6 Months

Hannah and Sophia are six months! Wow did that go fast! They go to the Dr. next week for their check, so until then here are some pictures!  I just realized I always seem to put Sophia on left for pictures, funny!

5 Months

Life has been so busy I missed the Twinkies five month update!

Sophia:
Rolling all over the place, now sleeps on her stomach and gets really mad when her binky falls out. Loves to have all of the attention on her and is much more fussy than Hannah!Very smiley and starting to giggle some. Kind of likes cereal, but still not sure. Very into her hands and now toes.

Hannah:
Still my very happy, very content baby. Always happy, smiley and giggling. Good sleeper and just all around very sweet baby. Rolling all over the place too, but a side sleeper. Hates cereal and is not all interested in the whole eating thing.

Both girls are sleeping great, knock on wood, and usually go down about 7:30 and sleep anywhere from 6 to 7 am! They are still teething and have had horrible diapers and rashes for the past few weeks now. Olivia was the same way so I am waiting for those bottom teeth to appear. Their bottom gums are so swollen and those teeth are so close!

They are in size 2 diapers, starting to get into 3-6 month clothes, but sleepers 6 months because of their feet. They are eating every 3 hours still, and take about 6oz. I am still nursing, but not as much. I know, I never thought I would make it this far, but I still produce so much milk. I am very blessed and lucky, but have to admit I am more than ready to be done. They are very distracted when nursing now and do better with a bottle. I am trying to figure out how to diminish my supply, but that is proving to be a task.

The routine is getting better and it is hard to believe that they are nearly six months old.  I am trying to get them on a nap schedule in their cribs, which is getting better, but they still cat nap so hoping that gets better soon. I still have several moments when I am just completely overwhelmed with all three by myself, but I just take a deep breathe and try to be thankful for my girls and my life. I won't lie, some days are REALLY challenging!

Are you bored yet? I think that is it for now so enjoy some pictures!

Hannah and Sophia, of course Sophia has spit up on her onsie!

Sweet Sophia

My Happy Hannah

Loving some Bumbo time

Sophia

Mother's Day Out

Since Olivia missed the cut off date to start preschool this year, she is attending Mother's Day out. Very similar to preschool, just not as structured. Her first day was Wednesday and she was so excited! She went right into her classroom and I thought that was easy....until I started down the hall where she quickly caught up with me. She was sad for a minute, but then her teacher took her and she had a great time.

I actually got to snap a few photos before we left!

Such a big girl! Can't believe it!

Of course we had to take out Hello Kitty backpack and lunch bag!

4 Months!

Hannah and Sophia had their four month check this week and are doing so great!

Hannah
13lbs 2oz and 25 inches

Sophia
13lbs 10.5oz and 25 inches

It is so hard to believe that they are four months. I really feel like the first two months were such a blur and I forgot just how tiny they were. Thank goodness for pictures and video! He mentioned starting cereal and then food and I just thought how are we here already! They are watching us eat pretty intently, so this weekend we might give it a go.

They are sleeping great and we have settled into a good nighttime routine. Although it is completely chaotic from about 6:30 to 8:30 with trying to get all three kids bathed, fed and ready for bed, at least now Scott and I have a little down time for us, which we never thought we would have again! Right now we are blessed with some good sleepers. Going down about 7:30 and sleeping anywhere from about 5 to 6am!

They are teething, so that has not been fun, and I am surprised at how early, but definitely working on those bottom teeth, you can feel how swollen they are.

Both girls are also rolling over onto their tummy's and Hannah did it first, with Sophia just a few days behind. Hannah is all over the place and I am nervous when that child figures out how to be mobile!!!!!!

Take one!

Take two!

Take three! There were more, but I gave up!

Scott went back to work this past week so I am officially a SAHM of all three, but we are figuring it out. Olivia starts Mother's Day out in September so that will be great for all of us. As my friend put it, "Long days and short years." So true!

Happy Birthday Olivia!

Today my baby girl turned three!!! How is this possible? She certainly is no longer a baby, but a vibrant, energetic and oh so funny little girl. She keeps us on our toes every second of everyday, but that is our Olivia!

We celebrated with family this weekend and had "special donuts" at her request and then today she went to the zoo, got a Happy Meal and we took her to her first movie, Madagascar 3! She loved it and did great and even danced and clapped during the music!

We love you so much Olivia and can't wait to see what your future holds!

Riding Bullseye in Colorado! Loves horses

Need I say anything about this picture!

Loving on sisters

Sitting with sisters at her birthday party.

