friday phone dump {the so many pictures edition}

Have I mentioned how thankful I am to have a phone? Without it, there would be far fewer pictures of my kids, and surely none of them would be shared with family and friends. It really is a handy little thing, even if it's a pain to use it for blogging.

The pictures are a little Noah-heavy, but that's to be expected, right? It's crazy how these little people just show up in your life one day and you are instantly filled with so much love for them. I would hold him all day if that was possible. When Ryan took Mia to the hospital Monday night, I just held onto that little man who was perfectly content to snooze the night away. He woke every couple of hours to eat and then went back to snuggling in my arms. And it felt like a little bit of security to me. We are working on getting him to sleep in his own bed, but really, part of me just wants to hold him all night long.

Now that Mia is starting to feel better, and we are down to only one medicine and just a couple breathing treatments a day, we are starting to return to our normal routine. Afternoon naps for Mia, an early bedtime for the girls, we even ate dinner together as a family tonight. Of course, Laci spent most of the meal crying instead of eating and Mia wouldn't sit still, but we tried, and that's all that really matters. 

I've kept the girls inside the last couple of days because it's been windy and I didn't want to aggravate Mia's cough. Do you know how crazy they are? Wild and loud and crazy? Very. Very, very, very. But now, right now, they are both asleep and it is finally quiet. So quiet. Sometimes you don't realize how loud the noise is until it's gone. And, it would seem, the quiet allows me to finally hear my thoughts and I ramble. So, let's just cut to the pictures. 

Not a bad face to wake up to in the morning. 

Snuggles. 

My momma and Noah. 

Milk drunk. 

Beautiful Laci. 

She's been asking for a blanket for Spike for weeks and I kept putting it off.  Sometimes you just have to make the time to say "yes."

Silly Harper with milk on her face. 

Sleepy baby. 

Wiggly baby. 

Mia is never far from her brother. 

Making pancakes. 

With sprinkles. Because that's how we do it around here. 

Coloring and sharing. Amazing. 

I got some extra "hulp" bathing Noah. 

Clean baby. 

Big yawns. 

When it's too quiet, it's always a good idea to check on Mia. 

The end.