So we have a new baby. That's right. We now have three children. The youngest is a small green carebear named "Baby." To be more precise, Baby is actually Rose's, but the amount of time I spend looking after him makes it feel as though I actually have triplets. Rose has to sleep with him, bring him to meals, and basically tote him everywhere. This morning she woke me up yelling, "Uh oh Baby! Uh oh BABY!" I stumbled to her room bleary-eyed to discover that somehow Baby had taken an unfortunate tumble out of Rose's crib. I am somewhat suspicious of the circumstances by which a seven inch carebear could make it out of the crib on his own, but I try not to ask questions. Meanwhile, Lili has her blanket over her head, wishing her sister would let us all get more sleep. Although she appears to be a doting carebear mother, Rose has a surprising tendency to frequently lose Baby or leave him the the trunk of her tricycle. This results in Daddy and Mommy constantly looking for Baby or yelling back and forth, "Have you seen Baby?!" Baby is not the only thing that causes Rose constant anxiety. She recently discovered the moon and then shortly thereafter, noticed that there are times when the moon is not in the sky. Obviously, this is inconsistent and unnatural, so any time the moon is not visible, she grabs me by the hand and points to the sky saying, "Uh oh boon [moon]! Uh oh boon!" She also calls "lights" by the name "kites" and "feet" she calls "Sheet (I have a feeling this one might get us in trouble somehow)."
Lili has her own names for certain things. She LOVES butterflies. She is a professional at spotting every single butterfly image in her environment. She started loving them before she could say hardly any words, so she started calling them "Guys." She points and starts exclaiming, "GUY! GUY!" any time she sees a butterfly. Lili also loves reading and numbers. Her favorite number is nine, though she has recently developed a fondness for eight as well. She gets excited when she can correctly identify a number. Lili loves playing outside and getting as dirty as possible. She is also great at helping out mom by holding the dustpan while I am sweeping. Lili was a maniac while Easter egg hunting! She knew exactly what to do and just ran around grabbing every egg she could find. It was like she was born to find random items of unknown ownership laying out in the open. Hopefully this is a skill we can put to real use someday. The video link below is of the babies Easter egg hunting. I'm afraid I'm not a very great videographer, but at least it gives the idea of the fun we had. I'm pretty sure the adults present had more fun than the babies.
