I’m not particularly skilled in comforting young children, and I don’t really have a soft, curvy body for a baby to nestle in to. I do however have reasonably long femurs, which lets me hang out with Luke (and James before), letting him lay comfortably and see me eye to eye. It’s usually one of my favorite times of the day. Here’s a photo of one of our recent visits.
We celebrated Luke’s 3 month birthday yesterday. The fourth trimester is over and we’re ready to roll. First stop? A ten hour long sleep through the night. Awesome.
I guess it’s better to be the pusher than the pushee. This is apparently how James and his new best friend play. 
What was supposed to be a quick and quiet visit to the library turned into a three hour Halloween adventure today. Cookie decorating and eating, face painting, pumpkins, the whole deal. Thanks to the skilled hand of Sue the volunteer painter, James got his very first full sleeve temporary arm tattoo. He loved it.
Luke has been watching Lala’s birthday balloons closely since they arrived here last weekend.
We’re not exactly thrilled to have nightly bottle duty as part of the routine again. Tough job, but somebody has to do it.
