Camille has made AMAZING progress recently! She has been in PT since January, and she is finally starting to build some strength. We bought her some "hip helper" shorts, and I swear, these things are magical! All of the sudden, she can lock her knees and bear weight on her legs! She is also finally showing some interest in moving. It's actually to the point where she is getting frustrated, which is such a good sign. before, she was content to lay back or just be held, but now she really wants to crawl around like her sister.
The PT told me that when she first saw Camille, she was terrified that she had Cerebral Palsy or something equally terrifying. But after working with her for 3 months, she no longer thinks there is any underlying issue causing her delays. Our theory is that she didn't move enough in the womb, and thus didn't have the same type of muscle development that Elizabeth had. And it is true--every ultrasound I had (and there were probably 30 of them) showed that Camille was crammed way down into my cervix, curled up in a little ball. Meanwhile, Dizzy was bouncing around/kicking Cam in the head/showing off for us. I am really hopeful that Cam will be all caught up in the next few months. Cross your fingers for us! I have been fighting with Early Steps and my insurance company to get her in to see an Occupational Therapist and a Developmental Pediatrician, but now I am hoping that she won't even need them.
As for Miss Dizzy, she is doing great! She has been cruising for months, and is now standing without holding onto anything. I bet she will be walking soon. I wouldn't be surprised if it was before 11 months. Her personality has also started to emerge more, and she is SO funny! She is also a bit of a bulldozer, and often crawls right over Camille to get to something (usually food).
Avery is still the ever helpful big sis. She is also going on her first plane ride today! We took her up in a helicopter for her 4th birthday, and had planned to do a plane ride on her 5th. But when we got to the airport, we were informed that the plane was "acting funny" and wouldn't be going up again that day. She was really bummed and has patiently waited for a year and a half. I am sad that I won't be there to see it, but D promised to take tons of pictures!
Time to get back to the real world... I will update on our move/house hunt later. And, of course, pictures of the plane ride!
Wednesday, March 14
Tuesday, February 21
I knew I would be a blogger fail...
Ah, well, life gets in the way. What can I say?
Things are moving so quickly. Avery is 6 and the twins will be 10 months next week. Why does my life have to pass so quickly?
There was big news in our house over the holiday season. David accepted an Assistant Professor position at the University of Missouri! So, assuming all goes as planned, we will be making the big move sometime in mid-June. I am excited and terrified at the same time.
All the kids are doing well. Avery is performing wonderfully in school, and has made many friends. Elizabeth is crawling all over the place, and dangerously close to walking. Her personality is really starting to form, and she makes me laugh on a daily basis. Camille gets stronger every day it seems. She has been in PT for a few months now, and just yesterday she stood up for the first time!
Lots more to update on, but little time. Hope to carve out some time tonight to get into all the dirty details...
Things are moving so quickly. Avery is 6 and the twins will be 10 months next week. Why does my life have to pass so quickly?
There was big news in our house over the holiday season. David accepted an Assistant Professor position at the University of Missouri! So, assuming all goes as planned, we will be making the big move sometime in mid-June. I am excited and terrified at the same time.
All the kids are doing well. Avery is performing wonderfully in school, and has made many friends. Elizabeth is crawling all over the place, and dangerously close to walking. Her personality is really starting to form, and she makes me laugh on a daily basis. Camille gets stronger every day it seems. She has been in PT for a few months now, and just yesterday she stood up for the first time!
Lots more to update on, but little time. Hope to carve out some time tonight to get into all the dirty details...
Wednesday, November 30
Already off to a bad start...
OK, so I am a bad blogger. This is why I never started a blog before!
Anyway, lots to update on... It has been a bit of a rough month. The twins caught RSV, and a double ear infection (for both) soon followed. Now they have moved onto bigger and better things--namely, a gastrointestinal virus. Fun times! Somewhere in the middle of all that, Avery spiked a random 104.5 fever. I am starting to think I live in a sick house.
At the babies' last well visit, it was determined that C needed to be evaluated by a cranio-facial surgeon. That has come and gone, and she is now the proud owner of a brand new pink helmet! She has been wearing it for about a week now, and seems to have adjusted just fine. She was also referred to early steps for a developmental evaluation. They found that she is behind in gross motor, but is actually ahead of schedule in everything else. She scored 97 (out of 100) in cognitive ability! Woohoo! So she will begin working with a physical therapist to address the motor delays, and hopefully she will be caught up in no time.
