The Ozmerican Life

The kids were all taking turns holding baby Keira. They sit on the couch with a pillow on their lap and she lays on the pillow...that is what holding her consists of. I'm pretty sure Ava wishes that she could strap Keira in her baby stroller and take her for a spin around the house...and if I hadn't set such huge ground rules with the new baby, I'm pretty sure she would have tried it by now.

Jentzen was waiting so patient for his turn. Then it came. He plopped down on the couch with his pillow and stared lovingly down at his little sister. He looked at me, then down at her takes his two little hands and squishes her cheeks as tight as he can.

Jentzen: "Fish Lips!!"

Me: (trying my best not to laugh) "Jentzen you can't squish her cheeks like that, it will hurt her."

Jentzen: "Want to touch her!"

Me: "Jentzen you have to be gentle with her."

Jentzen: (with a thoughtful look on his face) "Knuckles?"

He then grabbed her little hand down by the wrist which was already in a fist as all newborn hands usually are, makes a fist with his other hand and gave her some "knuckles." You know, that "display of affection" that two men give eachother. He learned that one from his dad and has now passed it on to his little sister.

Shortly after that while she was sitting in the swing, I happen to walk past Quaid who was standing in front of her "making her smile." He was pulling the little corners of her mouth apart.

"Quaid what are you doing?"

"I want her to smile at me!"

And what was baby Keira doing this whole time you ask. Not much, she just wiggles around trying to get away from their grasp. What a good sport she is!!