tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-82270742567618078752024-02-18T23:56:54.401-08:00♥ Our Olive TreeOur journey as a family through a high-risk pregnancy with Identical twin boys. Our amazing life raising Drake & Hunter and our new baby Luke born in March 2013 !Mrs. Olivehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10604722981014918132noreply@blogger.comBlogger119125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8227074256761807875.post-2761993656116821122015-04-27T20:49:00.001-07:002015-04-27T22:19:39.349-07:00An incredible bedtime with the twins...I've had a hard day. I've struggled with wondering why we have 3 healthy boys. It is the anniversary of a childhood friend losing her two boys in a tornado. Her strength truly amazes me. A close friend was admitted to the hospital at 21 weeks with her baby boy. Praying to make it to viability. I encouraged her to go for that last pregnancy that would be normal after a multiple pregnancy that was anything but. A woman I met through Itworks lost one of her twin boys at 17 months old to SIDS. They're 3rd birthday was this weekend and she needed prayers. Prayers for peace. Prayers to survive the day. Ashley & Thomas are preparing for the one year of precious Miloh being in heaven. Why do I have my boys here with me? I struggle with this and today more so than other days. Today I voiced this to Brandon as I cried this evening. I just don't understand. <div><br></div><div><br></div><div>We put the twins to bed together like we always do. Then an hour later I heard tears. So I went in & Drake was crying. Hunt is apologizing. Apparently he poked his brother in the eye. After calming Drake, Hunt tells me he just wants to sleep alone. This is night 2 of him telling me this. Drake is begging to sleep with him saying he can't see out of his hurt eye and needs Hunter. Hunt finally with tears says Drake can sleep with him, but why doesn't momma kiss his eye to make it better? It makes his boo boos better. So Drake agrees, I can kiss it. Looks at Hunt and tells him okay Hunt you can sleep alone. Thank you Drake comes from Hunt's sweet voice. </div><div><br></div><div><br></div><div>Hunt jumps to the bottom bunk and I lay with Drake playing with his hair just looking at him. I tell him I miss holding him when he was a baby. He tells me I loved to hold daddy when I was a baby. Hunt chimes in and asks if daddy held him too. I tell them yes we alternated which baby we held. </div><div><br></div><div><br></div><div>Then comes the moment that changed me forever.</div><div><br></div><div><br></div><div><br></div><div>"Do you love having 3 boys momma?" - Drake</div><div><br></div><div><br></div><div>"More than anything in the world I love having 3 baby boys!" - Me</div><div><br></div><div>"You are gonna have lots of big boys one day momma, but we will always love you" - Drake</div><div><br></div><div>"I'm gonna love you no matter how big you are & you'll always be my babies!" -Me</div><div><br></div><div>"Why are you crying momma?" - Drake </div><div><br></div><div><br></div><div>"I'm just so blessed to have you 3 boys! Do you know how blessed we are?" - me</div><div><br></div><div><br></div><div>"Yes momma! <span style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue Light', HelveticaNeue-Light, helvetica, arial, sans-serif;">You love calling me Drake, & Hunter Hunter & Luke Luke?" - Drake</span></div><div><br></div><div><br></div><div>"Yes I do love my babies names! Daddy & I picked them!" - Me</div><div><br></div><div>"I'm named after my daddy, I'm DrakeBrandon Olive." - Drake</div><div><br></div><div>"I'm named after my PawPaw, I'm Hunter Paul Olive. What is Luke's actual name?" - Hunter</div><div><br></div><div><br></div><div>"Luke's name is Luke Arthur Olive after grandpa!" - me</div><div><br></div><div>"Like Aiden Arthur Kelly!" - Drake</div><div><br></div><div><br></div><div>"yes, grandpas name is Arthur Kelly"- me</div><div><br></div><div><br></div><div><br></div><div>"He is grandpa Arthur?"- Drake</div><div><br></div><div><br></div><div>"Yes his name is Arthur & he is your Grandpa!" - me</div><div><br></div><div><br></div><div><br></div><div><br></div><div>Then we did our normal goodnight kisses & hugs. Prayers before I walked out. </div><div><br></div><div><br></div><div><br></div><div>I swear God spoke through my child tonight. It was incredible. I came out of their room and just cried and cried to Brandon. I cannot believe he really asked me if I loved having 3 boys and told me I would one day have lots of big boys and they would always love me!! </div><div><br></div><div><br></div><div>My heart is aching tonight for the people I love. Please know, I don't take a moment for granted with my babies. I pray for your peace. I pray for your comfort. With all my love !</div><div><br></div><div><br></div><div><br></div><div><br></div><div><br></div><div><br></div>Mrs. Olivehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10604722981014918132noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8227074256761807875.post-29638632048126583912015-04-23T21:32:00.003-07:002015-04-23T21:32:26.879-07:00Dear Luke ...<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">Hey there sweet boy!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">I cannot believe you are 2! You are such an independent little boy. You love to walk around. You like freedom to do what you want. You love walking around with Grandpa because he lets you go wherever you want to and follows close by. You are a mommy's boy. You love to sit and snuggle with me. You weren't always like this, but since I started staying home in December you love to cuddle up and give hugs and kisses. You completed me sweet boy. I had an empty spot in my heart I did not even know about until you came along. You changed everything. You are my baby, you always will be. You are a precious little boy that melts anyone you meet. You walk in and take over a room. Not shy in any way. You hate strollers and being confined! You love to tell me "I'M DONE!" when you want out of your high chair. You are an incredible little boy. You are going to do amazing things in this world, I know it. You have a sparkle in your eye that is just different. Your smile is off the charts handsome. You love to dance with mommy. You are ticklish under your chin, and it is my favorite little giggle. You adore your daddy and get so excited when you hear him at the door at the end of the day. You love to wrestle with your brothers or snuggle up to watch a movie. You will play anything with them or nothing with them. You never feel like you have to do what they are doing. It is pretty incredible. You can be VERY LOUD, you get it from me baby. The twins hate it because they do not like loud noises. This is when y'all fight most often! I hope you always keep that independence. I hope you always love snuggling with me. I hope you keep some of your stubbornness. I hope you always stay this close with your brothers. I love you. More than you will ever know. I love being your mommy. I love hearing you say mommy. I know this year will be even more amazing since I am now home with you!! </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">He is one strong willed little boy. Brandon says he is independent. So true. He is stubborn but oh so sweet. