It's Beginning to Look a Lot Like Christmas

Catching Up

Here are some long overdue pictures from our Thanksgiving. I also included some pictures we took while trying to get a Christmas card photo. I will post the winner as soon as I get the cards out.

Rainer
VirginiaJane

Christmas P.J.s

Gray and Kirk helping us feed the babies supper at the farmhouse.

Broox taking a bath in the farmhouse sink.

Thanksgiving at my Aunt and Uncle's house on Pensacola Beach.Wes feeding Jane

Brooke holding Virginia.

The babies' first Thanksgiving dinner by the fire. They had sweet potatoes and applesauce.

Ryan, our cousin, introducing Broox to the beach for the first time.

Quads on the beach!

Having a great time with family.

Rainer meeting Baxter (Annie's dog)

Nine Months

We took this most recent picture of the quads this afternoon. Look how big they are!

Waiting for breakfast

The girls are very patient.

Can you tell we're hungry?

Playtime in the morning

Virginia

So sleepy!

Virginia is our biggest talker. We've heard her say ba-ba-ba, ma-ma-ma, and da-da-da, among the other noises that she makes. She also enjoys watching, touching, and mimicking your mouth as you talk to her. She still needs a little assistance sitting up. Although she isn't crawling yet, she uses rolling to get where she wants to go. She is starting to rock a little when she's on her stomach and we discovered last week that sometimes she dances. Sometimes when the music plays on one of her toys she starts nodding her head and bumping to the music. She is quick with a smile and a laugh. She is so much fun to watch and such a happy baby.
Jane

Posing with her sleeping buddy.

Jane also loves to smile and laugh. When she is happy or excited she squeals. Sometimes when Gray gets home from work, she shakes her head back and forth and grins so that he will notice her. She loves attention. Jane is beginning to tuck her legs underneath while on her stomach and is able to scoot backwards. She is great at moving herself around and getting to the toy that she wants. She is really interested in the other babies now and likes to touch and pat them. Jane now has two teeth on the bottom and two teeth coming in on the top.

Broox

Broox is the closest to crawling. He can push up to all fours, and loves to be on his stomach moving around the mat. He is our only pacifier lover and has to have it and his green frog in order to take a nap or go to sleep at night. Broox is a big flirt and loves people. He has learned how to give hugs and likes to cuddle. He also has two teeth on bottom and two coming in on top. He likes splashing in the bath and being tickled.

Rainer

Rainer does not enjoy crawling practice and will only spend a few minutes at a time on his stomach. He is the best at sitting independently and prefers that position to any other. He loves to squeal and let out high pitched screams when he's having a great time. He loves bouncing on your knee, swinging around on your hip, dancing with you, etc. He likes to be active. He makes one hundred silly faces, and loves a bottle. Rainer has four new teeth on top and three on bottom.

My boys

The crew playing with their cool new toy from Papa and Lizzie. They love the songs it plays.
Our play room

Rainer is a bottle holder now! Broox only needs a little assistance every now and then, and the girls will be there soon.

8 Months Old!

This is just a quick post to mark eight months for the quads. I took some pictures of them demonstrating how well they sit up in their boppys now. Enjoy!

Rainer
So cute!

A good shot of those cheeks

Virginia

Happy as can be

Virginia's famous funny face

Jane

I love this one

Broox

Too busy babbling to smile
Got One!

Looks like he's ready to take off

Where the Wild Things Are

Halloween will be here soon and the quads are ready!

(L to R) Rainer, Virginia, Broox, and Jane

Birthday Weekend

This past Saturday was my birthday. My parents came up so that Gray and I could go out and enjoy the weekend as a couple while they took care of the babies. We also took advantage of the wonderful weather and the babies got their first trip to the park. Here are a few pictures of the weekend.

Happy Birthday Mama!

My beautiful birthday cake The quads love their jumpers. When they get tired they fall asleep in them just like this. If you wake them up, they keep right on jumping as if they never stopped.

Broox was the only one not napping, so he came to whole foods with us. He thought it was amazing!

Jane waits patiently for her turn.

Virginia loves to hold and look at books.

At the park

Jane and Virginia modeling their cute bonnets that Granny made.
Now that the babies are rolling and moving more, they love playing with this "crawl ball." It moves by itself and they love trying to get it.

Friends Meet the Babies

A few of my friends from work came by the other day to visit me and the babies. I can't tell you how happy I was to get to talk to some adults and hear about what was going on outside of our little world. As much as I love having the opportunity to be with my babies all day each day, it can get dull at times. We aren't able to just pack up and go somewhere. I hope in the coming months that it will become possible for me to take the babies over to the park or to the zoo by myself. The moms of multiples that I talk too told me that it takes baby steps. They say to start small and make a point to get out once a week first, then twice a week and so on. On the weekends we make sure to get the babies (and me) out of the house since Gray is home to help. Unfortunately, lately, we've had beautiful weeks and rainy weekends. This one looks like it will be a nice one, so we will definitely have an outing.

Anyway, I had a great time with the girls! They came bearing gifts, and we have so enjoyed the casseroles this week. Here are a few pictures from our visit. I love these girls and I miss everyone at Central. Thank you all so much for the support and kind words you sent.

Adriane and Jane were wearing matching outfits. Adriane even stayed and helped me feed the babies supper.

Angie with Broox and Cassie with Virginia.
Trying to get a good shot of all of us.

It was great seeing you and come back soon!