Here is our little singer Olivia! She loves to sing "Doe a deer," as she calls it. Her only hang up is that when she forgets the words and needs some help, she doesn't like me to sing along. She's too funny....
Annabelle speaks!
Annabelle is the CHATTIEST person in this house. I am talking all Annabelle, all the time. The best way to describe it would be that she is the "Narrator" of the family, specializing in her own life. She actually makes sense too, she is starting to understand things that the others just don't get yet, like time, future, and past, and all the relationships in the family.
She also knows EXACTLY what she wants, specifically. I will say this though, the fact that she is a great communicator (which I do believe she comes by genetically) makes her easier sometimes to "deal" with than Olivia and Carter. It's funny, taking her to the dentist, to get her chipped tooth fixed was completely easy. She practically pranced into the back to get her tooth fixed and had no feelings on the fact that I couldn't go back there with her.
If you didn't already know, Annabelle has a shunt in her head, that she had put in when she was 10 months old. There's a chance that it might have to be replaced over the course of her childhood, and let me tell you, it's a good thing it's Belle with the shunt, that girl is tough as nails!!!!
Well, it froze over...
Yes, Carter allowed them to x-ray and put on a new cast!!! This time I chose to have "Big Daddy" do the dirty deed, and let me tell ya, it went GREAT! Carter didn't cry, or anything, AND they had to manipulate it slightly because it was displaced a bit from the soft cast. So, it ended up being a great thing that we called and got him in, otherwise, his arm may have healed weird and this of course may have put his NFL career in jeopardy (not my worry, trust me!)
Anyway, we followed it up with a haircut and he was good to go!!!
Here's my favorite pic of Carter, pre-broken arm!!!
Cupcakes!
Is it September yet? Aren't the kids supposed to be in school? They are NUTS!! Anyway, I digress, we made some cupcakes for a play date tomorrow. Thought it was a fun project, I've really run out of projects so here's to some delicious cupcakes!!
I've been tagged!!!!!
I feel so cool, I have been tagged...
Here's the deal, I have to list 6 unspectacular things about myself, then tag 6 other people...
1. I am ADDICTED to Diet Coke, I am talking serious addiction, almost to the point that if I were going to get a tatoo, it would be a Diet Coke can.
2. I didn't always want to have kids. I know, hard to believe, but true.
3. It freaks me out just a tad that I now live in the same town that I grew up in. The "run-ins" to people I went to high school with is at an all time high!!!
4. I completely knew (gut feeling) that I was having twins even before the ultrasound.
5. I am a complete neat freak. I am talking can't go to bed until EVERYTHING is as it should be.
6. I totally want to be on a reality show. Not the Survivor type, where I would possibly have to eat bugs or something, more like Amazing Race, or Big Brother, or something less about "roughing it."
Here are the rules for being tagged...
1. Link the person who tagged you.
2. Mention the rules on your blog.
3. Tell about 6 unspectacular quirks of yours.
4. Tag 6 following bloggers by linking them.
5. Leave a comment on each of the tagged blogger’s blogs letting them know that they have been tagged.
Here's the deal, I have to list 6 unspectacular things about myself, then tag 6 other people...
1. I am ADDICTED to Diet Coke, I am talking serious addiction, almost to the point that if I were going to get a tatoo, it would be a Diet Coke can.
2. I didn't always want to have kids. I know, hard to believe, but true.
3. It freaks me out just a tad that I now live in the same town that I grew up in. The "run-ins" to people I went to high school with is at an all time high!!!
4. I completely knew (gut feeling) that I was having twins even before the ultrasound.
5. I am a complete neat freak. I am talking can't go to bed until EVERYTHING is as it should be.
6. I totally want to be on a reality show. Not the Survivor type, where I would possibly have to eat bugs or something, more like Amazing Race, or Big Brother, or something less about "roughing it."
Here are the rules for being tagged...
