6 Month Stats

Luke continues to be our big boy! We went to the doctor for his 6 month check-up the other day. Here are his stats.

Length: 27.9 - 89%
Weight: 19 lbs 4 oz - 78%
Head Circ: 17.2 - 47%

Luke is the best baby! He is a great sleeper, great eater, and all around very happy boy! He loves all the baby food we have given him. He is rolling all over the place. He is almost sitting up on his own but still falls over pretty quick (maybe because of his big belly)! We all LOVE him to pieces!

Deja vu

Here we go again...I took Luke to the doctor today to have his head looked at and can you guess what they told me? Yep, he needs a helmet. Oh my gosh, seriously?!? My eyes welled up with tears and I almost broke down right there. Although deep down I already knew it was coming, I was hoping the doctor would tell me it wasn't as bad as I thought and he would grow out of it. Nope. Now I am headed up to Salt Lake to have his head measured in order to try and get our insurance to pay for it. It was almost exactly 3 years ago I did the same thing with Brady and Easton.

I feel like a failure. I did not want to go through this again. I tried so hard to put Luke on his tummy and turn his head when he was sleeping. I even went against the "back to sleep" saying and had him take at least 1 nap a day on his tummy (making sure he was breathing every 5 minutes). Despite my best efforts I find myself right back in the same situation.

Ryan doesn't want to do it and I am dreading it. It was hell with the boys. They had a hard time getting comfortable and stopped sleeping through the night. Luke is the best baby and an awesome sleeper. I really don't want to mess with that. I am dreading the constant stares, whispering, and questions that will come our way every day. It is really annoying. Plus, it is almost summer and just thinking about having that huge thing on his head 23 hours a day makes me sweat.

Okay, I am done complaining. I am lucky to even have this cute, flat-headed baby to put a helmet on! I am grateful that there is something that can help him have a more normal and rounded head. I am grateful that I have good health insurance that will help us pay for this. I am grateful I have a sister and a mom who are willing to help with my kids so I don't have to drag all 3 of them to all these appointments. I am going to make the best of the situation and just be glad that I can help my baby in case he is bald some day :) Wish us luck!

P.S. If you didn't see Brady and Easton with their helmets you are missing out! It was quite the sight. Luke's is going to be a clear plastic, not as thick or blue so hopefully we won't stand out as much! I will try and find a picture later to post.

My 3 Boys

The other day my mom took some pictures of my boys. Brady was on one and Easton was not too great either. It was a little frustrating but very funny. We got a few cute ones.Just an example of how good Brady was!The best of friends!Thanks Mom!

Countdown to...

DISNEYLAND! We are headed to Disneyland at the end of this month. Brady and Easton are so excited! It is all they think about, talk about, dream about, and pray about. Every morning when they wake up they come in my room and tell me, "we have to go to Disneyland today!" When it is time to go to bed they say they can't because, "we have to go to Disneyland." I wish it was coming sooner just so we can move on to something new. Yesterday I decided we would make chains to countdown the days. I told them we would take one off every day and when the last one is gone that means it is time to go. They wanted to tear them all off right then and there. They were very excited about their chain and had to show everyone!Hopefully the next few weeks will fly by for all of us!

Family Fun!

I love our family get togethers. My immediate family alone already has 15 grandchildren so when you add in extended family it gets a little crazy. My cousin just moved from Washington to Colorado and stopped here on their way which was the perfect excuse for a Hill family get together. As always, it was a great night! My mom and I whipped up THESE yummy enchiladas. They were a hit.All the kids who were there. I love the look on their faces. We were all singing and clapping trying to get them to cooperate. They are all so cute!The triplets decided to pull up their shirts and compare tummys?!? They were making us laugh! I adore this girl! She is the best helper/sister/cousin. My kids love her too. I can't wait til she is old enough to babysit! Too bad she has 3 younger siblings of her own. They ran and played and were exhausted by the end of the night. This is how we found Nick! Poor kid!

Thanks mom for another fun night!

Really?

We have had a long couple of weeks around our house. Just to give you an idea of what it has been like...
-5 visits to the pediatrician
-2 hospital visits in the middle of the night
-2 horrible bouts of croup
-1 bout of RSV
-3 ear infections
-2 ingrown toenails
-countless number of never ending runny noses and coughs
-diarrhea including a blowout every single day for 2 weeks ruining all my onesies
-lots of breathing treatments, sitting in the cold, antibiotics, tylenol, etc.
-many sleepless nights

Trying to keep Brady and Easton from constantly getting in Luke's face is a very hard task and keeping Brady and Easton apart is impossible.

I am done with winter. I am done with drastic changes in the weather that always seem to set off another sickness at our house. I am done with sick kids. I am done with copays. I need a vacation. NOW! I think I will book one today!

Love Them!

One...Two...Three...I love these boys! I am so lucky to be their mom!