Four Fantastic Months

Rebekah will be 4 months old on the 30th. How is this possible?

She is so sweet and yet she has the worst temper! When she's happy...she's very, very happy. When she's not happy...well, let's just say that she could out wail the siren on an ambulance ANY day. I'm not even exaggerating.

Fortunately, we don't see the temper that often. Mostly lots of smiles and coos. The past 4 months have flown by. I've really enjoyed Rebekah and spoiled her alot more than I did the others. I just know that she's my last. If she wants me to rock her to sleep, then by golly that's what I'm going to do.

She is very well loved for sure!

Speaking of spoiled, Sarah keeps me on my toes.

If I had a penny for each time she said my name during a typical day, I would be a very rich woman indeed. She is always saying the funniest things!

I'm proud to say that she is completely potty trained now. She has had only one accident this whole weekend. If/when I go back to work one day, can I put that on a resume? "Potty trained 5 (hopefully 6 by then) children." That is pretty impressive, if I do say so myself:)

She is the new weapon of choice when the boys are wrestling and fighting outside. I actually heard Jackson yell, "Come and get me suckers!" He then started swinging her around and knocking down his attackers.

She also loves to play with guns. (Dear Mimi, they are just airsoft guns and they are unloaded. You may proceed without worrying.)

Sarah may need a little gun safety instruction...or an eye patch.

Levi has a pet turtle that now resides in his bedroom. He had a frog, too, but I have my limits. I made him let him go. It was a bit crowded. It wasn't so much the frog. It was his cuisine that I couldn't take....

Tommy the turtle has a lettuce leaf every now and then...THAT I can handle.

This, not so much....

As Caleb would say, that makes me want to "barth".

Jackson is my eater. All of the boys like to eat, but food gets Jackson especially excited. I've started to let him in the kitchen by himself. He has been baking brownies and making sandwiches for a while now. The other day he baked his first banana bread. He then picked out a recipe for chocolate chip pie that he wanted to make. We bought the ingredients and he made it all by himself. He even added some extra small chocolate chips on top for presentation.

He was so proud!

It was good, too!