Tooshies For Daddy!

Keith spent his birthday making a day trip to his cousin's wedding in Oklahoma (Congratulations Aly!) but I did get the chance to give him his big manly gift before he left town - a super large tool chest on wheels. He was excited and definitely not expecting it. My quad-mom friend Casey recently got one for her husband too and we decided that the gift is really a gift to ourselves so our husbands tools can finally have a designated place other than the garage floor! On Sunday morning he was greeted by the babies wearing onesies designed especially for daddy: "Happy Birthday, Daddy", "Daddy, You're My Buddy" and ""I Love You, Daddy" were donned by Hayden, Payson and Madison, respectively.

There is a darling little grassy nook a few streets down overlooking the golf course so I took Keith there for a family picnic.

After our picnic the babies and I gave Keith a birthday present that cracked him up - castings of the babies' tooshies! What a perfect way to embarrass future teenagers! Thanks Anna for the idea and Morgan for your helping hands! Then Pops and Nunie (my dad and step-mom) watched the babies for a few hours while I surprised Keith with an unusual outing full of fun. We did batting cages, go-carts, putt-putt, air-hockey and car racing, completely wearing ourselves out all before noon!

Happy Birthday, baby! I hope you're first birthday as a dad was a memorable one!

6 Months Old!

Wow! I can't believe that our little babies are 6 months old! They received great reports at their 6 month appointment, where Payson flirted with all of the ladies, and their pediatrician was really impressed with their development, strength and social skills. Their weights are:

Hayden: 13 lb, 15 oz.
Payson: 14 lb, 10 oz.
Madison: 13 lb, 4 oz.

I am sure glad I don't have to report my weight after all of my doctors appointments. Ha!















And a little action video for ya...

First Father's Day

Keith's first Father's Day was spent with both of our families including Keith's grandparents from Arizona. We all went to my brother's house for lunch and Avery got to push Madison around in her Fisher Price baby doll stroller - she fit perfectly!

The babies and I made a mug with their little handprints on them and it was a big hit with daddy. You're not officially a father until you receive a coffee mug on Father's Day! Up next: a tie.

Reaching and Rolling

There are no words... Madison has become a rolling machine. We separate the babies for the last short nap of the day and one baby sleeps in my dark closet. Madison woke up and was crying so Keith went to go get her. To his surprise he found her in the corner where she had rolled and rolled (and would have kept going if the step stool hadn't stopped her)! She only rolls in one direction and her left cheek has "carpet burn" to show for it. She also now likes to supervise playtime under the activity gym.












The babies are now reaching for objects, especially hanging toys. Once they began to show interest in wanting to grab things this development happened very quickly. Sweet little Hayden gets frustrated trying to grab something, bring it to her mouth or let go of it. Our little perfectionist. She also has a fascination with her left fist. Not sure why but we support her in whatever her passions are.

Life is not all play for these babies. Here Madison is researching the latest baby hot topics while Payson helps me with the laundry (yummy sock).

Keith usually gives the babies the baths these days (what a great daddy and husband) and here he is with little horsey Madison. The babies are so fun to play with these days, often squealing and giggling with delight. It's addicting!

Gettin' Payson

Payson has taken the lead as our happiest baby. He's just such a jolly little chap. Here's a video of Jessica getting Payson - he loves to be "gotten."

Perfect for Each Other

Yesterday was our 6th wedding Anniversary. I managed to get a card for Keith the day before. I was in a rush to finish grocery shopping while talking on the phone and trying to pick out a simple, not too cheesy or goofy card when I finally found one with a sepia tone photo on the front of two empty beach chairs. I began to skim it:

Front:

From this day forward...

Inside:

A toast to many more

happy tomorrows,

and may you

keep discovering

new reasons

...blah, blah, blah.

Okay, looks good to me, I thought, so I grabbed the envelope and moved on. When I gave the card to Keith he read it out loud slowing down and looking a little perplexed as he finished the remainder of the card which I had not yet read:

Front:
From this day forward...
Inside:
A toast to many more
happy tomorrows,
and may you
keep discovering
new reasons
why you're perfect
for each other.

Happy Anniversary

We were in tears laughing uncontrollably at my mistake. I guess this shows how rushed, exhausted and unfocused I am these days. Hey, maybe it was meant to be a card we could both sign for each other... or not.

We took the babies to a restaurant for only the second time for breakfast at our neighborhood diner. Hayden and Payson slept while a well-behaved Madison gave us a taste of what it's like to eat out while passing a baby back and forth so you can have both hands to eat from time to time.




In baby news, Madison was so close to rolling onto her tummy Sunday afternoon. She was practically there but her arm was just on the wrong side of her body to make it official. I have since noticed that she sticks out her tongue (think Michael Jordan) when she tries to make the final push as she is doing in the photo. We weren't surprised this morning when Keith found her in her crib - on her tummy. All day I saw her deliberately trying to roll over again and again, using her top arm as momentum and her heavy head to get her most of the way there but she was always just short for one reason or another. Even mommy being down on the ground cheering her on wasn't enough to make it happen for us to see. Soon enough!