So overdue =)

    Obviously I've been disconnected from the blogosphere for the past few months...Honestly, I've been disconnected from much more than that!The past few months have flown by!!! I seriously feel like I blinked, and my babies are nearly 7 months old already!!! I'm trying to savor every second with those angels, because I know that all too soon they will be heading to kindergarten. They really are GREAT babies! I can't believe how God blessed our family. Their personalities have changed so much in the past few months....

   Hensley, once the most quiet and reserved baby has found her voice =) She's not afraid to let you know when she doesn't like something. She is still very easy to please though. She has always been the baby that was slower than all the rest when it came to developmental milestones. She was the last to smile, the last to finish her bottles, the last to roll over. I think you get the picture now =) Hensley prefers sucking on her toes over the traditional paci or even sucking her thumb! She's so flexible.

Karson has done a complete 180! That baby started out as such a fussy and hard to please little guy. He is now the sweetest and most content little boy! He is happy to just play in his floor gym or jumperoo. He loves playing peek a boo with his big brothers. We like to joke that he's become so much easier because he lost his red hair =) He went bald, and his new hair appears to be blonde!

Paisley.....Dear sweet Paisley =) Paisley is not afraid to let her voice be heard....She is the most demanding of the group, and could probably qualify as the fussiest too! She wants things a certain way, and if you don't meet her standards she will unleash the loudest screech that you have ever heard! She is the most sensitive of the group now. It seems to be easy to hurt her feelings. With that said, Paisley is such a smiley baby. All you have to do is glance in her direction and she flashes the sweetest gummy smile you've ever seen! This girl will be my busy child, who is in to everything. She already moves constantly!

Presley is technically the youngest of all 6 kids. That girl is definitely NOT the smallest though =) We are pretty sure she's finding a way to steal "skinny Henny's" food when we aren't looking! Presley is definitely pudgy, but she is just so stinking cute! Her whole face just lights up when I walk in to get her out of her crib each morning... She always wakes up in a playful happy mood.

It's time for me to go catch some sleep, I suppose. I promise I'll be back much sooner than 4 months!

Lesson from God

I find myself wondering "why did God choose ME to have these babies?"...Don't get me wrong. I don't ask myself that because I wish I didn't have them. I am so so SO thankful to be their Mommy! I'm just that kind of person. I always wonder 'why?'.  I think i've found out why....From the beginning of my pregnancy people have gone out of there way to help us... They helped bring Howard back from Iraq early. They helped bring us back to Texas to have the babies. Once we got here we started looking for a church family. We knew we had to hurry because I didn't have much time before I was on bedrest. You know how they say "3rd time's a charm"? Well, that's how our church hunt turned up! The 3rd church we tried out was THE one. We just both felt at home that very first Sunday there!

Fast forward a little bit. I went into the hospital on bedrest, and church members were asking left and right, "How can we serve you?", "How can we help?", "what do you need?", and so on. They've fed us 2-3 meals a week since February, which has saved us! They gave us literaly thousands of diapers!!! More than the things we have received from the church,we've received love and support. They've been true servants to Him through me.

So today, while I was home with the babies and Howard was at church wih th big boys, a light went off! I decided that God chose us to have the babies to teach us a lesson. He's teaching us how to serve through being served! And, hopefully he knew that we would make good parents to these angels =) So today, I want to thank all those who've helped us out and are teaching us how to be Servants!

7 Years

I've been kind of sad about this post that's been looming over me...But, I suppose I should be rejoicing.7 years ago on May 15, Howard and I were blessed with our 1st child Haden. I can remember my labor like it was yesterday....all 20 hours of it =) That baby did not want to come out!! But after a long HARD labor, he as born into the world at 1:08 am. He was the easiest baby we could've asked for, and always so smart.  He's a 30 year old man stuck inside of a 7 year old's body!  I never would've imagined back in2003 that in 7 years I'd be the mother of 6, but I'm so glad. And, i'm thankful that Haden came first because now he is the biggest help with his baby brother and sisters! I just want to say a BIG Happy Birthday to my sweet Haden. WE LOVE YOU!

