Eventually, Daddy had to go back to work. Mommy was still a bit nervous about caring for the kids all alone, so her best friend, Susan, came to help out. Of course, she brought along 14-month-old Thomas as an added bonus! Thomas learned a lot from our kids (sorry, Susan!), and seemed more motivated to take steps and walk around while seeing other little people doing it. Our kids learned from Thomas too! He's a little water bug, so Samuel and Leah got braver while he was here.