What I am Thankful for

I am so thankful for all that God has given us. This time last year we still did not know if Bailey and Wyatt would survive. I am so thankful all that is behind us and that this year we are all at home. Tyler and Brianne are such good children. They were basically without us for 3 months and for all the major holidays. They never complained.

Feeding and Testing

Bailey's eating difficulties continue to deteriorate. She will no longer suck her bottle when she is awake. We have to force feed her for most of her bottles. She is no longer interested in eating her baby food, and table food are a no go for her. After a horrendously bad week I broke down Friday and called her GI dr. He was out of town so he called be back today. She will go in the hospital on November 30 for a ph study, EGD, ultrasound, and lab work. If all goes well she will only spend one night in the hospital. I thought surely by now this issue would have gotten better. She would literally starve herself to death. What part of being a micro-preemie causes this? There are many, many women out there that would pay a lot of money for this answer. When I am struggling with her I try to think of all the other parents struggling to get their preemie to eat also. Please keep her in your prayers. I can only pray that Wyatt does not start up again doing this same thing.

Granddaddy would be so proud. Bailey has started changing the oil and tuning up the bed.
Now that is one jealous little man. Wyatt is horrible to Bailey. He takes her toys away and will either sit right in front of her or get behind her and kick her. Brianne has done pretty well with the twins. She does not like them to touch her toys so we are working on her not snatching them away.
Granddaddy, Bebe, and Sophie came up for a visit Sunday. Bailey was showing Bebe her skills.
I think some of the neighbors kids might have snuck in the picture. We have so many we would never know the difference. Tyler is growing so fast. He is such a good help with the babies.
Bailey sat up by herself for the first time Sunday 11/7 . She can sit up but is too unstable to sit there for long.
Wyatt started cruising the furniture some last Monday, 11/1. I told Lee to push him down and tell him walking hurts. LOL He is getting too far ahead of himself. Walking is just around the corner.

Halloween Part 2

For Halloween Bailey dressed up with her nebulizer. Daddy kept the twins while we ran around to the festivals. I still have not gotten pictures of them in their costumes. I will try to fit that in this weekend.
We went to another Fall Festival on Sunday and had so much fun. Brianne went as half power ranger and half Barbie. Everyone thought it was the cutest thing. She really loves to accessorize.
While Daddy was keeping them Wyatt decided he could climb into the laundry basket with Bailey. I don't know how he managed this one.

2010 Halloween Part 1

We started off the Halloween/Fall Festival weekend on Friday with a trip to Bass Pro Shop. We knew it was the only place we could take the twins because they were sick. It was a HUGE disappointment. They ran out of candy before we got there. The employees kept saying it only lasted to 8 PM and I kept telling them it is not even 7 PM yet. It was a very big mess with many children leaving with out anything. Their events person is a poor planner.
Each night Brianne added new accessories to her Halloween costume. This night she added fairy wings, wand, and crown to her Barbie costume. Tyler was busy figuring out what he would be for Halloween for the next 6 years. He changed his mind several times this year, and I had to remind him that he had already bought his costume.
The pumpkin was a big hit.
Saturday morning we carved the pumpkin. Brianne would barely touch the thing. Tyler picked what the pumpkin would look like. He was so very proud of his pumpkin.
Saturday night we went to a Fall Festival. This night we got away with only adding a crown to Brianne's costume. We were at the festival for only 37 minutes and did everything there.

3 Musketeers

They are thick as thieves, and the rougher they are the more Wyatt loves it.

Brianne's Weather Forecast

On day last week I picked up Brianne from school, and she said they did not get to play outside on the play ground. She said there were tomatoes out there and that it was bad winter. She said if those tomatoes come to her house she is going to eat them, and she did not want it to be bad winter.
It did not take me long to figure out that tomatoes was really tornadoes, but it took a bit longer to figure out winter was weather.