My Princess Got Her Ears Pierced

Jaileigh has wanted her ears pierced for the longest time. She always asks when she can have them and her daddy encourages her too. Finally I gave in on Wednesday. I had to take our suburban in to have the tires rotated and balanced so the kids and I had some time to kill. We went to the Farmers Market and then in to the mall. You can tell from the pictures how excited she is about it. She is still carrying that bag around.

She had to have the pink earrings. I requested that two girls do the piercing at the same time so we had to wait until there was a 2nd girl to help. We went and ate lunch while we waited. When they did the piercing Jaileigh didn't make a peep or even a flinch. She was so brave! About 15 minutes after she said "Mommy, my ears hurt."

She is soooooo excited. She has been so good with them too. She lets me clean them 3X a day and she never touches them. Her brothers haven't touched either.

Melt My Heart!

It was nap time on Saturday and I was trying to get the kids upstairs. Jaileigh and Michael were missing so I was yelling for them to come up. I looked over our loft area and saw these two walking hand in hand. I ran to get the camera but I wasn't able to get a picture of their hands. They are holding hands in the picture it just isn't visable.

She Is Hilarious!

I looked back in my rearview mirror and this is what I saw. Jaileigh decked out in her new dracula sunglasses, her babies pacifier, and my phone.

Little Miss and The Tractors

She is such a funny girl! She loves her babies but she likes to play tractors too. Especially when the boys are sleeping.

A Story About Annie and Her Rescuers

We stayed at my moms house for awhile in June. While we were there we were all very nervous about the railing in her house. Here is a picture of it. You can see how spread apart each balustrade is from the next. My kids whole bodies can slip through.

Christmas 2008

Rori, Andy, Tia and Major, Grandma and Jaileigh, Grandpa and Anthony, Mike and Michael, and Amber and Jakob

The quads know that they aren't supposed to play around the railing but Annie thought it was quite funny.She kept kicking her legs through it and then she would lean her whole body through and just laugh. We all tried to watch her but I guess one time she was too quick. We were all in the playroom playing and Jakob came running up to me. "Mommy, Annie fall, Annie fall Mommy. Come here."   What? I jumped up and followed him thinking that she had just fallen down. Nope. She had fallen through the railing. Jaileigh had caught her and was holding her by her head. Annie was also holding on with her hands. She scared me to death. I cannot believe Jake and Jaileigh were both mature enough to understand and to help. 

Poor Baby Jaileigh

Here are pictures of Jaileigh when she was covered in hives. You can see how swollen her poor face was. Her whole body was actually swollen. She couldn't even wear shoes her feet were so swollen.

These pictures are pretty poor quality, they were taken with my phone. My camera has been on the blink and I just figured out that it was the camera card and not the camera. Hooray!

Hives on her leg. On the 2nd day I took her in to Michael's allergy doctor. He gave her a steroid shot and put her on Zyrtec twice a day and Benadryl 4 times a day. If I kept up that regime she seemed to do better. The redness stayed in control. I also gave her cool oatmeal baths. 

By day 4 and 5 she was feeling better but still had hives all over. It took a good week for them to go away. We still have no idea what caused them either.

I also let her run around without clothes on and swim in the nice cool pool whenever she wanted. 

Brother and Sister

I was watching these two play together and it was so cute. Both of them were not napping and were enjoying the extra attention and free time without their other two quad siblings. I think the pictures are priceless and really don't need explanations.

Anthony and Jaileigh

Attention To Detail

Jaileigh is the culprit today. She disappeared and was very quiet for a little while. She was helping me decorate the house.

Just call her Jaileigh Van Gogh

Thank goodness for washable markers. Is there any other kind to have in a house full of toddlers?

Jaileigh Singing

Jaileigh has learned how to sing. For the last week or so she has been wandering around the house singing "La, la, la, laaaaaaa" It's so cute.

We have been sick this week as you can see by the snot running down her nose.

I wanted to film it and as soon as I pulled out the camera she said "All done" and that was it. The video is about 1 sec long and you hear her say "LA"

Jaileigh's First Pony Tail

She's so excited too

Jaileigh Addison & RSV info

One year ago today we brought home our little Jaileigh-bug. She was soooo tiny and she looked even tinier once we got her out of the NICU. She was our little princess and she still is. Only now she KNOWS it! We love her and can't imagine our lives without her. We thank our Heavenly Father everyday for her!

Jaileigh 1 year ago

Miss Jaileigh today- quite sassy



Today RSV lockdown starts and goes until the end of April. No more crowded places for us. It will be a lot harder this year because the babies know when they are cooped up. They like to go places. I thought I would post our RSV letter again. A lot of people don't know what RSV is and why we are so "over protective" with our cute little munchkins! We have to be! Read on . . . .

Dear Family and Friends:

We’re writing regarding a very important matter: RSV. We want to start by saying thank you for the outpouring of support we have received from everyone. So many people have done so much for us, and every bit of help we have received truly is appreciated. We are experiencing the biggest challenge of our lives, and we’re lucky to be surrounded by so many family members and friends who have shown us so much love and support.

Most people have not heard of RSV. Babies born earlier than 36 weeks are at the highest risk for serious complications like pneumonia, bronchiolitis, and other sometimes fatal complications(DEATH). Our babies were born at 28 weeks, 12 weeks premature, are multiples, and had low birth weights; these are among the highest risk factors for contracting RSV and developing serious complications.

Preventing the spread of RSV is very difficult. Thus, we must be vigilant about keeping our babies safe during RSV season (October through April). The virus is spread through physical contact, in the air via a cough or sneeze, or by touching an infected object. The virus can live as long as six hours on hands and up to twelve hours on objects.

We ask that all visitors do the following:
1. When you arrive, please wash your hands, use hand-sanitizer as needed before touching the babies and please wear clean clothing.
2. Please, if it is possible, get a flu shot.
3. Please refrain from coming over if you are currently sick and have not been symptom-free for at least 5 days, if you live with someone who is sick, or have been in close contact with someone who is sick.
4. If you smoke, we ask that you change your clothes and shower and refrain from smoking prior to visiting, as a preemie’s lungs are very sensitive to smoke. Most RSV sites recommend against passive smoke exposure.
5. If you are parents to babies, toddlers or school-aged children, refrain from bringing them to our house during RSV season.

Unfortunately we will not be attending many events during RSV season. Our goal is to make it through this and the next RSV seasons without the babies contracting RSV or any other serious illness. Their lungs are still very fragile until they are 2-years-old. Our babies are not like "normal" babies. Being exposed to germs is not good for them and will not help build their immune systems.

Please understand that this letter is not meant to offend anyone, just simply to provide an explanation. We hope you understand, and we appreciate your help keeping our babies safe.

Love and best wishes to all!
Michael and Amber
Anthony, Michael, Jaileigh, and Jakob

Baby #2 is Jaileigh Addison

Jaileigh Addison is our baby girl. She is the 3rd baby born (Baby C). She is the little Princess and she knows it.



She almost has enough hair to wear big girl bows. This is her famous wide mouth fish grin.

Cousin Shirlee reading about Audrey Hepburn.

"I might be able to get this whole toy in my mouth"

Aunty Rori was styling my hair.

Great-Grandma Kolleen came to St. George to visit us. We love her so much!