Wednesday, May 18, 2011

May Update

From left to right, here are Valencia, Noah, Bibiana and Alyssa!

They look so beautiful / handsome and so active! All the babies are doing well. The three girls are crawling very well. Noah crawls also, but not as quickly. Alyssa and Valencia can take a few steps while standing and holding onto something. Bibiana can pull herself up to standing but hasn't tried to take steps yet. Now that they are crawling, things have gotten very demanding for Mom and Dad. Naturally, they all go in different directions! Bath time and meal time are difficult now that they are so active. Mom and Dad have hired two young ladies to assist with the babies and they have been very helpful. However, Mom has not been able to attend church for the last three weeks because there aren't enough hands to bring all the babies!

The babies have mostly been very healthy, although Valencia had a few spells of malaria infection. All the babies now sleep for much longer periods of time, except Alyssa, Valencia and Noah like to wake up around midnight. Valencia and Noah have a drink of water and then go back to sleep, but Alyssa thinks it's play time. She's gotten into the routine of snuggling with Mom before going back to sleep. It seems she's just figured out a good way to get alone time with Mom - smart girl! Bibiana sleeps all night without waking at midnight with the others.


Here are the quadruplets with big sister Chavela. She plays with the babies constantly. She is doing very well in school and will start first grade this fall. Dad is busy with work and church activities, since he was appointed as a deacon. He enjoys sharing his spirit and his family's story with a growing congregation. He is looking forward to hopefully taking his annual leave in July to spend time with his family and plan the kids' birthdays - Chavela early in the month and the quadruplets at the end of the month. Mom is well but having some pain issues with her legs. Both Mom and Dad covet prayers for health, strength and energy!


Alyssa


Valencia


Noah


Bibiana


All babies are crawling and pulling up on things. They will be 10 months old at the end of May!


"We are so blessed to have you as friends and we are grateful to God for the fellowship we share in Christ." -Dad & Mom