Carolyn

Below are some videos of Carolyn.

First we have her smiling and laughing.

Then we have her showing her rolling over skills

Wakey Wakey

I thought it would be fun to see how the babies act when they first wake up. I took a short video of each of them this morning to show why I love waking up early on the weekend!

The first one is of Max. It is dark because I had the lights off at first. I will try again tomorrow with better lighting. :)



Alexis waking up...



Aiden shows he doesn't always sleep wrapped up



Carolyn is usually the last to wake up & sometimes the grumpiest:)
I tried to upload Carolyn's video for 4-5 hours. It never uploaded even though it was around the same length as everyone else. I will try again tomorrow.

High Risk Appointment

We had our high risk appointment yesterday at MUSC. We arrived an hour early because I had the times mixed up and thought our appointment was at 1130. It worked out well though because we were able to feed them before the appointment.
Aiden, Max & Alexis are dropping down from 27 calories to 24 calories while Carolyn stays at 27 because she is still on the small side. Max is around 3 months developmentally while everyone else is 2-2.5 months. This is right on track for them. We are going back in a few months for another evaluation, but before then they told us they want us in physical therapy. We are also to do more tummy time. We also did the pea pod where they measure the body fat of each baby. Ours are doing really well & Max has the highest percentage of body fat. Alexis had the lowest percentage, but still looks great for a preemie!


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Shots

We are sitting at the clinic waiting to make sure there is no reaction to their shot. Since we are waiting here are the weights
14.4 Aiden
10.6 Carolyn
11.4 Alexis
14.2 Max

Here are some pictures from this morning!












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Here is to a Happy New Year filled with stupid questions

People always say there is no stupid question...they clearly do not have quadruplets.

Me: Yes I need to reschedule my appointment because I won't be in town. Also why does Aiden have an appointment, but the other three do not?

Lady: ::Silence:: Excuse me?

Me: Why don't they all have an appointment because they are quadruplets?

Lady: Do they all have the same birth date?

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Lady: So on your chart I saw you wrote quad pregnancy...does that mean you were pregnant with quadruplets?

Me: Yes.

Lady: How did that turn out?

Me: They were born in August.

Lady: Oh wow!

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I also love when "I have quadruplets" is answered with "How many is that?".

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Happy New Year! May you all be blessed with health and happiness in 2010!

Aiden too tired for pictures
Aiden has been trying to catch Max for a while now for the biggest, but so far it hasn't happened. He is hoping to be the biggest at the weigh in for their RSV shots. We shall see! He is smiling more and more, and is sleeping a lot better!

Maxwell

Max is still the biggest, but has been eating rather slow. By the time the last feeding is over he is passed out. He is doing really well, and drooling a lot!

Alexis
Alexis is the first to give a real giggle. The others are on the verge, but she actually will laugh if you get her going enough. She is still spitting up a lot, but thankfully we own a carpet cleaner.

Carolyn
Carolyn is still stingy with her smiles. For every ten hours of no smiles you get 2 minutes of smiles. The smiles are so worth it though! She is also spitting up a lot. No matter how much you burp her she will spit up once you put her down.

Carolyn, Aiden, Maxwell & Alexis

Merry Christmas!

Carolyn

Maxwell

Alexis

Aiden

Max (holding Max & Carolyn) & Ri (holding Alexis & Aiden)

Please note the stank look Aiden is giving Ri in this picture!

Mr. & Mrs. Day meet the crazy babies.

Mrs. Day is holding Aiden & Alexis while Mr. Day has his hands full with Carolyn and Max.

We discussed for a long time how we would do Christmas. After much debate we decided going to VA would be the best bet for us. It is six hours away, but with quads it turned into 7-8 hours. It was just easier to take the babies up to VA instead of everyone coming down to Charleston. Plus we got to see some of our favorite people! We didn't get to see everyone though because it was kept Super Secret Squirrel since the babies still have such under developed lungs. So we moved lock down from SC to VA.

We enjoyed our time away from home, but decided it will be a long...long...long...long time before we take another road trip. They did awesome, but both on the way up and back down we had a good hour of screaming. In surround sound. Not.Fun.

I hope you all had a very Merry Christmas & have a Happy New Year!

Blessings

It's easy to get caught up in the fast pace of our new life. It's feedings every 4 hours and diapers and baths and laundry and bottles. There is always something else to do. Sometimes we get caught up in what we need to do that we forget to stop and just breathe. Our babies are getting so big, and it is hard to imagine they will be 4 months old next week! They're getting bigger everyday and there is a point during each day that I can't believe we have quadruplets. Life is busy and it is hectic, but more than that it is wonderful.

I've tried so often to finish this post, but I get side tracked or pulled away. Maybe today will be the day! Shortly after I typed this Alexis started crying so I closed the computer and snuggled with her instead.

We went in today for their 3rd round of the RSV shot, and their 4 month well baby visit. They aren't really 4 months until the 16th, but they let us come in as few times as possible. Below are some recent pictures I've taken, and their current weights! They are right on track for their adjusted age, and some of the actual age stuff they are starting to do. They are smiling so much now, and seem to be on the verge of laughing! Carolyn is just now starting to smile while the others have been doing it for a few weeks, but we aren't concerned because all babies are different. Aiden's umbilical hernia is looking so much better! Everyone is growing and the doctor thinks they're doing so well they won't need to have the RSV shots next year!!! We're hoping they continue down the path they are currently on. We're getting more spit up now, and more spit up means more stains...yay! No not really.

I have to thank Aunt Martz and Grandma for coming down to see us, and help take care of the babies for the past week. They did awesome and we are so happy they could come visit the babies, and look forward to their next visit!

Maxwell 12.1lbs

Aiden 11.15lbs

Carolyn 9.5lbs

Alexis 9.8lbs

A few outtakes from life with quads