Ain’t too proud to…..

… admit I’m in a blogging funk…
…. ask for help when I need it….
….  promote one of my best friends businesses…
…. say my sista rocks more than yo sista….
…. make a friendly little wager…..

So, here’s the skinny of the matter…
My good friend Leighann Scarbrough has a photography business.  She does all of our family pictures, party pictures, etc.  Her status a few weeks ago read this…
Leighann Scarbrough Photography is looking for 3-5 Engaged Couples for a contest that will win you a free Engagement Session!! Email me at scarbroughclan@yahoo.com

You all know my very best friend, a/k/a Pae-Pae, is engaged, so instead of telling Andrea to nominate herself, I nominated her behind the scenes… yes, I’m a sneaky little weasel!
So, here’s my wager…. Go to Leighann’s Page and “like” her page and then go to this Handy Dandy Pic of my Sis and “like” it.  If Andrea and Dan win, I will come out of my blogging funk and promise to blog once a week, non stop for two months.  I know you think I can’t do it, I even think I can’t do it, but I don’t back down from dare’s and when you press that little “like” button, I‘ll take it as a dare!! My sister means the world to me and I will never be able to repay her for all the things she has done for my family so this is a tiny way of me saying, thank you, Pae-Pae!

Weighing In

So, I’m pretty sure I classify as a horrible blogger, but things have been crazy! I promise I will try to get better and I will put together a birthday party post.
Today we went for our 2 year check-up. Holy Cow, my babies are TWO! My best friend, Chad, went with me because for whatever insane reason I scheduled all 4 at the same time!
Note to self: NEVER DO AGAIN!
All 4 had Lead Level Tests and had their Iron checked! We passed that part with flying colors! Next we went on to the physical tests from the doctor! Holy Cow, four butt naked babies….
I’ll leave you with that image!
Cannon:
26 pounds, 12 ounces
33 1/2 inches tall
Gunner:
29 pounds, 6 ounces
33 inches tall
Lauren:
21 pounds, 14 ounces
32 inches tall
Avery:
21 pounds
29 inches short
Dr. Gina is very pleased with their position on the growth chart, wants me to continue high calorie meals with the girls and feed Gunner lettuce only (kidding, kidding!)
Gunner’s lower body muscle tone is still real tight, so we’re going to continue PT to loosen the tone and strengthen the muscles. 
I am very pleased that all went well, they are not only surviving, but thriving!

We’ve Come A Long Way Baby!

From Micro Preemie Diapers to Size 5 and 6
From Isolettes to Mini Cribs to Full Size Cribs From Bili Shades to Too Cool For School Shades From High Tech Apnea Monitors to High Tech Video Games! And most importantly from 2 pound babies to
30 pound toddlers!

Happy 2nd Birthday Cannon!
Happy 2nd Birthday Gunner!
Happy 2nd Birthday Lauren!
Happy 2nd Birthday Avery!

Where have you been?

We’ve been to a Fireworks ShowWe’ve been to Orange Beach to visit the Lambe Quads  We ate at Lambert’s   We had a play date with the Wainscott Quads  And we went on vacation! When things slow down a little, I’ll update more on each adventure!

