Carter is my hero!

Like I said a couple weeks ago, we will be participating in the March for Babies again this year. We would LOVE for you to join our team by walking with us on April 26 and/or donating to the March of Dimes! You can do so at www.marchforbabies.org/wellsquints.

Just like last year, I've created a t-shirt for those that want to officially be a part of the WELLS QUINTS TEAM! Do not feel like you have to buy a shirt in order to walk, and on the other hand, if you aren't able to walk, you can still get a shirt! The cost will depend on how many we order, but I'm thinking they will cost about $10 a piece. You can order from Youth XS-XL and Adult S-XXXL. The shirts are brown with lime green font. Email me with your orders by March 28. So here it is....

Front of MOD t-shirt

says...

carter is my hero

walking today for their tomorrow

Back of MOD t-shirt 09

says...

Wells Quintuplets and a Queen

Total birth weight of quints....9.2 lbs.

Time in Mommy's belly...26 weeks

NICU hospital stay....77 days

Time spent with our precious angel Carter...PRICELESS!

Reagan, McKinley, Kennedy, Madison, Taylor, and Carter

Great Weekend!

We love the weekends at our house for many reasons...

1. going to church on Sunday!

2. Daddy is home for a couple days

3. spending time with family and friends

and that's just what we did this past weekend! With a few extras in the middle of all that!

Saturday Robby and I "divided and conquered". I spent my morning at our bi-annual WMOM Buy/Sell (all the multiple moms in my group get together for a big garage sale) and Robby took Reagan to softball try-outs. Both were very successful! Reagan did great at her first official try-outs. She took 3 ground balls, 3 pop-flys (which "no one could catch, mom!"), and hit 3 balls off the tee. She'll meet her coach and team this week and have her first game at the end of the month. She's very excited! I did good at the buy/sell as well. I spent less than I made, always a good thing...and came home with some great stuff! Pictures below to prove it. Thank you to Kenedi and Kaiden for passing on their shoes and clothes and to Tori and Kyla for the boots!

McKinley showing off her boots to Daddy...where's your clothes kid?!? Maybe we should have bought an outfit from Kyla and Tori to go with those boots...yikes!!

"I get your HINEY!"

Reagan loved her STACK of clothes, and couldn't wait to try them all on. Here's one of the super cute tops she got. And isn't that a cute dog...that used to be my baby...until Rea came along!

Girls now have matching tennis shoes, all four different sizes. Thank you Kenedi and Kaiden!

And of course, you have to see the sweet faces that go with those shoes. Notice them holding hands...sisterly love...that minute at least.
Kennedy, McKinley, Taylor and Madison



And after an eventful Saturday morning, we joined forces again to attend Emily's quads 1st birthday party! I met Emily through our WMOM group and as you can imagine, we have enjoyed each other's company through the last year and a half. What an awesome sight...lots of family, friends, and church members helping them celebrate their big day. We felt honored to be able to be a part of their special day!



Our friend, Kelly, was also able to come to the party. She just recently had quintuplets as well. One day we'll all three be able to sit down and talk....maybe when the kids are in school! :)
So pictured below.... 3 MOMs of 16 kids age 5 and below!! WOW!



Me, Emily, and Kelly



And I really wanted to save the best picture for last....but I haven't gotten a chance to snap the shot. I'll give you a little tease until next time and let your imagination work...
my husband lost all his hair yesterday?!?!
More to come....

Brown Bear, Brown Bear

Taylor and McKinley reading

I haven't figured out how to add text with my slideshows/videos without messing it up, so I'm having to do a separate post....sorry still learning this blog world. One day I might have time to figure it out....

So... the video above is Taylor and McKinley reading Brown Bear, Brown Bear together yesterday. McKinley is still not sure of her colors. Taylor seems to know most of them but not real confident that she knows them, so will take McKinley's word for it. Cute stuff!

*Thank you to the Medford family for our collection of Eric Carle books! As you can tell, they love them! *

March of Dimes

I will be completely honest when I say that just over 3 years ago, I had NO clue what the March of Dimes was. Very sad, but true statement. I had heard of it, but didn't know any specifics. So because of that and our precious miracles, I tell everyone about the March of Dimes!

I am honored to say that this year we were chosen to be the Montgomery County March of Dimes Ambassador Family to help others learn more about what this great organization has done for us and continues to do for others. We give complete glory and honor to our Heavenly Father for the miracle of life that we witness every day, including our oldest daughter, Reagan, who was healthy from the get go. But we also know that there are wonderful, intelligent people that have used their God given abilities to help premature babies survive unlike they used to. Just as doctors and nurses told us in the NICU, 20 years ago, our babies would have had minimal chance of survival because of the lack of research and meds compared to today. Here you will find some of the very important research that March of Dimes has done with the money donated! http://www.marchforbabies.org/whereyourmoneygoes.aspx?link=42698Title

We would love for those that live near to join us on Sunday, April 26th for the March For Babies walk. It's a great time for the whole family! It's an easy 3 mile walk through the college campus and you can bring your strollers and wagons for the kids. This is our chance to thank March of Dimes for what they have done, celebrate the precious lives of our girls, and remember our sweet Carter. Please join us!! You can go to the Wells Quints March for Babies webpage to sign up as a walker or to donate, check it out! http://www.marchforbabies.org/wellsquints We will be designing new t-shirts this year so I will let you know when those are complete. Until then, here's some pictures from the last two years. You can see how our "team" has grown...don't you want to be apart of this special day with us?!!?

March for Babies 2007

Taylor, Kennedy, Madison, and McKinley 10 months old

Reagan 3 yrs. old

Our 2007 Wells Quints Team

Our 2008 Wells Quints Team

Team Wells Quints walking the course

Always Entertaining!

As you can imagine, life at our home is never dull. As a matter of fact, it's always entertaining! Here's a few pictures that were snapped during the last couple weeks. This is what we turned around to after giving the girls their dinner the other night. Those are their bibs on their heads. I'm not sure who started it, but "monkey see, monkey do"!

Aunt Alli came to visit and did what she does best!

They ALL (especially Reagan) love to hear her read books.

Last week my friend, Emily, came by to pick up our quad feeding table (as seen in the first picture). Her quads are almost one and needing the convenience of the table much more that we are these days, so we are letting them borrow it. The girls weren't sure they were ready to part with it, but said their good-byes as Emily pulled away. "Bye bye table!" We are so thankful for those teachers that gave money to buy it for us, and feel it's once again in good hands. When Emily is done, we plan on passing it on to our church.

After bathtime, the girls settled down in their beanbags to enjoy a little "Hide Em In Your Heart". Don't they look snug as a bug in a rug?!?

The next morning they enjoyed some Playdoh time at their picnic table. It's so fun to watch them be creative and use their fine motor skills....and sit still and quiet for a few minutes. :)




And depending on this wonderful Texas weather, the girls enjoy spending time outside playing in the sand table, riding on wheels of their choice, and swinging/sliding on the playset (especially when big sister is in on the fun).

After playing in the sand, of course they needed a bath. The new thing is taking a bath in mommy and daddy's bathtub, as you can imagine they don't fit as well as they used to. After getting out, everyone snuggled on our bed to stay warm. Is Daddy a lucky man or what?!?

McKinley Jo