My new born is not so newly born anymore! I'm in shock that Daniel is already 1 month old! We're slowly easing into our routine - well, as much of a routine as you can have with a 1 month old calling the shots. He walks in the steps of his siblings, so to speak, in that he can HOWL when he is upset - none of that wimpering - it's for wimps! When little man cries we all have our tails between our legs, and wimper some ourselves (just call me wimpy!). So the new ruler of the house has been established.

For the most part, the rest of us are adjusting to our new roles. Rachael babies the baby. Abby was being a bit rough with Daniel earlier today, and Rachael punched her. She's being a little zealous protecting Daniel, I think. Abby takes advantage of the times when I nurse Daniel, and runs around the house like a maniac, getting into as much stuff as she can. Joshua still ignores Daniel. Hey, can't expect too much, he still ignores Abby. Jacob, well, Jacob is Jacob. He has taken mental notes on the new situation, and knows that when mommy is nursing or trying to pacify fussy Daniel, it's prime time for acting up. So we are seeing a lot of aggression, tantrums, etc. He is making his point: "Get me what I want right now, or you'll regret it!" So it's not been the picture of peace and calm, to say the least.

Over the weekend we banned Jacob from movies because he was acting out so bad. He proceeded to pee in his pants every 15 or so minutes. He would look at me or Deren, scream, then pee (repeat process for the next 6-8 hrs). ((sigh))

Well, the girls are waking up from their nap, and the boys will be home from school soon, so let the games begin!