Birth order blues

Thirteen-day-old Jacob's first BBQ experience at Moley Brothers Q-Pit

I was warned. There's a lot a third child misses out on. Not because you love them any less, but simply because life is a little more chaotic than it was with the first and second kids. I've already taken far fewer pictures of Jacob's first two weeks of life than I did with Abby. And the fact that he doesn't have a room or a bed of his own speaks volumes (although he does look quite cozy in his pack-n-play in my closet).

But there are some things we simply won't let our darling third offspring miss. We're sticklers for tradition, and introducing our newborns to the wonder of good brisket and pulled pork is one of those traditions we simply won't budge on. So with Mimi and Papa along for support, we dragged our pack of wild children out for Jacob's inaugural barbecue experience. He came home smelling like smoked meat, which did wonders for disguising the smell of poop and soured milk that have become his trademark scents.

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