Have I told everyone just how much I LOVE that I have the opportunity to stay home with the "Peas" and WATCH everything they learn and do...as they do it????
Yesterday:
Cliff decided that he was going to ride the little rocking horse that Grandpa and Grandma got them for Christmas! He did it...all by himself! He figured out how to swing his leg over and sit on it. He then discovered how to rock back and forth, and he already knew how to press the button to make the sounds. After practicing all of this...he could do all three together. He was soooo proud of himself!
Maryanna was in a climbing mood and she climbed up on the rocking chair, she then climbed up on the coffee table, and she then climbed up on their play kitchen...I found her standing in the sink!
Macey continues to amaze me. She was reading a book to herself (in her own special language) and I asked her to show me the fish. (She just saw fish in a doctors office recently and was fascinated.) She turned several pages looking at each on intently as she went. Finally, she stoped on the story of Johna and the BIG fish, brought me the book, and pointed at the FISH!
Today we went shopping. We left the house about 10am and returned around 7pm! They did not even cry! We let them run around right in front of the "Chick Fillet". They ran around and smiled at everyone at the mall. I NEVER had to get up out of my chair to go get one! I can hardly believe what I am saying they were soooo good to play right around in that one area and not run away! Three toddlers and no one escaped!
Tuesday, February 17, 2009
Wednesday, February 4, 2009
Takes all day to do hardly anything!
Thanks for the comments "supermoms"! I LOVE watching your babies grow-up on your blogs too!
Went to USA developmental clinic today for the first time! Yeah! They just wanted to take a closer look at Cliff and turns out that he is just fine. He is a little slow in verbal communication and fine motor skills and they will retest in about six months. OK, so he doesn't talk and he has trouble picking up grapes...I could have told you that! :)
Anyway we used the day to run around Mobile while we were out...made a day of it. I've discovered that children slow everything down except TIME! And traveling around with multiples just seems to multiply the effect! We left the house at 7 am and returned around 4 pm and we only went 4 places: USA Clinic, PetSmart, TGIFridays for lunch, and Hudsons. Nine hours and four stops!!!!! Does this improve with age???
Went to USA developmental clinic today for the first time! Yeah! They just wanted to take a closer look at Cliff and turns out that he is just fine. He is a little slow in verbal communication and fine motor skills and they will retest in about six months. OK, so he doesn't talk and he has trouble picking up grapes...I could have told you that! :)
Anyway we used the day to run around Mobile while we were out...made a day of it. I've discovered that children slow everything down except TIME! And traveling around with multiples just seems to multiply the effect! We left the house at 7 am and returned around 4 pm and we only went 4 places: USA Clinic, PetSmart, TGIFridays for lunch, and Hudsons. Nine hours and four stops!!!!! Does this improve with age???
Monday, February 2, 2009
What's UP this week!
Hi everyone!
Glad to say that everyone is just fine and dandy! We are all praying for our friends with sick babies and looking so forward to spring!
Eating is ALWAYS an issue with the peas. They were crying at almost every meal so I just quit trying to feed them and started giving them ALL whole foods. They can pick-up and chew just about everything now. No more crying, but they still skip meals! I just do my best to make sure they are getting very little JUNK food since every bite counts! If you moms have any secrets please let me know! Here are some pics of my Etheopian babies!
Maryanna MEOWing!
Cliff on a box... So Proud!
Macey...so tiny!
Who opened that bag of chips!!!!
As the babies become toddlers, I am amazed almost daily at what they can accomplish! Macey seems to be the smartest but Maryanna is definately the first to push the limits. Cliff tends to follow right along with Maryanna and we call them the "TWINS". Macey is much more independent, doing her own thing. Here are a few pics taken this week!
Maryanna in the Rocker!
Maryanna & Cliff on the Coffee Table!
We also got a little table this week! I love it! The babies love it too! They eat snack on it...work on puzzles there, and of course try to climb on it! But they are doing good about getting down.
Snack Time!
Glad to say that everyone is just fine and dandy! We are all praying for our friends with sick babies and looking so forward to spring!
Eating is ALWAYS an issue with the peas. They were crying at almost every meal so I just quit trying to feed them and started giving them ALL whole foods. They can pick-up and chew just about everything now. No more crying, but they still skip meals! I just do my best to make sure they are getting very little JUNK food since every bite counts! If you moms have any secrets please let me know! Here are some pics of my Etheopian babies!
Maryanna MEOWing!
Cliff on a box... So Proud!
Macey...so tiny!
Who opened that bag of chips!!!!
As the babies become toddlers, I am amazed almost daily at what they can accomplish! Macey seems to be the smartest but Maryanna is definately the first to push the limits. Cliff tends to follow right along with Maryanna and we call them the "TWINS". Macey is much more independent, doing her own thing. Here are a few pics taken this week!
Maryanna in the Rocker!
Maryanna & Cliff on the Coffee Table!
We also got a little table this week! I love it! The babies love it too! They eat snack on it...work on puzzles there, and of course try to climb on it! But they are doing good about getting down.
Snack Time!
Tuesday, January 27, 2009
Keeping my Resolution...
Hello everyone. I am so sorry to hear that my friends the Cochrans and Tubres are having so much sickness right now. Do know my friends that you and your little ones are ALWAYS in my prayers.
I feel bad for you guys but I am so thankful that everyone at my house is doing well right now. We had our 15 month check-up a couple of weeks ago and all was well. Macey has not been eating well and she had lost a little weight but the Doc said he was not worried. I just quit trying to feed her baby food altogether and now she is doing much better. If she won't eat, we just let her down and she eats the next meal! Now she is beginning to eat more and more foods! Sandra, want some left over baby food???