1. Link the person who tagged you.
2. Mention the rules on your blog.
3. Tell about 6 unspectacular quirks of yours.
4. Tag 6 following bloggers by linking them.
5. Leave a comment on each of the tagged blogger’s blogs letting them know that they have been tagged.
I have been tagged by
Betsy
Betsy
Here are the people I have "tagged"
New at this, so we will see!!!
Photo!
I just couldn't resist taking this picture of Cooper, she SO wants to be like her big sisters! Dress up is the new thing around here!!!!
My week has been redeemed!
We had a successful trip to the dentist. Just me and the 4 kiddos!!! Everyone cooperated, no one cried, and there were NO cavities!!! Annabelle has a small chip in one of her front teeth that he is going to cap, just so it won't decay, but other than that, nothing out of the ordinary!! I think Cooper was slightly mad that she wasn't "invited" to go back into the exam room with the big kids, and that she had to wait in the waiting room with me!
Tomorrow is the big "cast" day when Carter gets his new permanent cast. Here's to hoping that it goes just as smoothly as today went!!!
We will see, you NEVER know with these guys!
Tomorrow is the big "cast" day when Carter gets his new permanent cast. Here's to hoping that it goes just as smoothly as today went!!!
We will see, you NEVER know with these guys!
You can't make this stuff up....
So, yesterday, Carter was at the park with the girls and the sitter. They were apparently in the slide and Carter stopped right smack in the middle (one of the those covered, dark, twisty slides) and Kara and Olivia just ran right into him! They came home and I took a look at his arm and just knew that it wasn't good. Call it mother's intuition, or just a gut feeling, but the arm looked broken to me!!!
Carter and I got in the car and headed to pick up Jason, whose office is about 6 minutes away. On the way, a sweet little old lady pulled out right in front of us, and WHAM fender bender!!!! Who can get mad at this point, I was just in disbelief and shock. I was able to avoid hitting a very large sign that was off to the right, but she did indeed hit our right side pretty good! Police, accident report, the whole nine yards, all the while with a kid who might have a broken arm in the back. To be honest, the lady was a really nice woman who totally admitted it was her fault, so again, how mad can you get about it???
We FINALLY get to the ER, and Carter (who was amazingly calm) had x-rays taken. BROKEN, in 2 spots!!! Yikes!!! Here's where it gets dramatic, the guy comes in to put on the temporary cast, and Carter LOSES it! Now, remember, he's 4, but he's also 45" tall and weighs 53 pounds!!! It took 2 of us to hold him down, all the while he was screaming, "Go away doctor, I don't like you, go away!!!" So, we get that finished, and he cries for another 20 minutes while we wait for the discharge instructions. We take our promised trip to Toys R Us, to get the "Boo Boo Prize(s)". He picks out 2 things, one for each broken bone and we head home.
Kara and the girls had a cute "party" when we got home, complete with a sign, and cupcakes! Carter felt really badly about his behavior at the hospital, and he kept saying he was sorry for kicking, and screaming, and sorry he was so mad. Poor thing, he just didn't know what was going on, and I think that freaked him out! So, we have to get a permanent cast put on by an ortho, but I think he understands now that the cast is nothing to be afraid of. In fact, I heard him tell his sisters, "I like my new cast!"
Ah, all a day in the life....
Planes, trains, and Emme....
So Emme arrived (by plane) on Friday to spend the weekend with us before taking off with the "girls" for some fun in the big city! So, on Saturday, we headed out to find something to do! It was a BEAUTIFUL day, so we went to the local nursery which just happens to have a HUGE model train set up in the back. Complete with train themed music in the background. The kids loved watching the trains go around, and we were successful in not smashing or derailing any of the trains!
We finished off the day with a trip to Daddy's office, a nice dinner and a long walk around the neighborhood!!!!
It's time for the kids...
TO GO BACK TO SCHOOL!!!!! I know it's only preschool, but GOSH do they seem bored. So bored in fact that they are walking around asking me for things every 3 minutes, and, I'm not even sure they realize they are doing it!! "Mommy, I am hungry, Mommy, I am thirsty, Mommy, Mommy, Mommy!!!"
