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Tuesday, July 24, 2012

Photo contest

Hey all Shutterfly is having a summer photo contest. Here are my favorite summer photos thus far. Copy this link for more info http://bit.ly/sweepS

Sunday, July 8, 2012

I feel like I say this every year but really how can they be five?!?! Today we celebrated with our family and friends and it was so much fun. I never make much of birthdays, including my own, but I feel to need to really celebrate my kids. They really are a miracle. At 6 weeks pregnant I was told that 1 or 2 or maybe all 3 would not make it and that reducing would be wise. At 12 weeks I was told that if they did live they would have disabilities. I was prepared for it even though it seemed to everyone I was "calm" while pregnant I had all the scary thoughts in my head. But, I kept them in my head. The weeks ticked by and with each week I grew more and more optimistic I would really have THREE healthy babies. On July 8, 2007 my vision was spotty. I went to the hospital and discovered I gained 22 pounds in 10 days, not something you want to do ever. So it was decided today was the day we would meet our babies. I was still nervous. Anything could still happen. Would they make it through the c-section, would they breathe?When they were in special care I wondered if they would gain weight, develop a brain bleed or acquire some life threatening infection. After 12 days they came home and the worry was still there. Would they develop normally, would they RSV? After five years and Kindergarten on the horizon I feel like maybe I can stop worrying about them being preemies. I'm the mom and will always worry but not about the same things. Kate Gosselin (who I know most people hate, but I kind of get her in a lot of ways and do channel my inner Kate at times) once said she celebrated her kids birthday because it could have ended up so differently so there is a lot to celebrate. I get that and that is why I celebrate these amazing little kids who drive me crazy at times but I am forever thankful they are here! (and because Blogger will only let me blog from my iPad right now, you get a smattering of pics I had on Facebook of my cute kids!)

Saturday, June 23, 2012

Who did it?

My money is on Morgan.

Thursday, June 7, 2012

Busy...

Apparently we have been a little busy since Easter. Sorry to those of you that have been waiting for an update (Grandpa Bubba!) Here is what we have been up to.

1. Mom went to Chicago for NINE days to become a Certified Lymphedema Therapist. We missed her but had a lot of fun with Grandma Barb.

2. Our cousin Irelynn came and stayed with us for the weekend. We had so much fun with her. Irelynn you can some back any time!

3. We went on a tour of our school for next year. We are excited for Kindergarten! Mom can't believe she will have 3 kindergartners!

4. We started swimming lessons again. Addison is getting braver about jumping in.

5. We have been having a lot of picnics outside the last couple weeks. Mom says it keeps her kitchen cleaner.

6. Addison is doing well with her drug cocktail to treat her Systemic Onset Juvenile Idiopathic Arthritis. The doctors said maybe she can stop all her meds in a couple months!

7. Eli scraped his knee riding his bike tonight. We are hoping to save the leg, but it's not looking good (insert sarcasm here).

8. Addison is hard at work on her birthday list. She has a new toy to add to it every day! Morgan has one request for her birthday...any guesses what Morgan wants?

9. Dad is staying busy working, golfing and playing with us.

10. Eli got a big boy bed. Morgan and Addison will get their bunk beds soon!