Peektures

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Grant asked Isaac to make a happy face, and then a mad face, and then a sad face. The drama queen was poised and ready for just such an occassion.








He asked Annie next.




This one took her a lot of giggling to get to.


Elise does happy, too.


I'm having entirely too much fun dressing this little girl. I've really gotten into baby clothes with Jake, and then her. It's silly but...irresistable and so freaking SATISFYING. The first 3 kids just wore onesies or a diaper all the time and I never really thought about it much.








Aaron is so good at this. I left him with her for a little while last night - when I came back he was holding a comb near her ear, and running his nail up and down the teeth of it "so she could hear". Sensory boy is ultra aware of stuff like that, with her - he'll run his hands under cold water and dry them so that she can feel "clammy skin"...all kinds of things like that. I was standing in the hallway near the elevator yesterday, trying to figure out what a smell was, and he got on saying, "Mmm, leechies" and it was like Eureka, boy, you've done it!


Later last night he got Eric Carle's "Brown Bear, Brown Bear, What Do You See?" to "read" her. He actually has it memorized, but in any case he got it right the whole way through, turning the pages to show her each picture. Then he stroked her hair until she fell asleep.

There are no less than 3 penguins in that shot.


She now turns her head from one side to the other a couple of times anytime I lay her on her belly, and today Grant and I were rather shocked to see it looking like she was going to ROLL OVER. She didn't, but she's definitely lifting her head slightly higher than parallel with her body, now, and doing that banana shaped crescent thing where their head and their feet are up and they sort of almost rock, on their belly. She's sometimes a couple of inches from where I set her, when I pick her up, just from all the squirming. Right now Grant has her completely wrapped in a blanket with only her face showing, out on the couch, talking to her and getting her to make silly faces...but alas, there are no camera batteries at the moment :p

Comments

[mistresstrixe.livejournal.com]

You have such beautiful children.

We're love penguins here too, and seeing yours just makes me smile. I was happy to know she had a penguin with her at the hospital.

[andshedied.livejournal.com]

great pictures! I had a comment or reaction to each and everyone, but that would make this comment so long! :P

Elise has the best family ever.

[emchelle.livejournal.com]

I agree, your children are beautiful, and that last shot is just wonderful (penguins and all, lol)

[emchelle.livejournal.com]

oops, meant to post a new comment, not reply to someone elses *blush*

[breathbox.livejournal.com]

did you position her and jake to be sleeping the same way? you had to!

your babies are so beautiful. lucky lucky family.

[theneolistickid.livejournal.com]

Actually, Jake was a few feet away, but in the same position. I slide him over and took the picture.

[forgetfulmuse.livejournal.com]

Cheat!

[freshgroundfemm.livejournal.com]

lol, now I can see the crease in the sheet from where you slid him!

[forgetfulmuse.livejournal.com]

Elise is so lucky, with such great siblings. She must be the most loved baby ever. Aaron is such an amazing little boy. :) What a sweetheart.

[freshgroundfemm.livejournal.com]

such lovely children!

[babyslime.livejournal.com]

Longies!

:-D
She's gorgeous

[mommydama.livejournal.com]

Oh wow. You guys take the best pictures. The sad face with Isaac...geez that kid is gorgeous. And Ananda looks so...tweeny in those pictures!! She can't possibly be that old!

That last one of Aaron and Elise is making me tear up. What a sweet little man he is.

I got your comment...and I cannot tell you how many times I have sat with the phone in my hand, praying for you and wanting to call and then not doing it because you are so busy, so many people calling and I don't know what to say that I haven't already said. That I love you, that I'm praying, that I want everything to be okay, that I wish I could do more. So...call me. Or tell me when to call you. I have that lovely unlimited long distance thing, so I can call anytime.

Do you guys have an estimated time of departure yet? I'm so anxious and excited!! No pressure though. Heh.

Speaking of penguins...have you guys seen the March of the Penguins? I love that movie. It makes me cry and laugh as much as any human drama.

[yolen.livejournal.com]

Those pictures of Elise with the older kids are AWESOME. She is lovely, they are all lovely. I am sure that having so many attentive and loving older siblings is going t help her considerably.

[hearts-refuge.livejournal.com]

Aaron is a pretty incredible brother. :-)

[ariellejuliana.livejournal.com]

Those pictures are AWESOME - I LOVE the one of her and Jake sleeping in the same position :) And I can't believe her smile. I can't believe she's old enough to smile and almost roll over. Wasn't she just BORN?

The Institutes for the Achievement of Human Potential

[libertysgram.livejournal.com]

http://www.iahp.org/About-The-Institutes.home+M54a708de802.0.html

Re: The Institutes for the Achievement of Human Potential

[libertysgram.livejournal.com]

I know that you already have the book that Doman wrote. This is a link to the Institutes and info regarding patterning. I am keeping you guys in my prayers.

You know ...

[(Anonymous)]

Far be it for me to tell you what you might want to do, but I think I would start EXPECTING her to be "normal"!
Okay, the docs and statistics have been VERY wrong about her pretty much all along. (Well, the stats aren't WRONG, maybe, but not applicable to her, apparently.)
Either she is exceptional, or they don't know what they are talking about in regards to her (no disrespect intended).
So MANY things she's doing are EXACTLY what she should be doing.
I think she will be fine!
Prayers continue!
Yours in Christ,
Kathy

[courtneybinz.livejournal.com]

That last picture with Aaron and Elise is about the cutest thing ever. That's such a good shot.

[pikefish.livejournal.com]

man, you sure have some cute kids! I like the pic of the the baby sleeping with her brother--- did you pose either one of them for that pic?

um,who has the penguin obsession? I have a few that I could send you if you all need more :)

when Emily usesd to do that head and feet up, I called it baby seal-- or penguin because that's what they look like when they are on their tummies (I guess penguinss more so than seals)

you should be so proud of your beautiful family :)

[gypsymommy.livejournal.com]

Those photos are simply great! Your children are just wonderful!

[birthingway.livejournal.com]

I love the sleeping pose where babe and toddler are both doing the same thing. SO sweet.

And those pale-pink ruffly capris have QUITE an LJ lineage going now! babyslime sent them to you, yes?

Let me see: first, tigrrgrr knit them, then grypx's baby wore them, then [Unknown site tag]'s Josie wore them, then my baby Lucy wore them, then babyslime's Xan wore them!

[birthingway.livejournal.com]

Oh, poop, I hate that I can't edit a comment. Josie's mama is lawn_mama.

[sualkin.livejournal.com]

Aw, she is just so beautiful. :) You are the best family for her, for sure.

[the-waker.livejournal.com]

Oh my gosh, so freaking cute!!! That last shot really is amazing. I love the kids expressions!

It's so cool to hear her doing so well. She'll totally blow everyone away!

I'm emailing you! :)

[alison-in-oh.livejournal.com]

I must have a girl child next time, so that I can dress her in halter tops and sun dresses over wool! That is so adorable!

Her brothers love her so much. :)

[noelove.livejournal.com]

Aaron is going to be such a great dad someday.

[neebs.livejournal.com]

Your kids = RIDICULOUSLY cute.

Not just in appearance, but in how they love each other too. =)