Quick Hello

We wanted to say a quick hello from the Dye clan! We are taking things one day at a time and trying (and I mean TRYING) to remember these babies aren't babies forever. I think it's so important to try and live in the moment and soak it all up.

We are still doing 90/10 breast milk/formula-but their appetites are slowly overtaking me. Plus, I figured out I'm pumping about 4 hours a day. That 4 hours is quite stressful if I don't have help around to put out any fires that pop up while I'm hooked to the milking machine! So of course I was like...I'll tandem nurse...problem solved...WRONG! These are the faces of those involved in the first tandem nursing adventure.

Not fans. SO we will try and try again. 

T has gone to work nights at the plant for the outage, so me and the babes have been doing a lot of traveling to the lake for some MiMi, Nanny and Aunt S help! We are so grateful for all the help at home from our other amazing helpers as well! I'm so happy our little people get to grow up in the middle of all of this love.

Their little personalities are really starting to shine and it is a sweet thing to watch. 

Maggie is the queen bee, and NEVER wants to be put down. She is a snuggle monster (the monster comes out when not being snuggled). She has two chins now and loves picking her head up to look at your face!  She has also told me she prefers nursing and will fight the bottle when she feels a little frisky.

Hank is a hungry, HUNGRY little man  with a puke problem.  He wants it all, but it just won't all stay in there! He loves cuddles and staring at lights. He likes being propped in his boppie. His reflux is not making his as miserable as before, she has something to smile about.

Him snuggling brother with a smile.

Sawyer is sooooo chill. Love me, hug me, give me a binkie and then prop me up somewhere and I'll chill most of the time. He likes looking at you and tummy time on your chest. Also he loves fans (what baby doesn't?! Strange).

In this picture he had to borrow Maggie's outfit because he peed through all of his...whoops! 

I honestly don't know who is who...whoops

Mimi and her boys. Hank left Sayer right. Checkout that double chin!

So there you have it folks. A little piece of our ever changing, monotonous, beautiful, exhausted world.

Happy Suppos-tuh Birthday

Hank, Sawyer and Maggie

It's hard to believe that February 29th was these kids due date. They've been here for two whole months now and weren't even supposed to be out of my belly yet. But I tell you what, these kids are scrappy, and hungry...geez they are eating me out of house and home (actually just eating all of my calories...which I'm totally cool with...I'm just SO HUNGRY!) I digress.

For their two month celebration we went to the doctor and got their first shots!!! YAY! Not yay...I cried more than they did thank goodness, and so far so good with no fevers or extreme grumpiness. 

Here is the official weigh in!

Maggie 

20 and1/4 inches

6lb 11oz

John Henry 

18 and 1/4 inches

5lb 8oz

Sawyer 

19 inches

6lb 3oz

The doctor said they are gaining so well we don't have to go in until 4 months! Awesome! Even better news is that Sawyer's suspected hernia is gone! God is so good! Thank you for your prayers!

So now we are just hanging out, going a little stir crazy...but it's hard to go stir crazy when you're so busy/tired.  I can say motherhood thus far has been a challenging, messy, lovely blend of all things good and bad. So on that note here are some more pictures of the most adorable children in the world (I'm very biased!)