Another milestone for Morgan

She finally rolled over from her back to her belly. Yeah for her. She is getting pretty good at standing also. My predictions are... missy Morgan is going to walk sooner than Carter and Carter is going to be my crawler. We shall see soon. They are also working their way through the 1 st foods. So far we are doing pretty good. They have different tastes that is for sure. Morgan loves peas but doesn't really care for sweet potatoes. Carter on the other hand really likes the sweet potatoes. They both dislike the baby food peaches. Keagan on the other hand has taken a liking to baby pears. Carter has learned how to spit and loves to spray you with baby food. You got to love it. Three more weeks and we are off to Minnesota. Can't wait to be there.

Mama's Day Miracles

I am very blessed to have the mother that I do and the mother-in-law that I do. My mom and I have always been really close. I can remember how my friends in high school could never understand why I would want to hang out with my mom or go shopping(we always had the best time shopping, picking out really ugly clothes for each other and then laughing hysterically), but we always had such a great time. We still have a great time when we go out though those times are few and far between, usually we have a child or three with us. My mom-in-law (mil) is literally my second mom. She has been a part of my life since I was six years old. She used to babysit my brother and me before and after school and all summer long. We are really close also. They are both two of the best friends that I have.
I don't think that a person really appreciates their mom until you have a child. I know that Craig and I would not be where we are now if we didn't have the support of our moms and dads. They are amazing parents and go well out of their ways to help us with whatever we need. I could go on and on about everything that they do but I won't bore all of you with the details. Just know that I am lucky to have the two greatest moms in the world. I hope that I am a great mom just like them.

Five months and some

I am a bad mommy. I forgot to take their pictures on their 5 month birthday. It was a bad week with sick babies and a dead camera. I have more pictures to post but my other camera just died and won't let me upload pictures. Will post more later.

Call me crazy but I don't think that they look that much alike.

I realize that I am totally biased but I think these two are the cutest kiddos ever, along with Keagan.

Mothers of Multiples

Tonight was a rough one for me, I will admit. For those of you that know me, you would probably say that I have taken having two babies at once in stride. Don't get me wrong, I think that most mothers of multiples do but, I try not to let things faze me when it comes to taking care of them. I can usually get things done but tonight I needed another pair of arms. I think that if God is going to bless you with more than one baby he also needs to bless you with an extra set of arms to come out only when you really need them, LIKE TONIGHT!!
I have two sick babies... I don't know what would be worse, having one get sick then the other get sick or have them both get sick at the same time. So far they have both been getting sick at the same time. They just have colds, Carter's nose is like a faucet and Morgan's is running a little but she is mostly wheezy. About 6:30 they were both ready for jammies and bottles. I got them changed and made their bottles. Craig and Keagan were heading out to go look for mushrooms since there was a break in the rain and they had been cooped all day. Craig asked me if I needed any help and I told him no since I didn't think that tonight would be any different than a million other nights that I have fed them by myself while Craig has been busy with Keagan. So I get us all situated on the couch and Morgan will NOT calm down. She doesn't get upset that ofter but tonight was one of those nights that she was UPSET. I start to feed them and she is eating, coughing, gagging, crying, wiggling all over the place, did I mention crying. Finally after about half her bottle I try burping her and she lets out a burp from down deep and coughs up a bunch of crap, yuck. Then she is crying uncontrollably, so I try feeding her and she is gagging and coughing and crying. I put Carter down and try calling Craig, he doesn't have his phone. Where are my extra arms when I need them!!!!!!!! Carter is needing to finish his bottle and go to bed but now he won't eat and Morgan is crying and I finally put Carter in bed and he is just screaming....this horrible circle goes on for about 30 minutes until Craig comes back in and can help me. He gets Carter and settles him down and I try and console Morgan. I start Morgan's breathing treatment and she is ok while it goes on but as soon as its finished she starts crying again. She wants to eat but she would eat a little, cry and then burp and cough stuff up. After about 3 minutes she burps form way down deep and proceeds to PUKE everything back up all over me. Great!!!! Poor girl has it coming out her mouth and nose, she is crying because I am sure that its burning and now I am covered in baby puke. I get us changed and finally everyone to bed. Now I am going to go read the paper and then go to bed cause I have to work tomorrow. The one Monday that I really need to be home with my kids is the one I have to work cause someone is on vacation. Thank goodness for my wonderful husband.

Exersaucers, Jumperoos, and Swings, OH MY

I don't know how parents did it without all of this stuff. Our

house has been taken over by swings, bouncy seats, a jumperoo, a playmat, and an exersaucer. I realize that we have more stuff since we have two babies but I will be glad when they don't need or want all of these things. I am also very grateful that I live in a day when I have all of these things to help me entertain the babies.

Two of the cutest boys ever made, I think!!!!

Morgan isn't really that interested in the jumperoo but she is starting to like the exersaucer. Her favorite thing still remains, the swing, she loves to watch the birds or fish go around and around.

Carters new favorite thing to do.This child gets bored easily some days and this will entertain him for 30-40 minutes at a time.

An exhausted little man from jumping too much!!!

Swim Lessons

This entry is starting at the end and as you go down you get to the start, SORRY.Next time I will try to get things in the right order.

Having a blast jumping in the pool. I think he did this about 10 times in a row.

He decided that swimming lessons are fun and he is excited to come back next week. For now.

"Mommy I don't want to swim anymore."

Waiting for the class to start.

Watching all the other kids in the class before him finish up their lesson.




Keagan started swimming lessons today. It started off a little rough but it didn't take him very long and he was having a blast. He hadn't been to a huge pool like they have at the YMCA. He is not usually shy but today it took him about 10-15 minutes to finally warm up. Thankfully the instructors were very patient with him.

Baby Clothes

I am sitting here taking a break from folding all the babies' clothes. I feel like all I do is laundry. When you have a baby I think that the season changing is the hardest of all. You can't put all of one season's clothes away but you need to get the new ones out. Plus Morgan is borderline on the 3-6 month clothes, some fit but most do not, so I am folding ones to put away and some to send to two good friends that are getting ready to have babies. Then on the other hand I am finally putting some of Keagan's baby clothes to rest and getting the next set out for Carter. I have such amazing memories with some of those outfits. It makes me sad to put some of them away, whether they are in a box to a friend or to go to the resale shop or the few special items I am keeping. I am glad that its my friends that are having the babies, mine are growing up and I don't envy them at all. Maybe in a few years when another friend has a baby and mine are past the baby/toddler stage I might be a little envious but not right now. I am done with that part of life, thankfully. I have my three amazing little lives to nurture. I also realize that clothes are just things but when you have babies or just one baby(this is for most people, I always get to type babies) the clothes are such a good indicator that your baby or babies are growing up, to fast. People always say, " Enjoy them cause they grow up fast." . You need to have a baby to realize that this is true. I look at Carter and Morgan and already wonder how they could possibly be almost 5 months old. So I am going to pack up all these clothes that we can't use anymore and send them to my friends so that they can make more memories with them. Good luck to you, and may your baby be as cute as mine are. :-)