Merry Christmas!!!

~Anna~

 See this beautiful little girl?
 Her name is Anna, and she is 14 weeks old. She is the fourth little blessing to be born into our own little crazy part of the world. :) This little one has taught me so much..well, truthfully, they each have taught me a lot.
But, Anna, she changed me in more ways than one. She was  my first 100% non medicated delivery. She was also my fastest delivery. (3cm-holding her in 26 minutes flat. Pit induced contractions, after my water broke at 38+1, and was born in 3 pushes. The Dr walked up just in time to literally catch her.)
She is also my first bottle fed baby. Due to circumstances beyond my control, she ended up on formula. She is thriving and doing well..so I have let it go and given it to God. I am normally an AVID breast feeding mother..I loved nursing my babies. But, it truly just sometimes doesn't work out. So I let it go...and have just focused on enjoying this happy ray of sunshine that has been placed into our family.

 Anna is such a sweet little thing. She is so calm, and laid back. She has been since the day she was born. She typically sleeps through the night, is always smiling at us and only cries when she is hungry. Also, the Christmas tree is her best friend, she will talk to it for half an hour! Such a precious thing. She is such a snuggler, I'm eating it up!
It is also so fun to watch her relationships that she has developed with her brother and sisters.
She is rotten with her brother, Alex,(he claims her his little buddy in training).
She treats her oldest sister, Emma, like her second Mother(which fits perfectly with that child's love of mothering).
Her older sister (Addison, age 5) only has to glance at her and you can see the excitement in her eyes. Anna just knows that she and Addison will be forever the adventurous duo. Partners in crime. 

 She is never at a loss for arms to hold her. She is a snuggler and also knows that the moment she makes a peep she will have at least 3 faces awaiting to tend to her every whim.

 She thinks her Daddy is the best thing ever invented...and saves her best smiles for him. The moment he walks in the door, her head is craning to the sound of his voice. According to Anna, Daddy hung the moon and stars and makes them glow at night. He also chose her name...

But she knows the best hugs come from Mama. She is my moment of calm in this whirlwind of activity we call our daily lives. She is my reminder to soak it up, because they aren't little for long.(She also knows Mommy is busy, and will sometimes hang onto my shirt for dear life in order to not be put down) She has learned quickly to call out "Ma" when the rest of the world is just too much. We sneak away to our recliner and rock the troubles of the world away.
She is precious, she is sweet, she is the girl with the kissable cheeks...she is Anna. <3

Speaking of, I hear her calling 'Ma' from the living room right now. Time to rescue her from the big kids and all their crazy.

Until next time...
~Lyndsay, Tiny house Mom.