long awaited update

I feel so guilty that I abandoned Blogger, and all of my Blogger readers. I should have at least popped my head in once a month to let you know we were all still breathing at least. Geesh. But a funny thing happened when we brought our fifth child home- our busy life got even busier. But in a good way!

I've only got a few minutes, so I'll just give a short little update on everyone. :)


I said back in February that Davey was going to lose his job because they were outsourcing it. Apparently the outsourcing company had this machine that had been down for 3 weeks, and the company had lost millions of dollars due to it, so they got rid of the outsourcing company and let the Cat employees fix it. They had it back and running the next day. So Davey (for now anyway) is in no danger of losing his job. Phew!


Kadence is growing like a weed. She still wants me to pick her up, but she's just too big! So instead we settle on her snuggling with me on my lap. :) She only has 3 days left of Kindergarten! I cannot believe that the year is already over. Soon my baby will be a first grader! I was so nervous about sending her to school, and being apart from her all day long when the year began. But we adjusted, and she absolutely loves school. She has grown so much this year! A much more mature, taller little girl is walking out my door every morning on her way to the school bus. It's so much fun watching her grow. Oh, and she has 2 fewer teeth since the last time I posted. ;o)





My middle children (ha!) are all doing fantastic. They celebrated their 3rd birthday last month! (thanks for the birthday wishes my blogger friends!) It seems like a lifetime ago that they were little 1-pound babies. Joey is 33 pounds and 37 inches tall, Elijah is 30 pounds and 37 inches tall, and Rowan is 36 inches tall and 27 pounds. (she's my little pipsqueak!) So far age 3, while still very challenging, has been less challenging than age 2. They listen a little bit better, and don't throw quite as many tantrums as they did at age 2. We are contemplating sending them to preschool in the fall, mainly so they can get out of the house for a couple of hours, and so mommy can get a little break to get some things done around the house. It's only 2 1/2 hours a day, so I don't feel too guilty considering that option. I think it will do everyone some good.

Here they are on their 3rd birthday. The boys are looking less alike than they did when they were younger, don't you think?




And then there's my little Benny Bear. :) He's gotten so big since the last time I posted! Amazing how much things change in 3 short months. He is a big little guy! He's 5 months old now, and weighs 18 pounds! He's tall too, 27 inches I think at his last check-up. He's wearing 9-month clothing. :) He rolled over for the first time this week, first from back to belly, which he has now mastered, and occasionally he can roll from belly to back. It's making diaper changes quite interesting. :) He has been saying "goo" for a couple of months, but just this week he also has added "bababa" and "mamama" to his sounds. I know they're not intentional words, but it is sooo cute to hear him say them! He is the sweetest baby I've ever met. He does not cry (ever) unless he's hungry or tired. And when he's tired he'll rub his eyes and fuss, and all I have to do is go lay him down and he goes right to sleep. Amazing. He is happy ALL the time. He is a little blessing in all of our lives, and we just love this little guy to pieces!!





And me? I'm just busy! Trying to figure out how to balance housework and taking care of 5 kids has definitely been a challenge. But I wouldn't trade our "little" family for the world. :)





Sometime in the near future I hope to move my blog to a new website. It will still be through blogger, but the web address will be different, and it will have a new title (we're not Triplets plus 1 anymore!) That and I get so many weird spam comments through this blog and I'm ready for a fresh start. I'll post the details whenever I make the move! (This blog will still be here at this address, I'll just be starting a new one at a different address)


And now, I must go do some laundry. :)