A party and a check-up

The past week and a half have been very busy for us!

The boys had their fabulous first birthday party.  It was a 3 ring circus.  Seems fitting, right?  :)  They had a blast!  Reese ate most of his smash cake, Noah ate a lot of his and Aiden only took a few bites (too tired by that point).  They weren't really into opening presents, so I did most of that.  They love cards though, so they looked at cards more than anything.  I promise to post pictures soon!

They also had their 1 year check-up.  Their growth has really slowed down now that they're moving.  Noah is by far the biggest at 30.25 in and 21 lbs.  Aiden is in the middle at 29.25 in. and 20 lbs. and Reese is the peanut at 28 in. and 18 1/2 lbs.  He's so tiny compared to Noah!  She said they all look great and was surprised at the level of activity.  Ah, yes.  Something we experience on a daily basis.  They are into EVERYTHING!  Nothing is safe. They can even open drawers.  Something that I'm learning with multiples is that they learn together.  When 1 can't do it they work together to figure it out.  It's a mixed blessing for sure!  I'm glad they're learning, but frustrated that they terrorize the house.  By 9 o'clock one morning they had played with dirty socks, flip flops, dog food...the list went on.  She also gave them an order for a hearing rescreen since they were preemies and in the NICU.  I'm fighting this out with insurance right now, because they don't want to pay for it.  That seems to be a theme lately.  I spend a lot of time on the phone arguing with insurance companies and billing departments.  She also recommended that we have Noah's eyes checked.  We've noticed that when he focuses one eye moves to the middle more.  Nate's eyes do something similar.  We figured better to have it looked at and be wrong than assume nothing is wrong.  If he does have a problem we hope some sort of vision therapy will help and avoid the astronomical cost of glasses like Nate's.  So, that appointment is on Monday.

Well, the boys are sleeping so I need to go tend to my Friday duties..cleaning like a madwoman while I have some time to myself.  :)