You know he's our third baby when...

It is interesting how things change with the more children you have. With the first baby everything is by the book. You read up on what food to give when, what to expect each month in regards to milestones and abilities and make sure you do it all according to what they say.

With the second you try hard but you're busier. You hope to do everything the same as with the first but you just don't have the time like you did. It is harder to keep a second baby on a schedule because child #1 has play dates, school, or just sometimes needs to get out of the house before everyone goes crazy.

With baby #3 everything goes out the window!

Case in point: When Emily was young she didn't get her first taste of candy until she was almost two. I held back on fruit snacks (choking hazard!) and lollipops (never!-way to sticky) for so long.
When Sam came around, Emily was already "exposed" to all that and so he was introduced to sweets much earlier but still within reason.

But BEN. Now he has 2 older siblings who gets way to much candy from holidays, parties, school, etc. They love their little brother and are so willing to share. See what I mean: "But Mom he likes it!" We (or should I say they) have created a monster!
He's only 10 months in this picture. What have we done!