Tuckered Out

I have to say this is the cutest picture. He had been playing so hard...as you can see, and pretty soon it got quiet. This is what I found when I went to check on him. After the picture was taken I was left with the decision, do I leave him there amongst the toys or do I try to pick him up take the toy off of his wrist and put him in his cozy bed. I decided to put him in his bed. Even though he was sooooo cute on the floor. Then I cleaned up the mess so when he woke up he wouldn't trip over everything getting to the door to get out of his room. I figure sleeping is enough for him, he woke up two days ago with a busted lip? Guessing he rolled into his bed frame in the night.
Gracie is still sleeping a lot. Which I'm okay with. Although she is becoming partial to being held in her sleep. Most of the time as soon as I lay her down...she wakes up. Spoiled rotten that's what I have to say about that. Even at night she's been having a harder time. I don't know what to do with her. I have to admit I'm feeling the 4th kid. I have been so tired! I think it's because we've had so much change in such a small amount of time, with school starting and everything. Today, since I'm not going to church yet, I finally just took an hour. I put a movie on for the boys, and I snuggled in bed with her since she was already snoozing. I didn't sleep solid but I definitely got some rest and felt way better when I got up.
I had to let everyone see this picture. He loves her hair bows and flowers. I can't get over how cute he is!

I thought this picture of Gracie was super cute. She looks adorable in this outfit. Thank you Auntie Aubrey and Clara for the brand new hand-me-down. Can't get any better than that. This is also one of the rare times I've gotten her to actually take a pacifier. If she would use them she would be way happier, but she's good at making things difficult already. I think I'm breaking her in though, I just keep trying to get her to take it and finally today it seems like the effort might be paying off. I love how she keeps her hands up on her chest. I know all babies do this, but she does it and looks so dainty and delicate, just like a baby girl should be!

Pink??

Well the waiting is over! Thank Heaven. Our little girl arrived on August 30th, 6 lbs. 11 oz. We are so happy to have her here. She's beautiful, and all of her brothers think so too. I knew Ben and Brendon couldn't wait to have a sister but now that she's here, they are truly obsessed. All three are such proud big brothers. It's kind of been nice because they want to help me so much with her. I can say go put Gracie's diaper in the trash and they will. That's so nice for me, although most of the time Ben is going to be at school and maybe the "new" and "fun" of helping may wear away with Brendon. Billy, I was worried about a lot because he's such a Mommy's Boy, but all is well! He loves his little sister, and likes to touch her head and point to her and say "baby" and most of all he loves to bring me her pacifier. I know it has been a little hard for him to have my hands full...literally. He's so used to me picking him up and carting him around all the time. I think I held him more than the first two boys, mainly because it was safer for him to be held by me than it was for him to be at the reaching level of his older brothers, but other than that he hasn't been the green-eyed monster I really thought he'd be. Another thing to be glad about. Blake went back to work today....sad, but he only has to work tomorrow and then he'll be back on days off!

Gracie has been a doll. At least I think she's one every morning when I'm putting her clothes on...it's been fun. My sister-in-law says I'm obsessed with putting hairbands and bows on her...well she's right, but it's been a change I think I'm entitled to. Billy is also obsessed with the hair flowers. I clipped a flower in his hair yesterday while I was getting her dressed he thought it was awesome, but mainly he just wants to play with them. I'm sure if I left him with one long enough it would end up destroyed, so after a quick minute I took the flower away and put it back in the closet...yeah I scream fest then began, but nothing a Thomas the Train movie couldn't cure.

I think tomorrow is the first real complete day of reality for me. Today is Labor Day so the kids didn't have school, so we've kind of lazed around a bit. Tomorrow Blake will be at work and the kids will be back to school...so the first morning home with both the boys going to school. I'm sure it will be fine, just a little hectic. I guess I'll see how it goes...that might end up being a whole new post! Besides one doctors appointment Gracie hasn't left the house. Tomorrow we'll have to leave at least twice just for Brendon to be dropped off and picked up from pre-school. I still can't even imagine trying to go anywhere by myself with all 4 of them (Ben will have been picked up by the bus before I leave to take Brendon to school). I think it might be disastrous even if Blake was with me. I guess I'll have to learn sometime, I remember feeling this way after I had Billy, and it has all worked out, even though it's always crazy, so maybe...no...it's a bad idea, I'm never leaving the house by myself with all of them, except to go to church, where once I get there I have family to help me! Well enough of my blabbing. All you guys care about is the pictures! That's okay.