Stats:
Macey 18.1 lbs, 30 in
Maryanna 20.0 lbs, 30 3/4 in
Cliff 22.8 lbs, 31 in
Went to Laural today to visit our cousins! Had a great time. The PEAS loved playing with Noah(5 yrs old). They got to swing outside and play on the slide too. Going to have to get swings for the summer!
I feel bad for you guys but I am so thankful that everyone at my house is doing well right now. We had our 15 month check-up a couple of weeks ago and all was well. Macey has not been eating well and she had lost a little weight but the Doc said he was not worried. I just quit trying to feed her baby food altogether and now she is doing much better. If she won't eat, we just let her down and she eats the next meal! Now she is beginning to eat more and more foods! Sandra, want some left over baby food???
Stats:
Macey 18.1 lbs, 30 in
Maryanna 20.0 lbs, 30 3/4 in
Cliff 22.8 lbs, 31 in
Went to Laural today to visit our cousins! Had a great time. The PEAS loved playing with Noah(5 yrs old). They got to swing outside and play on the slide too. Going to have to get swings for the summer!
Sunday, January 11, 2009
Where do I begin?????
Ok everyone,
I am sorry for not posting in such a long time but sometimes I am emotionally stable, organized, motivated, on top of EVERYTHING, etc...and sometimes I am frazzled, depressed, functioning minimally, and just frustrated at myself in general. I don't know how some of you seem to keep yourselves together ALL the time!!! (Julie, Sandra)
Anyway so much has been happening with us since we last talked and I know the same is true for all of you too!
November and December were VERY busy months for us this year! Last year we just sat at home and tended to the babies...but this year they went EVERYWHERE!
First, we all went Christmas shopping with Nana and Aunt Dorthy. We had a blast!
Next, my sister had a photographer friend of hers to take the babies pictures since I HATED the ones we had done at Sears in October. We all went to Hattiesburg and had a great time. (I took extra happy medicine!) The pictures are wonderful! He seemed to really capture some very precious moments of the babies and us. I plan to use him EVERY YEAR from now on. It will be well worth the drive! You can check out his work on his website. I have added a link.
Happy Anniversary to us! We celebrated 7 years on December 22!
Christmas was very nice this year but the babies do not really understand any of it yet. Macey did open presents but nobody else seemed to care. I really can not wait until next year!!! We had a lot of time to think about the traditions that we wanted to start with the babies and how we wanted to demonstrate the "Baby Jesus" Story to them. I am excited that I get to share it with the children that I was beginning to think that might never have. I felt so blessed this season!
Pictures?? Video?? I know that we took some of both!
Not that we are spoiled in anyway to have such wonderful parents and in-laws but they all made our Christmas very special this year. I keep them in my prayers daily. I am not sure what I would do without them. This year after Christmas, the Jays, Joey's parents wanted to take a trip to the Mountains, Gatlinburg. And they wanted us ALL to go together. They helped with expenses and we all left the day after Christmas on our adventure. I was very nervous about taking 14 month old babies on such a long trip but they did very well. I have always been against DVDs and video games for my children but I think we will make an exception for VERY long trips!! Here are a few pictures of the cabin in the mountains and a picture of us at the Dixie Stampede Dinner Show!
Happy Anniversary to us! We celebrated 7 years on December 22!
Christmas was very nice this year but the babies do not really understand any of it yet. Macey did open presents but nobody else seemed to care. I really can not wait until next year!!! We had a lot of time to think about the traditions that we wanted to start with the babies and how we wanted to demonstrate the "Baby Jesus" Story to them. I am excited that I get to share it with the children that I was beginning to think that might never have. I felt so blessed this season!
Pictures?? Video?? I know that we took some of both!
Not that we are spoiled in anyway to have such wonderful parents and in-laws but they all made our Christmas very special this year. I keep them in my prayers daily. I am not sure what I would do without them. This year after Christmas, the Jays, Joey's parents wanted to take a trip to the Mountains, Gatlinburg. And they wanted us ALL to go together. They helped with expenses and we all left the day after Christmas on our adventure. I was very nervous about taking 14 month old babies on such a long trip but they did very well. I have always been against DVDs and video games for my children but I think we will make an exception for VERY long trips!! Here are a few pictures of the cabin in the mountains and a picture of us at the Dixie Stampede Dinner Show!
We have settled in to 2009 really fast. There is no rest with triplets! They all got a 48 hour virus last week and Macey always gets the worst of it! She got a fever blister on her tongue! Ouch! Great, the skeleton baby didn't eat for about four days! The babies are better and playing again but now Joey has the fever and sore throat and I am having an attack of the sinuses!
We go in for their 15 month check-up this week and I will post the new stats and development!
My new years resolution??? Update my blog WEEKLY!!!
Thursday, November 20, 2008
Maryanna Walks! Macey is sick.
Hello everyone! Last Thursday Maryanna took a few steps and I thought she would take off but no...she waited till today! She just started walking across the kitchen holding a ball.
Poor little Macey is sick. She has what the Doc thinks is an eye infection on top of her bad cold. She is running fever and sleeping alot! Keep her in your prayers.
Poor little Macey is sick. She has what the Doc thinks is an eye infection on top of her bad cold. She is running fever and sleeping alot! Keep her in your prayers.
Friday, November 7, 2008
Go Macey Go!
Ok, Macey has relized what she is doing and now she spends her days PRACTICING walking! She does NOT want anyone's hand and is very proud of herself. I have video...will post soon.
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