Mom's trip away!

So Chris did the nicest thing for me. He surprised me last Monday with a weekend by myself in Las Vegas. He took care of all 3 kids while I got to visit my dear sister Eliza [top picture] and my best friend Jamie [bottom picture]. It was so much fun although I missed the kids and Chris a whole lot (in fact it might be a while before I leave them again). Eliza and I saw "Believe" the Cirque du Soleil show starring Criss Angel and it was really neat. It made me wonder if one day Harmon or Rachel or even little Callum might one day follow in the Zimmerman family foot steps and become an artist!

Chris in the mean while had a rough weekend. Harmon discovered the joys of watching Baby Einstein over and over again (he is a boy obsessed) while the twins kept Daddy on his toes. The twins were both dressed in boy clothing for church. I guess it could have been worse... he could have put Cally in a dress. The funniest/saddest thing that happend was while Chris was feeding the twins Harmon proceeded to undress in his bedroom and poop all over the carpet. Fortunetly Chris' family was close by and he even got a chance to spend some time with his Grandpa McCuistion.

Callum rolled over!!!!

He did it!!! Big Boy did it!!!! He rolled over from tummy to back today :) Watch out Rachel b/c here Cally comes!!!

Rachel Sat Up!

Monday Grandma and Grandpa Hakes came over. We were all sitting on the couch and Princess was laying on Daddy. Well all of a sudden she sat up all on her own. Luckily I had my camera out :) We caught the picture right before she toppled over.

Dolly and me!

When the twins came home Harmon's occupational therapist gave him a doll so he wouldn't feel left out. He has grown to LOVE that doll. He carries "Dolly" everywhere and won't sleep with out her. It bugged Daddy just a little but he got over it b/c it is soo cute. It is really funny b/c I have no doubt Harmon will be this tough guy when he grows up. I will have to keep these pictures for black mail one day!

Locked out....

Today I wanted to take a walk with all of the kids so the nanny and I went to the garage and put Callum in the double stroller. Harmon followed us. I turned around to get Rachel out the living room and discovered Harmon had locked the door to the garage!!!!! So we were all locked out of the house except little Rachel who was waiting anxiously for to come back and get her. I felt sooo horrible. I called Chris right away to come unlock the door and we tried to find a way back in. Finally we figured out one of the French doors were unlocked so Miriam jumped into the back yard and through the door to rescue little Rachel. All is well that ends well but it was soooo scary not being able to reach my infant!!!!

Friday was a special day!

Rachel actually began to crawl! I found her scooted all the way to the end of the bed while I was getting dressed.

Callum with the help of his physical therapist made a 3/4 roll on Friday. He still isn't rolling over but he is getting mighty close!

Girlie on the go... boy not so much...

Rachel is a hoot. She is always on the go. If I put her in her bouncer she shimmies off of it. If I put her on the couch she attempts to roll off of it. So the only safe place is the floor. It is cute b/c she is trying real hard to crawl right now and is scooting herself a little.


Put this in contrast with Callum. He has no intention of rolling over any time soon. He sits all day in his boppy (we call it the baby lounge chair) sucking on his paci. His early intervention coordinator said this week we are starting boot camp for the boy. His days of leisure are at an end.

Big scare today!

Callum is my very sweet boy. I love him with all of my heart. He has been nursing a cold alongside Harmon and I, but we thought he was getting over the worse of it. We were wrong. Yesterday afternoon he became very colicky and it continued to get worse as the night progressed. We put him to bed and with in an hour he was crying uncontrollably. His breathing was labored and he had a high fever. We brought him into the pediatrician's office first thing this morning and he was only satting oxygen at 70%. They tested him for RSV (negative) and gave him a breathing treatment. Afterwords his saturation raised to 90%. Had it not he would have been admitted to the hospital. Ultimately they have determined he has bronchitis. It is serious but with breathing treatments at home and lots of TLC he should be fine.

It humbled me today. I realize my kids have been relatively healthy (besides the whole NICU thing) and we take it for granted. It makes me want to hold all my children a little tighter and be more grateful for all that God has given me!

Wake Up Call!

I am pretty sick right now so I took some cold meds last night and was out of it this morning. I woke up to pots and pans being strewn all over the floor. The living room didn't look much better. Welcome to the Terrible Two's right? Harmon can now crawl out of his crib... lucky us! Did I forget to mention he was eating a Butterfinger Candy Bar and Pork Rinds?

The rest of the day went a lot like the morning. Harmon ran around naked rather than taking a nap... finally he peed on me. Rachel peed on the couch and Callum pooped all over the changing table and Daddy. It is a really crazy home I live in but it is a good one.

What a week!

Last Sunday my post-partum depression hit me super hard. I thought I had been on the mend but I had a setback. I've been down this whole week and the kids have kept me on my toes. Harmon got really sick (and got me sick) and now has an ear infection. Rachel is teething and my little Callum has been a little fussy too. All 3 were waking us up in the middle of the night. So it has been a tough week.

I'm trying to stay positive though. Each one of these little guys are special. I have 3 kids, am adjusting to working less, learning how to walk again, I just started school again, etc. Setbacks with post-partum depression are bound to happen. I guess I just have to keep my eye on the cute prizes!