Ella plus the Kids.

Ella is now 4 weeks old! 

She is such a great baby. I'd like to take moment just to brag a tiny bit because I feel very blessed that she is truly such a mild tempered baby. She wimpers when she is hungry and only starts to really cry about it if I don't take care of her hunger pains within 5 or 10 minutes.  She loves to be held and cuddled, but doesn't put up a fuss to be laid down. I'm not by any means saying she absolutely never cries, but it's not very often and she is easily calmed. I think Heavenly Father must have known that I needed a calm mannered baby to go along with the other 3 kiddos. 

1 day old.

2 weeks old.

4 weeks old.

 And she certainly is loved! ...even by Logan who gets excited every time she opens her eyes.  He is tough and doesn't quite understand how to be gentle, but he really does try. The other day he kept putting his hands out acting like he wanted to hold her, so we let him. He was so happy to hold his baby sister.

Everyone loves a "pacifier kiss"

And these are pictures of the kids giving Ella a bottle for the first time.

Kailey was very happy to give her a bottle! Look! She smiled when I asked and everything!! (that is a rare thing.. she usually half smiles or doesn't.. or does a funny face instead)

And Haiden who has to be the best-oldest-big-brother in our family came over to help too.

And of course Logan has to do everything his brother and sister do! ;))

The next pictures are from a few days before Ella was born.  We took the kids out to ride bikes and I just figured I'd share some of those pictures too. ;))