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">He kisses you when you are hurt and says, all better?</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">He loves to eat. Loves his snacks. Fruit snacks, scooby snacks, fruit roll up, goldfish, yogurt, peaches, waffles, anything.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">He loves his night-night. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">He asks for a drink often.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">Luke loves to snuggle me when he wakes up or is going to sleep. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">He adores his brothers and playing with them. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">He loves to watch tv and movies. Lays on his tummy with his night night and watches them. He will disappear for an hour doing this in the twins' room. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">He LOVES sleep. He will sleep until 10 am then nap around 1 for another 2 hours. Goes to bed anywhere from 7 to 9. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">He has not showed interest in potty training yet.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">He loves to shake his booty and says it so precious!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">Luke loves shoes and going bye bye. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">He loves Frozen & Toy Story! Super Why is his favorite cartoon! </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">He sleeps with the whole cast of Toy Story in his crib with him.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">His vocabulary has exploded in the past 4 months! He is also much more loving! Gives hugs and kisses all the time!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">He has had some accidents. More than his brothers combined. He busted his chin in the bath. His forehead on Nadi's driveway. That one was BAD and very recent. Still healing. He is a trooper and gets over falls very quickly. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">He is in size 5 Pampers Cruisers. 2T clothes for the most part! Some 3T. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">He has HUGE feet. Same size as Hunt. Normally an 8 or a 9. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">He loves to have you hide under his blanket with him. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">He has a temper that has eased a little with time. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">He loves his cousin Bowen. He talks about him ALL THE TIME.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">He also adores Aubrie. That is his play partner at Nadi's. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">He loves going to his grandparent's. No tears if you leave him there. There might be tears when you make him leave. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">He is my baby.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><br /></span>Mrs. Olivehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10604722981014918132noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8227074256761807875.post-68820947478858652192015-03-11T22:19:00.001-07:002015-03-11T22:19:59.955-07:00Love Those Curve Balls ...It is crazy how you can plan life as much as you want to, but it won't go as planned. <div><br></div><div><br></div><div>I started dating Brandon at 15 and knew I would marry that man. At 17 I was engaged. I knew I would follow him to SHSU, graduate to become an 8th grade math teacher in my hometown & get married. Buy a home immediately. Try to have a baby after our one year anniversary, being due end of May. Perfect timing for a teacher, right? </div><div><br></div><div><br></div><div>Every piece of the puzzle was coming together, due May 29th with baby number 1! Get ready for the curve ball. </div><div><br></div><div><br></div><div>We head on October 6th to our first ultrasound and SURPRISE! We conceived spontaneous identical twins! I was shocked. Somewhat mad. Why did my friends get to have one baby? Why did I have to be the one who was different? Why did I have to have the high risk pregnancy? It took me nearly 2 weeks to realize I was in love with having twins! This curve ball made me realize His plan is much better than mine! </div><div><br></div><div><br></div><div>We welcomed our twins after a high risk pregnancy that was anything but normal in April 2011. I had always dreamed I would have a 3 year age gap between my kiddos! So maybe when they were 2 we would try for another baby! Praying for a baby girl to make memories with as a mother & daughter. </div><div><br></div><div><br></div><div>Get ready for another curve ball. </div><div><br></div><div><br></div><div>When the twins were 15 months old I found out I was pregnant! Yep, didn't expect that! We were absolutely ecstatic to welcome another baby, and I prayers for a little girl! I just knew this cheerleader would be blessed with a daughter! </div><div><br></div><div><br></div><div>Nope. As God would have it, I was blessed with another precious baby boy. I never could've dreamed how much he would complete me. Boy do I love having a third boy and watching him with his brothers! He is my baby, now and forever! Love that curve ball & boy do I love His plan for my life!</div><div><br></div><div><br></div><div>Had you asked me 5 years ago if I wanted identical twins & 3 boys I would have said no. It breaks my heart. I'm so in love with raising these three boys! I would've missed out on an incredible life! </div><div><br></div><div><br></div><div>Then at the end of my 5th year of teaching in my hometown I made a gut wrenching decision to leave. Hardest decision I've made in my entire life. A curve ball I never expected. I thought I would retire from there in 30 years! </div><div><br></div><div><br></div><div>Since making this decision, this would affect our finances. This caused me to reach out to a wrap girl I knew from Instagram! </div><div><br></div><div>Get ready for a curve ball. </div><div><br></div><div><br></div><div><br></div><div>I joined ItWorks with a goal of $500 to help pay childcare. Any amount of money would absolutely rock! A family of 5 is anything but cheap! We made it, we had money for anything our children needed & most of what they wanted! I researched a Disney vacation and quickly realized how hard this would be for our family! So maybe this wrap thing could help with that too one day?! </div><div><br></div><div><br></div><div>4 months after joining I was averaging $10,000 a month as a Triple Diamond. Shock is an understatement. I could've never dreamed this would be our lives.