The Winklets

Monday, August 18, 2008

I haven't updated the website in a really long time, but here's a quick one. The boys are doing FABULOUSLY!! We had our one year check-up and everyone did excellent. Mommy had a hard time with all the shots, but so did the boyos. Here's the break down for the boys' stats:

Max
weight: 26 lbs.(85th %tile)
Height: 28 1/4 inches (25th %tile)
Head: 85th %tile

Gabe:
weight: 20 lbs. (15th %tile)
Height: 27 1/2 inches (5th %tile)
Head: 15th %tile

Ethan
weight: 18 lbs. (5th %tile)
Height: 27 1/2 inches (3rd %tile)
Head: 40th %tile

Dr. Dan said that everyone looked good. We are treating Max for asthma- giving him medication each night has really reduced his wheezing. Again, this is not unheard of for preemies. I think Mike and I were shocked that it was Max running into the asthma issues and not Ethan considering he was the one on the oxygen for so long. Dr. Dan also said that Gabe and Ethan might benefit from going to a dentist b/c of the discoloration of their teeth- just to rule out any decay issues now. I guess it will affect their little toofers when they get older. I was shocked that dentists even saw one year olds. They don't have to go back until the winter- yeah!

Other than that, Mike and I are wrapping up the summer. I am returning to teaching, but not at Waterford Union. I accepted a new position with CESA teaching at an alternative school in hopes that the reduction of paperwork will mean that I will be able to balance things at home better. I am nervous about returning to work... and nervous about leaving the boys. Having spent the last year with them (a true gift I can't even describe) it's going to make being away from them that more difficult.

I have done another photo montage- hope you all enjoy the update!

Becky and Mike

Monday, July 21, 2008

"He's a tactile learner..."

I am an educator, I understand what "tactile learner" means... but I had ABSOLUTELY no idea what the reality of that statement was until this weekend. Ethan James was described as a tactile learner by his therapists. He is crawling all over the place and we are very thankful for all of their hard work to ensure that he is developing correctly and using all of his muscles- I think! On Saturday, I put Ethan in the exersaucer b/c he has been getting into things all over the house, now that he's crawling and so curious about his surroundings. I was tired, and I thought there was a chance that I would doze off- I wanted him safe... right? Well, all of a sudden I heard a "boom"- and when I opened my eyes- Ethan was not in the saucer any longer, but on the floor... yes... this means that ETHAN CLIMBED OUT OF THE EXERSAUCER!!! That little munchkin wanted the toys on the floor and found a way to get to them. The even scarier part is that he didn't cry, wasn't even startled, so on top of being so curious he's also FEARLESS. We are investing in a play yard pronto- and we are wondering if we are going to survive Ethan's childhood as this is only a precurser to the things that will come... UGH! This is a picture of our "Indiana Jones" already attempting to climb the stairs in our living room... we said we wanted them to crawl and be more active, now we are going to start the real adventure!!!

Sunday, July 13, 2008

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View this montage created at One True Media

Birthday Celebration!

FIRST BIRTHDAY!!! YEAH...

I am amazed at our children every day. Today was their first birthday party- we had invited about 100 people (nothing small in this house!) and our boyos were so good. I had tried to arrange it so the party started after their second nap, so as to keep them in their routine for the day of festivities. This was only semi-successful b/c the boys woke up really early from their naps. But, you'd never know it as they were ohhhh'ed and ahhh'ed over, passed from one family member to another friend. They have decided that Auntie Amy's banana cake is right where it's at- they LOVED IT! Even Gabe ate like a champ! Someone mentioned that now I know what to give Gabe to get him to eat solid food. I would eat banana cake every day too! We were blessed with really good weather- we didn't even need the two tents we had put up for anything other than shade! It was really a nice party- we had a chance to see everyone we loved and celebrate the boy's life- and that we all survived that first year.

I said during the party that I wouldn't have another birthday party until the boys turned sixteen, and then after the party that changed to when they turned five, and now... well, we'll see what next year brings. I loved having a reason to get our families together. To be honest, I loved showing everyone how healthy and happy our babies are. It was a great day to celebrate our blessings- family and friends... babies.

I am adding a photo montage of the birthday. People have asked where I was able to put together the other videos and it's all from www.onetruemedia.com it is so easy and really fun!

Thank you to everyone who joined us today!