Happy Hanukkah~Merry Christmas~Happy New Year

Boy in a blink of an eye the holidays are over. This year the beans didn't seem interested at all in Santa or opening gifts. It took me weeks to get all the gifts wrapped and they didn't open not one!!!Since most of you know Marc is jewish so we decided to do Hanukkah with the kids as well as Christmas. I did the 8 nights of gifts with the kids but they were more interested in everything else except for the gifts. We had Christmas Eve at our house but that awful stomach virus decided to show its face the morning of Christmas Eve. My little monkey boy puked all over me a few times during the day and by the time our guests arrived I was the one doing the puking. Christmas day we went to Aunt Dots for dinner and on the way home in the car Gabby decided to barf all over..ughh the car smelt so bad and poor Arianna was stuck in the back row of the minivan with Gabby and she made a face like she was going to throw up too. On a better note everyone got it except for Arianna and Marc and we are all feeling better. My little cousin Nicole also came up to visit and spent the night with us. As far as New Years Eve we spent it at home and fell asleep before the ball dropped. These kids kick my butt and I can't stay up late anymore..lol..or is it that I am getting old and about to turn 31???No i didnt make any New Years resolutions, I mean honestly what for?? Year after year i make the same ones and I don't do nothing about them. What I will say is 2008 was an amazing year for me i was fortunate enough to be a stay at mommy which at times I wanted to pull my hair out but come bed time every night it is all worth it...i have watched my premiees turn into 3 healthy little people with 3 very different personalities which after everything I went through to conceive these miracles I never imagined being able to spend the last year the way I did.

During the past few weeks I had the children evaluated by Early Intervention. The team decided that Karl and Arianna need specialist for Speech, Special Ed (which consists of playing with toys properly, keeping the children's attention while reading a book, etc) and Occupational Therapy (which is for fine motor skills) . Gabriella needs Speech and Occupational Therapy. On Jan 8th we have to go in front of a board to see what they approve us for in the way of how many visits a week and how long overall. I am happy the kids are going to receive 1 on 1 time by trained professionals but at the same time it makes me sad to know my children are behind. I guess just being a mother you don't want to hear that even though I rather it get fixed now. I will keep everyone posted on our progress.

Moving along to the beans.....Gabby is the only one taking steps the other 2 rather crawl or hold on to something to get from one place to another. Arianna has been climbing on to her toys to escape baby jail. All 3 of them have learned the word thank you but they will only say it if you give them a cookie :) Mr Karl has been picking up the remote control, cell phones, house phone and toys holding them to his ear and saying Hello...lol....ummm he definitely takes after his father. For Christmas we bought them the new Elmo Live and when he falls down elmo says can you help elmo up please.....the kids keep knocking him down and picking him up they love playing with him. Tonight for the first time I gave them the pizza crust to chew on I had no idea those little teeth they have could devour the crust so quickly without anyone choking.

Before I finish up here I just wanted to ask everyone reading my blog to keep a special little girl in your prayers..She is a family friend and grew up with my in laws, her daughter Morgan is a twin and she is only 2 1/2yrs old and has cancer. Here is her webpage http://www.caringbridge.org/visit/morgantoth

Our Christmas Pictures!!

Happy 13 Months!

Boy its been almost a month once again since I blogged last..I am such a slacker!!This past month has flown by between holiday shopping, pulling out winter clothes and going through the beans closet to switch out sizes, holiday decorating and preparing, looking for the perfect "thank you" card to send out for the kids party, taking them to see Santa and holiday pictures...the list just goes on and on....Happy belated turkey day-i know its sorta late for that one. The beans ate so much and they loved the cornbread. The pics above were taken on Thanksgiving.

Heres my usual monthly stats-

Arianna is still the smallest she is 18 pounds and she is Miss Freshy Fresh. She has been beating everyone up. Arianna loves to slap-i don't know where she got this from but its awful. No matter what I do to discipline her she just laughs back at me. She finally has 4 teeth and she is cruising away. Miss Freshy Fresh has also become a picky eater and will keep her mouth closed and shake her head no at everything I try to feed her. Arianna is saying Mama, Dada, BaBa and bye bye once in awhile.

