Hear ye! Hear ye!

It has been decided upon! A name for the newest member of the M family!

A conversation took place between the children shortly before she was born that went something like this...

Big Sis: "It's going to be a girl."

Both Brothers: "No, it's a boy!"

Big Sis: "No, a girl!! And name her Princess Aurora!"

(For anyone unfamiliar with the reference, Aurora is the real name of Sleeping Beauty.)

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We do not use actual names here on 365 Maze Days, but when I was in the hospital I was told that Big Sis was correcting Grandma M, whom she believed was mispronouncing her baby sister's given name. She insisted...

"No....it's Au-ROR-a!"

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And so without further ado, I hereby announce to the world of 365 Maze Days, that she shall be called...

***Princess Aurora!***
:)

"Littlest Sis" And Her Giant Baby

This one's for you Aunt L! :)

There will soon be a reassigning of characters on 365 Maze Days...being that Littlest Sis is no longer the youngest of the bunch. (Stay tuned for that in a following post.)

However, from the looks of it, it may not be long until she is actually the littlest!

Sweet Dreams

64 Teeth

Today was Big Sis's very first trip to the Dentist.

She has accompanied her brothers on teeth cleanings in the past, so she hopped right up into the chair and settled in like a pro.

But she was super excited when she was given the option to accessorize!!!

She got to keep the glasses as a souvenier.

Biggest Brother and Younger Brother also had appointments. Naturally, Younger brother decided he needed the glasses too.

It is a blinding light after all!

I will admit, I wasn't exactly looking forward to taking 5 kids to the Dentist's office. But given that we were there for a full two hours, I'd say it went quite well.

We left with no cavities, no major catastrophes, and 64 sparkling teeth to show for it!

Behold - A Belly Button!

After an extended time of five weeks, baby girl and her umbilical stump finally parted ways.

And in its place, a beautiful new belly button!

Talking Transaction

Big Sis just brought me a nickel that she found in the house and said, "Here Mommy, this money says it's for [Big Sis] shoes!"

Spidey strikes again!

This is what I was met with when walking into the bathroom last night!

Smiles and Denial

Can my baby girl really be 1 month old already?!

She rang in the milestone by greeting me with a big smile this morning...one of her very first!

On a like note, Mommies (at least this one) would like to have the power to slow time waaay down.

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So after bathtime today, I thought to myself, "Surely my brand new baby girl can't be too big to wear brand new baby things!"

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Umm, I don't think layette gowns are supposed to fit like this!

Welcome to Earth!

It's tradition in our house to have a "Welcome to Earth" party for the new baby when he/she comes home from the hospital. The celebration was a few days delayed due to the holidays. But we finally got to give her an appropriate induction ceremony last night.

Daddy and the kids worked hard on the cake...apparently Earth is misspelled on purpose. Because, Dad says, "he's hilarious."

Dad made the earth, Biggest Brother made a snake (top right), Younger Brother made a table (?) (top left), Big Sis made the heart, and Littlest Sis made a flower (bottom left).