He's got her eyes. =)

I still feel like I'm only on top of things in my life about 20% of the time. But that also means that if I only get one shower every 5 days I am still on top of things 20% of the time. =) So goes life with a newborn and lots of other activity in the house.
I snapped a picture of Bella with her "big eyes", along with one of Crew to compare their looks. Bella can have the biggest puppy-dog droopy eyes and when she was a little younger I would say, "Look at me with your big eyes!" and then she would open her eyes wider for a picture. When I told her to stop making faces for the camera and just smile nice, she said to me, "how about big eyes?!" and then this is the photo I got. Funny girl.
But there is a striking resemblence to Crew- even at 3 weeks of age.
I am finding out that Ava is very good at entertaining herself for long periods of time- as long as the activity includes making a huge mess. Here she is making playdough cookies for about 2 hours. I still have dried bits of colored dough smashed in my carpet 5 days later. But she sure was quiet and happy making those cookies...how could I stop her!
Speaking of dough...Crew is starting to get little "rolls" on his legs. I think they are so sweet. He weighs 8 lbs. 11 oz. as of yesterday afternoon. He's by far our biggest baby. And to answer one person who left a comment on the previous post, no, it wasn't a typo. Wyndham was born weighing 4 lbs. 6 oz. and full-term...and then weighed about 9 lbs. at 7-months of age. She is now 7 years old, has been taking growth hormone shots every night for over 5 years as a result of her head injury, and she weighs about 55 pounds.
Then there is the self-portrait of Crew and me. I find myself sitting in a chair snuggling him for long periods of time. I think I am more spoiled than he is at this point in time. But I figure if I get one load of laundry done and one meal made a day, I am exceeding my 20% approval rating for getting things done.
And that's higher than I hope for at this point in the game of life. By next week I'll be in the mid-30's and practically ready to run for president. =)
I also have to clarify and say that I really do shower more frequently than once every five days. I figure I have to put that in writing so that nobody gets really concerned about my well-being. Or that of my family around me. My bed also gets made each day {even if I have to make it before I climb into it}, the dishwasher gets loaded, washed and emptied- many times a week by Chip, and the kids wear clean undies everday. So I guess if I were to put a number on my overall approval rating, it'd be more like 60% of my normal. Not bad, I guess...but there's still room for improvement!
Here's something fun...if you were to rate how well you're doing in life today, what rating would you give yourself? I'd love to know...just for fun.