Tuesday, March 10, 2009

Picture Extravaganza

Updates on our boys and our little Surprise.

Adam is not walking, but running. He also walks backwards! He loves his cars, looking out the window (especially for Grandpa), playing the piano, giggling, belly buttons, socks and dancing. He's become a very picky eater (just like mommy). In fact he's so picky that when Grandma B. tries to hide food in his applesauce, he spits it out. He's not been much of a talker, but he's starting to communicate more. He says "quack" or "ack", "Dada", "yum" and "vroom" (when he's playing with his cars). It's so cute! He's such a cuddle bug. He's blows kisses, raises his arms (when we say "arms up"), claps, high fives, and shakes his head yes and no (more no than yes). Their train plays the alphabet song, so when we start singing the alphabet, he'll go right to that toy and push the button to play the song. What a smartie pants! He can be pretty stubborn, but he doesn't get in to much trouble. In fact, he usually listens to us when we say "no".

He loves to cuddle with his Dada.


Uh, oh...here comes trouble!
Playing Star Wars with Dada and Ben

YUMMY...birthday cake! Happy Birthday, Grandpa!

The alphabet train! I hear "A,B,C,D..." all day long.

Put a sock in it, Grandpa!
Looking at Grandpa. Silly Grandpa!

Ben is quite the chatterbox, and he knows exactly what he's saying. He always looks so serious, and he points at things that we're guessing he's talking about. It's the cutest thing ever! He's been climbing on the furniture, and he's very ornery. He can point to his head and nose. He will eat anything, and he's still my biggest eater. I don't know where he puts it...maybe a hollow leg? He really loves peek-a-boo, his Elmo plane, cuddling, pillows, belly buttons, changing the TV channel, making lots of noise, talking and story time. His favorite toy is this little popcorn truck that makes lots of noise. Thanks mom for that one! He's been more of a loner lately, but always runs up to mommy or daddy for a hug. He's blows kisses, raises his arms (when we say "arms up"), waives bye-bye, high fives and shakes his head no. He's also running, not walking. He's a snuggle bug! He says "quack", "no", "dog", "one, two, three", "yum" and "boo".

Wrestling with his brothers. He's one tough cookie!

Hmmm...where's that popcorn truck?

His first haircut courtesy of Grandma B. He fell asleep...so cute!

He was quite upset because he wanted to play Star Wars too.

Mmmm...birthday cake and ice cream! Happy Birthday, Grandpa!

Jacob is our little follower. He follows Ben right up on the sofa. No injuries yet, but I think we need to take the cushions off for awhile until they get used to climbing up and down safely. He really tries to repeat what you're saying. He says "quack", "dog", "three", "yum" and "boo". He can also point to his nose, eyes, mouth and ears. He likes belly buttons too, especially mommy's! He also associates pictures with people. He loves his blankets, pillows, the big piano, belly buttons, giggling, playing tag with Adam, peek-a-boo and any toy his brothers are playing with. He also loves Mattie and Wyatt. He pants every time he seems them. He's a little snuggle bug too! I could just hug them all day! He waives bye-bye, raises his "arms up", blows kisses, high fives, and shakes his head yes and no. He's been throwing some fits lately, but not too bad. It happens more when we take something away. He loves playing "tag" and "hide-and-seek" with his brothers. He likes to tickle mommy's feet too!

Trouble, trouble, trouble!

Yummy cake! Happy Birthday, Grandpa!

Silly Grandma!

My little giggle guts!

Wrestling with Adam!

Surprise is doing well so far. He is 19 weeks. He's getting bigger and his heart rate is still good. He's quite a little kicker, especially at night. So far, my biggest cravings are caesar salad chicken wraps (or pretty much anything with chicken) and Fruity Pebbles. I go back next week to check up on him.

Isn't he so cute!

I was planning on posting some videos, but I need to find the cord to the camera first. Plus, I'm not sure if I have the right program on the computer to upload videos (I'm not very computer literate these days). I promise, someday you will see videos. Well, I'm off to sleepytown. Take care!

ps...The boys are all up to 8 teeth! Daddy is so proud!

Saturday, March 7, 2009

A House Full of Sickies

Again it's been a long time since I've blogged, but for good reason. It was THE ATTACK OF THE 3 WEEK COLD. Seriously. I'm not kidding...it was really 3 weeks. Although from the pictures we took, you couldn't tell these boogers were sick.

