The Shortest and Longest Fourteen Weeks of My Life!

Really, has it already been 14 weeks?  Really, has it only been 14 weeks?  It is hard to believe that the Fab Four are 14 weeks today.  So much of our time has gone so quickly and some of it slow as well.  For some perspective...

Two Weeks Old

Twelve Weeks Old and Mommy can barely fit us all in!

Fourteen Weeks Old!

It's hard for me to believe that it's been 14 weeks.  I looked back on some of our first pictures right after the Fab Four were born and I myself--though I lived every minute of it--found it hard to believe what a miracle occurred.  Four HEALTHY miracles to be exact.  

Although I've been building up to this, today was the first day I really felt like I could sit down and type out my thoughts and emotions.  I don't think I could have done it before now.  That has been the long part.  I felt like for so long, I've had to literally take care of business.  Feed babies, change diapers, give kisses, make sure Mason was adjusting, shower (maybe), feed the rest of the family, actually talk to Shawn Thomas not over baby sounds.  It's been a business around here.  Several times I broke down, finding it hard to remember that the Fab Four were 7 weeks early.  Perfectionist April came out to play and wasn't always the one you wanted on your team.  

But now, the Fab Four are 14 weeks old and are acting like thriving as babies.  For so long, they were small babies (I never felt like they looked like premies until I went back through pictures.  It's amazing what you will do to mentally get through those early baby days!)--not even newborns yet.  Most days they ate, slept, and pooped--that was all.  I think I took for granted that that was all and yet it was EVERYTHING.  These babies got to eat, sleep, and poop in their own home after a shorter than I could have imagined NICU stay.  We were even there a month.  

They've grown so much and they are are acting like babies now.  They interact, they smile-oh goodness do they smile, they love the ceiling fan.  It's almost like now, 14 weeks later, I can stop and enjoy these four amazing human beings.  I wasn't holding my breath, but now I feel like I can breath easier if that makes any sense.  They are on an schedule I love (and stressed over to get working for everyone in the family) and they are sleeping 8 hours a night (working to get to 9 so the schedule will be amazingly perfect).   By no means is our life slowing down.  But, it feels like we are managing (with an amazing amount of help--more on that later) better and better everyday.

I posted the last picture from above yesterday on Facebook.  The caption stated:  "Oh my goodness, look at these big babies!  I am in love!" 

I am in love with these babies.  I am in love with my family!  I just now am able to say that without breaking down in a post partum frenzy even thinking about it.  Yes, our life won't be an easy one.  But it is our life and we are going to live it to the fullest--and yes, that includes road trips!

So, I've decided that I'm going to do my best to blog weekly about things that the babies have picked up on in the past week.  How else will I ever have time to remember to document all of these lovely baby firsts?  And, of course, Mason will be included.  Duh!  

But, that blog post will have to wait until tomorrow.  It's family nap time--yes that's constitutional around here. And I'm going to power nap before our afternoon round begins. :)