Category Archives: preslyn and ella 4 months

Mar 26 2008
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Jamie and Billy, preslyn and ella 4 months, sick, surgery

Springtime 2008

We at the munson house have been a little under the weather it seems. All three girls have had snotty noses and coughs since the weather has changed and BJ just went to the Dr. today due to a sinus infection. I have remained healthy and am trying to take care of my little family.

I’ve been so busy lately and had lots to blog about but no time to do it. I threw a little shower for my friend Jamie who is getting married in less than three weeks. I think it turned out nicely and hopefully she did too.
Thanks to all who supported me in the effort! You guys rock!

Isn’t the cake that Corey made FAB!!! She said it was her first time to use fondant…sheesh! What a PRO!

The babies are getting to be so much fun. They are both laughing and smiling and talking so much. Ella is a professional roller. She will not stay on her tummy unless she wants to. The second she changes her mind…over she goes. She’s even better than Preslyn. Preslyn is still working on rolling but still needs more practice. She is a jabberer though and wants her voice to be heard!

BJ, Hayden and I got to get out and go to church for easter all together for the first time since the babies were born and it was so wonderful. BJ’s mom was gracious enough to stay home so we could venture out. I can’t wait until we can ALL go! That will be wonderful.

Ella’s surgery is scheduled finally. April 22. So now I can start getting mentally prepared for that date. I think it is going to be even harder for me this time around, now that she really feels part of the family and we know her so much better. It makes me feel like it will be harder for some reason this time. Just start praying for a quick recovery, a quick extubation from the breathing tube post surgery, and a smooth pre-surgery fasting period. She will be admitted the night before to get all cleaned out and then not be able to eat again. Pray it goes as smoothly as last time.

Some new things going on are…Ella discovered her hands and feet. Yesterday she was staring at her hand for so long and then today Misti, our nanny, found her playing with her feet!! So fun!!! We are getting their pictures taken very soon, so stay tuned for some adorable shots 🙂

Here is Hayden in her new Cars shirt 🙂 She loves it!! Isn’t she looking so big and grown up lately. I can’t believe her baby-hood is fading far away and her is this beautiful little girl that has blossomed right under our noses.

horray: mopped all my floors today
booooo: i think i broke my toe

Mar 19 2008
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doctor, Hayden 2 years, preslyn and ella 4 months

Doctor Update

Last Thursday was doctor day for all of us. My mom and I loaded up the twirls and headed to the pediatrician. Hayden met us there with Grammy Denise. I had one supervisor per child 🙂 I knew that all three girls were going to get shots so I figured it would be crazy. So we brought the troops. The Lord really paved the way for us germaphobes. When we got to the pedi, there were only two other patients in the waiting room (THAT NEVER HAPPENS) ! And we literally waited about 10 minutes and were in. (AGAIN…NEVER HAPPENS).

So we got in and started stripping clothes and diapers off and weighing and measuring girls….

Here are the stats….
Hayden: 34lbs., 36″– 95% for both
Ella: 15″ head, 23″ length, 11lbs.4oz. –10% (the littlest babe now 🙂 )
Preslyn: 15 1/4″ head, 23″length, 11lbs.10oz. –10th%
(The babies are finally on the normal growth curve!!!)

Hayden had to get one shot and merely said “OUCH”. It was glorious. She was more concerned about getting her three “pops” (Suckers) for her reward. Being that Preslyn and Ella should get “pops” too but are too young, she gets all three for doing so good with her shot 😉 Hayden was totally on par for all of her developmental questions and passed her checkup with flying colors!!!

Preslyn and Ella each had to get FIVE SHOTS A PIECE! I freaked when I saw the tray of needles and then asked, “Is that just for one of them??” Poor babies SCREAMED THEIR GUTS OUT. It was awful. Our pedi was very happy with them though and said they are doing great. Good news…no more synagis shots (RSV preventive shot) WHOOHOO!!!! So we go back for their 6 month checkups and no more monthly shot checkups. She also said we could start easing into some cereal when I felt like Preslyn was ready and then to solids. I’m trying to hold her off until after Ella’s surgery so we can all be on the same schedule together, but we’ll see how that goes. She’s a little hungry monkey. They are both pretty close to being totally on par with development. They should be rolling more, but they are trying so that is excellent. Preslyn’s neck is a little sluggish sometimes, but she just needs to keep strengthening it. Other than that they are perfect little “spuds” as we commonly refer to them.

