Saturday, February 20, 2010

8 months

The triplets are now EIGHT months!
Reagan Faith, Kara Grace, & Paige Anne
Reagan Faith
Reagan is still tiny, but she now weighs 15lbs. She will go to anyone and loves to smile and squeal in utter joy.
Reagan had her EKG and Chest x-ray for her heart murmur on Friday, Feb. 19th. At this point, we are going to have to get an echo cardiogram. The EKG and x-ray looked good, but the doctor was not comfortable saying it was harmless due to the way it sounded. It could be one of three things 1. A harmless murmur that will go away, 2. a thick valve (which would be okay), or 3. a hole between the walls of the top chambers. If it is a hole, she may have to have a prodecure when she is 2 or 3 to alleivate it. We will know for sure once we have the echo in a few weeks. It is nothing that is life threatening or will require an open heart surgery and she doesn't have any symptoms related to it, so we feel good.
Reagan is so good with her fine motor skills. Those fingers reach and grab for anything. She could probably pick up a grain of rice. You can almost see the exploration going on in her eyes.
Paige Anne
Look at the belly! I just love it. Look at those big eyes, so sweet!

Paige is still excelling in her gross motor skills. She is sitting up wonderfully and rocking back & forth on all fours. She will be crawling very soon! Paige still gets up in the night and ends up in bed with us a few times a week. I don't mind though, if she needs that then it's okay. I enjoy the one-on-one cuddling time.

Look at the face! Such a big girl.

Now, that looks like a little stinker.
Kara Grace
Kara is always full of smiles!
She is great at sitting up and sleeps wonderfully. She is the only one who naps in her bed. They others are still napping in swings.
I used to think they look funny in the headband bows, but now I think they look so cute!
This month may be it for the blocks. All they wanted to do was reach, grab and eat them.
Kara & Paige are checking out each others bows. You can see Kara's little red mark on her neck, so we can still tell them apart.
The twins still have some stranger anxiety. It is better, but it is still best not to look at or talk to them. ha! Thank goodness for Reagan. You can talk to or hold her all you want. We are SO glad she was the one who had to have the EKG and x-ray. You would have heard the twins screaming miles away.
Paige is loving Kara's bow. Kara can't see though.

Look at Paige sitting up! And look at those crossed baby feet. so cute!

You have to be very, very quick when you want a picture of all three.
Little sweeties!

EVERYTHING goes in their mouth.
Once again, you have to be super quick or....
they will be all over the place. You have about a 30 second window before they are moving. Paige is getting ready to crawl. Her and Reagan both get up on all fours and rock back and forth.
It is time to set up our big fenced in gate for the girls. If we walk out of the living room for just a second they will scoot or roll off the rug and on to the tile. We have even found them almost all the way under the couch - just a head sticking out.

Bonnie and I were trying to get Paige to crawl.
R-E-A-C-H!!!
She almost has it!
Got it! Straight into her mouth!

Sunday, February 14, 2010

Austin Half Marathon (Valentine's Day)

Austin Half Marathon
Valentine's Day!

What a romantic way to spend Valentine's Day! We took all the girls on a road trip to Austin to stay with my brother Ronnie and Sarah. Ronnie, Troy, and I ran 13.1 miles. My mom, Bobby, Alaina & Sarah did the 5K, so it was a family affair. It was so fun to have the whole family together doing what we love - running! It was a beautiful day and a great way to see Austin, although, my shins would be happier if Austin was flat like Houston. Wow! Those hills were alive.
Congratulations Mom! You did a great job in the 5K race.

Troy and I on 6th street very early in the morning before the race.

We finished! We RAN Austin.

A family affair (in front of the capitol)
Ronnie, Sarah, Erika (mom), Heather (me), Troy, Alaina, & Robert
The Capitol of Texas!
We started and finished right at the capitol. We ran from the back of it around the side and finished right in front. It was great!
We brought our nanny, Bonnie, with us and she watched the babies while we all ran. It was a great weekend because she is from Austin and we were able to meet her family.

Saturday, February 6, 2010

7 months

The girls are 7 months!

Reagan Faith Elmore
She is such a joy! Reagan is always happy and will go to anyone. She is very curious and grabs at everything. She can sit up pretty well and rolls all around the floor. We have to watch her because she will find a tiny piece of string on the carpet. Those fingers can pick up anything! She still has a heart murmur and will have an EKG on Feb. 19th.
Paige Anne Elmore
Paige is going to be the first to crawl. She is already getting up on all fours. Our lives are going to change when they become mobile! Paige enjoys sitting up and playing with her toys. She also enjoys laughing and hanging out with the family instead of sleeping. Paige sometimes ends up in the bed with mommy & daddy.
Kara Grace Elmore
Kara is our best sleeper. She can sit up great and loves playing close to the other girls. She likes to squeal and laugh, but both her and Paige have a bit of stranger anxiety. We sometimes have to say, "Don't look at them or talk to them." ha! It's getting much better though.
Identical Twins - it's still so crazy to me.
They act just alike. Paige is just more mobile than Kara.

Triplets!
Poor little Reagan is always in the middle of her big sisters. She is a good sport about it most of the time though.



All four girls, in matching outfits. So cute!
Brooke is such a great big sister. She folds their bibs and helps out with whatever we need. She doesn't even do anything and the babies just crack up at her, especially Paige. I always say, "Brooke, what did you do?" and she says, "Noth-sing, I am just looking at them." She is great entertainment.
Brooke & Reagan
My other set of twins.
All the girls have their own beds, but I think it's funny to see them all together. I can't imagine them sleeping together now because they would roll all over each other and pull Reagan's hair. We have to be on hair patrol for Reagan when the babies are all playing on the floor. They will also grab each others feet and try to eat them. Everything goes in their mouth, but no teeth yet.

Kara - Boo

Who is who? I bet you can tell who Reagan is.
Kara enjoys biting on Baby Mum Mums.
Reagan having her before dinner appetizer.
Paige broke hers in half.
Being able to sit up makes Kara so happy!
Paige sitting up (look at Reagan laughing in the background).
Reagan needs a bit of support sitting up. She can be a weeble wobble.