Picture Time!

Here are some pictures we took today. We were able to take Mallory's 3 year pictures and Whitney and Aubrey's 6 month pictures all today. Luckily everyone cooperated and didn't get fussy until we were done....it was a miracle!

Whitney

Mallory

Aubrey

Mallory, Whitney (left), & Aubrey (Right)

Mallory

Whitney

Aubrey

Mallory

Mallory, Aubrey (left), & Whitney (right)

6 Months!

It is so hard to believe that Aubrey & Whitney are 6 months old! It is also hard to believe that Mallory is already 3 years old. Aubrey and Whitney had their 6 month well-child exams on Thursday and they were both right at 13 pounds. The pediatrician said they were doing GREAT for preemies. We did find out that Aubrey had both ears infected. I hate to think how long it had been bothering her without us knowing about it.

Mallory gets to spend the week with her Grammy and Grampy Peach this week so she can go to VBS. She already called to tell me how much she enjoyed the first day. It sure seems quiet around here without her!

I almost forgot....Aubrey has been sleeping through the night for the past couple of nights. Maybe getting the antibiotic for her ears is doing the trick. It has been so great to get to sleep through the night again.

Speaking of sleep...I better go!

Eating Like Champs!

Aubrey and Whitney have both been eating like champs! In fact they have been eating so well that Aubrey only took one bottle all day today at daycare. She would rather get the stuff with flavor! So far the girls have liked everything we have given them. They even liked the peas to their Daddy's disappointment (he hates peas!).

Big sister Mallory has earned some bragging rights too. She has finally got the hang of being potty trained. I think we may have bought our last pack of pull-ups for Mallory. YEAH!!!!

I don't know if it is due to some of these big milestones we have hit with all 3 girls or if it is just that they are 6 months today but things are actually starting to get a little easier. Maybe we are just getting settled into more of a regular routine this summer. I am not sure what it is but I am thankful for whatever has caused things to finally start to turn around. We may survive this after all!

Where has the time gone?

Wow....so much has happened since I last posted on here! I can no longer say I have 3 kids under the age of 3. Mallory turned 3 on May 27. She is such a big girl now! For her birthday last week she got to go spend the day at the zoo with just Mommy and Daddy. That was some quality time she really needed. We have just about officially finished the potty training with her as well since her accidents are few and far between now. (Thank you Lord!!) Our big 3 year old is taking swimming lessons this week and next week and it totally LOVING it. It seems like just yesterday she was the age of Aubrey and Whitney. Where has the time gone?

As far as the twins go....we are just trying to get and keep everyone healthy. It never fails, one of them gets sick and a couple of days later the other one comes down with the same thing. We actually had to take Aubrey to the emergency room on Mother's Day. She was obviously really sick. (Side note....I would not recommend the Mercy ER for babies!) Yes by the end of the week Whitney had it too. Since then we just can't seem to shake that upper respiratory stuff for them. Normally it wouldn't be too big of a deal but with the girls being premature everything is a big deal. It is really kind of scary!

Whitney has been sleeping through the night for quite a little while now. During one of Aubrey's doctor visits he asked me how she was sleeping and I told him not well because she coughs all night. He told me I can give her some Benadryl at night to help her with her cough so she can sleep. So now with the help of the Benadryl they are both sleeping through the night. Of course they both still sleep with their swaddle blankets. I know the real test of sleeping through the night is when they can do it unswaddled!

We have been trying cereal with the babies. Sometimes they get the hang of it and sometimes they don't. I hope they start getting the hang of it better soon so they can stretch their feedings out a little more than 2 hours. (Yes they eat every 2 hours. The joys of prematurity!!)

The girls will be 6 months on June 16. I really do wonder where the time has gone. I need to take all 3 girls to get pictures taken again soon. I hope to post some on here in the next couple of weeks!