Oh and Ella’s barium test went well. The actual procedure was horrendous and she screamed like crazy, but the results came back great and she is ready for surgery. Her surgeon is on vacation this week (resting his hands up for her) and then she will be scheduled sometime soon. I don’t have a date yet. Thank you for all of your prayers through all of this.

In other news they are still sleeping through the night for the most part. If our feedings fall late enough to put them down around 9ish…then we get a for sure all nighter with Ella and usually can get Preslyn to go until around 6. That is wondrous!!!

Hayden and I had a little fun this weekend and put her hair in sponge rollers. She took them out before they were ready so we had no curls to show for our effort, but she looked so hilariously cute with them in and she felt so big and girly and loved having them in. She is very into getting her own clothes on right now, brushing her hair, wearing her “lipsticks”, perfume, deodorant and nail polish. Such a girly girl. Although today while we were at Target she picked out a brown Cars shirt out of the boy section (its her favorite movie) and I let her get it. She’s having a rough time with her lungs right now, so we are back to breathing treatments …joy joy. Hoping that this change of weather will be easy on her.

I have officially lost my mind. Last week I took Hayden to school and when we walked in, all of the kids had their little Easter baskets, except for Hayden. I had TOTALLY forgotten that they were having an egg hunt that day and were supposed to have their baskets and 12 filled eggs. So I ran to Target and came back with her supplies. Poor girl. Then today we all loaded up to drop her off (BJ, Hayden and I) and pulled up in the parking lot to an empty school. Apparently we are on either spring break or are off for Easter, either way, I had no clue. Poor child. Carrie if you are reading this…please comment to tell me when school starts back. I apparently missed the memo completely. I do know that we have a western day coming up 🙂 So people, if I repeat my stories to you, please just tell me to stop, or if I have totally forgotten stuff, don’t hesitate to tell me, because I am officially off my rocker. I’m crazed…I’m a lunatic…I have too many things going on in my life.

Horray: to my new Mary Kay recruit 🙂
Booooo: nasty pollen that makes my kids sick

Mar 07 2008
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Hayden 29 months, preslyn and ella 4 months

4 months and 29 months

Wow! I can’t believe today has already come. My girls are all three growing up so fast and changing right under our noses. We go next week for their four month/2 year checkups and will have all of their stats then.

Preslyn is such a little lovie. She just loves to look at her sisters and is so nosey. She is happy and active and is just jabbering like crazy. We even get an occasional laugh out of her and zillions of smiles! She is trying so hard to make rolling over one of her regular activities, but isn’t quite there yet. Soon though! She also pushes up on her arms so tall and loves to lay on her tummy. She loves laying under her baby Einstein play mat and looking at the flashing star that sings to her. She is waking up only once per night which is a HALLELUJAH for us! We are going to transition into their nursery very soon.

Ella is just a little cuddle muffin. She has many days that she decides she is “needy” and wants nothing more than to be held all day. Poor thing has been through alot so its very hard not to spoil her rotten. She is also smiling and flashing her adorable little dimples at us. She has been drooling nonstop the past few days and I’m really wondering if we are already approaching teething. She is loving getting to eat what she wants and is also only waking up once per night. She likes to lay under her light up mobile and look at it in the dark. We are going on Monday for her pre-op test and then they will tell us when her surgery is. Should be very soon. So please pray for her because on Sunday night we cant’ feed her anything after midnight, so pray she sleeps all the way until we get to the dr. 🙂

Hayden is just a talk-a-haulic. She is starting to crack jokes now and say the sweetest things. She has learned how to make funny faces, and pulled one on me the other day and I was laughing so hard, so now she will do it ever so often because she knows it makes me laugh. She is growing so much as well. We measured her the other day because all of her pants have started looking like high waters and she had grown an 1 1/2″. So we’ll see next week just how tall she is. She has learned when her birthday is, knows all of our names and middle names as well as her grandparents names and middle names. She loves to listen to music and has recently discovered my IPOD and tries to get me to let her listen to hit any chance she gets. Her favorite shows are Handy Manny, Doodlebops and Mickey Mouse Clubhouse. She calls McDonalds “donald ducks” and is now eating apples just like an adult, without me needing to cut them up and peel them. She has her bottom two year old molars, and we are still on the watch for the top ones. Potty training is coming along, but we still have a ways to go.

I love them all so much and can’t wait to see them become great friends!