for the catch up portion of this post, not much went on. we continued to unpack and get things organized. we continued to fix the little things around the house. the main thing being ants. gah! we are still fighting them but that has been the biggest hassle. darn bugs... we finished decorating and making it more homey.
we had a visit from aunt carlee and antie beez. it was for a short weekend, but we loved having them visit. they took the kids to a truck show at the library. it was fun. we continued to prep for the twins and i continued to get more and more uncomfortable. we went to our wards pioneer day ( a month and a half early.) but enjoyed our time there. we have really felt blessed to be in such a great ward. they have really reached out to us and it has been so great. God really knew where we needed to be.
The biggest change was on the 4th of July, the twins came!!! I was finally induced and i couldnt have been happier to have them out of my body. i have loved holding them and loved being a little more comfortable even though i am losing a lot of sleep and there are other parts of me that hurt now. its worth it. we have loved having them here. rylie is so sweet and wants to hold radlee all the time. she will settle for rayce, but she prefers radlee. she always has to say hi and give them a kiss. everytime one of them cries she runs over. "the babies need me!!!" its so adorable. she is such a great helper. ryker doesnt really care for them, but is good to watch out for them while he is playing. he is a decent helper to get me things i need if i cant move or to help put a pacifier in while im busy. Rex is intrigued by them and will sit by them on the floor if they are playing. he liked to tickle their toes. its adorable. but he also is the one that is struggling the most with the change of attention. he has just been more clingy and whiny. we are trying our best to work with it, but its a change none the less. i try hard to be empty handed when he needs some cuddle time so its just him and me. but with 2 new babies that is not always 100% the case. again, its a work in progress and he is better now than he was a few weeks ago.
my mom was here for 2 weeks to help out. that was a huge blessing. she was able to take babies for the night and just bring them in to eat. those precious few hours were so heavenly. i definitely miss her now that she is back home. haha. but we are managing. it takes about an hour to feed both babies and they eat about every 3 hrs. so i dont get a lot. but im hoping it will get better and faster. we have had so much help from our ward too. with meals and people coming to take the older kids out to play. we have seriously been so blessed with all kinds of help i really cant express how grateful we are. it truly has been amazing.
The twins are now 4 weeks old. They are growing and starting to fill out a little. Miss Radlee was our little one when she was born at 6 lbs even and dropping to 5 lbs 9 oz. but she is up to about 7 lbs now. Rayce was bigger at 6 lbs 13 oz and only dropping to 6 lbs 9 oz. he is now closer to 8 lbs. i am so glad they are growing and getting used to life. now to get them used to day and night! haha.
we have mostly been on survival mode so we have not done much. but we have loved the service that others have shared with us and the love they have shown us. we are a family of 7 now! crazy!
miss radlee a few days old
rylie playing with her new siblings
just some light reading
twinners!
tickling toes
mister rayce
our fun at the park was short lived after we got a scratch on rylies knee
ryker practicing his bike
good lunch after the park
grandma treated them to an animal ride
fun looking at all the trucks
ryker loved it
rex loved it more inside haha
baby bump pic beginning of june. im so huge!
baby bum pic!
last kisses before we head off to the hospital
radlee was so tiny!!!
3 different sizes
kisses!!!
i sure love this boy
one of many non stress tests. they took forever, mostly because one baby would fall off the monitor often so they needed to adjust it and start over
national donut day!!! we got some good ones
puzzle contest
its rykers new favorite game
now that ryker stays up he loves to build legos with dad once the other 2 go to sleep
another week, another NST. i got some great reading done during these.
pioneer day
riding in the handcart. i want to be a ma and pa with justin one day. he has never been on trek and i think he would love it. i did both times i went.
sack race!
he loved it
this boy loves rolls
so silly
i often come in to check on them and rex has jumped back into bed with rylie.
after 7 years we finally hung up justins canoe
i kept taking pics because around this time justin would ask how it was going (aka why is it taking forever) so i would send this to him
date night at the studio movie grill before babies come. it was so great! we definitely want to go back.
also food was delish
watching dad and the neighboor tear down the cement wall
sparklers
hosing down so we dont create a fire hazzard
for a brief second they were playing nice together
auntie fae rocking just dance
splash pad
our home evening game of kerplunk
and twister
our fun we love america signs
paired with god bless america
more sparklers
washing the car
rylies first time holding radlee. she cant even contain her excitement
doesnt know what to think of the 2 babies
first day back he came and cuddles with rylie
i was dying over cuteness overload
we learned that at first you mostly tell them apart by the color of the binky
beez gor some good cuddles in the following weekend
rayce
radlee
she just loves her sister
snuggly bath time!
we are learning quickly how to hold 2 babies! even when one baby (rex) is significantly bigger haha.
justin found some time to put our new shed up.
also these blankets from sis decker are absolutely adorable. i love them
learning how to hold 2!
on the build a bear pay your age day we went to the mall to see and just laughed and laughed at the long lines while saying heck no! so we got the kids a treat and played at the play place.
twin moment!
rayce makes this face right as he is waking up to eat. ryker used to do this after he ate
she loves to share kisses
helping grandma make dinner
love! these were some awesome onsies we got from aunt shannon and uncle ethan
sleepy smiles from radlee
out at the park
rayce definitely looks like a deitrick to me!
sleepy smiles from rayce
always more cuddles
rex playing with younger brother
radlee seems to enjoy time close by rayce, rayce could care less. haha
rex ran into the sliding door. this immediately swelled up! i was super nervous about it, but we called enough people that said he would be okay.
seriously, it was huge. and the swelling didnt go down for like 3 days
i love when they are happy and awake
i also love when they are sleeping
playing in the sprinklers. the backyard is finally soft enough to play on.
sweet rylie
im taking wall pics, can you tell?
he is a goober
that smirk. i love it.
gotta have a helmet pic
rayce doesnt like this posed pic. but i made him enjoy it
i love the double snuggles
such a silly boy
love his smiles
i saw this online and it was so hilarious. love it.
babies are running out of room!
ryker at the pioneer day celebration
fun with sprinklers
4th of July parade!
sleepy smiles from rayce
ninja in the making!
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