6 Month Update
So here I sit here on Christmas Morning. I look out our front window and see a mix of rain and snow. I would’ve been happy to get a foot of snow, but we didn’t. I hope that it doesn’t turn in to ice…
Last night, after finishing with the wrapping, Angela and I sat on the couch for a few minutes and talked about how wonderfully blessed and lucky we are to have all of you with us. Last night, on Christmas Eve, we had 5 volunteers here at 9 pm, wanting to help out. Do you believe that, 5 people on Christmas Eve!!! I have 3 wonderful women in my living room right now at 6 am on Christmas morning. It’s been a very long year with so many challenges and rewards and I don’t want to make this in to a year in review but with today being Christmas, I can’t help but think back and reflect on what a year it’s been.
One of the many blessings that we’ve had this year, and probably the most important, has been the health of our children. We had our 6 month well visit with our physician, Dr. Zimmerman this week. They kids continue to do great. Their updated weights are:
Brooklyn – 15 lbs., 3 oz.
Lauren – 14 lbs, 3 oz.
Alex – 15 lbs., 15 oz.
Emma – 13 lbs., 2 oz.
Madeline – 15 lbs., 2 oz.
The important thing to remember is that if you consider their gestational age, they are only 3 ½ months old. The kids are starting to reach for things. They all visually track well, although it took Emma a bit to catch up to the others with that. They are all chewing on their hands and starting to drool. I think we all know what’s coming there and it scares the hell out of us. Meredith just got done teething and she’s two. Will it ever end? The kids will sit up very well for extended periods of time if they are in their Bumbo chairs, but they cannot sit up on their own without assistance. Some of them have rolled over, and the others aren’t far behind. We will continue to get a couple more RSV shots at home and we’ll send in the updated weights from those appointments to the doctor. That way, we won’t have to go back for 3 months for another well visit. That’s a huge deal. Transporting these kids to the doctor, or anywhere for that matter, is so difficult and not having to go back for 3 months is so helpful. The kids are just doing great!!!
I took a picture of each of the quints yesterday and added them to the Media page. Go ahead and see if you can figure out who’s who. They’re a lot easier to tell apart then they were 4 months ago when they came home from the hospital.
Meredith continues to develop as well. Yesterday, during nap time, Angela walked into her room as she was making too much noise and not lying down. Angela found her standing in her dresser. Her dresser has 5 drawers. The bottom 3 drawers were fully extended and she was standing in the 3rd one from the bottom playing with the stuff sitting on top. It we could have only gotten a picture. This child has a climbing problem and we don’t know what to do with her.
Lastly, I wanted to see if I could use all of you readers for a big favor. I heard that the McCormick family from the Sioux City, IA area brought the last of their quintuplets home from an Omaha hospital this past week. I’ve tried briefly with a Google and Bing search online for more info, but not found much. I’d like to reach out to them. I know more than anyone how disruptive things can be after the kids come home with nosy people and the media begging for info so I don’t want to call them. However, if any of you know someone who knows someone who knows them, please pass along a message that I’d be happy to talk and share any experiences that would help them out. We had and still have one of the best resources possible in Brenda and we would like to be a resource for them if they’d like it. I will eventually call them, but if any of you have a way to reach them by email or any other method, please let me know.
I want to wish everyone a very Merry Christmas. Be safe out there.
Until next time…
Did you try to contact the writer of the article in the Omaha World Herald?kevin.cole@owh.com. His phone # is 402-444-1272
it’s normal that you have found nothing
when they were born in October, the parents don’t want names or personal family details released and have declined interviews. we known only the date of birth and the gender. So the press has “fallen back” on the 1st quintuplets in Nebraska that, then they are completley forgotten until the last quints go home.
you can also contact Mrs Conklin who give birth to quints 3 weeks ago http://conklinquints.wordpress.com/
I’ve spoken with the McCormick family. Thanks everyone for the help.
Our daughter used to climb, climb too. She did this with her dresser also. Until one day, it tumbled over!! We were scared to death! She was unhurt, but it scared us lifeless. We bolted her dresser to the wall. This may be something you will want to consider…just in case! Thanks for the updates! Glad to hear everyone is doing well and growing!! Happy New Year!