Parker Elaine - TEN months

Double digits .... she's almost ONE someone please tell how this happened? Last year at this time we were just finding out baby girl would be coming early and we couldn't wait. We wanted to hold her so much and see what she looked like.. see who she looked like. I prayed for her every single day hoping my condition wouldn't harm her. I tried so hard to remember every single movement of her's. And now here we are 2 (very) short months away from her Birthday. The party planning has commenced and let me just say it's going to be amazing.

Miss. Parker is such a blessing (of course all of our girls are) but there is just something different about her she really brightens each and every day and every one she comes in contact with. Her smile is so amazing and love and happiness just oozes from her. This little life  knows no sadness no hardships just love unconditional love from everyone around her.

This month Parker got her first TWO Teeth it was quiet the shock and I honestly didn't even see it coming!! One on the top and one on the bottom... leave it to this little one to get her first teeth this way! She seems to have another one coming in on the top and this time we know all about it. She's definitely been a little on the fussy side the past few days. Our whole family had a the worst stomach bug about a week ago and poor Parker got in on the action as well... watching a baby puke is absolutely the worst. She also ended up with a UTI which helped us also discover she is allergic to penicillin. I tell you this girl is really blazing her own trail in life and I love that about her.

She's not quiet crawling yet but loves to turn herself in circles both on her belly and on her butt. She pulls herself up to kneeling and I caught her sitting herself up in the crib the other day! Thanks to a trick we learned from cousin Paisley she is able to stand on her own against the wall. She also loves to stand and hold the couch. It's just a blast watching her find her way, with no pressure to crawl. Another trick we learned from cousin Paisley... she will do it when she's ready.

This girl is a whole 22 pounds... and the chunk is just adorable on her and I can't imagine her without it. She LOVES to eat and will eat ANYTHING we put in front of her. She's about given up on the baby food and prefers to eat what we are eating and LOVES carbs (Just like her mama). I'd list her favorites but the real story is.... everything is her favorite.

Parker loves playing and we can tell she is just ready to get on the move to chase after her big sisters. She claps her hands, signs more (sometimes), says baba and (I think) she says hello when she puts her hand to her ear like she's on the phone. She loves mamas glasses and would love for mama to hold and be near her ALL.THE.TIME... and mama would love the same.

I wish daily for time to slow down but until that happens I'm just going to love on this little one for as long as she will let me.

We love you Parker Elaine... Happy Ten Months!

PS Did I mention my child has EPIC hair?????? No.... see below

Parker Elaine - 9 Months

I am in complete denial that my youngest daughter is a mere 3 months away from turning one. My oldest daughter was asking me if we were going to have a big party for Parker and I said yes. She then asked me if it was going to be bigger than the twins party... ummmm yes!! I'm even pushing her "party" off a few weeks so that my sister, my mom, and my in-laws can be here for it! But rest assured we will still have a small celebration for her on her actual Birthday.

Nine months of Parker Elaine and she has changed so much! She's an extremely happy baby learning new things each and every day. She loves to play and gets excited over the smallest of things. She still has the whole body excitement thing going on; she straightens her legs and arms and her face lights up each time she sees one of her sisters or any of her family members. She has started to become very vocal regarding knowing exactly what she wants and when. Don't even think about squeezing those chubby cheeks of hers or giving her too many kisses, she will let you know just how much she dislikes it. Charlotte is our repeat offender in the area, she always wants to kiss on Parker (and rightfully so... she is just THAT cute) but is just a bit aggressive! I like to say Charlotte does what we all are thinking... you know.. we just want to eat her up she is soooo stinkin' cute.

Parker loves to clap her hands and if she hears someone say Yay! Or hears others clapping she must join in and of course she's wearing the biggest smile ever. She can turn herself in a full circle while on her belly or on her butt. She likes to pull her sisters hair and anything else she can get her hands on. For this reason alone we cannot leave ANYTHING within her reach because she WILL grab it.

