Our Kids

Okay so Landis is a little lovebug. Really a very, very delightful little baby. After a couple months we figured out that her late afternoon rants were due to gas. So now we work during the day to avoid that gassy buildup that was giving her such pain. We can push up her little legs and get toots out of her and she thinks that is just so wonderful. She is desperately trying to suck on her thumb, she really loves to suck (I know I mentioned it before) but she prefers something fleshy to the artificial binky kind of thing. Last night she sounded like a starving man sucking meat off a bone, it was so loud and kind of disturbing. Thank goodness she does not breastfeed that loud. HA!

Her sleep pattern is still trying to emerge but it does seem to be taking its time. She likes to get up in the morning between 7-8 and stay up for an hour or more. That first nap she is happy to take on her own in her bouncy chair. The only downside is that the sleep is a quick one and many mornings I am getting out and about with the girls so it disrupts her pattern. As I type she is fast asleep in the Moby and has been for about the last hour or more. She likes to sleep there the most but she is getting heavier and it is harder for me to do things, it is like being 9 months prego. Once she falls asleep at night she is good for the night, no late night rocking or any of that business so I really can’t complain. I think Jason is anxious for her to sleep on her own since once I get her down I am pretty much stuck (this is all for my benefit, he is concerned about me and I know that and appreciate it) but I am enjoying this baby so much. I get to hold and cuddle her a lot more than I did with the girls and I love it.

When she is awake she prefers human interaction to all the toys in the world. Her face lights up with glee when one of her sisters pops into view. She will goo and laugh at Piper and is very interested in staring and smiling at Lela. The girls are wonderful with her and very gentle. They love it when she touches them, they squeal with glee to me, “Landis touched my face, she touched my footy jamas…..”, it just could not be cuter.