Fevers, packing and a bee sting...

Our house will close escrow one week from tomorrow... which means we are packin' up! We've slowly been packing for the last few weeks, but we are in high gear now. All those last-minute things to pack are now finding their way into boxes. We had a garage sale over the weekend and sold a ton of baby stuff and some household items. It was a fantastic sale! It was sad to let go of the baby things, but I held on to some of my favorites. I'll always have the memories, but the stuff had to go!

Jon has been sick for the last week and a half and now the kids and I are getting it again. My voice is about to be gone - for the 4th time in 3 months! Dylan started with a high fever a few days ago, then Jacob had a fever and tonight Megan is at 102.5. To top it off, Jacob got his first bee sting yesterday. He was finally feeling a little bit better and wanted to go outside and as he was running barefoot to the slide he stepped on a bee and got stung on the bottom of his foot. Luckily I now know he is not allergic to bees and he recovered pretty quickly.

It's going to be a busy week with packing, doing a few repairs on the new house and moving some stuff to mom and dad's. They are gracious enough to let the six of us (plus Bailey and Brandy!) stay with them for a little bit in between houses. Oh, and don't forget Easter this weekend!

What Not to Wear

Does anyone else watch What Not to Wear on TLC? I've been hooked on this show for awhile now and I think I'd make a good candidate. As much as I'd like to think I have "style", I really don't. I've come to realize that I'm too much of a cheap skate to buy nice things. Back in my single days, I'd drop $100 on a pair of shoes, no problem. But Jon changed all that and he is happy to take credit for that! Now, my shoes consist of $3 Old Navy flip flops or slippers! Of course, I still have about 50 pairs of black shoes, but I hardly wear a single pair. It's not entirely my fault though... after having babies, my feet have grown, so some of them are a bit too tight. I don't know why I keep them. What is it with shoes and purses? No matter how long it's been since I've used or worn them, I still can't seem to part with them. I guess I have the hope that one day in the near future I might get to wear them again. Plus, who wants kid snot and sticky fruit snack finger prints on her $100 pants? I need to get at least 3 or 4 pairs of pants for $100 bucks, not 1. I'm watching the show now and this girl is wearing hoodie sweatshirts, jeans and flip-flops... and I'm seeing myself in this girl. I fall in to the mentality of if I don't really have anywhere to go during the day I want to wear jeans and a hoodie all day. Is that wrong? The part of this show that kills me is they give the person $5,000 to buy a new wardrobe. Now, if you shop Old Navy or Kohl's like me (oh, don't forget Costco!), $5k would replenish your wardrobe. But this show has them shopping at trendy boutiques in NY and spending $1,000 on one outfit! Get real! Oh, the girl is crying now because Nick is going to chop her hair. I think that would be the toughest for me. My hair always looks cute when the stylist does it, but get me home and have it washed the next day - it goes right back to it's boring self. Man - I sound like I need a makeover! :o)

Change is a comin'!

After months and months of stress and craziness, we have finally sold our house and we found a new house! We'll be moving closer to my parents and my sister! It will be so great to live closer to family. We are super sad to be leaving Folsom, but this will be a good move for us. We have outgrown our current house, so having some additional square footage will be wonderful. We are now in the craziness of trying to pack a house up with 4 little ones running around and getting in to things. I've come to realize that I can only pack during naptime or after the kids go to bed. When I told Jacob we were moving to a new house he said, "is Daddy going to the new house? Are the babies going to the new house?" I said, "yes" and he said "ok!" I thought that was cute! It'll be an adjustment for him as he'll be leaving his preschool, which he loves. But I know that we'll be able to find a new school that will be great for him. Jacob is a lot like me in the fact that he's not big on "change", so I'm trying to show him a little extra grace and love during this hectic time. I just have to remind myself of that about 100 times a day! It's going to be a crazy month for us, but the outcome will be well worth it... I hope!

Here is Ryan getting a little exercise in his crib!

Jacob picking up dog poops in the backyard. Daddy is so happy someone else will help pick it up!

Jacob and his 2 mini-me's!

Jakey-boy


Dylan learning to ride the scooter!

Go, Megan, Go!!

Dylan and Jacob enjoying some tv time... I know, they are too close, but at least they have reclined the chair back a little!

Cutie Dylan reading his favorite Toy Story 2 book!

Megan, Jacob, Ryan and Dylan

Kids are just too darn smart

Tonight at dinner, I glanced over at Dylan and I saw him stuffing his chicken and corn down his shirt to avoid eating it! After I laughed out loud, I thought - "what a little smartie pants!" All he wanted to eat was the grilled pineapple so I guess he decided to "hide" his chicken and corn. It was hilarious! I looked down his shirt and he must have had 10 pieces of chicken down there! So funny and cute!

I've come to the conclusion that life is moving too fast. Today I was holding Megan and rocking her saying "oh, my little baby" in a playful way. But it hit me - they aren't "babies" anymore. Jon said the same thing this morning. I feel weird calling them "the babies" like we have been since the day we found out I was pregnant with triplets. I tend to call them "the little kids", but that even seems weird because it's not like Jacob is a "big kid"... he's only 3! It seems like in this day and age kids are growing up faster and look and do things differently than when I was a kid. (Gosh, that didn't make me sound old or anything!) It's crazy to think that it's been almost 2 years since I went on bedrest. It was March 25, 2007. Jacob was the same age as the babies are now. That is crazy to me. He seemed so much older to me then, than they do now. I remember that first week laying on the couch ALL DAY LONG thinking - there is NO WAY I'm going to make it one week, let alone eleven weeks. But I did. The babies came out so tiny and fragile and now they are strong and healthy and independent. The last 21 months have been the fastest 21 months of my life. It is such a blessing to stay home with them and see them grow and change. It truly is the best gift I've ever been given.