Parker has 3-4 bottles a day depending on if she decides to wake up in the middle of the night (you know for fun). But typically we stick to one in the morning around 6 then one around 12 and one at bedtime around 6:30. This girl loves to eat (something you've never heard before, I know) she has eaten everything I put in front of her. While she still doesn't have any teeth she is a master at mashing up food. She has had pancakes, chicken, green beans, mandarin oranges, eggs, and ground turkey, I am sure there is so much more to come this next month. As I said she still doesn't have any teeth, I am thinking there is one about to pop through any day now but hey I've said that for like the last 4 months... I guess I was wrong.

It is so crazy sometimes how much joy this little one brings to our lives, I find myself near tears at times because I just can't imagine life without her. We love you so so much Parker Elaine.. here is to month TEN!

Happy 3rd Birthday Charlie & Livy

I don't even know where to begin to describe what this last year has been like with these two crazy wonderful twins. Everyday it felt like there was something new for us to love about them from their silly antics to their love of their family. I took a quick glimpse of their two year birthday post and I couldn't believe they were once so little.

It's funny how each year on the day before their birthday I think about how I was feeling that night, feeling them wiggle and move not knowing that it was going to be one of the last times. Going into the hospital thinking that I may be sent home again only to hear my doctor say it was time to meet our girls. Now here we are three years later and I can't help but feel so much love for these girls. Finding out we were having twins was such a surprise and each day we thank God we were picked to be their parents.


Charlotte - Our baby B our Charlotte Ann Faith... just ask Olivia and she will tell you. Charlotte is still very much entertainment for us, she is always finding something to make us laugh from her silly faces to her crazy dance moves. She surprises us daily with what she has picked up and learned just from our normal conversations. One day she just rambled off her A, B, C's mixed in with twinkle twinkle little star. She loves to count and trick mama with skipping 4 and going straight to 5; she loves to say eleven and twelve mixed in with her other numbers and laughs about it every time. She had surgery to remove a possible left over pice of a tic she had on her shoulder, everything turned out fine and she did great handling the surgery. She got her first hair cut complete with bangs and looked so darn adorable. She loves to tumble and practice gymnastics moves that Madison has taught her and has even tried out some moves she has seen during the olympics. She is adventurous and very willing to try new things so much so that we have found her climbing in chairs and on the shelf in the pantry. At times she can be seen as the "leader" of the twins giving instructions on what to do and how to do it and other times she follows after Olivia. She loves to draw and I smile when I can see her creative mind at work. She is great at using her imagination while playing with her sisters and we often hear her pretending she is mom to Livy. This girl is so full of life and love we just can't imagine our lives without her.

We love you so much Charlotte Happy 3rd Birthday!

Olivia - Baby Girl A - Olivia Marie Grace our smallest baby girl. She continues to be our little one

but you would never guess she was born 5 week early and weighed only 4 pounds. She is full of energy and runs around the house with her "livy bounce" and her blond curls bouncing right along. She loves to pretend she is batman while Charlotte is superman and they are both here to rescue us all. She is the quiet one, usually because she is observing what is going on around her before she decides if she wants to join in. She has a sensitive side that can lead to some tears when she doesn't get to make the decisions. She is a mama's girl when it comes to mama going shopping or leaving the house and a daddys' girl when it comes to bed time and the opportunity to cuddle. Miss Olivia is still very outspoken and will let you know when she is not happy, she loves to do things for herself so you better ask her before you do something for her. She is not much of a morning girl and loves to cuddle when she wakes up. She loves her dolphin pillow and her minnie blanket. Livy also loves to draw and color, she asks pretty much every single day if she can color. She has also come to love books and would have us read all night long if she could. She has a powerful imagination right along side Charlotte which leads to some very creative play between the two of them. Olivia brings so much joy and laughter to our lives, we are so blessed to have her as part of our family. 

Happiest of Birthday's Olivia we love you!

 

Together these two girls experienced many firsts during their 3rd year of life, they had their first hair cuts and their first dentist appointment and even swam for the first time. They gave up their pacifiers and became completely potty trained. The started sleeping in big girl beds and became big sisters. 

One the best things about twins is seeing them interact with each other. Knowing that these girls will always have a best friend to grow with makes our hearts so unbelievably happy. They are great sisters to each other and their other three sisters our lives have surely been blessed by having them in it. We love you so much baby girls!