Bottles, Baths and Markers...OH MY!

I haven't posted pictures of my sweet ones in a while so here goes:

These are of Lucas and Ashlee. Apparently, good friends who have older kids don't remember the days when little ones would use markers on inappropriate items, like sheetrock. Dry erase doesn't come off of sheetrock. A simple oversight by the manufacturer, I'm guessing. Dry erase DOES wash off skin relatively easy.

At first I thought someone had painted Ashlee's face. But upon realzation that she had only been downstairs playing and NOT at the fair, my question to her went something like this,

"Ashlee, where did you get your face....*GASP* No, no, no, no, no!"

Those last "Nos" were said while running down the stairs. Only to find Lucas like this:

They HAD "decorated" the wall, but it was downstairs in the playroom, so I'm not sweating it. Besides, it adds character...don't you think?

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Baby Girl Finally had her first bath a few nights ago. Her belly button stump fell off at only 1 week old, the earliest of all of my children. However, I had not made the time to give her a water bath. Newborns only stink on their booties and I HAD given her a washcloth-bottom bath. She wasn't crazy about the tub, however she was already ticked about something else and I'm guessing that her irritability carried over into the bathtub. I'll try again in a few weeks (kidding).

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Elizabeth is growing up so fast, wanting to help with everything. She's really into changing diapers lately. As long as they are pee-pee diapers, I let her. She LOVES changing Ashlee. Last night, she asked to feed Baby Girl her bottle. I figure I'll let her do as much as she asks to do and let her stop when she wants. I don't want her to get burned out, and I want her to love being a big sister.

Yesterday, we were at the mall playing on the indoor playground (we'd been housebound since Sunday...we needed to get OUT..yes I had help). Anyway, a lady sitting near us asked me,

"Are those all your kids?"

To which I replied - "Yes."

Elizabeth proceeded to tell her that we were keeping Baby D and Baby Girl because their parents couldn't take care of them right now. Precious, huh?

Not to be outdone, Ashlee has assumed the big sister role as well. Mostly, her time is spent showering Baby D and Baby Girl with kisses and putting pacifiers back in the mouths of otherwise happy babies. Since Elizabeth was feeding Baby Girl, Ashlee just HAD to feed Baby D. He's at least half her size, if not more. Here she is doing 2 of her most favorite things, smoochin' and holdin'.

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Baby D is officially rolling from front to back, mostly because he hates being on his tummy. He's rolled from back to front only once. He's found his feet and loves holding them and cooing.

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Not much new to report on the fostering homefront. We are at house total (meaning we cannot accept more children). In NC, the limit is 5 children. Since we already had 3, we could only have 2 spots. Since they've been filled we are done unless Baby D or Baby Girl are moved or go back home. I'll update later on Baby D and Baby Girl's situations. I know you people and you'll be irrate and only comment on the updated status. For now, I want you love my pictures and focus on the GOOD THINGS that come out of having precious babies in our house, all 5 of them.