like Mommy to brush them. However baby Mia loves it when Mommy brushes her teeth.

Here are some pics of sister Brianna getting into the game. The first picture Bri is the baby and Mia was the mommy. Mia was rocking and "shhhhing" the baby. Priceless

The second picture is Bri's new favorite past time. Climbing into the bouncy seat all by herself. If this bouncy seat survives this round it will be the last well constructed item that has been manufactured within the last decade.

Coming Up for Air

The Deeble household has been under the weather for over almost 3 weeks now. Hence the lack of posts in a while.

Three sicks kids and a sick mommy does not make for a good time.

Three girls, three ear infections. Mia, Hadley and Mommy all have had ear infections. Brianna was the first to get sick but somehow escaped the ear infection. Thankfully Daddy escaped it all. And even more thanks to antibiotics the two achy, crabby girls and achy, very, crabby mommy are all starting to feel better.

Every Family Should Have "Sick Traditions"

When the girls are sick, they wake up early. Take yesterday morning, for example. I (dan) was up just after 5AM, eager to log my first "sunroom morning" of the spring. The coffee had been brewed, my journal, books, and Bible were stacked on the table, and the moon still commanded the night's sky. Then, suddenly, Mia's cry cut through the silence and I was back on my feet, my devotion re-routed upstairs, cribside.

Bri was also awake but not yet demanding my servititude so I whisked Mia down the stairs and into the kitchen. I've learned that, for my eldest daughter, the best assumptive cure in moments like this is FOOD. And - when they are sick - I invoke the tradition of feeding them while they are sitting on top of the kitchen counter in their pj's. No bibs. No straps. It's high on danger, but high on cute. They munch on cereal, chew on grapes, and - if the mood allows - I'll even fry up some bacon. (Turkey bacon, that is. Which really shouldn't be allowed to be called "bacon" in the first place. The FDA should really make them call it "Turkey Strips" b/c it's not real bacon whatsoever. I'm sure we'll learn in 5 years that it causes some form of disease and that we were all better off for eating the real stuff. Perhaps they should be proactive and ban it all together and then my wife wouldn't be able to buy it except for on the black market. But we all know that's something she'd never do b/c she's such a rule follower. But I digress). And my girls know it's a big deal. They get that it's a special thing; something only dad would allow...and they praise me for it.

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