Eating "special donuts" with cousin Eliza

This is all we got from her party...we tried.

Birthday Princess

I see you!

I just have to make a quick post about tonight. I had just finished feeding the girls and Scott and I were each burping a baby. We put them on our laps and they smiled at each other! For the first time they were noticing each other and it was such a sweet moment. They did it for about five minutes and Olivia thought it was so neat too!

In the midst of the chaos and lack of sleep, I sometimes feel like I haven't been able to truly enjoy the girls and every moment like I did with Olivia.  For those few minutes tonight I was reminded how lucky and blessed we are!

3 Months

Today the girls are three months! Seems like a really big deal because it has been so much work, but no doubt fun. We had a rough two weeks awhile back, which I am guessing was due to a growth spurt, but now the girls are back on track and getting up only once at night!

love looking at the fan and kicking.

 Happy 4th of July !

We have successfully transferred them into their crib and the last few nights Scott and I have a had a little time alone without kids by our side. I never thought the day would come.

They are starting to smile all of the time now, which we love and they enjoy watching the ceiling fan and their toys on the bouncy seats. They both have discovered their hands and are always sucking on them and trying to find them. I don't really remember Olivia being so fixated on her hands like Hannah and Sophia are, so that is fun to watch. I really hope they are not starting to teeth already...yikes! I wouldn't say we are in a routine yet, but we are getting closer and having some moments where I think to myself, OK this is a little better.

Olivia really loves her sisters now and always helps with changing of diapers, giving them pacifiers and just giving them lots of hugs and kisses!

  Sophia and  Hannah

Sophia

Hannah....again I think ha!

Cutest hats ever!





2 Month Check-up

As promised here are the girls stats from their 2 month check-up!

Hannah
9lbs 12 oz and 21.5 approx, she was not happy. Dr. Said she is in the 10 percentile, but no worries as she is obviously growing!

Sophia
10lbs 6.5 oz and again 21.5 inches long.

They are both healthy and doing great. They had 3 shots each and Sophia had a little leg reaction that night,but was fine once some Tylenol kicked in. Poor thing! I realized how good my babies are that night because I had never heard Sophia cry like that. People say you get to know their cry language and it is so true. This was clearly her I am in pain cry. I felt so sad for her, but once she got it out of her system she slept all night!

Speaking of sleep, we really need to start putting these girls in their cribs. At three months they start becoming so much more aware and I want them to be good sleepers like Olivia. Plus I think I am ready to have them out of our room so I can sleep a little better. I still plan on swaddling them and putting them together in one crib for now as they seem to like it. If any of you mom's have tips on transitioning them to their cribs and also what baby monitors you like let me know. We need a new one and I am thinking of a video monitor?

2 Months

The last two months have been a blur, hence there has been no post since they were born and that post came a month late ha!

Are we in a routine yet? Um no, but we have some good days and I really can't complain because the girls are really good babies. We have had a few good nights of sleep and if they do wake up it is only once.  We still swaddle them and they sleep together with a sleep sheep. I really wish I would have known about the sheep with Olivia wow! They are starting to really like their baths and seem to notice more things above them and around them. We are also starting to get several smiles, which is the best feeling!

We go to the Dr. next week for their 2 month check so I am not sure of their weights or length at this time. At two weeks Hannah was 6lbs 3oz and Sophia 6lbs 9oz. They are still in newborn clothes, but we are getting close to growing out of them and in size one diapers.

 Olivia is doing really well and loves her sisters.  She loves to help change their diapers, get them their pacifiers and blankets and she even shares her toys, so cute.

Our lives are very chaotic and I hope we can learn to handle it all and I can grasp being a stay at home mom of three....yikes! This is hands down the hardest thing we have ever done and I will not lie, I have days when I ask the man above why he thought I could handle this. But then we remind ourselves that we have three, healthy beautiful children and nothing else matters!

That's all I can remember and have time for now. Babies are hungry...imagine that!

Olivia wanted to show us her backside too ha!



2 months! Sophia on the right looks like a chunk!



Omg...I think this is Hannah

And...I think this is Sophia ha!

One Month

We attempted a month picture, not the best photo ha!

The girls are a month old already! We don't go back to the Dr. until June but at their two week check, they finally started to gain some weight and both surpassed their birth weights. Hannah weighed 6lbs 3 and Sophia 6lbs 9. Not sure how much they are now,  but both eating great. We are still in newborn diapers and clothes. I am getting excited to put them in the next size up because we got so many cute clothes!!