Day One and Two

I could honestly write a post about every day of the trip, but I’ll spare you that, but Day One and Day Two of my trip were probably close to my favorites!  When I booked my flight several months ago I was scheduled to land in Dallas around 9 p.m.  Well, as we got closer I realized I had to be in New Orleans around lunch for that flight, there were lots of layovers.  I decided then if I was already going to be gone all day I might as well just leave a little earlier and get me some Quad Loving from Dallas.  I so wish time would have permitted to make the complete rounds around Dallas, but I promise Casey couldn’t have driven any faster. (Seriously not kidding, my knuckles are still white from gripping the door handle!)
Our first pit stop was at the beautiful, fun loving, holiday decorated house of Mrs. Amy-Jo Sather! I fell in love with AJ well over a year ago and her strength and fortitude absolutely amaze me every day! To say she has one of the cutest boys on the face of the planet would be an understatement, but then you add that little giggle he has to it, holy melt my heart! It was an absolute honor to get to hang out with her adorable children! With only seconds to spare, Casey ordered me back in the burb and we two-wheeled it to her house to pick up her girls for dance lessons.  I’ve loved her children since I was pregnant with my quads and have watched them grow through her blog, but to actually see them in person was amazing! And the fact that they can all say my name followed by I Love You, had me missing my babies really bad! Just when I was thinking the Nascar race was over Casey had to run me to the other side of town to meet up with Suz and Moni so that we could pick up Gen from the airport. Not real sure what I was looking at!
We got to the airport about the time that Gen realized she had no luggage! It shouldn’t have been as funny as it was, but it was HILARIOUS! We left the airport over an hour later with only the hope of “maybe it will turn up tomorrow!” 
We arrived at the Steece’s house around midnight and I was uber excited to meet Joe and…. well, we’ll just leave it at I was excited to meet him! Suz and Joe are one of the most perfect couples I have ever met.  They complete each other’s sentences, act alike, look alike and are so truly genuine!!  I couldn’t wait for the next morning so I could meet her wonderful children and also a blogger friend, Elyse.  Elyse has been a blog follower of mine since the beginning and introduced me virtually to the majority of the quad moms’ blogs.  She is a daily dose of inspiration for me!  Playing with the Steece babies was AMAZING! 
I seriously don’t think these kids could be one ounce cuter!
Look at these smiles!
Shortly after we put the babies down for their naps (in their toddler beds, in their big kid undies!!!) we were Austin, TX bound!!!!! I’ll start working on that post now and maybe I’ll be done in the next week or so!!

Holy Momcation

16 Best Friends

Front (left to right)

Kelly, Heather, Amy Jo, Misty, Casey, Beth, Mari

Back (left to right)

Charity, Suz, Sandra, Kami, Jenn, Jenna, Jac, Gen, & Moni

mom·ca·tion [mom-key-shuhn]

–noun

1.

a period of suspension of all mommy duties, usually used for rest, recreation, or travel; recess or holiday: 16 moms of Quadruplets met in Austin, Texas for a 5 day momcation

2.

a part of the year, regularly set aside, when normal activities of wiping bottoms, administering time outs and referring to yourself in the third person are put aside

3.

freedom or release from preschool activities

4.

an act or instance of vacating with 15 best friends who are collectively called mom by 67 children

Quad Mommas 2010

We, as always, had the time of our lives and encourage all of you ladies to do the same. When you have unconditional friendships like these, life is so much sweeter. We can't wait for next year!

Ma’am, Your Dogs Battery is Dead!

From the second those words came out of my mouth, a post was brewing in my head.  It  was just way too funny not to share. 
In the little town where I live even if you’re 5 miles apart, you’re neighbors.  We’re all friendly, it’s just how we roll! Well, I have two neighbors on my road most commonly referred to as “The Twins.”Denise and Deanna
The day after I had the babies they came and visited me at the hospital and I offered to bring them up to see the babies.  Well, that’s a rule breaker in the NICU, only two people at each bedside and they couldn’t go in together because a parent or someone on the approved list had to go in with them.  Long story short, I broke the rules, brought them both in, Shame on Me! Well, I was drugged, to say the least, mildly sedated.  I had given birth to quads less than 24 hours ago, for everyone’s sanity and/or safety I was on a significant amount of medicine.  When asked by one of the babies nurses if they were my sisters (I’m assuming she thought multiples “ran in the family”) I said, no, they’re just my neighbors.  Yes, I admit it now, denied it then, but they are also my friends! So, since I referred to them as my neighbors it’s been a running joke.  I referred to them here and here in a jokingly manner as “my neighbors.”
Focus Sandra, Focus… Dog, battery… Focus!
Deanna has a cute little dog named Dixie   Dixie has an underground fence and has this cool collar on her neck. Well, when the batteries go dead, Dixie has free roam of the neighborhood.  Today was the second time I’ve found Dixie roaming around and when I called “my neighbor” I said, Excuse me, ma’am, your dogs battery is dead!
Okay, so maybe it was a little more funny to have been there, but it’s not too often you hear or speak the words, Ma’am, your dogs battery is dead.  Now I know the drill, I just get Dixie to jump in the van, we head to Deanna’s and I put her in her kennel and call Deanna to put batteries on her Wal-Mart list!

Have a Great Week!