For the love of binkies!

Sophie loves her binkies, but recently she has not been able to enjoy them much.  She has been sick with croup and has had a stuffy/runny nose for the last week.  She is finally better, so now she likes to suck on them and have a spare to play with.  She will switch around which one is in her mouth and which one she plays with.  The only problem now is she spits them out all over the house and we have to search when we need one.  The places we look first are the cup drawer, in shoes and boots and under the couch.  The are all over the place!

No school!

What does Sara do when she doesn't have school?  She makes a fort with couch cushions and blankets.  At first she was in there watching t.v., but then she took my laptop in and was playing games. 

When Sophie woke up from her nap she got in the fort and was playing for a while.  It was pretty hot in there, so she didn't play for long, but she had fun peeking out the one air hole.

Baby buffet

We had parent/teacher conference this week so the kids had an early day Thursday and no school today.  Yesterday we went to Godfather's Pizza because we love their lunch buffet and it's very inexpensive!  The kids lunch comes with the salad bar, so I let Sophie eat from there too.  Her favorite things were mini corn, shredded cheese, olives, peas and pudding.  What a great lunch huh?  She LOVES feeding herself, so she had lots of fun and made a nice big mess at the same time.

Doritos

 I was half asleep on the couch this morning while Sophie was playing.  She found Sara's bag, pulled the Doritos out and dumped them all over the floor.  Then she decided to eat them, play with them and smash them into the carpet.  She was covered in orange, so she went straight to the bath tub.  She smelled a lot better after that, but it was time for her nap.  Nap time is my chance to get ready for the day, so the mess had to wait for later.  Of course the kids had a short day; so as soon as I was ready it was time to pick them up, get lunch then go to parent/teacher conference.  I did finally get around to cleaning it up and the carpet looks fine.  Ahhhhh, life with a baby is never boring!

Cute hair

I love doing Sophie's hair and if I'm quick enough she will sit still for me.  Now I just need to get more bows made :)  For the past week she has been sick and cranky!  I finally took her in to the doctor Monday morning and we find out she has croup.  The first day taking her prescription she was so much better and has slowly been improving every day.  She is still kind of cranky and has developed some bad habits this last week like not falling asleep on her own and not wanting to sit in her highchair to eat, but we are getting back to normal.  I guess with her being the last baby she will always be spoiled- I just can't help myself.

Storage solutions

Sophia likes putting things in Sara's boots.  Maybe she's saving them for later, who knows??  Sara has found a binkie and our old camera when she has gone to put them on.  I usually see her put something in and take it out over and over again.

Baby's favorite game

I'm sure you have all had this happen in your house and it is a favorite here as well.  Sophia found the laundry basket full of clothes and pulled them all out onto the floor.  I think this is the cutest thing, so of course I put the clothes back in the basket over and over again so she could pull them back out over and over again.

I took lots of pictures and we had so much fun!  She can empty the basket faster than Brandon or Sara ever did and laughed a lot.  She is the best baby and I am thankful everyday that we choose each other.   Babies like this make being a mom fun again!