</div><div><br></div><div><br></div><div>Get ready for that curve ball. </div><div><br></div><div><br></div><div><br></div><div>6 months after joining I no longer needed to pay for childcare because I quit teaching. This decision wasn't made lightly, but I knew it was the right decision for me! I am now a stay at home mom and working my business from home! </div><div><br></div><div><br></div><div><br></div><div>I am now earning a $100,000 bonus & hitting Presidential Diamond in 9 months. </div><div><br></div><div><br></div><div><br></div><div>I am able to pay bills, save, give back, & have less stress in my life. I am able to help others become healthier! It is so rewarding to see your customers love their body again! I am able to lead a team and help them earn an extra income! I want to help more momma's be home with their babies! Help stay at home momma's find themselves again if they can't remember anything except being mom! I want to help anyone to find financial freedom! </div><div><br></div><div><br></div><div>Not everyone sees my vision. That is okay! I don't need anyone else to see my vision, except me. I have my eye on Ambassador by my one year. I want to be in the Top 100 income earners this year! I am willing to put in the work & continue to love on my team. I want to help them change their lives as much as I want to change my own! </div><div><br></div><div><br></div><div>These curve balls ended up being life changing moments that have forever changed me. I must say, His plan is so much better than mine ever was in my dreams!</div><div><br></div><div><br></div>Mrs. Olivehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10604722981014918132noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8227074256761807875.post-74546495930493011222014-12-20T20:19:00.001-08:002015-01-03T22:09:42.249-08:00Luke Arthur 21 months old!<div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiNjPZaW0E999f-zKm7cdzrEQJttEpKnroh2G6xKrsLNEvH_3ckvqgQUE4FdoertZJ3waPwnrJEf87J7DIh1oWWuIzzOY7ndj8fjHHIjnXIwTUuqvcIIVuTPqtKgt3jR4ip5uz-RSnCiaJA/s640/blogger-image-1195023784.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiNjPZaW0E999f-zKm7cdzrEQJttEpKnroh2G6xKrsLNEvH_3ckvqgQUE4FdoertZJ3waPwnrJEf87J7DIh1oWWuIzzOY7ndj8fjHHIjnXIwTUuqvcIIVuTPqtKgt3jR4ip5uz-RSnCiaJA/s640/blogger-image-1195023784.jpg"></a></div><br></div>I can't believe I will be starting to plan a two year birthday party for him! Where has the time gone?!<div><br></div><div>He started really speaking at 19 months old. Things I hear often are ....</div><div><br></div><div>"I sorry!"</div><div><br></div><div>"Thank you!"</div><div><br></div><div>"Drake!"</div><div><br></div><div>"Momma"</div><div><br></div><div>"Mommy"</div><div><br></div><div><br></div><div>"Daddy!"</div><div><br></div><div>"nadi!"</div><div><br></div><div>"Meme!"</div><div><br></div><div>"Nack!"</div><div><br></div><div>"Dink!"</div><div><br></div><div>"No!"</div><div><br></div><div>"I want ____"</div><div><br></div><div>"night night"</div><div><br></div><div>"buzz"</div><div><br></div><div>"Woody!"</div><div><br></div><div>"Super why!"</div><div><br></div><div>"Elmo!"</div><div><br></div><div>"Mickey mouse!"</div><div><br></div><div><br></div><div>"Eat!"</div><div><br></div><div><br></div><div>" I ove you!"</div><div><br></div><div>"Pease"</div><div><br></div><div>"Hey!"</div><div><br></div><div>"Yes!"</div><div><br></div><div><br></div><div>He shakes his head yes and no!</div><div><br></div><div>Around strangers he wraps his arms around my legs! </div><div><br></div><div><br></div><div>He absolutely loves to play with his brothers! Him and Drake especially seem to have a special bond!</div><div><br></div><div>In the past week I have become mommy rather than momma.</div><div><br></div><div>He adores his daddy. Loves to wrestle and sit in his lap!</div><div><br></div><div><br></div><div>He loves to read books recently which makes me proud!</div><div><br></div><div><br></div><div>He loves his Dr Seuss blanket he calls "night-night" There is no going to sleep without it!</div><div><br></div><div>He still sleeps with his white noise on at night. </div><div><br></div><div><br></div><div>He naps for 2-3 hours in the afternoon. </div><div><br></div><div><br></div><div>He is stubborn!! You cannot bribe him and try to get kisses for giving him a snack like we could the twins! Kisses are few, hugs are often.</div><div><br></div><div><br></div><div>He is certainly a momma's boy. He has me wrapped. I could kiss him all day.</div><div><br></div><div>His patience has gotten so much better the past two months! </div><div><br></div><div><br></div><div>He loves Woody and Buzz! He also likes Mickey Mouse and Elmo! </div><div><br></div><div><br></div><div>He enjoys watching Frozen and SuperWhy! He asks for Super Why often! He sings the songs and everything!</div><div><br></div><div><br></div><div>He dances ALL the time. It brings my heart such joy! Raising boys I wanted them to dance! I want them to be amazing husbands, and I think being willing to dance with the love of your life is important! They dance with me for now, but it will be their wife one day!</div><div><br></div><div><br></div><div>He is so mischievous! His smile and eyes are killer! He knows exactly what he is doing. He is a wanderer. He loves to explore. I know he will be my baby that leaves and goes far when he graduates. I can feel it when I hold him I swear. He is the one that will give me gray hair! </div><div><br></div><div><br></div><div>I look at him and I see me. I see my eyes, my smile, and my heart. I see a baby that I knew I needed. He completed me in so many ways. I had my uneventful pregnancy, VBAC delivery, brought a baby home with me from the hospital, and breastfed for a year. Luke is compassionate. He says "I sorry!" And hugs us. He loves on his brothers. He adores his grandparents. </div><div><br></div><div><br></div><div>He loves to watch movies, lay with momma, take selfies, play on a LeapPad, and draw! He does things the twins didn't do until much older. He does amazing on the LeapPad.</div><div><br></div><div><br></div><div>He is 29 lbs which blew me away! He will surpass his brothers at this rate. </div><div><br></div><div><br></div><div>He fell out of his high chair and hurt his arm at one point.</div><div><br></div><div>He busted his chin and bit his tongue in the bath.</div><div><br></div><div>He is a hand full, but I wouldn't have it any other way! This little boy completed me in ways only He knew I needed! </div><div><br></div><div><br></div><div>I am so blessed to say he is mine! </div><div><br></div><div><br></div><div><br></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhS2i1MWQ5p2cNA3f-a8f2v-q0shKqTrGccgmMUncRePzybfNbAVkjOmeoCiYrQfzDff2vihoPWMyAR8MpF6bkthC1l-CS2kQvPamEuXKP1PP9VrgI4hORtjj-nyDlJgILc2mUCMQV9dMTH/s640/blogger-image-313523.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhS2i1MWQ5p2cNA3f-a8f2v-q0shKqTrGccgmMUncRePzybfNbAVkjOmeoCiYrQfzDff2vihoPWMyAR8MpF6bkthC1l-CS2kQvPamEuXKP1PP9VrgI4hORtjj-nyDlJgILc2mUCMQV9dMTH/s640/blogger-image-313523.jpg"></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi6TWkO811-KTfd_QC_khjfnTcT9whzRe7hvfWmJDOcqZN9dWiad20cY8BAD-Lv9yntUq1GLBso8fhRmi3qP6H-mmos37ZYvdWnZXIi3L-tgU6kyDHGxRfX_fRaqknFkMO4zYT7kWw4juWG/s640/blogger-image--1805841583.