Too long....

I've been away from blog too long and neglectful in my updates. It's been a busy summer with all the new things that Ellie and Maddie have been doing and with Sydney playing softball. Now we are into school and soccer season for Reagan and Sydney. Well, Ellie is doing awesome! No more hospital stays and we finally got to finish those dreadful shots at the end of July. Her poor little legs were bruised all summer long. Since coming home, she learned to pull-up to stand, cruise, stand up on her own and, as of a week and a half ago, take her first steps. It does make one wonder how much her button (feeding tube) was holding her back. She is eating and drinking well...even using a sippy cup (without the no spill piece and with our help so it doesn't spill). At last weigh-in (middle of July), she was 20 lbs, 2 oz. Finally gaining back the 2 lbs she lost before the hospital and then adding some extra (she was just over 17 lbs at her worst in April). Her vocabulary is growing everyday, both speech and sign language.

Growing right along with her is Maddie, who learned to sit up, crawl, pull to standing, say Mama, Dada, hi and nigh-nigh and now stand on her own all in one summer. I know that she will be taking her first steps soon. It's amazing how much they have picked up from each other. They are so good for each other!

Sydney lost her front tooth finally and the other front tooth is fast on it's way! Reagan is, well, Reagan! Always into something and always keeping us on our toes. Watching her practice soccer, I have high hopes on how she'll play. She's petty excited.

That's it for now, as I'm doing this one-handed (Maddie in my arms) and with Reagan talking to me. Here are some pics of the girls from this summer: