Couch Cuddling

It's funny. I never realized what all I had been missing until we moved into a larger home.

Before, at our old house, my tiny trio had to stay in their play-yard only and could not get out and roam about the living room for fear of them getting into something that might hurt them.

Once we moved, the play-yard was retired to a corner of the new living room, never to be assembled again, really.

Our new living room is arranged to where the kids can have their play area in their own little corner and still have run of the entire living room and dining and even the kitchen.

The babies all developed new behavior and skills from having so much room to roam and play.

They no longer are sporting as many dental imprints as before, and rarely does anyone get their hair pulled (unless of course Vivienne and Kian decide to play Rapunzel, which they did the other day!)

Everybody can walk and walk well. The boys can even run, if you can call it that!

Vivienne can join them if she wanted to, but she is overly cautious and afraid of being caught in the fray when the boys get wound up and going!

I learned that Kaiden adores playing with his cars and trucks. He even has this little form developed that he uses when pushing them along the floor. It rivals the Olympic curlers, even!

I even have a new habit. I never even realized what I had been missing while living in the old house.

That play-yard had kept my kids from being able to cruise along the couch and the coffee table like other kids, which meant that they didn't even know how to crawl up onto it.

I found out the other day, that if I sit on the couch, the babies will all eventually head over my way for a quick cuddle.

They also will come to me if I have their diapers ready for changing and each crawl up in turn and assume the diaper changing position.

They even can patiently wait their turn while either sitting at the other end of the couch, or by standing at my knee while their sibling gets changed.

Afterwards, Vivie will crawl into my lap and perch on my right knee with her arm around my shoulder.

Kaiden will usually then hop onto my other knee and sit with his head against my chest.

Kian will either stand at my knee and put his head into my lap or sit beside his brother with his head on his brother's back.

It's very relaxing just to sit there, with all three of my babies in my lap while they watch their little t.v. shows or just daydream.

It's funny the things I never even realized that I had been missing while living in that tiny old house.

Couch cuddling really is the best way to pass an afternoon!