I think I've blogged before about Declan and his "favorites." From before the girls came home from NICU until about their first birthday, Bria has always been his favorite. We never knew why because seriously he hadn't even met them and Bria was already his favorite. Well for the last few months, that favorite has changed to Stevie. It's pretty clear why - it's because she adores her brother. Not that the other two don't, but Stevie clearly thinks he's pretty much the best thing ever. Every morning that he wakes up and comes downstairs, she has her arms wide open for him waiting for a hug. She is always watching what he's doing and laughing hysterically at him. She loves it when he helps her walk. And she's generally the only one that tolerates him holding her and tossing her around like a rag-doll. It's really neat to see and it gives me hope that they will all love each other and enjoy spending time together (likely just before and after the teenage years). It's cute because one day last week when I picked Declan up for school he said, "you know, Stevie is my favorite," I said "really? why?" he said "because she always hugs me" (I know, it melts your heart doesn't it). I said "well, all of your sisters love you and you know, Bria used to be your favorite," he said, "I know, but that was when I was 4, now that I'm 4 1/2, Stevie is my favorite." Makes total sense :-)
Here's a few recent pictures... Did I mention that Stevie is standing! Yes, very exciting... She's been standing a few times a day for decent periods of time. Her PT thinks she can walk, and so do we. We think she's just a but uncertain. Which would make sense because she's always been the cautious one and needs to think things through... I'm sure she'll be walking just like her sisters within the next few months.
Daddy and Aven on soccer Saturday...
All the girls on soccer Saturday...
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