Daniel

Sometimes, I worry that Daniel gets overshadowed by Caroline's princess girlieness and Max's mischievousness and "look at me, I can walk".

So allow me a moment to sing the special praises of Daniel.

Daniel smiles.  All the time.  He is a happy baby and he loves to smile.

Sometimes he shares his toys.  Even when Caroline and Max steal things from him, he will offer toys back to them when he takes them away.

But, most importantly, Daniel sleeps.  He is usually the first one down at night and goes off to sleep without a fuss.  And he sleeps so soundly that it doesn't bother him when his brother or sister screams his or her little head off when it's time to join him in the bedroom.  When he wakes up, he plays quietly in his crib (his favorite sport seems to be pacifier horseshoes - he competes to see how far he can fling them into the center of the room) rather than yelling for immediate attention.

He will stand and walk when he's ready, but until then, he's a happy, smiley, well-rested baby.