15 weeks

Khloe, you are such a go-with-the-flow type of girl! You could take two naps in the morning, or you could not. You could take a 4 hour nap in the afternoon, or 1 hour and either is just fine with you. You're happy either way. Whereas Kayla lived her life with a strict routine, you live your life in generalities. Generally you take two naps in the morning. Generally you take one nap in the afternoon. Generally you're happy. Generally you're easy to please. Routine schmoutine. You prefer to party it up whenever you have the opportunity.

We are still trying to figure out your nighttime sleep schedule. Sometimes you sleep 8 or 9 hours straight through, and other times its only 3 or 4 hours. Sometimes you get up just once in the night, other times its three - either are too many. Just when we try a new tactic and you cooperate and we think we've succeeded and celebrate, you go and throw that out the window and we're left scratching our heads (in between yawns). But next week you will be 16 weeks old and what we tried this week will be sooooooo 15-weeks.

I did take you to the Power Boat Races last Sunday. Daddy was out of town and I said "we're not just going to sit around and do nothing!" I thought this could either go really really well or really really bad; I wasn't sure how you were going to react to the extra loud engines racing within yards of the shoreline where our seats were. I'm pretty sure the crowd thought I was an insane mom to even attempt bringing an infant to the race. However, you chewed on your toys as if it was all no big deal. In fact, after you were bored with your toys - and the race - you took a nap and slept. Tractor pulls and power boat races. The louder the better. No Big Deal. Start em' young, eh?

From sun-up to sun-down, your life consists of being smothered with hugs, kisses and attention from your sister. Smothered is an understatement. Kayla has never once demonstrated any jealously, in fact, what's the opposite of jealous? We thought the novelty of having a newborn and a sibling in the house would wear off, but that is not the case. It's not an exaggeration that your sister says "Let me see Khloe!" at least 40 times a day, even if she just saw you 3 seconds ago she wants to see you again. That means that she'll cover you with kisses, squeeze your neck in a bear hug and talk in a high-pitched sweet voice to entertain you. You smile. At dinner, Kayla pulls you over in your seat next to her seat so that she can sit Right. Next. To. You. She has to be touching you. She has to be sitting by you. She wants to hold you. She has to be looking right at you. At. All. Times. In fact, we had to start telling Kayla that we were going to take you out of the dining room while we're eating so that she will eat and not be distracted by you.

Then, sometimes, you make your sister cry, but you can't help it. Kayla puts her face right into yours and all that hair hanging down in front of you is just too tempting! You grab hold, give a good yank and are left holding chunks of hair in between your little fingers. Kayla has learned not to complain too much about this; she knows to keep her hair away from your hands. She just chooses not to, the desire to give you hugs outweighs the chance that her hair might get pulled. She's learned to live with it. Then, the other day, you reached up and scratched your sister's chin! The horror! This caused Kayla to run crying and tattling that you hurt her on purpose. Then the tears stopped 4 seconds later and she was back to talking in her high-pitched voice to you. You smiled.

You're growing. You're long - that's everyone's first comment about you (right after they say you look just like your Daddy). We pulled out the 6 months clothes from the back of the closet, some of which fit you nicely. And while its fun to pull out new clothes this makes me sad to realize that you are not a little squishy tiny newborn anymore and never will be again! Time is flying by. I can't believe you'll be 4 months old next week. You prefer to sit straight up in the big stroller, you hold toys in your hands really well now, you blow bubbles, you drool and soak your outfits! you've found your toes (my favorite!). You get bored if we look away from you for a second and get our attention by talking loudly to us. No! We didn't forget you were there!

Life's just grand with you, little Khloe Jean!