William is 16 months!

Wow 16 months has flown by! This month William learned to climb up the little tykes play gym all by himself. Everytime I turn around he has climbed on something new or learned a new word!

24 weeks!!!

The Babies have reached VIABILITY!!!

So much relief that if I go into labor now, I can go to labor and delivery and they will try and stop the labor and help the babies!!!

Now onto week 36 for delivery so I can hug and snuggle and kiss their little faces!!!

Congratulations Nicholas!

Nicholas is a CAPTAIN on his Wrestling Team this year!!!

YEA NIC!!!!

All his work during the little kid wrestling program - helping train, Summer Camp, and Off Season Training has paid off!!!

We are so PROUD and HAPPY for you Nic!
The Team:

Nic in blue:

Perfect babies!

Twins: Baby boy on top and baby girl on bottom facing each other:

Baby Girl:

Baby Boy:

I had my specialist appointments today for the babies! It's so amazing how we saw them at just a few weeks old and they looked like a grain of rice with a beating heart and here they are now at exactly 23 weeks and looking just like little babies! It is so AMAZING!!!

Baby boy is measuring at 23 weeks exactly and weighs 1 lb 4 oz. Baby girl is measuring at 22 weeks 3 days and weighs 1 lb 3 oz.

They each had an echo cardio gram and their hearts look perfect!
All this extra testing sometimes feels a bit overwhelming but it's also reassuring that they are growing perfectly!

My cervix is measuring perfect! Yea! I've been cautioned again to take it easy and rest with feet up as often as I can. I always laugh - keeping up with William is definitely not a sit down job!

All is great, I go back for another 3 hour glucose test the day before Thanksgiving and then back to the Specialists in 3 weeks.

Boys!

Do you understand your boys? Although I know usually how my boys will behave given certain situations, do I fully understand their behavior and how their minds work? Absolutely not!

William- why ride on a toy when you can stand on it? Why sit on a rocking chair when you can stand on it or better yet use it as a step stool to the mommy chair and stand up taller? Why use a table to eat on when you can stand on it to get to mommy's computer mouse? Why sit on a couch when you can climb on it and then run - HOW FUN! What is it with boys and their climbing falling craziness?

Justin - Ditto the entire above when he was William's age! And now...
Why sit on a couch when you can use it as a slide to slide onto the floor. Tile? Wasn't that mean't to be a skating rink? Carpet was definitely meant to be rolled on. A swing? Meant to be jumped off for sure! Bunk beds a most definite jumping hazard - who needs a ladder! Stairs were meant to be jumped off, from the highest step the better! Justin is a moving climbing machine!

Nicholas - at 16 he has definetely calmed down A LOT! He runs and lifts weights and loves to wrestle - he's hoping to make Captain this season. - THis I get.
But he LOVES video games - can play for hours - How? I will never know! Likes to check out girls and can spend longer than a girl in the bathroom getting ready!

Growing up with all sisters boys were totally foreign to me - ok, mostly still are. But, I have learned how loveable boys are and throughly enjoy all their crazy antics when my heart hasn't stopped beating with fear! I love these boys so much and can't wait for our new little Mr. to join his brothers with all his crazy climbing and jumping! And ofcourse for our new little Miss to add some pink and girl drama to our family!

A delivery

I felt like I had a baby shower in a box yesterday. My sister Kelly sent me a ton of Ava's clothes, newborn, 0-3 and 3 months. It was so wonderful taking out outfit after outfit and then seeing all the pink and purple and ruffles all over the couch! My mom also sent some really cute outfits for both the twins! Don't worry little Mr is not neglected in the clothes department he has so many left from William! Some even still have tags! It's funny how you think you will need so many clothes at the beginning but since you are kinda homebound onsies and sleepers are the clothes of choice! I'm thinking the babies and I will be stuck here for a while. Since it will be cold and flu season we will be pretty much quaranteened!

I am so lucky, my list is dwindling so fast! I am just going to pick up a going home outfit for each baby and some fancy frilly dresses and I am good with clothes for the 1st 3 months or so! :)

Thanks to Melissa and her little girl who passed on their bumbo seat and tray! I LOVE these so much and will love having the twins close to me sitting in it while I cook dinner.

And a mom in my church who has triplets has offered us her stroller and carseats. So grateful! I am going to need a triple stroller as William will still be so little and to get one that takes carseats is so expensive it's a bit daunting to think about!

We still have quite a bit more to get but the list is dwindling and getting more manegable!

All clothes sorted:

From Grandma:

newborn outfits:

0-3month outfits:

3 months:

sleepers:

hats, socks, and holiday outfits - Easter, St pats, 4th of July etc:

Little Love

I just had to post this picture because William is just so cute. He plays hard, eats well, and falls asleep fast!

Halloween 2011

We went to our church's trunk or treat on Friday night and Justin really had a good time! Then Monday he had a parade and party at school. Monday night I took William and Justin trick or treating. We just went around the block, but Justin had a really good time and got just the right amount of candy. Not to much but enough to make him happy!
Justin was an ASU football player for church and school and he was Bumblebee from his favorite movie, Transformers for Halloween night. Alex brought him home some cool light up bracelets and a ring to wear Halloween night.
William was a very cute lion.

William's 1st haircut

It was so hard to cut those beautiful curls but we had to do it. Now he looks like such a big boy!
Before pics:


Cutting his hair. He was sad to loose those beautiful curls too!