A day in the life ...

With three children, you can imagine that there is never a dull (or at least quiet) moment in our house. So come along for a taste of a somewhat typical day at the Healy house:

We start the morning slowly, since Mom decides to actually shower today. That means by 9 a.m., only Mom and Kelsey are dressed. But it also leads to some quality time for the siblings. Brendan holds Kelsey. As you can see above, they were deep in conversation. Brendan mostly tells Kelsey how beautiful she is and how much he loves her. From her expression, she likes his sweet words.

We have much sibling rivarly in our household between Brendan and Ryan. Lately, that has translated into attention on Kelsey. Brendan has given her much attention since the day she was born. Ryan has only lately started talking, touching, and kissing her. So if Brendan holds her, Ryan immediately finds his way next to them and demands time with his sister. (Unfortunately, Kelsey doesn't look pleased here. She is starting to smile more at Ryan. He has very little volume control, so she often winces when she hears his loud voice.)

Ryan is obsessed with wearing Ken's shoes. If Ryan's quiet, you can guess that he's in our bedroom picking out a pair of shoes. Within a minute or two, he'll round the main hallway with them on. Today, he's chosen Ken's hiking-style shoes. He'll take them off shortly when our playdate arrives. Dallas and his mom Rebecca came over for 90 minutes or so to play with the boys. Dallas is one month younger than Ryan. We met the Colemans through Doug Roemer, an old Dayton friend of Ken's. The Roemers and Colemans used to be neighbors in Louisville.

Kelsey plays in her activity gym while I get the gang ready for the swimming pool. Some days this is easy, others it is not. This is not an easy day. Ryan likes to play chase now whenever we want him to change clothes. He also insists on rubbing in the sunscreen on his own. Brendan is helpful but is moving at a slower-than-usual pace. And if you know Brendan, you know that means it can be a painfully slow pace. Kelsey just enjoys her playtime. She'll be three months on Tuesday.

Look closely in the photo above and you'll see Kelsey is joined by Ryan's friend, Froggy. This is his new baby. He walks around patting Froggy on the back or putting Froggy down for a nap on the couch. He carefully covers Froggy with his bedding or blankies. Right now, he's decided Froggy should play with Kelsey.

We spend three hours at the pool, longer than usual for us. But Ken leaves work early (very unusual!) and we grill burgers to extend the pool visit. Once home, Ryan gets straight in the tub and Brendan puts on his jammies. Then he creates this family of Mr. Potato Heads. The dad is on the left, followed by two sons who appear to be identical twins.

Mom takes several pictures of Kelsey since she'll be three months old tomorrow (Tuesday). It's amazing how quickly babies grow. Though she is a newborn, she's changed so much since those first few weeks.