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi6TWkO811-KTfd_QC_khjfnTcT9whzRe7hvfWmJDOcqZN9dWiad20cY8BAD-Lv9yntUq1GLBso8fhRmi3qP6H-mmos37ZYvdWnZXIi3L-tgU6kyDHGxRfX_fRaqknFkMO4zYT7kWw4juWG/s640/blogger-image--1805841583.jpg"></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiXdLVVhKVhCRv9Hhj824xidrXCxTiqBmApTXUM2PfcFA1kWmsp2bE_INxLZ0ig7GZYYE2LndfQVLb9OqFGw5OQtr_0EULuocybvoTp1sLGgF4EmI90d63SREiWzVtwDm0afchgdFibKswq/s640/blogger-image-1014998035.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiXdLVVhKVhCRv9Hhj824xidrXCxTiqBmApTXUM2PfcFA1kWmsp2bE_INxLZ0ig7GZYYE2LndfQVLb9OqFGw5OQtr_0EULuocybvoTp1sLGgF4EmI90d63SREiWzVtwDm0afchgdFibKswq/s640/blogger-image-1014998035.jpg"></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEitqYPPUTDA_bnBGmlveh2ucg6ZN5rhke3g32Dm8nyreBLM8x6MxIpCQ448VQcuwGIg0z3bx7-z1U2BePZoiAnajXDKxsyFEwl_dNWT_3vmE0CSmoxIx8FGrkNRBOGYLdlkw9WHqe03Sl7Z/s640/blogger-image--544796624.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEitqYPPUTDA_bnBGmlveh2ucg6ZN5rhke3g32Dm8nyreBLM8x6MxIpCQ448VQcuwGIg0z3bx7-z1U2BePZoiAnajXDKxsyFEwl_dNWT_3vmE0CSmoxIx8FGrkNRBOGYLdlkw9WHqe03Sl7Z/s640/blogger-image--544796624.jpg"></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhAFTeSBQVDfKylxs_-JSqN9Lj_Rb1Ef9J7hoDTlke8CvM1Ql1rny6w_zV8gYIm94iJToK5AtLqnhlfKjsGKmXHvQRxnvQlnegGGnlEzkjV398w2TxJx_jXckLWxP6d5V6sGYM3uxE7akrl/s640/blogger-image--1321031209.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhAFTeSBQVDfKylxs_-JSqN9Lj_Rb1Ef9J7hoDTlke8CvM1Ql1rny6w_zV8gYIm94iJToK5AtLqnhlfKjsGKmXHvQRxnvQlnegGGnlEzkjV398w2TxJx_jXckLWxP6d5V6sGYM3uxE7akrl/s640/blogger-image--1321031209.jpg"></a></div><br></div><br></div><br></div><br></div><br></div>Mrs. Olivehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10604722981014918132noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8227074256761807875.post-14744160333398505402014-11-09T19:42:00.001-08:002014-11-09T19:42:07.457-08:00Triple Diamond Leader in 4 Months ... Blessed.<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">I am a TRIPLE DIAMOND LEADER for ItWorks! I cannot even believe I can write that after joining just 4 months ago!!</span><div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">I am a teacher and my husband is a pipe fitter through the union. We make a good living and are able to provide for our 3 boys. Disney World trips were going to have to be planned well in advance and saved for, of course. Brandon and I understood our income was not going to change much throughout the rest of the time we are raising our babies. I can teach 20 years and I am never going to make over $60,000. I have the goal to become an Administrator after getting my kiddos through school, but that is in a very distant future. Brandon can earn more, but it will not be a dramatic change unless he follows in his grandfather's footsteps and tries to become a business agent at the Union Hall. Lots of "possibilities" for the distant future, but nothing that would be changing in the next decade. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">My second month at the rank of Double Diamond I made more than what Brandon and I earn together with our full time jobs. This was just 3 months into this amazing company! </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">This company has given us the opportunity to sit down together and DREAM! When was the last time you could truly sit and dream with your husband? I felt like it brought us so much closer to see what we both saw in our future. I made my Dream Board when I was a Ruby, two weeks into the business. I passed my goals for Rank and had to update. I am now pushing for Presidential in 2014 and Ambassador by my 1 year Anniversary! My goal for Brandon is him to be Triple Diamond by my 1 year Anniversary as well! Lots of dreams and goals in the Olive house! Pay off ALL debt (Cars, NICU, Student Loans, Credit Card!) 3 large college savings account, Dream Car, Disney World trip, New York Vacation to visit family, stay home until Luke is in school, build a forever home, trailer for the lake house, purchase a RZR, create a scholarship at LPHS for a student wanting to be a math teacher, donate to the LPHS Musical, and give back as much as possible! Awesome goals, right?!</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">So, the part you really want to know, what did I do to get her quickly?!?!</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">I BELIEVED in the products and the business model immediately. I am passionate about what I do and I have been since the day I joined. I will talk to anyone and everyone about ItWorks. I started the same way EVERYONE starts, 0 DTs and 0 LCs. I watched Ashley Hughes', Lydia Diaz, and Mackenzie Schultz on YouTube videos. I stalked ItWorks leaders on Facebook. I read the compensation plan A MILLION times. I wanted to know as much as possible!! I posted to social media EVERY. SINGLE. DAY. I messaged friends and family asking for their support, much more so the month I pushed for Triple. Become a product of the product! I wrapped the month I joined and posted those photos! This made people believe in our products when they saw the change in my body! I launched a TON of distributors. 4-5 nights a week I was launching these girls whether they joined through me or not. I memorized Ashley Hughes' story and I tell it at every party. Find any leader, know their story and be ready to talk about it at any time! Make people realize this could be THEIR life! I created a team page and made it a place of encouragement and collaboration. I want everything easily accessible for my team. Result pictures, motivational quotes, examples of messages I send to friends and family, what I send to someone interested in wraps, interested in becoming a distributor etc. I find they are willing to message people, but are unsure what to actually write. By me helping them with the message or post, they are more apt to send it!! I host training's every 2-3 weeks. I go over the Steps to Success, first goals in the company, the ways we earn money, tips on Blitzing, etc. I help friends and family become successful. I want this extra income for everyone that I love. I worked FAST! I built quickly and wanted everyone to know how important it was to join NOW. The quicker we build the more money we make. We are all flying through the ranks because the expectation is to build and promote FAST. I did not realize how imperative this would be until I hit higher ranks. It is IMPERATIVE to try and build with urgency. If you are not able to promote quickly, DO NOT QUIT!!!!! This company has the ability to CHANGE YOUR LIFE, but only if you stay working! If it takes you a year to hit Ruby, would it still be worth the extra $600 a month?! Absolutely!!</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Don't say you do not have time, you have time. I teach 10 hours a day, I have 3 year old identical twin boys and an 18 month old baby boy, a husband, and a household! I promise you, YOU CAN FIND THE TIME TO GET A COMMA IN YOUR PAYCHECK! It is worth busting your behind for several months to have an income that will CHANGE YOUR LIFE!