Five Kids Just Weren't Enough

STOP IT---I am not announcing a pregnancy so everyone just stop the terrified screaming and take a deep breath. We have recently increased the size of our family however; by adding a kitten. After Matt and Courtney let Avery have 5 kittens, which they promptly killed and then they got her two more I couldn't take the peer(parent/peer) pressure any longer and I gave in. We put a dozen or so names in a hat and Ella won. So welcome to the family Ella. Carter constantly puts her food in the water dish, and sits in her bed(which is in a closet no less),Zoe lives to love this cat and is bothered by the fact I won't let her hold Ella while she is in the bathtub, and or adjacent throne. Sierra wants to dress her up in doll clothes and put her in doll strollers, and Sammi and Jackson are constantly yelling things like, "Mom the kids are rolling Ella up in blankets like five of them, Mom the little kids are carrying Ella by her tail, Mom Zoe is holding her by the paws and spinning in circles, and so on and so forth. To let the cat out of the bag (I crack myself up) I really don't like animals. I just like that someone else, besides me, is being harrassed and man handled constantly. Actually I am starting to feel a sort of sisterhood with Ella-you go girlfriend. If you can live through Sierra, Zoe and Carter you deserve all the Catnip I can afford. In fact I tell you what Ella, if you and I survive the three musketeers childhood we will have a spa date together. Just take it one day at a time Ella, one day at a time.

Syndrome Boy

Can anyone out there help me identify which syndrome Carter has? I know it's got to be something because no almost three year old I know is as random as he is. I imagine that perhaps my cousin Shannon ( love you Shan) was like this as a toddler, but I haven't done the research to find out if that is true. I asked Carter, "what are you doing son?" when I walked in the room and saw him. He answered, "these me eye stickers Momma son". Well, there you go Momma son, question answered. Syndrome boy also sat on my lap tonight, I should mention we had company over for dinner and FHE, and promptly pee-pee'd us both. It was one NICE touch, Carter. If nothing else is true about us, it is true that Royal City may be a little too high class for us'n Noftles. After all un such we can't even sees our ways to the indoor plumbing when company's a foot. And gull durn it all, couldna some such someone washin that there durn boys face ever?