Frequent flier Mommy!

This morning we were all playing in the living room when Steven noticed Addison had blood in her ear. I immediately thought she scratched it because she scratched her other ear so I got a Q-tip and started cleaning it to see if I could see a scratch, well for a little girl it was a lot of blood and I couldn't see a scratch. She wasn't fussy so I didn't want to freak out but it was blood in her ear! Since we couldn't determine if the blood was coming from her ear canal we decided I should take her in. When we got to the Brenham Clinic the triage nurse took a look and thought that it was a lot of blood for a scratch but while waiting for Dr. Baker my friend Kristin came to check on us and she helped clean her ear a little more and took a peak at her ear drum. Of course when we got it cleaned up enough we discovered the SCRATCH! That's right I'm a new mommy and I freaked out over a scratch but this is some scratch because it is still bleeding. She just woke up from her nap with blood all over her ear again. I keep cleaning it but it is bleeding little by little. Dr. Baker said she would be fine. This is my second trip to the clinic in two weeks (Collin's bump was the 1st trip) so I'm going to have to learn not freak out so quickly because $25 a pop can get expensive for a scratch and I'm going to become known as one of those frequent flier mommies at the clinic! Good new is I got the finger nails clipped while waiting for Dr. Baker so no more scratches for a few days.

6 month check up

Today we had our 6 month check up and shots. Everyone is doing great and Dr. Draehn thinks we have three very healthy babies! Althought I took good pictures of the babies getting their shots I decided to share the pictures I took before the shots.

Addison entertained herself by playing with her keys. She weighed 14lbs 11oz.(25%) and was 24 1/2 inches long(10%).

Collin entertained himself by playing with his toes, his new fasination! He weighed 14lbs. 4oz.(50%) and was 25 inches long(10%).

Bryce was entertained by daddy. He weighed 16lbs.(25%) and was 26 1/4 inches long(50%), that's Bryce's weight not Steven's I don't think Steven would be very happy with me sharing his weight, ha-ha!

The Christmas Party season has begun!

Friday night Mommy and Daddy had some time away from the babies at Steven's work Christmas party. We had a good time while Grandpa and the aunts took care of the babies.

Sunday we had the Loesch family Christmas and Blake's(Steven's cousin) birthday party. There were a lot of new babies this year at the Loesch Christmas and of course we doubled those numbers. It was good to see everyone and we look forward to many Christmas gatherings this season.

Bump on the head

I took Collin to the doctor today because yesterday I noticed he had a bump on his head. It is on the lower part of his head almost on his neck. He hadn't bumped his head on anything so it was a little strange that it appeared out of the blue. I wasn't really worried about it until last night when he got a little fussy. Well of course the doctors office was closed so I didn't know what to do, I called my friend Kristin (http://krenekklan.blogspot.com/) who is a physican assistant at the clinic. She told me to watch him through the night and if it got worse to bring him to the er if needed. Well the night went fine and he didn't act like it bothered him but I decided to take him to the clinic just to ease my mind. I just took Collin so I got a little feel of what it would be like to just have one baby, it was kind of nice. Well my friend Kristin met me at Dr. Baker's office and helped out while I ate my lunch and talked to Dr. Baker. Come to find out it was a lymph node that is built up with fluid and it will get better in time. Its not causing any pain to Collin so that is all I am worried about.

Thank you Kristin for all your help!

6 Months Old

It is hard to believe that the babies are 6 months old. It seems like yesterday they were little babies in the NICU. Now they are getting so big and doing so many things. The last 6 months has flown by which is scary to think in another 6 months they will be a year old, it will be here way to fast! 
The babies are starting to watch one another and will laugh, smile, or talk to one another. When one is crying they will watch each other like they are telling each other "its okay", "don't cry" or "what is wrong with you". They have started fruits and vegetables and so far have tried carrots, peas, applesauce and squash. They still aren't sleeping through the night but are getting better. If they wake up we can usually play the white noise and they will go back to sleep. Collin and Addison seem to be fasinated with each other and interact with each other a lot. I think in the future these two will be the ones that play well with each other until someone gets hurt!

Addison loves to put everything in her mouth and has started to reach out for things she wants. She plays like a big girl in the entertainer and has figured out most of the toys. She is definitely our princess, she loves to be held and if things don't go her way she'll let you know! She weighs about 15lbs.

Bryce is getting a lot of hair and it looks like it will be dark. We are still waiting on him to roll over and we aren't sure if it will ever happen. He is a big flirt and will give the cutest smiles. He also reaches out for things he wants to put in his mouth and the swing is still his favorite. He gets so excited when you get him out of bed or out of his swing. He weighs about 18lbs.

Collin is getting his first tooth. He loves to play in his entertainers and is a very content baby. He is continually trying to figure things out and will keep himself entertained for a long time, which is nice when you have 3 babies! He gets fussy when he is tired or hungry but so do I. He loves applesauce and didn't know what to think about squash but liked it better on the second try. He weighs about 15lbs.

We go to the doctor next Monday for their 6 month check up so we will see how accurate their weights are and give another update.

Guess who's getting a tooth?

COLLIN! It hasn't come in all the way but you can feel it. We thought Bryce may get the first tooth because he has been drooling a lot but Collin wasn't going to let that happen. At the rate we are going Collin is going to be the first at everything! As soon as the tooth is visible enough that I can take a picture I will make another post with pictures.

Babies first snow!

It snowed today in Brenham, it melted as soon as it hit the ground but it was coming down pretty hard for a while. It was beautiful watching from the the warmth of our home but I had to take the babies out so they could see their first snow. You really cannot see how hard it was snowing in the pictures but you can see the snow in my hair and on my jacket, it looks like dandruff but its really snow! The babies really didn't know what to think but they were checking it out.

Collin with Mommy in the snow!

Bryce with Mommy in the snow!

Addison with Mommy in the snow!