They are such sweet babies and starting to show us a little personality. I have a feeling Sophia will be a little more spunky than Hannah....possibly like Olivia Oh My! We will see though.

We put them down at night after our 10pm feeding and usually they sleep until about 2 or 2 or 2:30 and then again until 6:30. I would say that is pretty good.

Scott went back to work this week so I am trying to figure it all out on my own. It is only for a few weeks though and then he has the summer off. Could not be more excited how that worked out!

Olivia is loving being a big sister and loves to help change diapers and give her sisters their pacifiers and blankets. I would say she is adjusting well!

I think that is all I have time for now....two babies are crying!

The Twinkies are here!

I am little late, but what can I say life with three kids is just chaotic!

I have a confession to make. We actually knew that the girls were coming on April 6th! At my last Dr. appointment a few days earlier my Dr. and I decided they were ready and since Scott, Olivia and myself all have birthday's on the 6th we found it fitting to pick the 6th. It was only two days earlier than planned anyway!

So at 37 +5 days at 7am we headed to the hospital for induction! We were both a ball of nerves and hardly slept at all.  I was 4cm when I got there and about 60% effaced so we were well on our way!

At 3:49 and 4:03 the girls arrived, no c-section and we all got to go home on Easter Sunday!

We are tired, but so happy they are here and healthy! Olivia is adjusting well and decided to potty train right when we got home. Great timing I know! Needless to say, she did it and I have one less child to buy diapers for whoo hoo!

Thanks everyone for your well wishes, thoughts and prayers! God has blessed us with three healthy, beautiful girls!

Last belly shot. 37 +5

Hannah Faith 5lb 10oz and 19inches

Sophia Grace 6lb 3oz and 19.5 inches

Twinkies!

Love sleeping together

Meeting Olivia for the first time. She loves to give them kisses




 


 




 

























37 weeks, am I really still pregnant!

The title says it all! I kind of always knew from the beginning I would make it all the way, but I never could have imagined how I would feel at this point. Will my body ever be the same????  Everything hurts and aches, and I know you are all over hearing about it, but I just can't believe what my body has been able to handle. Pregnancy is such a miracle!

I know several of you have thought I would have delivered by now and other's still think it will be a few days, but I think I will end up being induced because these girls seem content despite all of my best efforts.

I regrettably post this picture at 37 weeks and stay tuned!




37 weeks! Celebrating an early Easter and it was 91 that day! I am actually miserable in this picture.



36 weeks!

Wow, at the end of 36 weeks and like I have mentioned before each day is harder than the one before. Week 36 was tough and I had several breakdowns, but deep down I know that each day is bonus time for these twinkies to come out healthy. They are putting me through the ringer though geez!

I had a few wonderful friends stop by, which was great and my wonderful aunt Rhonda came over and cleaned my house and organized the twinkies room. I cannot be more appreciative and thankful for her. I mean how many of us could really go clean someone's elses' toilet yuck! I love you Rhonda thanks so much!

Scott's co-teachers also surprised him by turning his car into a baby mobile and filling it with diapers. It was hilarious and we are so thankful for more diapers in several sizes! Thank you Kiewit! Some of his students and their families also sent home a few meals for us to freeze for later! The generosity of people already is amazing and I hope I can get thank you's out in time.

The weather here has continued to be amazing, but this weekend got a little too hot for me as it was 90 both Saturday and Sunday! I don't think that has ever happened in March here. We let Olivia play in the sprinkler and I lasted outside a total of ten minutes. On Sunday we did an Easter Egg hunt with the family, which was fun, but again way too hot!

So the countdown is still on for now and we are just waiting in anticipation to meet these little girls. I am 37 weeks today and just can't believe the end is here. We are so ready to meet you twinkies so anytime would be greatly appreciated!

Loving the water!

I would rather sit in the water tub daddy!

Eliza and Olivia. They just love each other!

The Easter bunny came early!

sweet shades



Sweet Eliza!



35!

Week 35 was a long week, but a good week. My sister and Aunt threw me a wonderful diaper and donuts shower this weekend and it was so much fun! I have been indulging in way too many donuts this pregnancy so it was only fitting to have them at the shower and I will not tell you how many I had!

I have said it several times that we are so blessed with amazing family and friends. We have a stockpile of diapers for these little girls that will hopefully last us many months and we could not be more grateful to everyone.

So far these babies are staying put and technically I am 36 weeks today so another milestone!

Me and my little girl before the shower!

Olivia enjoying a "special donut"

All of the goodies!

35 weeks!