We are still alive.

This is pure craziness Mom that you have not posted in so long.
Surely all our wonderful friends understand the situation.
We have been crazy busy!! Bailey keeps trying to go on vacation. (I don't blame her)
Wyatt won't keep his clothes on.
I promised myself that I would post at least one time before the big kids got their surpirise so here goes one long post.
2/13/11
How can you tell if a baby is ready to stop using the swing?

No batteries are needed any more because their twin can swing them. We will soon try to phase the swing out. We still use them during nap time. For anyone who is interested they still take two naps a day. The first is around 10:30 for one hour, and the second is around 3:20 to 6:00. This is the schedule we used for the older two when they were little. Brianne still naps from 4:00 to 5:00.
It is so hard to believe how much Brianne has changed during the last year. I can't believe she will be 5 this summer. She loves the color pink and what could be better than a cowgirl wearing pink.

We have been having a lot of acting out with Brianne. Not only has she been peeing in her pants, but she has done stuff like color her bed. She even colored the side and top of the van. Hopefully some time with her during spring break will help.
We had a Valentine's full of love. Tyler finally got his book about Lego Star War's. The little ones got balloons. Bailey only gets to play with them when Wyatt is away.

2/21/11
Poor Brianne no longer has her kitchen to herself. Both Bailey and Wyatt are constantly going over there to pull the dishes out. This kitchen was definitely worth every penny I spent.
Dr Wyatt is here to fix all your ails. He loves to walk around with the stethoscope around his neck. He must remember seeing all the NICU nurses with stethoscopes around their necks.

Another sign that the babies are growing up and we must put something behind us. When they can climb into their own infant car seat it is time to change to a bigger one.

They gang up on you and before you know it one has a plug in their mouth.

2/28/11
We have a dilemma at our house. Wyatt refuses to sleep without his nap nanny. Bailey prefers not being in the nap nanny and we only put her back in it when she was sick and could not breath. We don't even strap Wyatt in his nap nanny anymore. If he falls out he gets back in it and falls back to sleep. He is a picky sleeper. I can say though he loves to sleep in the mornings. We usually wake him between 7:30 and 8:00. Little Miss Priss is an early bird and wants to wake up between 6 and 7. She chatters in her bed till we get her up between 7:30 and 8:00.

Tyler and Wyatt are great buddies. Tyler is so good with him, and they love to wrestle with each other.
Wyatt is into everything. He is definitely my most fearless baby. He climbs on everything and can figure out just how to get to anything. He has been known to take the wipes box over to something just so he can climb up. I turned on the water in the shower the other night to get it warm and I look back and here is what we see:
He loved the water hitting him. We let Bailey try it also, and she loved it. Both are little water babies.

We have still been going to medical appointments. OT is going well. Bailey does not like her at all. Mrs. Terry said that is normal. This is the first time she has shown a dislike of anybody. I am fine with all the crying as long as it is helping. We went to the NICU follow up clinic in Birmingham the first part of February. Wyatt is within normal limits. Bailey is catching up. She is now only 1 month behind her adjusted age. We were worried about her hearing, but it was normal. We discussed the lack of response to her name and her lack of good eye contact. They mentioned autism again and said they would test her in 6 months. I would just like to find out one way or the other so we could get a game plan and all the services she needs. I am worried. What else can I say about that? I have shed many, many tears over Bailey. She better grow up to be a momma's baby. We got their last synagis shot Feb. 21. Now we hold our breath and hope we don't get RSV. While at that visit we came home with what we call the plague. It has spread through our house like wildfire. Bailey got really sick and had to go to the Dr. She had 103+ fevers. She got a shot of antibiotics and meds for nausea. Her ears were so infected it was obviously making her sick on her stomach.

I will post again as soon as I can after the "surprise." Thanks to my mom, dad, and Aunt Brenda for making the surprise possible for the big kids.