A Dose of Reality on World Prematurity Day

While walking by the jewelry case in Costco this afternoon, Lila announced, "Mommy, we have to get the new baby a ring!"  I was initially confused.  She explained that the baby needed a ring to hold like she and Adeline did when they were babies.  I looked down at her and said, "We still have that same ring.  It is right here on my finger."  Lila looked at me with shocked eyes and asked, "It was THAT ring?  But it is sooooo tiny!"  She just couldn't believe that her fingers fit through the ring that was resting on my finger.  I had no idea she didn't know that picture was of my wedding ring.


Lila Grace. . . two days old and holding daddy's ring

Adeline. . . three weeks old and holding mommy's ring

 

Lila Grace. . . five weeks old and holding daddy's ring

Lila is just starting realize how tiny she was when she was born.  The twins know they were sick and tiny but digesting how tiny will be a  process.

Our SHOCKING News!!

Eventually, the shock faded and now we are all very excited to become a family of SIX!!  Our love for our newest family member is growing right along with my tummy!  Our baby girl has a due date of April 9th but due to my history of having children early, we are expecting/hoping for a March arrival.  Here's hoping we just stop by the NICU to say hello!

My biggest helper and most excited daughter. . .

Happy Halloween!

 

From a Spider Witch. . .

A Firefighter. . .

And a Duck Burger. . .

Due to the pending Hurricane and questionable forecast on Halloween day, we put on our costumes and headed to the mall for some early trick-or-treating.

Pumpkin Carving 2012

I know how to keep the twins occupied for a good hour and a half. Have them gut their own pumpkins! I couldn't believe how long they dug into the slime. After the scooping was done they were off into the make-believe world pretending to make pumpkin pie and many other seasonal treats. They were up to their elbows!

Later that night we hosted the 7th (gasp) annual NICU carving with our special NICU neighbor.  As you may remember, the parents carved the pumpkins during the first year while the three girls were still in the NICU.

We didn't get a lot of action shots because all parents were elbow deep in the carving process.  Savannah carved most of her own with a little help from me.  The twins didn't really want to carve their own.  What they did want was for mommy and daddy to carve whatever they could dream of.  This year was a train and a duck.  Not so hard, thank goodness.  

Year 7!!

This year, the kids took pictures of us!

Look Who Caught up to her Sister!

Adeline lost BOTH bottom teeth within one hour of each other. Actually, she had Daddy pull the second one because it was "uncomfortable." She was overjoyed and up at 6:00 a.m. the next morning to show us her tooth fairy dollars. If you know Adeline, you know she NEVER wakes up at 6:00 a.m.

My Heart Smiled this Morning!

It's not such a bad thing to turn around and see this while they girls eat their breakfast before school.  Maybe God made Lila a lefty for a reason.

Keep the Tops ON!!!

This past weekend the girls went inside for lunch. I heard them mention that they were going to have beer with their lunch. Considering Alex and I rarely have a beer, I figured they were just being silly and the thought would soon be forgotten. I was wrong. This is what I walked in on. . . They ate their lunch with their beer beside them. . . tops on of course. Many rounds of cheers transpired and by the end of it, one would think the tops came off! Later that evening, the girls had running races. They bumped into the director of the runs and somehow the conversation turned to what they ate for lunch. Their response. . . "beer." Oh they know how to make a mama proud! (please note the sarcasm)