7 Months Old

We are nearing the end of our 7th month & boy are these guys growing! They are currently in the 17 1/2-18 pound range & about 27 inches tall! All 4 boys are just getting over ear infections & Croup. All but Aiden had a right ear infection. If you aren't familiar with croup it's caused by a virus that is similar to the common cold and in children 3 & younger it causes swelling and lots of mucous in the larynx(voice box) so it can make it hard for them to breath. They also develop a "barking" cough and B & C lost their voices so they couldn't even cry. It was the saddest thing! =( Anyway, onto their recent accomplishments. All 3 started trying to crawl these last few weeks. The first day all 3 were going backwards, the next only poor Aiden was still going backwards(he's starting to figure it out now). They are all starting to sit unsupported with Aiden being the best at balancing as of right now. In crawling they are all still doing the army crawl for the most part but Christian can really move, or should I say lunge! Brandon takes rolling to a whole new level! He can clear a room in seconds. Now that they have been learning to crawl he doesn't roll quite as much. Just today Brandon & Christian started sit up from a crawling position! I guess they didn't get the memo that you must first know how to sit to do that. LOL! As for our amazing older children, they are doing well! Haley just finished up with Physical Therapy last week, hopefully that will be the last time she needs it. Jordan loves playing outside with all the big kids now. He asks me from the second he wakes up, "I want Haley....play...outside...Haley..outside", until we tuck him into bed at night. If he's in the house you can usually find him with his face pressed against the window being the neighborhood watch. Haley is miss popular since she's got an endless supply of adorable little brothers! When the neighborhood kids ring the doorbell they ask for both Haley & Jordan now. Jordan & Haley are really enjoying their brothers now that they laugh & talk. We just got our choo choo wagon, If you don't have multiples then let me tell you... IT IS A VITAL NECESSITY! Because of Ronel's work schedule he's not able to come to most appointments so having a way to drag 5 kids around by myself without having to worry about fitting through doorways is priceless! =)