Mother of Four

I never in a million years thought I would be a mother of four! I do not know how my mother ever did it! She raised all four of us and half of that time she was disabled. I was sick this last week with a very bad kidney infection that almost landed me in the hospital. I had to call on friends and family to help me because I just couldn't do it alone. My husband is a very hardworking man and was out working. Much like my father was while I was a kid. My father served 3 terms of a year each time in Korea. My husband works 24/7 on call and is frequently gone at night. I called my mom crying and asked her, "How did you do it?" She replied with a very simple, "I just did." Well, I guess it is time for me to just start doing because I am now a mother of four. When it is just the two babies at home with me we are okay. Even when it is all four of them at home with me I am ok. It is when we have to venture out into the big world that I struggle. Trying to juggle a baby in a car seat and a toddler, who likes to wander into parking lots, is not an easy task. I never thought I would put my child on a leash, but I bought one the other day for Luke. We call it his backpack and he has not offically been out into the world with it yet. We have put it on a couple of times to try it out. I look at it this way I would rather he be safe then hit by a car!
Abigail is doing well. She had some nursing issues in the beginning due to a tounge tie and some movement restrictions, but now that we clipped her tounge and attend theraphy she is good. I cannot believe she is a month old already! We cannot get over how pretty she is. I just love having a little girl. She is going to be a mover and a shaker. She is already holding her head up. When on he tummy she pushes with her feet like she wants to crawl and when on her back she tries to roll over! She knows she has three big brothers she has to keep up with. I have to go back to work on July 6th which is going to be really hard on me. My friend Stephanie and my mom will be watching Abigail. Luke is going to go into preschool!
Speaking of Luke, he will be two in a month and is talking more and more everyday. He loves to watch movies, draw and play with his brothers and daddy. He loves to be outside! I am not sure what we are going to do for his birthday yet, but I am thinking it will be Cars Theme. He loves cars, trains, dinosaurs, and monkeys.
Nathan and Alex are both attending summer school. Nathan will be a freshmen this school year and Alex will be in 7th grade. They are doing okay. Normal teenagers. Nathan got to go to Washington DC, New York and Pennsylvania with his 8th grade History teacher. He had a great time and I am very jealous he got to go!
Well, I think that is about it for this update. I promise to post some pictures next time.