So, Ty didn't have a blanket when he put Jaxon down.

Turns out that laundry works just as well.

(Don't worry. It was clean.)

So it turns out that this one:

is not having a hard time being a big brother.

At all.

In fact, he really loves it.

He would hold "baby Jaxon" all day if we let him.

And he's incredibly helpful.

And super sweet.

And that makes me very, very happy.

This one:

has figured out that if you can fake sick until the bus leaves you get to stay home all day.

Between that discovery and several days of actually being sick, he's missed quite a lot of school in the past few weeks.

I'm doing my best to make sure that staying home is no fun.

(No computer, no friends, no playing outside)

So far it just makes for a really complain-y fake-sicko.

I'm really glad Christmas Break is almost here.

I like to call this series,

"Sure I'll smile, mom. Just not while that thing is in my face."

Though he did eventually give in.

P.S. I'm just going to go ahead and pretend it hasn't been 2 months since I last posted.

Jaxon Reber was born this morning.  Boy #3 means that it is time for post #3 on the blog!  He is 8 pounds 14 oz.  The labor and delivery were both fairly straightforward.  Labor started at 3 am this morning and things went fairly slowly until 7 or so.

Kristen is doing well.  Jaxon is our first fat baby and seems very healthy.

Here are some pictures for you.

Kristen in Pain

Initial Moments (Sorry for the Kristen Leg!)

Getting Cleaned up

Post-Cleanup

Jaxon and Parents

Leo is loving babies right now.

Every time he holds his new cousin Liam he says things like,

"He really likes me mom."

"He thinks I'm a good bed." (Any time Liam is sleeping.)

or, "He has such tiny ears, feet, eyes, hands, etc.)

After the last time we saw Liam, Leo asked me why he isn't allowed to hold babies while he's standing up.

He said, "I know I can do it mom, if you just let me. Plus, I need to practice so I can hold baby Jaxon while we get the candy on Halloween. I can hold my bag in my hand and baby Jaxon in my arms."

Uh, let me think about that one.

Nope.

Not happening.

Now that Leo is in school Jay has decided that he quite likes being the only child. While Leo is gone Jay is happy and mostly well behaved. When Leo comes home Jay turns into a contentious little monster. There is nothing in the world that makes him madder than Leo interrupting him. He seriously loses his mind. I'm a little worried about how he's going to react to being displaced by a newborn. 

He did, however, mention Jaxon by name last Sunday. It was the first and only time it's ever happened, but at least I know that Jay knows what's going on.

First Day of School

Leo was so excited (and just a little nervous) to start school.

He wasn't sure about riding the bus by himself, but he did great.

(It helped that the little girl down the street is in his class and she had two older brothers there to help her get where she needed to be.)

After nearly a month Leo is still liking school. He comes home every day and says he had fun, but every morning when he wakes up he tries to get out of having to go again. 

His main complain?

"It's so hot and I get so sweaty!"

Sometimes we forget that our kids have not been raised in this heat.

And Jay seems to be enjoying his Leo-free time.

He spends most mornings like this:

Yeah, I know I'm Super Mom.