Re-entering the blogosphere

I have been gone on maternity leave, but now that Ezra is 3 months old I am determined not to let another month go by without creating a new post. I haven't even introduced our latest addition. His name is Ezra Joseph Vaughn. He was born December 26th and was my 3rd successful home birth as well as my fastest and easiest birth. He was 8lbs 2oz. and 19 inches long. He is my biggest and happiest baby. It seems like he is doing everything earlier than the others. He started rolling over about 2 weeks ago and he has been smiling almost from the beginning and he started laughing almost a month ago. He brings so much love to our household. Elijah has been such an amazing big brother and I think he is really developing a special connection with Ezra. He walks him around and can burp him and make him stop crying. Everyday when Caleb says his prayers he only says "Thank you God for Ezra". Everyday. Jonas wasn't so sure in the beginning, but they are only 16 months apart. He is getting used to not being the baby anymore. I am hoping they will be very close friends as they grow up. We have all been adjusting. Our homeschool routine and life routine in general has to be more flexible now and some days it seems impossible to get much accomplished. Right now my laundry is up to the ceiling (not an exaggeration!) and the kids had to wear pj's today because all their clothes are dirty... thankfully we didn't need to go anywhere! I am learning to not beat myself up over the state of our house. I have a lot more pictures I want to share, but I am determined to get this blog posted before March ends...which is in about 7 more minutes.