And we begin again....

So I feel like I've started a thousand blogs before and never return to them after a week or so. This time around though, I plan to keep up with this one. Kevin and I both feel bad that we live so far away from our families and that you all have to watch your niece/nephews, grandkids, great grandkids and cousins grow up through pictures and videos on Facebook, YouTube and our random emails. So I'll try to make postings every Sunday to wrap up what we've done for the week. I might post more if something amazing or life changing happens before the Sunday write-up.

As for now, the babies are doing great. All 3 are FINALLY walking! Amazing huh? Sean started full time walking this past week. He can't stand on his own, but he will crawl over to something, pull himself up and walk around until he either falls over or gets trampled by another baby. So life is moving full steam now with all 3 going in different directions.

Here is some current info on the babies:

Braedan:
     Weight: 22 lbs
     Height: Not sure
     Clothing Size: 12 or 18 month tops, 12 month bottoms, 18 month zippy PJs
     Fav. Food: Pizza
     Least Fav. Food: Any veggies!
     Fav. Toy: Balls! Any kind of ball!
     Nickname(s): Brae, B, B-dude, B-doodle, Bubbie, Bizzle
    
     Braedan is the sensitive kid. He always has been. If he gets in trouble he cries his heart out and will do the same if Teagan or Sean are in trouble. He's not a saint though. He steals toys and has a bad habit of hitting, but we are working on that. Braedan is our best talker right now. He can say lots of words and can point to many body parts if you ask him to. He loves going to the beach, playing outside and playing with his favorite dog, Lolli!

Teagan:
    Weight: 21 lbs
    Height: Not sure
    Clothing Size: 12 or 18 months on everything
    Fav. Food: French fries! She also loves all veggies!
    Least Fav. Food: Brown sugar pop tarts!
    Fav. Toy: Bear Bear and her pink blanket!
    Nickname(s): Teagy, T, T-nizzle, Princess, Teagy-pop

    Teagan is something else! She can be the sweetest little girl in the world one minute and then the complete opposite the next. You never know what's coming! HAHA She loves to help though. She will make sure the boys have full sippy cups and snack cups when I've handed them out. If someone comes up empty, she will bring it to me to refill for them. She also loves getting everyone's shoes and socks out when we are going to be leaving the house. She also finds little things to throw away (tiny pieces of paper, crumbs, ANYTHING) and yells "YAY" after tossing them into the garbage can. She's talking a lot also and is eating really well using a spork and drinking from an open cup. She loves the beach, going to school and driving her baby power wheel.

Sean:
    Weight: 19lbs
    Height: Not sure
    Clothing Size: 12 month tops, 6 or 9 month bottoms, 12 month PJs
    Fav. Foods: Chicken with Italian dressing
    Least Fav. Food: Nothing, he eats anything and everything
    Fav. Toy: An old tv remote
    Nickname(s): Seany, Sean-a-thon

    Sean is the tiny one, but he isn't letting that get in the way of anything! We swear he's part spider monkey. The kids is fast and can climb onto and over anything! He can crawl as fast as Teagan runs! He just started walked this past week, but he's pretty fast at that also! Sean is usually in a great mood. You'll usually find him laughing about something. He's pretty passive and will let the other's take things from him, but he will snap sometimes and fight back! He doesn't say as many words as the others, but can go get something if you ask for it. His recent tests came back confirming that he is still deaf in his right ear. Due to his age though, they don't want to use hearing aides yet, so we are waiting. Sean loves watching the planes in the sky, going to the beach, playing with his BEST FRIEND (Kevin) playing with the dogs and going on car trips.

The gang is growing up so fast. Every day they learn something new and it's so exciting to us.

Kevin is still having pain in his shoulder, but they aren't quite sure what it is. We are still in the process of working with the Dr's to be medically separated from the Marine Corps. We can't wait to be closer to our families!

As for me, I'm still chugging along trying to keep the babies safe and Kevin sane. I've taken up a new hobby of making designer cupcakes and LOVE making them although I never eat them. Just like Kevin, I'll miss this island, but I'm looking forward to being near family!

I'll put up some pics later tonight, but for now....it's lunch time and then off to the beach!

Aloha,
~Sandi