</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">I have an amazing support system. My husband has been the most patient man throughout this entire process. He may have called it a scam the day I joined, but with the amount of money going in the bank, he gave that up quickly. He has done dinner, baths, and bedtime with three precious boys by himself A LOT in the past 4 months. He does not complain. Laundry, dishes, cleaning has all been on the back burner and he has not complained ONCE. I am so truly blessed. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">My family is incredibly supportive! My sister in law and best friend, Lacey, joined immediately and has done everything with me since we joined. She is a Double Diamond and kicking butt!! My sister joined early on to help me fill a box for my Ruby chart! My in-laws and my parents have done anything and everything to be supportive of our efforts in this business. From being loyal customers to distributors. They are all very supportive and never make me feel like I am crazy for joining this Crazy Wrap Business!</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">My team is remarkable. They are positive, encouraging, collaborative, and embody One Team One Mission at its finest. I am so proud to be their upline leader. From brand new distributor to Double Diamond, they ALL want everyone to be successful. They do events together, go to each others launch parties, and constantly encourage one another! They write each other to answer questions ALL THE TIME on our wrap page. </span></div>
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<li><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS;">DAILY posts to Facebook. A result photo from one of our products. This will get you more interest for loyal customers! A motivational quote from ItWorks Global FB page (They do Motivational Monday!) or I would search for motivational quotes on Pinterest. A lifestyle post, meaning post what ItWorks has done for me! It filled my tank with gas, bought new jeans, groceries, diapers, paid the care note, mortgage, dinner! Literally anything you could pay for with wrap cash or commission! This gets distributor interest! Everyone would love to have the extra money and when they se what it is paying for in your life, it will make it more real to them!</span></li>
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<li><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">Follow up!! Message people daily! Anyone who likes or comments on a photo! Someone you just really believe would love our products! Someone you know could rock the business! Get OUT of your comfort zone!! Send the messages, who cares if they say no?! I have had so many no's it is unreal! Now 3 months later, many of them are coming to me asking how to join or how to get product!</span></li>
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<li><span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS';">I talk about they expectations of someone who is wrapping. They need to drink one bottle of water by the end of the presentation and half their body weight each day for 3 days in ounces. I explain we are close to magic and if you do not drink the water you are throwing away $25! This is the ONE end of the deal you absolutely have to do to see a difference!</span></li>
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<li><span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS';">I talk about the big questions, is the loss lasting and do I wrap forever??! We have lasting results as long as you do not eat really badly really often! You do not have to diet, but you do have to be healthy. You will wrap until you are at your desired size.</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS';">I then go through the ENTIRE catalog with them! Every single product, every single party! I want them to know we offer way more than wraps! I tell them when I begin going through the catalog to think if they have any friends or family that could use any of these products. I interject personal stories throughout the products, like my mom using the facial for the first time. How greens have taken my headaches away for two months, and Cleanser cleaned my shower floor! Make it personal !!</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS';">After going through the catalog, I go through being a loyal customer. A loyal customer loves our products and wants them at a discounted rate and does not want to make extra money. I cover all the perks too! Perk points, 6 months, 12 months, completely customizable ordering options, easy to change your order!</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS';">I then go into becoming a distributor. I ask each person if they could think of 4 people in their life who would LOVE any of our products! That would earn them $120 in FREE PRODUCT! I talk about how I found this business through instagram. I put a lot of details into my story to make it relatable! I explain Ashley Hughes' story of joining with a goal to make an extra $500 and she hit this in just 23 days! She is now 18 months into this business and makes $15,000 a MONTH! I talk about my personal growth and income with this company. I talk about my skeptical husband who loves the comma in my paycheck. I talk about how I watched for a YEAR and thought ya right, no way.</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS';">I talk about the "golden age" of Network Marketing being less than 100,000 distributors. Can you imagine the first 100,000 Avon, MaryKay, and Scentsy distributors are now? No one even knew what a wax warmer was a decade ago! They now buy them at WalMart instead of a distributor. We are in the perfect business with the product of a lifetime! They pay us as distributors really well because they do not pay for advertising! WE ARE THEIR ADVERTISMENT! I wear my ItWorks shirt absolutely everywhere. I will talk to anyone about the products or business! I talk about how our products are not age dependent. Every age group can use our products! The results sell themselves so you do not have to be pushy! You are truly sharing with friends and family an amazing product and opportunity.</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS';">I go through what it is to be a distributor. Purchasing the $99 kit, mini booster for an additional $149, and the required 80 BV. Autoshipment IS SCARY TO PEOPLE! I do not push that they are able to turn it off, but I do want them to know they are not locked into it! If they have a rough month, they can turn it off. They should push to have it on every single month, but we will NOT kick you out. Other network marketing companies kick you out if you do not have a minimum sales amount each month, we do not do this. I go through the $10,000 GOOD bonus and how you attain it! I look at all the different pay ranks with them and explain Executive takes finding just 2 people to do this with you! Ruby takes having 5, and you do not have to find all 5!! Emerald 14, and Diamond taking 24 people! A mom, friend, cousin, sister, neighbor, hairdresser, etc.</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS';">I discuss that we will not promote if they do not promote! It is a team effort! We have a group Facebook page with videos, files, encouragement, important information, result photos, inspirational photos, etc. They will not have to search for everything on their own. This is a place where we collaborate and plan together for success!</span></li>
