Sibling dynamics

This little munchkin...


She kind of rules the roost around here.
She might be itty, (insinuating innocence) but don't be fooled...

Need I say more.
You can just hear her adorable, cackly little squeal by looking at this picture.
She has us wrapped around her little finger.
And she knows it.

She loves her goofy big brother and sister.

This photo op back in November was irresistible with these two giggling in delight of each other, teasing and taunting.
 Fresh out of their baths.
 Lexi loves her "Darder" (her attempt (beginning Jan '13) at saying "Parker"), and Parker loves his "Lex Lex".


He had her back as she climbed up the stairs for the first time back in December,
& I have a feeling this doting big bro always will!
He thinks she's pretty awesome.
And hysterical.
Lexi loves that he finds her funny.

She can con all sorts of things out of her big brother, like pretty awesome rides...slicked back hair after baths makes them extra authentic.

And when no one else can get Lexi to eat, no worries, big sis to the rescue! While she's at it, Emmie will even provide some happy hour entertainment.
I love it when my kids make each other laugh.

As much as she loves them, and loves their attention, Lexi also values  her space. High-pitched,  Pterodactyl-like shrieks often rattle our house, and despite her calls of warning to back off, her sibs don't always heed. As a result, one of the many shouted repeated phrases in our home, justified by the rescue of our littlest is, " LEAVE. LEXI. ALONE!". While Parker loves to help and play with his sis, he's also not above harassing her and poor Lex is just not always up to it.  In this last few weeks (late January), Lexi's new thing is to aggressively call out,
 "EH EHHHHH!" to anyone who might be approaching when she's not ready to interact. Mostly she gives this call out to P and E who like to tote her around without her permission, but she also uses it on Mom and Dad when she doesn't want to be removed from whatever naughty activity she's gotten into.
  Our sweet little Lex is turning into quite the sassy lately!

But all in all she's so sweet and fun and definitely does not lack in preferences, opinions and personality! She adds so much to our family and we love her so much!
She is definitely the 3rd child and holds her own against her big brother and sister!

 

It's crazy to me that this awesome little package of three kiddos all happened in  just 5 years.
 It's gone by in a flash.
They have brought us more delight, more messes, more patience-testing, more smiles, more psychotic episodes (by both adult and child), more value, more sleep deprivation, more adventure, more challenges, more satisfaction, more testing of limits, more fulfillment, more sheer exhaustion, more fun, more stress, more meaning, more cleaning, and more JOY to our lives than we ever knew possible.
We think they're pretty awesome and feel blessed to call them ours.