Lori is such a delight, and she’s getting more and more interactive each day. For about the first two months, babies are more or less on a seemingly endless loop of: sleep, eat, burp, poop, repeat. (Evan will recite this for you if you ask what babies do.) The periods of quiet wakefulness get longer and longer, though, and Lori will play happily on her gymini mat or in her bouncy seat for upwards of an hour sometimes. She’s been smiling since she was about six weeks old, and her laugh has grown from a slight gurgling sound to a full-blown belly-laugh. The kids are experts at eliciting her hilarious chuckle, and tonight Cara got her going like I’ve never seen before. Lori was almost snorting she was laughing so hard. If I’m lucky I’ll catch some video of it next time (and post it for all to see).

She’s getting better about riding in the car, which is good because with school and all the other activities we’re involved in, we’ve been in the car a lot. Liam and Evan take turns sitting next to her and putting her nuk in her mouth if she gets upset. They are very attentive big brothers. People keep asking how everyone has adjusted to “the new baby,” and I have to say, other than Cara being shy about the sudden increase in visitors at the house, the transition has been extremely smooth. The only problem I have with Evan is the same one I had with him when Cara was born: he loves Lori SO MUCH that he’s in her face (and therefore mine) from the moment he wakes up in the morning (which is usually before I do) until I shut his door at night. As another mother pointed out the other day, though, it’s certainly better than the alternative. Cross your fingers for me that everything stays even-keeled!