Tenacious

Forged in the fires of Anne's belly, tested in the hospital rooms of St Louis and St Charles comes a new breed of warrior. Small, wiry(?) stubborn, tenacious even. He will test even the most hardened parent. Parents who have survived the great sorceress Bridgette, or the relentless warriors, Ricky and Ammon, who have survived many imaginary battles (and a few real ones). Who is this conqueror? It is Simon. His name strikes fear into the hearts of all men but most especially his siblings. His Mother may even cry "Uncle!" His own Father, a hardened warrior himself has even been known to cry out for mercy in his presence. His Mother at this moment is weak with relief as this ball of fury rests after a mighty battle that included dogs, a dentist's waiting room, a recently immunized sister, sand box fights, Buzz Light-year and Rex.

Pray for this Mother!

19 pounds 9 ounces!

Please excuse my family's kitchen but they were heading out the door for church without cleaning up. Also they put me in a bumpo on a kitchen counter which is very irresponsible even though they say they only do it when they are working at the kitchen counter. I wouldn't say anything to my Mummy about it though as she may blow up. Anyhow just wanted to let you all know that I am so big and chunky I make the other babies all wish they were me. Yes, I am 19 pounds and 9 ounces and only 5 months old, I am also 28 inches long which puts me at the 100% percentile. I am such a high achiever! Now I must get some rest after fussing all day over my shots. I am not amused.

P.S. My mother seems to be in a "Devil may care" attitude today. You were warned.

5 kids

This photo blew me away, all of these children are mine! How did this happen? I looked at them all and think they are beautiful and can't imagine life without them (I can imagine more sleep perhaps).

Simon is Two!

So here is the birthday boy. The tricycle picture was taken about a week ago. His gift was discovered in the basement as it was not hidden from view by his brothers. Ricky and Ammon sometimes forget that Simon is very curious and manages to get into everything. He still had a bit of bruising from his fall down the basement stairs on July third, ouch, it was a very painful as those stairs are very unforgiving.

So his birthday is not even over yet but since both Rachel and Simon are sleeping right now I had to post what I had from this morning. The duel naptime rarely occurs so I feel like I could take on the world right now or at least download a few more videos!






This is a video of Simon in front of his gifts this morning trying to figure out how to hold up two fingers. Very cute!