I thought it might amuse you to get a glimpse into our lives during the past two weeks.
I was mostly concerned about Jordan being displaced and jealous, but didn't think the girls would be. Ha.
Last week, SaraGrace cut her hair--coached by Chloe, who thought that if she didn't actually touch the scissors, she wouldn't be considered guilty. Apparently, she is unaware of the word, "Accomplice."
SaraGrace has recently become enamoured with playing in toilet water. She is also facinated by vaseline. She then thought it would be a good idea to sneak upstairs and coat the toilet seats with vaseline. I still don't have it all off. I'm thinking she has a future as a really good prankster for coming up with this at the age of 3.
The same day as the toilet-greasing-episode, she and Chloe decided to give a family heirloom Mickey Mouse, a swirly (aka: dunking him in the toilet and leaving him to swim alone). They were supposed to have been in bed sleeping when this incident took place. They actually had the gall to deny doing it.
They have just recently become buddies and play together a lot--but I think they have discovered that they both have a penchant for petty crime and are enjoying their partnership a bit too much. I, on the other hand, am not enjoying this new develpment.
Jordan has, for the most part, accepted the intrusion into his life and has been holding, rocking and singing to his new baby brother. Jillian, also has been a big help. Molly is totally in love with Jacob and has done a lot of baby duty--however, she is also very emtionally fragile lately. We are not quite sure what has set this off, but it is a revisit from her past. She has had a lot of hysterical meltdowns, during which we have a hard time getting her calmed down. We have not seen this behavor for quite awhile and we are sad that our sweet Molly is struggling so much. We are praying for wisdom in how to handle it. Ryan and Taylor are pretty amused by baby Jake, so at the moment, they are doing well. However, it is 'firework season' and Taylor saved up his money to buy a ridiculous amount, so I will be praying that no one blows an eye out. (My boys say this is an unfounded worry, put out there by mom's who just don't want their boys to have fun.)
I better stop writing and go check to see what Chloe and SaraGrace are up to..... :)
