September 10, 2008
Sorry for our absence...life is crazy, but in a good way. The babies are 5 months old (11 weeks adjusted) and doing great. They are so amazing! So much has happened since I last posted. One emergency visit to the hospital (false blood test results) and Cal's double hernia surgery; other than that we are healthy!
Our current daily routine is as follows: 6 am eat, play, sleep, 10 am eat, play, sleep, 2 pm and 6 pm more of the same. 9 pm eat, swaddle, sleep until 2 or 3 am and then the cycle repeats. The babies are really starting to enjoy the playing part. Almost as much as Paul and I are watching them. The family room has been transformed into a baby gym. Jumperoo, bouncy seat, exersaucer, floor mat, swing, etc. However there are more than one of each of these items. Madness!
We were in Rockford for most of August at the cottage. Unfortunately, Paul's grandma passed away so the babies attended their first funeral while we were there. Gigi Popkins was the sweetest little lady and she is dearly missed. We also enjoyed our first dining experience at Arnie's; it went fairly well but we had two people for back up with us.
All of my fabulous teacher friends went back to work. We were so sad to see them go. A quick shout out THANK YOU to those that helped all summer (you know who you are). We couldn't have done it without you! We are fortunate to still have Carol over on Wednesdays all day and my Mom on Thursdays. Carol also comes during the week for feedings here and there throughout the week. Our neighbor from across the street, Debbie, has also been a big help.
Our four month check up went very well. Aidan was 13 pounds, Brooklyn was 12 pounds and Calahan was almost 12 pounds. As you can see from the pictures we are all chubby! Everyone seems to comment on how "healthy" the babies look.
Paul and I were able to make it to cousin Amy's 40th birthday party with my Mom, Dad, brother, sister-in-law, niece, aunt and cousin watching the babies. Although it was a fabulous party, we missed the babies something terrible.
Paul and I spent another night away from the babies this week in order to attend the funeral of my old dear friend, Adam. We were able to do this thanks to my mother-in-law and sister-in-law. I worked with Adam for fourteen years at the Dairy Dream and he always looked out for me. He was like a big brother (even though I was months older). We haven't spoken in a couple of years, but he was one of those family friends that you know so well. Adam will be missed by so many. Please keep his family in your prayers.
A few things about the babies...
-no more size one diapers
-no more 0-3 month clothes
-no more extra calorie formula
-no more eating every three hours
-no more actigall for Aidan or iron for Brooklyn
Aidan...
-loves to fold his hands (we think he is praying)
-is trying to roll over
-is a big eater (6 ounces at a time)
-is a wonderful sleeper
-loves to watch t.v. (just like his Dad)
-is harder to get a smile out of (but has beautiful dimples when he does)
-loves to stare at the light coming in through the blinds
Brooklyn...
-recently found her screaming voice (it's a very loud place)
-has a beautiful smile and she does so often
-has a red bird toy that she loves to watch
-does not tell as many night time stories as she used to
-adores her Daddy
-likes to coo and chatter
Calahan...
-is doing much better with his acid reflux
-also likes to watch t.v.
-has a darling smile and is doing so more and more often
-loves his swing
-loves his bottles and lets us know it by his loud sucking and umm...umm in between
-is a light sleeper during the day
We hope you are all doing well. Again, I apologize for the lull in posts. The days pass by so quickly. But not a day goes by that I don't thank God numerous times for these precious miracles. We have truly been blessed!
If you are reading this, please post a comment. I am pretty sure all of our faithful blog readers have given up on ever seeing a new post. So I am not sure if I should continue on or shut her down.
