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[@Gunther]

Ooh, you must have a busy life! I only have my one and he (being 4mos) is a handful. Last night he decided 'what sleep pattern?! I do what I want!' xD 

When ya get caught up and a minute to read, it's Hook's turn to meet Pen. She's just moseying along into the cargo hold. 
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I only have you and sail's post left to read. This is an excellent cast of writers we have assembled here. :D

To be honest with you, caring for two children is much harder than four. I was the stay-at-home parent for 12 years. When I had just my daughter, she slept sixteen out of every 24 hours, a parent's dream! She was sweet and awesome. I love her to the moon and back. Then my son came along. He cried the first six months of his life. Good-Bye Sleep! As he got older, he became easier to handle. He is 15 years old and still crying by the way. My third child, I call my middle daughter. She was the best bay in the world. She rarely cried, but that posed a slight problem. She would sit in her own brown puddle of poo and unless I could smell it, it tore up her skin. Had to load her up in Desitin all the time. She is thirteen now and her personality is just very accommodating. She is a go with the flow kind of person. The youngest is eleven. She was born with a bright smile on her face and just wants to please mom and dad all the time. Great kid. I would say I am lucky with my children, but their parents have been strict. Also, with four, they take care of each other. I am free to do what I want. If I don't hear any loud bangs or serene silence, everything is OK. The screams happen and they fight, but I usually allow them to settle their conflicts on their own. It is easier that they are older.