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS;">I have an amazing enroller, Ashley Hughes, who has guided me every step of the way! I emulate her actions as a leader and it has paid off!! I am so proud to be on her team!!! I plan to hit Triple in October making Ashley a Presidential !!! I plan to be Presidential by Conference hopefully making her an Ambassador !!!! If anyone deserves it, this woman does! Her training videos on YouTube are so helpful!!</span><br>
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Mrs. Olivehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10604722981014918132noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8227074256761807875.post-33047295983374656192014-08-01T08:20:00.005-07:002014-08-03T11:13:47.889-07:00Officially an ItWorks DIAMOND in 30 days!<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">I cannot believe I even just wrote that as my title. It is completely surreal and I am still shocked 12 hours later. I got the $10,000 GOOD Bonus and an average commission check of $1,900. With my bonus my check will be around $2,400 minimum without other amazing bonus opportunities from being a leader in the company!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">I joined ItWorks one month ago. I was able to hit Executive 4 days into the business, Ruby in 13 days, Emerald on day 31 and DIAMOND on day 31! Yes, I hit Emerald and Diamond the SAME day. The last day of the month. The last two hours of the last day of the month!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">I have received countless messages and comments asking how I did it. I decided a blog would be easiest to explain what my month looked like here in Texas.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">I am located right outside of Houston, Texas. This product was not known in my area except by a very select few that had recently gone to an ItWorks party. This helped a TON! It was an unsaturated market that exploded!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">I am an 8th grade Math teacher. I have a very outgoing personality and never meet a stranger. I have always been a leader by nature. I was the head cheerleader throughout little league, junior high, and high school. I am blessed to have this personality trait. Being a teacher, I am used to speaking in front of people and I am not intimidated by this thankfully. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">In the first days after I joined I spent HOURS at night and during nap time reading the compensation plan. I looked at all the documents in esuite. I watched YouTube videos of how to get Ruby in 10 days. I am on two AMAZING leadership pages that both have hundreds of files! I read ALL of them. Literally! I researched and researched and researched! I found leaders on Facebook through distributors above me. I would go through their old posts from when they first started the business. I found posts from over a year ago that asked if you make 6 figures a MONTH comment your rank and how long it took you to hit this! There were TONS of comments and all of the people did it within 2 YEARS! Unbelievable!! I knew so much about this company that I knew I could be confident at parties when questions were asked!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">I have a very supportive and always available leader. She never made me feel like I was insignificant. She made me feel like I was a priority. This woman is nearing Presidential Diamond! She is still mourning the loss of her precious baby boy that she lost just two short months ago. Ashley made me feel like I could go to her day or night for help! </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">I found an event through ebrite for a One Team One Mission in Houston a week after I joined! It was two Presidential Diamonds speaking with their husbands there as well. 3 of us from my team went to this amazing opportunity! It was very motivating! They brought up double and triple diamonds! These women did this in less than 2 years as well!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">I asked all of my family and friends for support. I was completely fine with them being skeptical. I was skeptical for a year before I joined! Thankfully, MANY were willing to try the wraps! I hosted my Launch Party and 3, yes THREE people came not including my sweet distributors who were there to support me. Two of the girls joined as Distributors, and the other joined as a loyal customer! I was not upset in the least at all the cancellations for my party! I wanted to keep pushing forward!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">As distributors signed up I would offer to host their launch party. Even if they signed up with distributors under me, I still did their launch parties if they asked! I did 4 parties per week for THREE weeks. I was never home at bedtime for my 3 precious boys! Thankfully, I am on summer break and getting that time with them during the day and my husband and family was willing to step up!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">I post DAILY to Facebook. I never thought I would be that person. A couple people complained, but with the money I am making I have to know that it is for the best for my family. I post results, something about the business, money I have made, etc. Any like or comment I would personally message them and ask if they were interested in the wraps or the business. I posted a photo of my wrap cash and got a TON of distributor interest!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">I am a product of the product! I have lost significant inches from wrapping! This made people believe in the product! I posted my photo after 6 wraps and got nearly 90 likes! My friends and family are excited for me! They knew I believed in this!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">I am passionate about these products and this business. I deposited $900 in wrap cash this month! Remember my party, 3 people ?!? Remember all those launch parties ?!? I could not hold another personal party! So, I sold them out of my home! Daily I was able to sell wraps. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">I was able to sign up 19 distributors this month. I have made $900 in Fast Start Bonuses. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">My sister in law and best friend, Lacey, joined with me! She is an Emerald in her first month! Lace has also become a product of the product! She has lost 14 pounds and 15 inches in 9 wraps and 3 weeks on ThermoFit! She is also eating clean! Lace is so motivating for continuing to wrap! She looks like a different person! We are all so proud of her for her journey and her business! She makes her self available for her team members, stays positive, and is willing to do anything!