Learning To Crawl Is So Exhausting

You can't really tell, but he is on his knees.

"Almost have it."

"I need a break!" (Notice how content Mason is to just watch.)

My Babies Are 9 Months Old Today

Porter is still as happy and as small as ever. Clothing size 0-3 months still fits him best, but I have been putting more 3-6 month sizes on him lately and they don't seem to slip right off anymore. Porter is our little adventuresome baby who you can tell just wants to be going everywhere and wants to be exploring everything(I think I have some crazy times ahead.) He is extremely close to crawling--I will be posting soon on his progress. His favorite things right now include dad, mom, Tanner, Jinjer and toys. He is definitely one of our favorite things right now!

Mason is still our very observant baby, but he has become much more willing to flash a smile at just about anybody. I still put him in some size 0-3 month clothing, but size 3-6 months is increasingly becoming a better fit. For now he seems content to chill on his back scooting around and watching Porter, but Scott thinks it won't be long before he notices Porter crawling and decides that he wants in on that! Mason has now started noticing Jinjer and seems to get a huge kick out of her. His favorite things rights now also include dad, mom, Tanner, Jinjer and toys. Again, he is definitely one of our 3 favorite things right now--those 3 things being Tanner, Mason and Porter! We love you boys!

For those of you who may be wondering, this is Jinjer, who the boys are so fascinated by! My dad thinks that she has a face only a mother could love, but we think she is beautiful and she has been such a fun part of our family!

My Little RSV Baby

Well Scott spent the weekend in the hospital with Mason. I could tell something wasn't quite right with Mason on Wednesday so I had Scott take him to the doctor (I had bronchitis and wasn't feeling well) and they did the test and sure enough he had RSV. So he came home with a nebulizer and I started Mason on breathing treatments. By Friday I hadn't seen any improvements and in fact the poor little guy was having a tough time breathing and now Porter didn't seem to be doing too good. So my mom and I took them back to the doctor, where Mason was immediately admitted to the hospital (his oxygen levels were dangerously low.) Porter was allowed to come home with me where I began giving him 4 breathing treatments a day. I was still feeling pretty crummy so my wonderful husband went to the hospital with Mason and took very good care of him. I was fortunate enough to have my mom and niece take care of me and my boys! Thank you, thank you, thank you!!! Scott and Mason came home Sunday (Porter never had to be admitted) and they both seem to be doing a lot better! Both times I have tried taking Mason and Porter back to church they have come away with some horrible illness, so that is it for them at least until April. For now I just feel very blessed that my babies are on the mend!

Off To School

I know this school year is nearly over, but I was a little tied up when it started and I wanted to capture a few of Tanner's preschool days before he moves on to bigger and better things. I can't believe I almost have a child in Kindergarten! He loves his new school and he loves to learn and be social. He has become proficient at writing his first and last name. I remember last year the writing of his name on his Valentine's cards took like 5 days, this year 5 minutes. I'm not kidding. With the memory of last year still clear in my mind, I laid out all 19 cards on the table and told him that he could just write his name on a few and then go and play and then come back and do a few more when he felt like it until they were finished(I did this a week ago, thinking it would take forever). After watching him write on one I ran downstairs to throw in a load of laundry. As I was heading back upstairs he met me in the doorway and told me that he had finished. Of course I didn't believe him, but when I got to the table there were all 19, neatly written on--finished! I guess it shouldn't have been such a shock, but last year was so painful that I had geared myself up for that again. Also, he is no longer "little." You don't believe me? Just call him your "little buddy" or "little man." You will learn very quickly that according to him, "I'm not little, I'm big now--silly!" What a difference a year makes.

Tanner loves to draw, color and cut, all of which he does very precisely. I suppose he has a little of my OCD in him :). Best of all, he is a phenomenal big brother. He dotes on Mason and Porter more than I ever imagined. He loves to help me with them and he wants to make sure that they are always happy. I can't wait until they get a little older and can actually play with him! He will always be my "little buddy" even if he is growing up way too fast and way too willingly!

I love the unsolicited posing. Perhaps I shouldn't let him watch "America's Next Top Model" with me anymore! :)

Saying good-bye to his brothers before he heads off to school.

It's Happening...My Boys are Sprouting!

My little boys actually fit into their 0-3 clothes. Dare I say that they might even be getting a little snug on Mason, and Porter no longer looks like a gangsta' in his baggy, hipster-doofus pants!

Back In The Day

They have come a long way from their preemie days when even those clothes hung off of them. I had only purchased a few preemie outfits because I assumed that they would grow into normal clothing very quickly. So after a few weeks I remember sobbing on the phone to Emily(I was going through the lovely baby blues) about what a bad mom I was because I didn't have enough clothes that fit my children(preemie clothes are not easy to come by and as all moms know, newborns go through them quickly)! Anyway, her SIL was a lifesaver and lent me all of her preemie clothes, and Emily spent hours at Wal-Mart literally buying me one of every preemie thing they carried. Thanks Aubri and Emily, you made my life a little more bearable at a time I really needed it to be!

They Have Come A Long Way...But...

They should be wearing this!!!