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Just to give you an update on the babies.  They are growing up fast.  Anniston is pretty much crawling although she isn't at the professional stage yet.  Bailey & Collin are getting around pretty much by rolling and seem to be content with that at this point.  One day they will just decide that they want to do what Anniston is doing but until then they will roll.  I think all of the babies say "hey" especially Collin.  He plays the "Hey Game" with Mommy and others.  I think I am hearing him say mom.  I don't think he connects that mom is me but he says it and he says it a lot and normally when he needs something so maybe he does connect it in some way.  He says, "mmmmom".  I keep trying to follow it up by saying it myself and I also throw in a couple of "dadas" here and there.  I am trying not to be biased.  I am sure it would mean a lot to Jason if he would say "dada".  It would melt any of our hearts.  

The babies have some ear infections.  Who knows they may need tubes.  They have already had 3-4 this year.   Collin is finally over his and Anniston & Bailey are on antibiotics.  All of the babies plus Daddy has caught the "hand, foot & mouth disease".  It has been going around these days.  For those of you who don't know what it is, it isn't fun at all.  The babies have been fatigued although irritable.  They have had little blister-like spots on their hands, feet & mouth.  There have been fevers, sore throats, coughing, etc...  Again, not fun.  We are hoping we are nearing the end of the sickies.  

The house is pretty functional at this point.  There is lots we would like to get done but, with three babies, they are first priority.  Everything else will just have to wait or get done at a slower pace than what we would like.  We love our new home and the babies seem to be adjusting very well.  With Anniston crawling a little, she will be in to things in no time.  We have to keep a close eye on her.  

We continue to take our walks to the park.  The park is actually closer than it was before.  We are closer to Dairy Queen.  Woohoo!  We love walking around the neighborhood as well.  The people in this subdivision are so inviting and nice.  Everyone waves.  We enjoy that because we are pretty social people ourselves.  

We are heading off to the NICU picnic today.  There will be nurses there that we would love to see.  They were a big part of their lives for the first 5 weeks.  We would love to introduce them to the people that took such good care of them in the NICU.  

Speaking of babies, please keep a couple in mind as they are going through the worst time in their lives possible.  They tried for two years to get pregnant.  Jason & I can relate to that and I am sure some of you can as well.  They were expecting to be induced this past Wednesday evening.  She went in that morning and everything was fine.  Some time between then and when she was to get induced, something happened.  Just before inducing her, they were setting the machines up to monitor the babies heartbeat only to find that the baby had past away.  My heart just breaks for her.  I can't even begin to imagine what they are going through right now.  I think I would just be tempted to crawl up in a corner and give up.  They are staying strong to their faith even though they don't understand why and that is a great question.  They got to hold her and get pictures of her which I got to see.  What a beautiful little girl.  I just cried for a while just looking at her and realizing that the parent's were so anxious to see her that evening and looking forward to taking her home to where they prepared for so long a comfortable home.   It will be something I will not be able to forget.  Please pray for this couple.  

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We've Moved!

We have been keeping very busy lately. We have moved to our new house on Apple Way Drive! We have about half our stuff transferred to the new house. We spent most of the weekend cleaning and painting. A big thanks to all who have helped out! We will get the remainder of the stuff moved over in the next few days. Collin, Anniston and Bailey are all doing well. Collin is finally getting over his pneumonia and associated drainage. Collin got big news this last Friday. The cardiologist looked him over and said his little heart is normal. The hole is no longer there. Praise God for healing little Collin! Anniston is still at the edge of crawling. Once she figures out how to move the arms, we won't be able to keep her in one room anymore. Collin and Bailey are getting much more adept at rolling over and can get up on all fours, but they are not quite to the point where Anniston is. The babies are all back in one room in the new house. They seem to be adjusting well to their new living quarters. We'll have to get some more recent pictures on here soon.

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