Karl is 19 pounds and has turned into a cry baby ..,..I know this sounds awful coming from a Mommy but yes for at least the past month he has been crying over anything and everything. He loves to play catch, peek a boo and hide under blankets. He is always trying to reach over the baby gate to pet Cobi~ i think these 2 are going to be best friends. Mr Karl is still my best eater but he will not sit in the highchair for long, as soon as he is full he rubs his eyes and wants out! What a typical man ready for a nap after every meal :) My little man didn't get any new teeth this month. My monkey boy is saying Mama, Dada and Bye Bye.

Gabriella is still my youngest and biggest!!! She is 20.8 pounds and she has been trying to walk 24/7..Now she is taking at least 6-7 steps at a time before falling down. She still loves her ball pit and playing with the fisher price laugh and learn home. For some reason the beans swing the door open and close all day long. I highly recommend this toy!!! Gabby loves eating goldfish and cookies but try giving her regular food and she spits it out and blows raspberries at you. Gabby is now saying Mama, Dada, what sounds like Arianna, BaBa and sometimes if your lucky she will say Bye Bye.



****Many of you may know about RSV season from last year. The beans received a rsv shot this month and will receive a few more during the winter season. I ask everyone that comes to visit to please use lots of proper hand washing and hand sanitizing during your visit with us to keep the kids healthy during this dangerous time of year. Also we will not take it personal if your not feeling well and cancel on us I rather keep the children away from germs.***

Lots of Catching Up!!!

So i was thinking about catching everyone up since Halloween but it just seems so long ago. The beans had a great time at their birthday party and thank you so much to everyone that joined them. They had a blast eating those cupcakes and guess what everyone that said the clothes needed to be tossed out because they were stained was wrong!!! I got Karl's shirt sparkling white all over again and the girls dresses are pink..Boy i am such a miracle worker don't you think??..lol The beans got so many gifts from toys, jewelry, money, clothes, shoes and more toys. My garage is a babies r us store and my attic is now toys r us. We decided to purchase new strollers with some of the kids bday money so basically we now have a double graco stroller, a single graco stroller, the peg pereggo triple stroller, a combi single and combi double. I have decided the combi takes up less space in the trunk of the minivan compared to the graco strollers, it folds up and down quickly but the combi is a side by side stroller which makes it hard to use when shopping because I cant fit around the clothing racks and up and down aisles. The graco double stroller is not a side by side and that thing folds down pretty big but its easy to go shopping with. Who would have ever thought at 30 years old I am comparing strollers after strollers... I have found since the kids came out of the infant car seats the peg pereggo stroller has been a huge waste of money because i can barely fit that thing in the minivan and I need to take the wheels off ughhh its just a pain in the ass period. So enough about strollers lets go back to the beans-everyone was sick for about 2 weeks leading up to their birthdays with some type of stomach virus then Karl's face broke out so back to the Dr we went apparently he has eczema but the specialist is in the middle of testing him for allergies. Lets keep our fingers crossed he isn't allergic to the dogs. Since I didnt do my typical monthly update here it goes just a little late for each bean...It seems with the stomach virus they lost some weight..

Arianna- Has become a fresh little girl and likes to hit and yell at her brother and sister. She finally has a 4th tooth coming in on the top and she loves to walk with her walker. She has also figured out how to toss all her toys over the baby gate and laugh while doing it. She loves taking her socks and shoes off in the car. We also weighed her last week and she is 17lbs 4 oz

Karl-Became very clingy since he got sick but he is getting better. He is getting another tooth so he now has 7 teeth. He is still my little eating machine and is ready for a nap after every meal. Aunt Dot also taught him on his birthday how to walk with the walker so is all over the place with that toy. My little man also loves Cobi he is always going up to the baby gate and reaching out to pet the dog. We also weighed him last week and he is 17lbs.

Gabriella- Umm Miss Gabby Gab she is still very needy and wants me to be next her 24-7, if i leave baby jail she screams bloody murder. Gab loves to stand up all the time but she is afraid to take a step. She now has 5 teeth 2 on top and 3 on the bottom. The latest is when I say Gabriella she says *UGH*..its so cute ;) Her favorite toy is the new ball pit we got them for their birthday she seems to be in that pit all the time. We also weighed her last week and she was 18 pounds.

Heres more bday pics-enjoy!!

Happy 1st Birthday!!

Wow-we have so much catching up but i am exhausted kids have been sick, plus teething and then the big bday bash. Oh and did i mention Marc has been on vacation all week so basically my schedule that I am on is all messed up.....I just want to post 3 amazing pics I had done a few weeks ago of them..I promise to give you lots of updates within the next few days once i get a minute to myself.