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">My best friend Jackie joined with me too! She is now a Ruby in ONE month! She has been an incredible support system. She is a constant positive word in my ear about my leadership! This alone is so motivating!! Jackie has been getting family and friends to join her team!!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">One of the girls who joined at my first launch party also hit Ruby this month!! She has been doing parties, has an amazing runner that joined her team immediately, and is continuing to bust butt!!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">I hosted a training for any Distributors or potential distributors! When I decided to do this I had 6 distributors, a week later when we had the training I had 31. 20 people attended the training! I was SO excited!! I will continue to host it at least monthly, if not twice a month! This training was VERY motivating for my team and everyone left feeling like they understood more about the business! I highly recommend as your team grows having a training! I went through charts, tips and tricks, autoship, etc.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">I only kept 5 loyal customers and placed the other 25 I got this month. I wanted to promote and I wanted my girls to promote! I also placed all my Distributors! I constantly had a chart out! </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">I am 1 away from a full Double Diamond Chart !! </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">I ended up creating a team page of my own since we were growing so fast! We have grown so quickly to over 40 distributors. I have posted TONS of photos for the business and results. I have written answers to all the questions I knew I had those first weeks. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">I am always available for my loyal customers and distributors. Whether by phone call, text, or Facebook. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">I blitzed 3 times this month. I intend to make it a larger part of my business in the coming months to stay successful. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">I immediately ordered a shirt, blitz cards, catalogs, business cards, etc. I was ALL IN from the beginning. There was no waiting to see if it was going to work out, this WAS GOING TO WORK OUT! I brought extra catalogs to all my girls' launch parties for people to look at and take home if needed.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">I have an AMAZING team. They are all positive on their progress! They are so incredible! They wanted me to promote and were willing to do whatever they had to for this to happen! I cannot say enough about this team. They are near and dear to my heart!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">My success is from an amazing team, consistent Facebook posts, supportive family, positive outlook, and dedication! </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">You can also find me on Facebook under Ashley Kelly Olive</span>Mrs. Olivehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10604722981014918132noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8227074256761807875.post-88693183206056834192014-07-21T08:31:00.001-07:002014-08-02T23:04:29.939-07:00Why I joined ItWorks Global<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">Over a year ago I found a woman on Instagram through the identical twins hashtag. Her name is also Ashley, she has identical twin boys, and she posted a photo of a gender reveal with a box of blue balloons. They were blessed with a third little boy with the same age gap as my three boys. I was shocked that our lives mirrored each other so much. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">Over the past year I have watched Ashley's post about her precious boys and her business. I was very skeptical of the business. She posted that her and her husband were 25 year old stay at home parents. Ashley shared her story about what this business has done for her. She could not afford $2 wipes when she found out she was pregnant with her third. She decided to join ItWorks with the goal of making an extra $600 a month. She hit that goal 23 days into the business. Ashley was incredibly successful at building her business! A year later she is ranked as a Triple Diamond and making over $10,000 PER MONTH. They are building their dream home. Her husband has joined her in the ItWorks business. They are such an inspiration. Tragically, less than two month ago they lost their precious Miloh at 5 months old to SIDS. My heart aches for them and I cry as if I've actually met this couple. It is amazing how Social Media can connect people. The month after Miloh passed away they did not work a single day and they were able to still make a 5 figure pay check. What an amazing company. You can wear Orange to support Miloh and #hugsforhughes </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">I messaged Ashley and said I wanted to join ItWorks. She asked me some questions, sent me information, sent me a video, and I knew I wanted to be a part of this! I joined without telling anyone, even my husband. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">Within hours I let family and close friends know that I had joined this company. I completely understood being skeptical but I needed everyone to be supportive. I had been skeptical for over a year. The support was overwhelming! Within hours 3 people joined as Distributors! My sister in law, a best friend, and a friend from high school! The loyal customers started joining and more distributors as the days went on! I was shocked how quickly it grew. Ashley was a wealth of knowledge and answered no less than a hundred questions those first couple days! </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">13 days into the business I hit Ruby. This is an average monthly income of $600. I knew I could keep pushing and hit Diamond! Diamond is $2,000 a month, but if you do it in 90 days you get a $10,000 bonus. I was charted Diamond in 3 weeks! For me to officially hit Diamond my team needs some more orders. I have no doubt it will happen within the 90 days and I will get the bonus. The entire team above me is so supportive of me. They truly believe our team will be the next team to hit Diamond! I am Ashley's fasting growing team EVER! How amazing is that?! I cannot wait to hit Diamond to help her hit Presidential Diamond which is $20,000 PER month! In 3 weeks I've made $1300 and spent $350. I am blown away by the endless amounts of money to be earned and how much the products can change your life! I wore a dress yesterday I haven't worn since before the twins! Wrapping my tummy and love handles has made quite the difference!</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">The company makes the process so simple there is no way to not be successful. They send you a goals/dream chart to fill out. I didn't do it until I was about to hit Ruby. When I sat down and truly thought about what I would do with any extra money it was motivating. I have so many goals that I had put in the back of my mind while in the midst of raising three young boys. </span></div>
