Babies Development

Savannah sportin' her crazy, static hair on the trampoline!

Cameron studying the new Jumperoo so intensely!

Daddy just woke Katelyn up to feed her!

Katelyn hangin' loose and cruisin' in the Jeep!

Parker hanging out in the Jeep...yes, real men can drive pink!

The babies went to the Pediatriax Development Group in Dallas for an appointment and then to Dr. Cook for a weight check at 5 months yesterday. Both doctors were most impressed with their weight gain and with their development, even Parker! The Pediatriax Group had seen Parker routinely in the NICU and will continue to follow all 3 babies until they are 2 years old and even longer if necessary. All of the babies were in the 4-5 months range for gross motor, fine motor, receptive language, and expressive language as compared to term babies except Katelyn was just in the 5 month range for gross motor. She is definitely the strongest motorically. I'm glad because she will need it later to beat up on those boys later!!!! Parker continues to suffer from his torticollis and Dr. Blome says he also has tight hamstrings which will hamper his efforts soon for sitting up. So, I have more exercises daily to do for that, and she recommends PT as well for his hamstrings and torticollis. I have ECI coming to the house tomorrow to do evaluations on all the babies. I doubt Cameron and Katelyn will qualify, but I am hoping Parker will at least qualify for PT so we can get free services in our home. All the babies are also starting to sit up assisted, Cameron and Katelyn are just beginning to scoot, and Katelyn is blowing bubbles/raspberries like crazy! Parker continues to smile, talk, and flirt! Cameron is 13 lbs. 13 oz. in the 6th % tile, 23 3/4" in the 1% tile for length, and his head is 16" in the 2nd %tile. Parker is 13 lbs. 1 oz. in the 2nd%tile, 23 1/2" in the 0% tile for length, and his head is 16 1/4" in the 7th% tile. Wow! Katelyn is 13 lbs. 4 oz. in the 13th% tile, 23" long in the 1% tile, and her head is 15 5/8" in the 3rd% tile. The comparison is for term babies, and they consider 3% normal, so we're just about there. I also found out that they use different charts for boys and girls, so that's why Katelyn's percentiles are so different. She is definitely chunking up! We will wait about 3 more weeks to start solid foods by my choice and also our triple feeding table will be here! Yahoo! Enjoy a few pics of the babies in the Jeep Walker that was Savannah's from Aunt Marcy and Uncle Brian and the borrowed rainforest Jumperoo from our friends Caroline and Amy. We appreciate your continued prayers for all the babies for their growth and development, and especially for Parker, but also that they stay healthy as well as Savannah and our family during this RSV, swine flu season about to gear up. Love to you all!

Babies Bumblebee Room!

Cameron's crib borrowed from Uncle Brian and Aunt Marcy--also used by Savannah!

Our quilt made from my friend, Tena.

A view from the doorway.

Katelyn's crib borrowed by our friends, Richard and Monica, in Arlington!

Parker's crib given to us by a wonderful lady at Travelers Insurance!

I finally got around to taking pictures of the babies room this weekend. It is crammed full of cribs, but it works. Enjoy some pics! Mommy had to buy 3 sets of the breathable, white bumper pads for the cribs because the babies began getting really mobil and sticking legs, arms, elbows, etc. out of the cribs. So far, they are working great. The best part....you don't have to take them off to change the sheets and get the mattresses out! Yahoo!

Princess Savannah!

Is this possible? Cameron was so cranky and tired, he pooped out in the exersaucer!

Princess Savannah---what a sight!!!!

Precious Katelyn in Savannah's Gymboree strawberry dress before church on Sunday!

Savannah was playing dress-up with 2 sweet friends from church on Friday. Here's the result! Enjoy a few more random pictures. The babies turned 5 months old yesterday. We can't believe it! I also weighed them on my scale at home...Cameron was 13 lbs. even, Parker was 12 lbs. 5 oz., and Katelyn was 12 lbs. 7 oz. They all look great, but Katelyn definitely has the thunder thighs going plus some boobies! So cute!

Future All-Stars in the House....You Bet Ya!!!!

Katie Kate sittin' pretty!

Parker is smilin' and loves his brother!

Parker and Cameron---I think they may be serious baseball players!!!!!

Enjoy a few pics of the boys in their adorable baseball onesies. What you can't see is the cute baseball on their bums. I also included a pic of Katelyn in Savannah's pretty pink onesie from 3 years ago. That's so hard to believe. What's also hard to believe is that these babies will be 5 months old on Sunday! Yikes! I'll also be a year older on Monday! I think it will be 22!!!!!!! The pics are from this morning.

Exersaucer!

Parker

Parker chewing on the seat which is what he usually likes to do!

Katelyn

Cameron

We finally got Savannah's exersaucer down for the trips and one from the garage that Shawn's friend, Michael, gave us. The babies all seem to like them although Cameron is the only one that will tolerate it for a while and actually plays with the features on it. Enjoy some pics of the babies first time in the one from Michael.

The Fox Invasion!

Beth with Cameron and Parker

Left to rt--Paxton, Savannah, Beth with Parker and Cameron, Macy with Katelyn

Yes, we recently had an invasion of foxes at our house! No, not "real" foxes, but our friends whose last name happens to be "Fox". I used to teach with Beth Fox back in the day at Haun Elementary in Plano. Sorry Beth, I know that makes us sound old! She has since moved to Valley View, TX and now home schools her son and daughter, Paxton and Macy. We usually make the annual summer trip to their home in the country and love chasing cats, swimming, picking in the garden, etc., but this year, they came to us since the trips are still so young. We have to invade them again next year at their home. We had a nice time, and the kids thoroughly entertained Savannah. Beth thinks she's ready for some more babies--ha!