If I wait for pictures before I post anything on this here bloggidy-blog, I will never post anything!  And then what is the point of having a blog?

Autumn is a month old!  Wow, What!?  A MONTH!  I should have done a little photo shoot with her today, but chose to sit on the couch, do some online Christmas shopping, and nurse my little milk vampire non-stop instead. 

I bought myself an awesome camera the week before Autumn was born.  It was a splurge that I stopped regretting the moment I walked out of the camera shop.  It's a Canon T3i  - it's oh so yummy.  However, I now have a terrible case of "should-ing" on myself.  I SHOULD be taking pictures everyday, they SHOULD look like ..., I SHOULD take a photography class, I SHOULD print and scrapbook the 7years of photos I have stored on an external hard drive, etc and blah blah blah.

The kids are all doing so well with having a baby sister - I'm very impressed with how the last month has gone. There are the nasty coughs they all have, the post-school crazies - that make Tim and I wonder how we are going to raise 4 kids in this 1300 square foot house, and the twinkle in Wally's eye when he needs to have a time-out and doesn't stay put because he's pretty sure I'm not as mobile as I once was.  How surprised he was when I walked him back to time-out while nursing.  I have a vivid memory of nursing him while grilling burgers, taking home fries out of the oven, and answering the phone.  I even once took a shower and shaved my legs while he was nursing!  I'm a pro, man.

Here are some cute things Wally says right now:

"Watch my cantalope!" (cartwheel)

"I'm going to sneak in Daddy's backpack."

"I like you."

"I love you SOOOO much!"

"I'm gonna play hockey someday.  Hockey, basketball, football, and baseball."

"I make bubbles just like Daddy" (when he pees in the toilet in the morning, with, get this...a dry diaper!)

He loves to kiss Autumn and hold her for about 3 seconds.  Oscar LOVES to hold her.  He is the most patient when she starts to fuss - he refuses help and just pats her butt and shushes in her ear.  Rowan held Autumn the entire time I took a shower, got dressed, got my face on and prepped dinner!  What a huge help.  That is how people have big families...the older ones become those extra hands you so desperately needed when you had just one or two little ones.   They all help grab diapers and wipes.  Car rides are tough - Autumn screams  - Rowan tries to distract from the backseat, Wally plugs his ears, and Tim and I turn the radio up.  Road tripping for the Holidays should be interesting!

Maybe I'll post photos later...