OMG 10 days to the beans are 1!!

Since I have so much free time..j/k yeah right ..I have decided to make scrapbooks for each baby. I cant believe how little they once were and how much they looked alike when they were newborns. All of you coming to the party will get to see the books because I am going to put them out so everyone can sign them. So far we have about 90 people coming to the party and out of those 90 30 are kids. Does it sound like a party or a 3 ring circus to you??..lol..Thank god I dont have to have another big party like this until they turn 16 or so I am hoping thats the case. Ok enough of the boring stuff...Gabriella is doing so well standing up alone that she even claps while standing up. Today she waived at me when her Daddy took her out of her highchair to bring her inside and then blew a kiss. Ahhh these babies are not babies anymore they are little people ;( Karl is starting to stand up alone for a few seconds and then he sits down when he realizes he is not holding on to anything and my Little Miss Arianna has 3 teeth 2 on the bottom and a half of one on the top. She looks like a little old man. I think the kids may be getting sick so off to the doctors we go tomorrow which I dread because half the time the kids make me look like a liar and the doctor tells me nothing is wrong with them. I just don't want them sick for Halloween or their birthday party. I am not sure if it's a new phase or if they aren't feeling well but all they do is cry 24-7 if I am not in the play area with them. My neighbors must wonder what is going on in my house because the kids are constantly screaming. Ummm so do you think I am crazy for wanting another baby??

Happy /sad 11 Months!!!

Woo-hooo the beans are 11 months which means only 1 month to go before the big bash. Just think this time last year I was stuck on bed rest and so big I could hardly get up to use the bathroom. I looked forward to my 2 weekly outings which were to the peri (specialists) and Dr G. For some reason no matter how cold it was in my house I still complained it wasn't cool enough and I couldn't sleep until the sun came up. Did I mention the amount of gallons of water and ice cubes I also consumed?? Sounds awful doesn't it?? As awful as it was I can't help but think how much I miss those days....

I don't have any 11 month stats since the beans aren't going back to see Dr George until after their birthday. So I will post my usual likes and dislikes etc...

Arianna- She is still the smallest in height and only has 2 teeth, yet she is the oldest. She looks like a wiggly worm when she crawls because she moves so quick from one place to another. She is showing no signs of walking or standing alone. My perfect princess loves to stick her tongue out and spit all over while blowing raspberries, today while in Costco she actually did it to a man that was walking past her and he did it right back and she started to giggle. She loves crawling up to her sister and brother and giving them kisses as well as dancing which she has been doing for a few months now. She is saying Ba-Ba, Da-Da, Ma-ma and she also waves at everyone. As far as favorite foods she pretty much eats whatever I give her except for green beans or if she is full or doesn't want to eat something she will gag and sometimes throw up. I also think she is the hardest one to dress or change her diaper because she loves to roll over and take off!

Karl-He is my wild monkey boy, need i say more?? lol..He eats like a little garbage can and doesn't seem to gain a pound the poor baby is sooo skinny!! Mr Karl loves to smile at everyone and show his 3 bottom teeth but good news is he finally has 2 on the top!! He says Mama and Dada and he tries to answer me back when I yell at him or tell him no. I always find him climbing up the baby gate or standing on top of his toys. Today at the park he actually stood up in his swing..yeap..see why i call him monkey boy?? Lately he has been the thief of the trio and always stealing toys from the girls but that use to be Arianna so it seems like they are all taking turns.

Gabriella-Miss Gabriella is standing on her own!!! She cries and fusses anytime I walk away from her. She loves eating her cheerios and swinging in the swing whether its at the park or the baby swing at home. As long as the swing moves I refuse to pack it away no matter how big or old they get :) Gabby still has the same 4 teeth for the past few months. She can say Ma-Ma, Da-Da and Bye-bye. She is starting to interact more with the other 2 instead of always playing alone and she doesn't get as mad when they come into her space like she did before. Gab also loves giving kisses to her sister but not her brother for some reason.

*********Birthday Party Info*********

For those of you that haven't received an invite please email me or call. I am finding that some of the invites in Staten Island for some reason are lost. They went out over a week ago and everyone should have them by now. Also Toys R Us has lost our registry and they no longer have a system for gift registries at the moment until they fix it which means I can not re-register!! However I do have a copy of my registry and I can email it, fax it or mail you one and we can use that for now. I hope to see all of you in a few weeks!

Here' s some pics from todays playdate