Is it September yet??????
Is it September yet??????
More beach pictures!
Here are some pictures from our trip that I haven't had time to post yet! The beach is always SO much fun!!!!!
I spoke to soon!
I should NEVER talk about how "good" things are going around here. And most certainly NEVER talk about how well everyone is sleeping. It's taken at least 5 cups of coffee for me to even talk about what went on last night. Firstly, Carter is completely well, thank goodness, so on a scale from 1 to 10, he's running on an 11, like most 4 year old boys (which is a constant issue in and of itself.) Secondly, the twins, they apparently have what Carter had. Poor Olivia had a 103 fever and was up all night sweating, crying, and having nightmares (or hallucinations, who knows!). Annabelle clocked in with a 102, and slept fairly well, but took a "secret" nap (we thought she was playing in the playroom) and was completely bouncing off the walls at bedtime. Lastly, Cooper seems to be getting all 4 of her incisors at once. So, trying to comfort her while avoiding being bitten is quite the challenge, she too had some sort of bedtime issue and was jumping up and down in her crib until 8:30!
So, to summarize, you will never find another post about how "good" things are going around here, not that it happens too often, but talking about it seems to jinx the whole process!!!!!!
So, to summarize, you will never find another post about how "good" things are going around here, not that it happens too often, but talking about it seems to jinx the whole process!!!!!!
Back to normal!
Finally, we are ALL back to normal (well, normal for us anyway) from our recent vacation. There was a period of "adjustment" that has taken place over the last few days that included the following:
Vomit
104 fever
100 fever
A MASSIVE thunderstorm
Periods of confusion during the night to exactly where we are (this included me!)
Sleep walking
Baby immunizations
All of this though ended last night, when EVERYONE slept ALL night long (this included the big people!) And let me tell ya, I feel like a million bucks. I have been a mad woman today, getting all the things done around the house that I was putting off!
Here's to SLEEP!!! Can I get a WOO HOO???????
Vomit
104 fever
100 fever
A MASSIVE thunderstorm
Periods of confusion during the night to exactly where we are (this included me!)
Sleep walking
Baby immunizations
All of this though ended last night, when EVERYONE slept ALL night long (this included the big people!) And let me tell ya, I feel like a million bucks. I have been a mad woman today, getting all the things done around the house that I was putting off!
Here's to SLEEP!!! Can I get a WOO HOO???????
FAQ!
So, I've noticed that on our most recent vacation that perfect strangers have a lot of questions. So, I thought I'd share some of them. To all you MOMs out there (Moms of Multiples) you know what I am going to say first, "Are they twins????" Yes, they are, and one might even be able to assume this by the fact that they are clearly dressed the same, and are exactly the same height. I don't mind this question, because it's inevitable, but the one that kills me is when they ask the dummy twin questions. "So, how do you tell them apart?", I try not to be smart because while they do look like siblings, they are in no way even close to identical. "Do twins run in your family? What about your husbands?" Twins 101 would tell you that it doesn't matter if there are identical OR fraternal twins in my husband's family. Because basically identical twins are a fluke, when the egg divides into two, and fraternal twins are from over ovulating (which can be hereditary, obviously only on the mother's side.)
What kills me though is this question, asked more often than any twin or any other question, "So are you done?" Now really how many people out there with 2 kids get asked this question this often. And really, what business is it of a perfect strangers whether or not we are going to expand our family at a later date. They might as well ask if we use birth control.
Don't get me wrong, most people are so nice when they see our brood enter a room, or a beach, or a park. And I know, it's not that rare to have 4 kids under 4, but I do think people are curious to the how and the why. In fact, I overheard one woman as we were leaving a restaurant say, "Wow, she had those babies BAM, BAM, BAM, BAM." I wanted to yell back, "Actually ma'am that would be BAM, BAM, BAM!"
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