Ruby weighed 30 lbs. Charlotte weighed 21 lbs. Pierce weighed 14 lbs. 12 oz. My back disagrees. Charlie and Pierce weigh at least 20 lbs. more. Each.

We’ve talked about my girls’ penchant for getting sick in the car before. Here. And here. And here. It is, unfortunately, one well-discussed topic. Thank you, Charlie, for bringing back what was becoming a distant memory. Ruby’s getting better at asking for a window to be opened, Eden’s good, and we haven’t had a mess […]

Before breakfast, I bathed three babies, given two hair cuts, stripped two beds, cleaned up one major diaper blow out, cursed paper diapers for their inability to contain such messes, washed two loads of laundry and swept four floors. Now, to add to my list, it is nearly 3 pm and I’ve washed five loads […]

The other day, I sighed at finding yet another mess made by the very mobile Charlotte. Liberty and Eden both stopped and stared at me. “That’s the noise you made when you were having Pierce,” Liberty said. “That’s what I was thinking!” Eden agreed. Perfect. Just what I wanted them to remember. I really would […]

Frizzy baby hair, complete with bald spots, drives me crazy. Four girls later, I’ve smoothed and sprayed and tolerated – and gone with a hat. Sterling got a buzz cut when he was 2 weeks old. I finally did not have to leave it alone, let it grow, wait for it to fill in. Pierce […]

Ruby asked this morning if the thief on the cross next to Jesus that loved Him went to South Dakota. Grandpa and Grandma’s ranks right up there with Heaven in Ruby’s world, I guess.