Mr. Caleb has always had a quiet determination about him. Somedays it seems a little more like stubbornness (borderline disobedience...) but, I try to see it as the gift of knowing what he wants and the ability to make a plan (often very creative) to get it. Sometimes I tell myself "If I can guide him and teach him in love then that very quality (that is usually frustrating at the moment) will serve him well someday!" Today I was telling the boys things that I think they are good at and writing a letter on their little fingertips with a pen to remind them. On Caleb's hand I had already written a "T" for trying new things, a "B" for being brave, and "H+K" for giving hugs and kisses. I asked Caleb if he could think of something he's good at and he said "Umm, me get what me want!"
These pictures are from a few weeks ago on a day when Caleb only wanted to wear green (because "gween my fav-wit colow") I said "That's fine. I like green too, but you're going to have to do it yourself." So he did. It took him probably 15 minutes to look through the shoe closet and find his old green shoes and put them on himself. The tantrum came when I asked him to please clean up the mess he had made in the process.
This was today when Caleb fell asleep MID-SENTANCE while he was talking to me as I fed Kaycee on the couch.
Looks pretty peaceful for a kid that is sure he does NOT need naps anymore ;)
Kaycee girl joined us for lunch today. Oh, she had the time of her life sitting at the table with the big boys. 
I think she liked sucking it off her fingers, and she made some funny faces that had Caleb laughing so hard he could hardly chew his food.
A friend of mine was getting rid of some little boy clothes and asked if I wanted this jacket for Caleb. It's black, leather-like material with an embroidery of Elmo riding a motorcycle on it. It's not my favorite, but I thought Caleb would really like it. Boy was I right. He wore it almost all day and kept saying "I cool like Rex! Me have Harwee too?"
Although, I don't use it like he does ;) He turns it on as hard and fast as it will go and sits his little bum right on the rotating Shiatsu balls. What a funny kid!
Here I am wearing the very same dress in good old 1984. Don't worry that I'm almost 2 years old at the time and Kaycee is not even 5 months yet (it was a bit big on her). Also, I do hope her hair grows faster than mine did ;)
Kayce is a good sleeper. She likes her crib, she takes long naps during the day, she snoozes through her brothers' craziness, and she goes right back to sleep after she nurses at night. I'm a lucky girl. I really am. That said... interrupted sleep k.i.l.l.s. m.e! She has been an every four -maybe five- hours eater, and because I put her to bed so early (so we get a calm, no kids allowed evening every night and so she gets used to that bedtime) it means I wake up 2 or 3 times a night. Well, the last few days her stretches at night have been longer. Maybe seven hours before she's hungry, then back to bed for a little more shut eye. Then last night, she slept 8 and a half hours, I fed her, and she slept 5 more.
The other day the boys built a long pillow train out of couch cushions. Everyone got a ticket, a seat, and a job to do. Caleb was the 'ductor (conductor), Ashy was the water and whistle man (i have no idea...), and Kaycee was the caboose of course (because she's the last one in our family). The boys had their train whistles and we all had a good ride. Much nicer than this horrible nightmare! (still a bit dramatic?)
Thanks for making me a Hot Pink Smoothie every morning. Today's was particularly delicious. Who'd of thought I would start craving my morning dose of carrots, beets, coconut water, dates, etc. I'm already looking forward to tomorrow morning...
Caleb's contribution to her ensemble was a purple pair of Mrs. Potato Head's sunburst eyeglasses. I think Kaycee quite fancied them.