Best Mothers Day Ever

I can remember Mothers Day 2009. We had just moved to England, and were getting settled in. My mother and father-in-law were visiting after our family vacation to Dublin, Ireland. We had a great time. I was getting anxious awaiting my first doctors appointment at my new reproductive endocrinologist, which was the following Tuesday....We had been trying for so long to have A baby...just one! I never stopped trying, even when people told me, "maybe you're just not meant to have more kids", and "be happy with the kids you have"....Those comments were always so hurtful, but they never made me give up hope. I always had this feeling that I was destined to have one more baby. So, I pressed on and started seeing my new dr. We attempted and IU in June, and it didn't work. We had another try in July but we had to abandon the cycle when and ultrasound showed that I had too many follicles (meaning that I had a big chance of high order multiples)... So, we found out in August that Howard was deploying in September..I had one more try before he left. I wasn't very hopeful, just for the fact that i was so stressed preparing for him to leave. We went ahead and did the procedure when an ultrasound showed JUST 2 follicles. So, on August 15 we began our journey. Howard deployed 2 days after I found out I was pregnant. 2 weeks later, we discovered the quads =) My normal state during a pregnancy is.....stressed, but happy. I'm always so worried that something is going to go wrong, or happen. It's so strange,but in such a high risk pregnancy I was calm. I was relaxed. I had this feeling throughout my pregnancy that God was with me and everything was going to be alright. It makes me teary eyed to think about, because I'm just so grateful. I had such an uneventful pregnancy for such a high risk pregnancy. So, as I sit here in the peace and quiet listening to my 4 little angels breathe, and grunt...I'm just so thankful. My kids are the best gifts that I've been given. This mothers day I was given the gift of having all 4 of my babies be healthy, and at home with my 2 big boys. I'm so full of love and happiness. My 6 kids are an answer to my prayers. They make me smile every day, and make me a better person. So, here's to my BEST Mothers Day ever!!!

4 little people

It's so funny how someone SO small can have a personality SO big...I've spent the past week with my babies,trying to learn them. Trying to figure out what each cry is for, and trying to figure out what they need individually. Here's what I can tell about each baby.....

Hensley is our 'dainty' little girl. She is long and lanky, and has a perfectly round head. She rarely cries, and if she does it's more of a wimper....just to let us know that she needs something. She's such a happy easy baby, and definitely daddys little girl =)

Paisley is our chunky monkey... She loves her bottles  =) She's not a huge screamer, but definitely has a set of lungs on her... She is fairly laid back, and is definitely going to be a handful, I think!

Presley is our tempermental little girl. She's got the loudest scream of 3 girls! She seems to be the playful one. She'll lay on the floor and just kick around, and have a good ol' time! She's got these cheeks that you just cant help but to wanna squeeze!!

Karson.....ahh little Karson! He's by far the biggest screamer of the group!!!! He's a demanding little fellow, that knows what he wants!  He loves to be held, and hates having his diaper changed!!! Hes the one that has to eat 15 minutes before it's time!!Mommy's little boy =)

Catching up

It seems like catching up is all i've been doing for the past month since having the babies....especially since they came home. There's just not enough time in the day now. I finally caught up on thank you cards today!!! I'm trying to catch up on my blogging, but I'm so exhausted I'm not sure I make sense =) Everything else is still waiting to be done.... The laundry,the dishes, dusting, cleaning toilets...I'm trying to just sit back and focus on what's important.....Those babies, my big boys,Howard, and myself!

They're Home!!

Well, it's been a long time coming.... The babies are finally ALL home! We got to bring Paisley and Presley home on Friday April 23, 2010, which was exactly one month after their birthday!! Hensley followed on Monday April 26, 2010, and Karson came home on Wednesday April 28, 2010.. We feel so blessed that the didn't have to stay longer in the NICU. I can honestly say that I miss a lot of the staff there. They had some really great nurses that took the time to get to know not only our 4 precious babies, but to get to know us too. They really seemed to care, which made it so much easier for me to leave at the end of each day. Words can't express how FULL my heart is now that all of my children are under the same roof. Thank you God =)