Thanksgiving was a success! MIL, SIL, BIL and nephew came down for about 4 days, and I think it went pretty well. I made a totally rockin' turkey that didn't even make anyone sick! I was so proud of myself!
D is (hopefully) in the home stretch of his PhD program and has several campus interviews coming up in December. We are excited to see where the next chapter of life will take us.
Anyway, lots to update on... It has been a bit of a rough month. The twins caught RSV, and a double ear infection (for both) soon followed. Now they have moved onto bigger and better things--namely, a gastrointestinal virus. Fun times! Somewhere in the middle of all that, Avery spiked a random 104.5 fever. I am starting to think I live in a sick house.
At the babies' last well visit, it was determined that C needed to be evaluated by a cranio-facial surgeon. That has come and gone, and she is now the proud owner of a brand new pink helmet! She has been wearing it for about a week now, and seems to have adjusted just fine. She was also referred to early steps for a developmental evaluation. They found that she is behind in gross motor, but is actually ahead of schedule in everything else. She scored 97 (out of 100) in cognitive ability! Woohoo! So she will begin working with a physical therapist to address the motor delays, and hopefully she will be caught up in no time.
Thanksgiving was a success! MIL, SIL, BIL and nephew came down for about 4 days, and I think it went pretty well. I made a totally rockin' turkey that didn't even make anyone sick! I was so proud of myself!
D is (hopefully) in the home stretch of his PhD program and has several campus interviews coming up in December. We are excited to see where the next chapter of life will take us.
Tuesday, October 18
My sweet Avery...
Can I just say how much I love this girl?
Every day when I pack her lunch, I write a little note for her on a napkin. She always gets a kick out of it. Well, I had a bit of a rough day yesterday (I will update on that later) and she apparently noticed. So when I got to work today, I found this in my purse:
What would I do without this girl?
Thursday, October 13
Welcome!
Is it just me, or are intro posts always a little... awkward? Oh well, onward we go!
Blogging seems to be the trendy thing to do nowadays, but really, it's a great way to keep track of life's great (and not so great) little moments that I never want to forget. I just wish I had started one when A was born. Hindsight's 20/20 and all that...
So I'm J, and my husband is D. We got married in November 2009 and we have 3 beautiful daughters. A is 5 years old and just started kindergarten this year! She is a ball of energy, and such a good kid. Currently, she enjoys gymnastics, dancing, and swimming in her free time. She is also the proud big sis to twin girls, C and E, who are now 5 months old. I wish I could explain in words how much she loves these babies. I've been fortunate that she hasn't been jealous in the slightest, and she loves helping me with them! She is like mommy #2!
I work for State Government, though I would much rather be home with my girls. But D is working on a PhD, so that isn't possible right now since we kind of need health insurance. I am looking forward to the day that he graduates and gets a "real" job, though something tells me he will always be a student. The man loves to learn and jumps at the chance to add another degree to his collection.
Anyway, that's us in a nutshell. Basically, my kids are my life, and that is largely what I will write about. Hopefully one day they can look back on this and smile about all of the silly things they did.
Thanks for reading!
Blogging seems to be the trendy thing to do nowadays, but really, it's a great way to keep track of life's great (and not so great) little moments that I never want to forget. I just wish I had started one when A was born. Hindsight's 20/20 and all that...
So I'm J, and my husband is D. We got married in November 2009 and we have 3 beautiful daughters. A is 5 years old and just started kindergarten this year! She is a ball of energy, and such a good kid. Currently, she enjoys gymnastics, dancing, and swimming in her free time. She is also the proud big sis to twin girls, C and E, who are now 5 months old. I wish I could explain in words how much she loves these babies. I've been fortunate that she hasn't been jealous in the slightest, and she loves helping me with them! She is like mommy #2!
I work for State Government, though I would much rather be home with my girls. But D is working on a PhD, so that isn't possible right now since we kind of need health insurance. I am looking forward to the day that he graduates and gets a "real" job, though something tells me he will always be a student. The man loves to learn and jumps at the chance to add another degree to his collection.
Anyway, that's us in a nutshell. Basically, my kids are my life, and that is largely what I will write about. Hopefully one day they can look back on this and smile about all of the silly things they did.
Thanks for reading!
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