9 months old...ALREADY?!

This post is long past due, but I've been a little under the weather. (Nothing a strong antibiotic and zyrtec couldn't cure!!) Currently, at this moment, we are all healthy. Gage's babysitter was diagnosed with H1N1 yesterday, so we are closely monitoring everyone!!

Tate and Tara went for their 9 month check up last Friday (October 16). Tara has grown SO MUCH in the last 3 months!! She is 28"long and weighs 18 lbs 2 oz! She has packed on 3" and 5 lbs in 90 days! She has 6 teeth (4 top, 2 bottom) and her first word was "dada." She is speed crawling, pulling up on everything, cruising around stuff and standing, very briefly, on her own. She and Gage crawl-race around the living room and she has actually come very close to beating him. She recognizes the word "no" and has started fake crying when she hears it. Too cute! Her favorite activity is GETTING INTO CABINETS!! Definitely time to baby-proof everything!

Tate is still our chubba-bubba. He is 28 1/4" long and weighs 21 lbs 6 oz. We're trying more meds to control his asthma. He's currently taking Singulair and Pulmicort daily and using his albuterol as needed, which is usually twice daily. {Please say a quick prayer that he is one of the millions of children that "grow out of" asthma...I don't want it to affect his ability to play with friends or participate in activities.} He has 2 bottom teeth and he has the cutest giggle! Luckily he is a very happy baby so every where we go people comment on his adorable laugh!! His first official word was "up" which he started saying when he was finished eating and wanted out of his highchair. Now he says it anytime someone walks by him!! He can crawl but he doesn't do it often. He's usually content just watching everyone else!

Gage got his first report card and it was nearly perfect. He also had his first school pictures which are very cute but they made me sad...he looked like a big kid!! He is so excited about Halloween and all the parties that are coming up.

Nothing new. YAY!

Everyone is healed up and we're getting back to our version of normal. Tate is on his preventative asthma medicine and seems to be handling it well. I've added some new pictures. The twins have started eating fresh fruit and yogurt. They're favorites are bananas and grapes. Gage took a picture with his kitten (which unfortunately is no longer with us) and his favorite book that he got at the Jenks aquarium. Have a great week.

All is well...currently

It has been a looooong 10 days. It started a week ago Wednesday. Tara woke up with a 103.5 fever and vomiting. I took her to the doctor and he said it was either a) a virus or b) the flu. Either way, we needed to just watch it closely and let it run its course. Thursday afternoon Tate had to be picked up a daycare because he was running a 102.5 fever. Friday was full of sick, cranky kids. Saturday I woke up not feeling well and running a low fever. Sunday I was miserable so Aubie called the grandparents for help and I stayed in bed all day. Everyone was patched up enough to go back to work/daycare Monday. Tate's asthma was aggravated by the sickness so I took him to the doctor Wednesday and we began oral steroids. Once this flair-up is settled, we will start a daily preventive medicine to help get us through the winter without many more problems (hopefully). Thursday Aubie was running a fever and felt horrible. But right now, today, everyone feels better!!! Gage is the only family member that did not catch this bug (guess it shows who has the toughest immune system!!)

And during this whole escapade, Tara cut both of her top, front teeth!! Talk about bad timing!! She now has 4 teeth and she will use them on you if given the chance...yeah, we're working on learning the word "no."

The new is wearing off

We are slowly adapting to all of our "new." Gage's new school schedule. He attends all day pre-k so he gets dropped off at school at 7:50 and he rides the bus to Kallie's house (his babysitter) where I pick him up at 4:30. It's a loooong day, but he is adapting very well and he seems to enjoy all aspects of his "new" weekday.

Tara's new moves. Our sweet daughter is crawling and GETTING INTO EVERYTHING!! She is army crawling, which is adorable but rough on her knees! She likes to play with the dirty shoes by the front door and she likes to crawl under the kitchen table (where she gets stuck and screams until we save her). She likes to try to get into the refrigerator, the entertainment center, the closet...basically anywhere that has a door that prohibits her entrance!! She is hilarious.

Tate's new voice. He has learned to screech and he is repeating sounds. He'll repeat "uh oh" and "hi." It's soooo cute! The screech is NOT SO CUTE!! You'd think his toes were being pinched off the way he carries on. He is still smiley and easily entertained. He is such an easy baby.

Here are a few new photos. We took all the kids to have their pictures taken yesterday. There is a reason we haven't taken all 3 of them before! It was wild, but the pictures turned out nice so it was worth it.

Small fry

We are very fortunate to have 3 healthy kiddos. So many things can go wrong with pregnancies and infants that it is truly amazing any of us are "normal" (physically normal...I am, in no way, implying that we are a normal family!!!) People often look at me with questioning eyes when I talk about Tara being small. I'm not saying she's ill. I'm not saying she is suffering from a bizarre disease. I am simply stating that she is a very petite girl. Maybe she'll take after Aub and have insane, super-human metabolism!! Whatever the case, she is an adorable baby with tiny features and a big personality!


Here's my point...most babies wear clothing that is associated with their age. Zero to three month clothes are typically worn by children who are 0-3 months of age.









Tara is 7-months, 6-days old and can still wear 0-3 month clothes.











But, to make up for her small stature, she is spirited and spunky (politically correct terms for wild and stubborn!!) She loves stealing toys and trying to bite Tate. She scratches the couch and spits out her food. All followed by an adorable smile and heart melting giggle!




It's the beginning of The Adventures of Small Fry!

Summer is over...

Gage loves pre-K. He has yet to shed a tear over the entire situation. (As for Mom, well, I've used an entire box of tissues!) Gage enjoys class, especially art time. He takes his lunch in a big Spiderman lunch box that is tucked safely inside his Go Diego Go backpack. It's definitely a little boy ensemble!

The boys watching cartoons before school.


Gage leaving our house.


In his classroom.

11 years

Yesterday was our 11th wedding anniversary. Yes, I got married when I was young (like 14...that would mean I was still in my 20's, so we'll go with it!! LOL!) The kids spent the afternoon with my parents so we could go out to eat at a "grown up" restaurant. It was nice to have an uninterrupted meal!! Aubie was laughing, saying that if someone had told him on our wedding day that in 11 years he'd have a 4 year old, twin babies and all the craziness that comes with it, he would have called them a liar!! It will be neat to see what the next 11 years holds for us.

The kiddos are doing great. TATE FINALLY HAS TEETH!!! Both bottom teeth broke through on Thursday. He's in a much better mood now! Tara is somewhat mobile. She's not technically crawling, but she wiggles and worms around until she gets where she wants to be...which is usually around stuff she doesn't need! Tate has outgrown his infant carrier, so I'm moving him to a convertible car seat today. It doesn't seem possible that they have grown this much!

Gage starts pre-K Wednesday. He's ready. I am not! I'll post "first day of school" pictures soon.