The Walker Quads: October 2008

Colin had another field trip this week. We went to Daniel's Pumpkin Patch. It was the first time we had ever been there and it was so much fun. I was again responsible for 3 boys and the entire time all I could do was think how and the heck I could keep track of all 5 of my children when I could barely keep track of 3. It is definitely an eye opener!

The babies are 5 months old today! I can't believe how incredibly fast the first 5 months have been. They have been so much fun and such great babies. I guess God thought that because he was giving us such a large responsibility, he should make it just a tad bit easier. All 4 have been not only sleeping through the night since 13 weeks, but they sleep for like 10 and 1/2 hours. Sometimes I even have to wake them up at 9AM. They are only eating 4 times a day, so we don't feel like we are feeding all day long. They are getting so big, I think Ethan is up to 17lbs by now, and they have such different personalities. They are all laughing and little Addie rolled over yesterday for the first time. She is the first to roll over and she rolled from back to front.

Thanks to everyone that has helped us make it this far, we could not do this without you. Here are some new pics, enjoy, until next time..................

Cooper, Sam, Ethan, and Addison

Ethan and Addison

Ethan

Sam

Cooper, Sam, and Ethan

Cooper

Addison

So it has been almost a month since my last post and I feel like I have alot to report. We have been pretty busy the last couple of weeks and I have a few minutes to spare so here it goes....

For starters, Colin started soccer in the beginning of September and he loves it. He plays at vetta sports once a week for 8 weeks. It is more of an introductory level so the concentration is more on listening and hand eye coordination than soccer. When he turns 5 is when he actually gets to play a real game. He is such a little soccer stud, check him out...

I went on my first field trip with Colin. My mother went to almost every field trip I had and I loved it. I was so excited to ride the bus and learn their silly songs, we had so much fun. We went apple picking and I was responsible for 3 boys. We all picked our apples and the boys ate them as we walked. Colin kept asking me to make apple pie but lets face it, if it is not cupcakes, cookies, or grilled cheese I don't know how to make it. Here are a few shots of Colin with his friends...

My nephew Cody turned 6 on September 14th and we all got out of the house for a while to help him celebrate. We all had a great time at his party and he got so many great gifts. He loves Indiana Jones, Batman, and Hot Wheels. Here is a shot of the hot wheel track we got him and a picture of Colin with Cody and Remy...

That same night when we got home, Casey got home from New Jersey. Colin was so excited to see him. His reaction reminded me of how he acted when I finally came home after 10 weeks in the hospital/bed rest at my mom's. He was so cute it brought many tears to my eyes. Little does he know that he is getting ready to leave for another 7-8 weeks. Oh well, we will cross that bridge when we come to it.

I attended my first MOMMES re-sale a couple Fridays ago and it was so nice to see and meet other mothers of multiples. I met Charity Donovan, my mentor, and she was super nice. Her quads had so much formula she gave me 4 CASES!! For those of you who do not know that is 24 cans of formula which saved me about $360.00 Not to shabby if you ask me. I can't wait until I can do more things with the group.

Colin had his 4 year checkup only 2 months late. He weighs in at 40.5 pounds and 43 inches. Everything else is great with him other than, what I hope to be, the normal 4 year old stuff.

The babies had their 4 month checkup as well and we are very pleased with their catch-up growth. They each got 4 shots and a vaccine for Rota Virus. They were so mad and so loud I could not wait to get them out of the office.

-Cooper weighs 13.6 and falls into the 25th percentile. His reflux meds were finally changed to Prevacid because the zantac was just not cutting it.

-Sam also weighs 13.6 and falls into the 25th percentile. The Doc changed his meds just to make life easier, so now they are both on prevacid.

-Ethan weighs 15.12 and is in the 75th percentile. He is our chunky monkey. All of us came down with a cold about a week ago and did not realize he had an ear infection from it, so now he is on antibiotics. The poor thing will most likely have to be re circumcised at one year of age because his was not done properly. OUCH!!! We also get to change his formula to the regular stuff because of his weight. It is so much cheaper then the preemie stuff so that is a big bonus.

-Addison weighs 11.15 and is drug free! She falls into the 10-15th percentile and is growing well. Not much else to report on her, she is doing wonderful.

All in all it was a good appt. Here are a few shots of the kiddos before they got jabbed with needles...

And finally, The babies were Baptized Sunday and they looked so precious in there little outfits. It was a crazy morning getting in 7 baths, feedings, packing the car, blah blah blah..... but we made it on time and it went off without a hitch. Everyone came back to our house for a little celebration and it was a great time. Here are a few family shots...