Life with the Littles

We were talking the other day with the fact that our blog is called "life with shae" because she's who was around when we started it!  The truth of the matter is that we now have these 2 other permanent people in our home as well as one who is still questionable on how long she'll be around and they're all a HUGE part of life in the Andersen house. So, this post is dedicated to them and their ridiculousness ,child-like interactions. 

Boys:  I always thought I'd have boys and these 2 have exceeded anything I could have imagined when I was thinking about children.   Caleb in all his smallness, definitely leads his brother!  Sometimes well and sometimes not :)  He is FULL of life and everything he does has drama attached to it. Whether he's laughing, crying, hitting someone, dressing up like a pirate or Woody, all of it is done HUGE and with Creed watching every step of the way ;)  

Tink: still trying to find her way in the Andersen house. The youngest of the littles.  She's come so far since February and yet we still have miles to go for her to be "age-appropriate" We have called poison control more times since she came than in the 6 years previous. EVERYTHING goes in her mouth! and yet she's learning....every day making another step forward. Our common phrase where she is concerned is "drugs are bad" There's just no other way to say it. Babies and drugs are not a good idea. However. when she smiles or laughs and her blue eyes light up, we see that as bad as drugs are, love covers a multitude of sins.

Creed is the love language of personal touch personified! This baby LOVES to be held. have a back rub, have his ears played with, be tickled. etc. It's funny because we are realizing that if he hasn't had enough one-on-one time in a day that he gets up at night just to be held. Usually for just a little while - but it's something he requires. :)  We love our stubborn little man and he's really lucky to be so cute because his face saves him from many spankings!   He is so smart and already knows his colors and has a love for books that's unbelievable. He LOVES to be read to, or sit and look at them by himself. He's also very timid and a loner (as much as you can be with 5 other people in the house).  You can't push Creed into doing things. It takes him watching what's going on and deciding whether or not to join it.

These 3 together are trouble and fun all at the same time!  We love watching the dynamic of our littles (when they're not making us lose our minds). I am so grateful for this season we're in......