Adam's cheesy smile! He's such a poser.

Ben likes his plane. Whoosh!

Jacob suffered from cabin fever too!

Adam's chillin' a bit.

What a cutie!

My giggle guts! Jacob loves to look out the front door.

Cheesers!

Jacob's bee-bo!

Ben climbed on the chair all by himself. We're in trouble! ps...he did not pee himself, it's water.

Playing some tunes. They LOVE the piano.

The grandmas have been over to help take care of the boys while mommy and daddy recouped. Thank you Grandma B. & Grandma P.! We appreciate all your help!

We haven't been doing much (just trying to get better), but today we went to a birthday party at It's Playtime. The boys had a blast! Happy Birthday Ella, Ada & Tabitha! The boys had so much fun, they passed out when we got home.

Well, we have some good news and bad news. We found out last week that one of our little Surprises died. Chris and I are pretty upset, but so far our other little booger is growing well. We are praying he'll be okay. By the way, it's a BOY! We are incredibly grateful that God gave us these precious little miracles (I honestly never thought I'd "get pregnant" without going through fertility treatments). Despite the bad news, I'm glad I got to experience this again (plus I got to go in quite a few times to see my boogers in action). Thank you to all our friends and family for all your prayers and support. We are so blessed to have our three wonderful boys and a fourth one on the way. I have an appointment next week, so we'll post updates on him. I also want to thank Dr. Einhaus and her staff for all their support through this. Thank you for giving me a shoulder to cry on (literally) and for comforting me. You're all wonderful! Right now I'm getting choked up again. I'll try to update with some videos next week. Take care!

Monday, February 16, 2009

Doctor Doctor Give Me The News, I've Got A Bad Case of...

Separation Anxiety! Well, Jacob does, and it's been many sleepless nights for mommy and daddy. Adam and Ben went through this, but it was totally different. Ben cried for like 10 minutes right before night-night time and that was it. Adam woke up once or twice a night and slept with us for a week, but he would go back to sleep. Jacob wakes up once or twice a night, and it takes forever to get him back to sleep. Plus, he won't sleep with us either (yes, I know that's a bad habit to get in to, but for our temporary sanity, we'll do anything). He also cries when we leave the playroom. He has been doing better the past few nights, but I don't want to jinx it.

Here they are running amok!

On another note, belated HAPPY VALENTINES! We got the boys some new books and frosted valentine cookies. YUMMY! They pretty much just licked the frosting off and left the cookie. Our Valentine's Day was pretty low key. Aunt Jen, Uncle Jeff, Logan and Grandma P. came to visit, we ordered pizza for dinner, and we just hung out at home all day. Of course, Adam didn't like the pizza, so he got PB&J sandwich. He's so picky! I can at least count on him eating his applesauce, yogurt, oatmeal, peaches and pears. Ben will eat ANYTHING, and Jacob will eat almost anything.

We haven't done much this past week. Grandma P. is off work for 4 months, so she's been over to play and help mommy out. Grandma & Ben played patty cake a lot.

Isn't that the cutest belly? Adam loves to show his belly!

Jacob was so tired, he fell asleep on the floor.

One of their favorite things to do is lay on blankets and pillows.

We're ready for our close-ups Mr. Demille!

My Dr. appointment is tomorrow, so I'll have to post some updates. So far, the twins are doing fine, and I'm feeling a bit better. I'm pretty tired though. Well mommy is off to bed, but first, I think I'll have a big bowl of Rice Krispies. Stay tuned for more pics.

Wednesday, February 4, 2009

A Big THANK YOU!

We want to send a HUGE thank you out to our MOPS group at Sonrise Church for all their thoughts and prayers, and for bringing us delicious dinners each week.
We had cupcakes this week. It's so funny how different the boys are, especially when they eat. Adam inspected his cupcake before he ate it. It took him 5 minutes before he would touch it. Jacob stuck his finger in the middle of the cupcake, then shoved it in his face. Ben just shoved it in his face.
We also had KFC night...yummy!
And our favorite...BROWNIES! Adam liked his so much, he licked the crumbs off his tray.
Thank you again, ladies. We appreciate everything you've done for us.