Lilah & Jaxon Are 180 Days Old!

Our sweet babies are officially 6 months old. It's incredibly hard to believe how quickly time passes. I try hard to appreciate the special moments I have with them because before a blink of an eye I am sure they will want nothing to do with me.

Today, Lilah and Jax had their check ups. This visit was tough because on top of the normal vaccinations they had to get, they also got a flu shot and a swine flu shot. Both babies cried really hard, but Lilah, oh my, I'm pretty sure if we could have interpreted her baby lingo into English, she was definitely telling the nurse off. Liley was more angry/irate than upset.

Below are the stats that we received from Dr. Delaney today.



Lilah Ann Bolling:
She is truly the joy of my heart. It's so nice to snuggle up with her and get a sweet giggle or a beautiful smile out of her. She goes with the flow, perfectly content with everything that takes place around her. Unless of course big brother is being brutally rough with her.

Lilah has rolled over from belly to back. She is sitting up pretty well with the help of mommy or daddy. She also loves to babble. She still spits up quite often and hasn't given up those "sneaky poopies" yet. Some of her favorite things are daddy, big brother, watching Ninja walk around, her teething ring, and bath time. Lilah is up to 6 ounces of formula.

She is now:

• 14 pounds
• 24.5 inches tall
• 16 inch head circumference
• She is in the 15th percentile compared to other little girls

Jaxon Reid Bolling

Oh Jax! It's a good thing he is so adorable you could eat him with a spoon because his temperment really causes you to want to chew him up and spit him out. :) He's definitely black or white. He's either all smiles or all tears. I have to say though, even when he cries, he's rather cute. Am I bias or what. I love his dimples. He inheritted those from mommy. Unlike Lilah, Jax is not perfectly content much anywhere unless he is in Kaitlyn's arms :) Okay... or mommy's too, but he loves his Kaitlyn. She spoils him to death.

Jax is not too ambitious to move just yet. He also sits up really well with the help of mommy or daddy. He loves to razze and blow big foamy spit bubbles. Some of Jax's favorites things are Kaitlyn, eating, Kaitlyn, eating, did I say Kaitlyn??? And how about eating???? LOL! Okay, he also loves grabbing his toes, passie, bath time, and body massages. Jax is up to 6.5 ounces of formula.

He is now:

• 19 pounds
• 27.5 inches tall
• 17.5 inch head circumference
• He is in the 65 percentile for weight, 85 percentile for height

Both Lilah and Jax are developing great according to Dr. Delaney. Praise God! They have been introduced to quite a bit of fruits and vegetables (pears, peaches, prunes, bananas, strawberries, raspberries, mango, apples, peas, green beans, spinach, sweet potatoes, and squash). Most of the time I make homemade baby food, but I have to say as easy as that is, sometimes, the reality is that "Earth's Best" baby food is much more convenient. Jax loves to eat solids. Lilah tolerates the solid foods, but sometimes I have to force it in her mouth. Often times, Jax eats sissy's food too. :)

Finally, Lilah and Jax are great night time sleepers. We put them to bed between 6:45-7:00 pm and they wake up between 7:15-8:00 am. Naps on the other hand are very random throughout the day. Typically, they get about (2) 1 hour naps. I would rather them sleep good at night, then throughout the day though.

Life with twins and a 4 year old is still managable for sure. I am looking forward to them becoming mobile as odd as that may sound. Get back to me in 6 months and I will tell you if I am eating my words or not. I guess I say that because it's tough to hold two babies equaling 33 pounds at the same time. I will say, I now have "Gretchen biceps" :) So, for those of you who desire that look, conceive twins. That'll do it!

I am thankful to God for these beautiful blessings. If I would have had only one more baby, I'm pretty certain I would not have tried for a third, but God blessed me with two more, possibly for that very reason. Darren asked me today if we could have ONE more. AHHH! I would love to adopt and we are exploring the option of giving a child a great home, but being pregnant is just something I no longer desire.

The Smallest

The Smallest

by Samantha Bell

If you pick up your little sister

When she falls and skins her knee

If you help her tie her shoestrings

Because she's only three

If you race a little slower

So the winner she will be

If you play her favorite game

While sitting down for tea

Jesus sees what you are doing

"And know this, my friend", says HE.

"When you do it for the smallest,

You are doing it for ME."

We love you Liley Bo Biley!
Love, Daddy, Mommy, Tyson and Jaxon

"Poops...She Did It Again!"

Whoever said that "little girls are made of sugar and spice and everything that's nice!" lied. Our little Lilah is certainly adorable, but in our house, she is known as "the dirtiest girl we know!" We even have a little song that we sing to the tune of that phrase. I have to warn the childcare workers at Church as well as Kaitlyn and Shawn to look out for Lilah's silent yet messy poops. They are the kind of poops that "sneak" into the diaper. It's not until the poop is halfway up the back and into the arm pits that you even know it existed in the first place.

Being a stay-at-home mom means you're the CEO, Director Of Operations and Head Of Finance of your own company. Yea, a company that POOPS on you, LITERALLY. As the CEO of this Company, I have to announce, sometimes this job STINKS, no pun intended. LOL!

Enjoy the pictures below. 1. Lilah's sneaky poop, 2. Lilah bathes in the kitchen sink, 3. The "dirty" mess, and 4. Lilah dries off with a dish towel. Hey, sometimes a girls gotta do what a girls gotta do. Good thing she's small. Or better yet, good thing this wasn't Ty instead.

Making Room For TWO More!!!!

I knew this post's title would catch the eyes of MANY. No, Darren and I are not expecting another set of twins... at least that I know of :) We are, however, making room for two more chairs at our dinner table. Once, a circle shape, consisting of 4 chairs, our dinner table is now an oval shape consisting of 6 chairs (4 chairs and 2 booster seats). I never invisioned having a "BIG" family, but by the grace of God, I do now. We have really been enjoying sitting together, as a family, at dinner time. Although Lilah and Jax do not talk yet, they are certainly adding to the humor as well as the conversations at the dinner table by babbling and razzing away. I'm not really sure how the Duggars do it, nor do I ever wish to find out. I think we will stop at three children, unless God has another surprise planned up his "sleeve" for us. But today however, I did learn that the Duggars are expecting their 19th child. Better them, then us. Looking forward to what's to come, in the future, at this dinner table.