Well....

I don't even know where to begin... we got our vacay, just not as we planned. After my post, Anderson was admitted to the hospital. He had an asthma attack the next day. Even though he can't technically be diagnosed with asthma until age 2, they still called it an asthma attack. It was really scary, and I hope I never have to relive it again. Hopefully, he will outgrow it quickly, and it'll be something weather related (or that occurs seasonally).

When we got home from the hospital, Anderson was unbelievably fussy. I've never seen him so irritable. Not even when he had RSV. Not even when he had bad reflux. Parents of reflux kids, that should give you some kind of description. The only way I could keep him kind of happy was in the bath tub. He stayed nice and prune-like for several days.

 After about 5 days of recuperating, Adam's parents offered to watch our herd and let us take a couple of days for ourselves and just be. We went to Destin with the snowbirds. It was actually kind of fun to be the only people there. It weird to see it so deserted.  I won't bother you with all the iPhone photos that I took. I will just post the one of us that I took with my camera.

In case you can't tell, I really love bath photos.

 I also love food face photos.

 Benson was sad the lasagna was gone. Chunky cheeks likes his food.

 We took Jackson to the Mardi Gras Parade in Hattiesburg last week. Adam got him this "lightsaber" and immediately he was a Jedi. As you can see from the pictures, everyone in the background is turned in a completely different direction. That's what I love about children...doing their own thing. He was a Jedi for the rest of the night. Who knows what evil was lurking behind the next corner.

 Happy Valentine's Day

 From my herd :)

Kimberly (and anyone else who has had one of those days), I can tell you this...my house looks like Fisher Price and Little Tikes threw up all over it. And possibly my washing machine exploded and I never bothered to clean it up. Maybe the dish washer too. I might even admit that the yoga pants I wear all the time are maternity pants...maybe. In my defense, I wash them in hot water and they shrank. Whatever, that just makes me feel a little better about it. When I make the twins bottles, even now (10  months later, there are still times where I forget to put the drop-in in it and pour the formula in and spill it all over the counter. I will admit that I am sad when Jackson doesn't want to watch Olivia. I will do ANYTHING to keep Jackson quiet. And if Jackson isn't in the bathroom with  me, it's one of the dogs. Anderson won't eat baby food from Adam...he actually shakes his "no" at him, looks at me and laughs, little rotten thing. He fusses, too, if Adam continues. Oh...did I mention there is crap EVERYWHERE?

But, I do love my herd.

What?? Horrible Blogger Award Nominee??

I'm not getting Mother of the Year either ;)

I finally got around to taking Anderson's and Benson's 9 month photos. Benson LOVED the pine straw. He wanted to eat it. He might have actually eaten a couple of pieces.

Couldn't you just eat those cheeks?!

 

Anderson was not a fan of the pine straw. I don't think I need to explain it any further once you see his expression. He's normally a very happy baby. He would not cooperate...no laughing, no smiling. Just pissed off, angry Andy.

 

Jackson is 4. 4 is also code for "hates having his picture taken".

 He also lightens up.

 And smiles like Pawpaw.

 Anderson cruises around the furniture. I just love how he comes up to visit me on the couch. He pulls up and says something in baby jabber, laughs, smiles, looks at me and then goes about his business. So cute.

 Last week, we let the boys take a bath together. They had the BEST time. They splashed water all over the place...Adam had to change his clothes afterwards since I was too busy documenting the situation. Jackson had a blast with them. They all laughed so loud the entire time. I really hope I keep that memory locked tightly away forever.

Anderson loves puffs. Apparently his butt does, too.

Benson hasn't mastered crawling. But, he's really good at planking.

Adam and I are going to Destin on Thursday. Alone. Assuming no one gets sick or anything bad happens. I cannot wait to sleep past 6:45.

Why, yes...I'm a horrible blogger

I don't even know where to begin. I haven't been the best blogger...but I have good reasons. My business really picked up in November and December. I had a break around Christmas, and it's started to pick back up again. My business year wrapped up well... I was featured on 3 different photography sites.

This was featured on Mortal Muses.

Jackson was featured on Shutter Sisters.

And my twins were featured on Clickin' Moms.

On to stuff you would rather see...

Anderson and Benson are 9 months old today!

Anderson weighs 17 pounds 13.5 ounces. He's 27.25 inches long and his head circumference is 18.25 inches. He is crawling all over the place and just started to pull up in his crib. Jabbering is among his favorite activities along with a blue elephant that was Jackson's (that Katherine gave to him).

 

Diaper changes have become more like wrestling matches. 

Benson weighed 16 pounds, 14 ounces...catching up! He is 27 inches long and his head circumference is 18 inches. He REALLY loves his pacifier. So much so that there are 6 in his bed. He was waking up throughout the night because he would lose his and would cry out. He'll fall asleep in a pacifier dreamland...one in each hand and one in mouth. Benson loves to play with his toys. He really likes this little lion thing that he can sit and play with. Another favorite is his little piano...and his feet. He isn't crawling yet, but he will rock back and forth on his knees.

Jackson, if you ever go back and read this posts know that you hate the camera and won't really let me photograph you. Right now, you're really into Star Wars and Jedis.

Christmas Whirlwind

The most wonderful time of the year has come and gone. While I'm sad that it's over, there's a little part of me that's glad I don't have to run around from house to house this week. I love seeing family but it's exhausting carting 3 little ones around. Here's how our week went...

Anderson has achieved a couple of milestones. He can now army crawl and go from laying down to the sitting position. He also waves bye-bye. These pics were taken at Nana and Papa's house.

We came back to Nana and Papa's house Tuesday. Grandma Millie, or "Papa's mommy" as Jackson calls her, came to visit with her husband, Rick. Jackson absolutely loved Rick...he played with Jackson the entire time we were there (which is no small task). Anderson was quite smitten with Grandma Millie...pretty sure the feeling was mutual.

Benson would much rather sit up than lie down. But, he's started rocking back forth (on his knees) and then falls forward.

We spent Christmas Eve at Nana and Papa's house, too. Almost all of Adam's family was there to celebrate. 

We woke up Christmas day to a wonderful surprise. Santa left Jackson a Batman Geotrax track, and it was quite the hit. After we opened presents at our house, we went to Pawpaw's house and spent the majority of the day there. I know 3 little boys that got tons of goodies and were super tired afterwards.

Yesterday, was Jackson's birthday. I cannot believe he's 4 already! We had a very low key day since it was raining. But, we took him to dinner tonight while Nana and Papa watched the twins. We went to a local favorite, Rocket City Diner, where it happened to be Magic Monday. The magician made him a balloon giraffe in his favorite color blue. While he ate his grilled cheese, he told me this was the best birthday ever. Of course, I teared up while my husband rolled his eyes and laughed at me. After he finished, they came to sing happy birthday to him. He wasn't very happy and buried his head in my lap. He told our waitress that he "liked their pretty song, but it was just too loud."