Another night down

We go the tube in last night with minimal fuss though Tommy was unhappy and not ready to sleep for another hour or so. I think he is struggling to adjust to the process and the tube must feel weird pumping into his stomache. Once he went to sleep, he slept well, and this morning the unhooking went well with just a little mess. We will get the hang of this soon. Tonight we are upping the quantity and rate so I hope that goes well. He does seem to tolerate it well.

Adrienne is also doing well with the whole process and is a little mother sometimes. All the kids are supportive of him and the babies in general, we are so lucky for that.

I will be posting some photos of the process soon...

Little Mommy

A while ago, I caught a look at Roo feeding her baby brother. I think the way the kids care for each other is the best, even when we have to remind them to not climb on each other.

Roo and Rocky

I love her total lack of fear. She loves to play with Rocky and the goats.

The gadget fixation starts young

Ametheny left her ipod out and her sister found it. What cracks me up is that at 2, she knows how to listen to it and work it. The bar has been raised I see.

The wisdom of Veggie Tales

This morning, my 3 month old daughter and I were watching Veggie Tales on television and I was reminded of the simplicity of the real message. I think we often over complicate things for one reason or another when the truth is, it is simple enough for a child to understand - probably better than most of us adults.

We came into the episode underway. There was this little creature who climbed a large mountain to get away from others who were not being nice. He encountered a wise and gentle man who turned out to be the creator. They had some dialog that built the message of love and tolerance, and ultimately, the little character asked the age old question we have probably all wondered about at one time or another. "If You created everyone, why didn't you make them all obey you all the time and be nice?".

The answer was so simple - essentially, "If I made them love me, it would not be love. Love can never be forced, it has to come of free will". Some of the elegance of the response is lost in my retelling, but you get the idea I hope.