Which one of these things is not like the other?

LOL!  What a doll.

Yes, she is only as big as a Cabbage Patch.

I think she likes being small.

Speaking of Stella, even though we first got to see her smile on March 1st, I haven't been able to I capture her smiling face on camera until now.

Please ignore the out of focus, out of the frame shots.

I was trying to make her smile while taking pictures.

It's not as easy as it sounds.

But holy dimples, she's a cutie!

Severe Hair Loss

It has been months of threatening, but he finally got brave enough to cut his hair after 7 years.

An even 100 dreds...we counted.

Before & After

Shhh the kids haven't seen him yet.

They weren't too excited about him going bald.

Blessing Day

We had a little get together to give our little lady a blessing.

She got to wear my blessing dress.

I'm sure she looks way cuter in it than I did.

Her cousin that is 3 weeks older than her came too.

We thought the size difference was pretty amazing.

Smiles!!

Oh yeah!  They are coming...

First smile March 1.

Bankrupting the Tooth Fairy

Look at this cutie!

Notice anything missing?

Let's get a little closer.

She's toothless!

Her two front teeth are starting to come in.

Luckily they were right there when her baby teeth fell out.

So she won't be toothless for long.

But for now she's bankrupting the tooth fairy.

That must be why our tooth fairy takes vacation... a lot.

The 28th?

Two months, kind of.

So if your birthday is on the 31st, when do you turn one month older in February?

I'm going with the 28th since there is no 31st.

She is a tiny one.

I took her to the doctor around 6 weeks and she had only gained 6 ounces!

As of yesterday she's gained 10 ounces, weighing in at a delicate 7lbs 13 ounces.

I promise I'm feeding her.

She's just not a very big eater.

I think she likes being small.

She almost smiled today.

It was adorable.

I can't wait for the real thing!

The Mean Neighbor

Dear Rude Neighbor,

I'm sorry that your daughter chased our dog into your yard but that doesn't give you an excuse to use the "d word" in front of my children.  That was the first time their innocent virgin ears had ever heard anyone swear in real life.  And it really affected one of my boys.  He cried to me tonight saying, "he felt bad for the rest of the day" because you don't have a big enough vocabulary to express yourself without using ugly words.  Yes, I know that eventually he would have heard it somewhere but I just wanted to let you know that you were the first to dirty a young mind.  Don't you know that speaking like that makes you sound uneducated and scummy? I would call you an a*!@# but even in my limited vocabulary I can come up with a better description of you.  I hope that next time you choose your words you will have some respect for the little ears around you.

Sincerely,
The Mom that sounds overprotective but really just cares about her children

Girl Bonding

It's beautiful!  The girl bonding is already beginning.

Alexandria lets Stella watch Les Miserables with her.

Isabel wants Stella to watch TV with her.

They take great care of her. 

It's lovely.

Cold Mornings

Cold mornings are awesome.  

When else would you find your four children and the bird all cuddling together in the big red chair?

Love the cold!

Boys

Do you like my picture?  I was spying.  Some boys came to hang out with Alexandria.  Papi immediately went out to supervise.  He got them to play some baseball.  I think he's the cool dad.  As long as he maintains the cool dad with a little bit of intimidation we should be good. Alexandria needed a little help to know that the boys who were doorbell ditching were doing it because they wanted her to go outside.  But she figured it out and played it well.  And so it begins. . .