Today around here

I am not sure why having a new baby makes me want to blog more, but it sure does.  Maybe since I rarely keep another journal, I just want to record all these little moments.  Here is a peek around our house today:

 Laundry waiting to be put away (I wish I could say that this is unique to me recovering from childbirth....ummm...not so much.  My grandma asked me the other day if I was keeping up with my laundry.  I surely am, I am just not putting it away.)

Lunch dishes waiting to be cleaned up.

 Two cute little boys watching Fox and the Hound.  It is so hot here and humid as well.  We are only spending early morning and late evening outside.

 A very responsible ten-year-old practicing the piano.

 Sydney playing with the jungle animal set.  Why is she playing by the stairs?  I moved her away from them asap. But not before snapping a photo.

 Then Sydney wanted to take a picture of me and Ellie.  Ellie is screaming!  I did fix my hair this morning, but it is so hot, I can't stand to have it on my face at all, so it all gets pulled back.

This cute munchkin, poor little face covered in baby acne and hair that sticks straight up!!  She is seriously so sweet!   She went for her two week check up today...only five days late, not bad :)  Poor fifth child.  She is growing like a weed!  She was our biggest baby by far when she was born and so I was interested to see how she is growing, with all her feeding issues the first week.
Stats:  9 lbs. 5 oz
           22 1/2 inches long

That would be 1 lb and 1 oz past her birth weight and an inch and a half increase in length.  Apparently the eating issues have been overcome because she is growing!!  All of our kids have been very average on the growth charts.  They are always about in the 50th percentile for height and weight.  (Except for Sydney who is always in the 10th-25th percentile for weight.)  Ellie came in at the 75th percentile for weight and 95th for height.  What?!?  I am so excited to potentially have a chubby baby.  I love little baby rolls and our babies have always been so skinny that they never really had anything beyond some occasional chubby cheeks.  Ellie has some nice squishy thighs and is really strong.  She is so cute.  Have I said that yet?  Matt suggested that occasionally it is good to put her down and I didn't need to hold her all.day.long.  (she isn't fussy, or crying.) I said, of course I do!!  I love the little newborn stage and it goes by way to fast.  I want to treasure every second...even the chaotic ones :)