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Mrs. Olivehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10604722981014918132noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8227074256761807875.post-11688395703226873032014-06-24T15:02:00.001-07:002014-06-25T10:28:45.645-07:00An amazing 3 year and 15 month appointment...When I initially called to schedule this appointment I was told there were no shots associated with the 3 year appointment, but Luke would get some at this appointment. I said I wanted an appointment for all 3 boys. They told me this was not protocol due to the amount of paperwork it would require and the chance you cancel it leaves 3 open appointment times. They wanted me to schedule the twins separately. For example they told me to come in the morning for their appointment, then the afternoon for Luke. I asked to speak with my nurse or the Pediatrician. I was really upset by this. I felt like I was being discriminated against for having 3 kids!! If I can handle bringing all 3 boys, you should be able to see them. They said they understood and would see all 3 boys. I was so happy they were willing to see us because I was upset enough to change pediatrician's.<div><br></div><div><br></div><div>Fast forward to the actual day of the appointment... It is storming. Like completely pouring outside and thunder like you've never heard. The boys are sound asleep and I'm going to have to wake them. So, I call the pediatrician's office and tell them I don't think I can safely unload all 3 boys in this storm. They tell me they lost power a few minutes prior and completely understood. They wanted me to call them when I arrived and they would come down stairs to help unload my boys. Seriously?! How amazing is that??? </div><div><br></div><div>I wake all 3 boys and get them dressed. I run and load Luke while the boys wait in the garage. Then I load the twins. When we arrive the rain STOPPED completely<b>.</b> I was able to unload them all and bring them in. When we get back to the room they bring in 2 nurses to help get all the weight, height, and Luke's head circumference. They were so kind to my boys and talked about Spider-Man when they seemed nervous. </div><div><br></div><div>The twins are always nervous at the doctors office. She says it is a twin thing. They see what happens to the other which makes them more dramatic. This was the first appointment that they stayed talkative! Drake warmed up immediately which isn't typical for him. He kept reassuring Hunter that they were just getting a check up and everything was fine. When Dr. Amy came in Hunter got very visibly nervous. He had tears in his eyes. Drake took his hand and told him he was right there and wasn't going anywhere. Drake said he would get his exam first. They were side by side and held hands during their exams. The entire time Drake saying kind and encouraging words to Hunter. He told him he was okay, he was not going anywhere, he was doing a good job, and how proud he was of him. I had tears in my eyes and couldn't even focus on what the Dr. was saying while I watched this precious moment. </div><div><br></div><div><br></div><div>Over the past year Hunter has randomly complained that his back hurts. I brought it up to Dr. Amy and she decided to put a referral in for a bone doctor at Texas Children's Hospital to be sure it is nothing major. I had a voicemail from the hospital to schedule an appointment when I got in the car. It was that fast! </div><div><br></div><div><br></div><div>Luke had his check up next and the twins told him he would be fine! He did great, but we decided to do his shots at 18 months. He seems to have caught the stomach virus going around and has a runny nose. You either get shots at 15 months or 18 months, so we will just delay them. Developmentally he needed 5 words which he does. His vocabulary has exploded in the past month. </div><div><br></div><div><br></div><div>When the two nurses came in to give Drake and Hunter each one shot the boys were not happy. They got their shots at exactly the same time and the nurses were amazing! They took the boys to get Spider-man stickers and walked them through the middle of the office. My boys experience was amazing!! They cried for not even 10 seconds and were ready for the stickers. </div><div><br></div><div><br></div><div>It was now pouring outside when it was time to leave. One of the women in the office grabbed her umbrella and said she would walk down and stand with the boys while I brought the car around. </div><div><br></div><div><br></div><div>I have always loved my pediatrician. I get in anytime I need to, I have spoken to the nurse at least one hundred times over the past three years. Today made me love them even more! I feel so truly blessed that we have such amazing people to take care of our boys health!</div><div><br></div><div><br></div><div>Luke at 15 months...</div><div><br></div><div>23 lbs 12 oz 63rd percentile </div><div>31 inches 37th percentile</div><div>18.75 in head circumference 71st percentile </div><div><br></div><div>Drake at 3 years old...</div><div><br></div><div>30 lbs 14 oz. 35th percentile </div><div>36.5 inches 18th percentile</div><div><br></div><div><br></div><div><br></div><div>Hunter at 3 years old...</div><div><br></div><div>29 lbs 16th percentile</div><div>36.5 inches. 18th percentile </div><div><br></div><div><br></div><div><br></div><div>The twins are projected to be 5 foot 8 inches, just like their daddy! </div><div><br></div><div><br></div><div><br></div><div><br></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhZv7BRGfnfZXG8N3K4UFf3YAo1Dbxs5oEuZDJ_iqqIlbydQThUk7A5J-ZxvQ5ACETCDrsq41AhO-CMvahiz085ScW7wrv2HkyXqyLbzP-DWsEpdAWSkdERlU86arNLeJxZjgtgoylECmMa/s640/blogger-image-667323344.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; 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I am struggling to write as often with 3 kids 3 and under! Luke is incredibly active and into everything at all times! So, I am trying to get better, but it is pretty busy around here!<div><br></div><div><br></div><div>Luke started saying more words at 14 months old. His vocabulary includes...</div><div><br></div><div>Daddy (Favorite Word!)</div><div>Bite</div><div>Drink</div><div>Hi</div><div>Yay</div><div>Meme</div><div>CiCi for Aunt Lacey</div><div>Eat </div><div>Bath</div><div>Night-Night</div><div>Momma (said least often)</div><div>Sit</div><div>Hat</div><div>Snack</div><div>Shoes</div><div>Buzz (buzz lightyear)</div><div>Cheese (when taking pictures)</div><div>PawPaw </div><div>No and shakes head</div><div>Ya and shakes head</div><div><br></div><div>He gives high five, plays peek a boo, pat a cake, knows his nose and mouth, Bellybutton, waves, gives kisses, gives hugs, and pats your back while he hugs. </div><div><br></div><div>He is very happy and rarely cries. He more screams when he is mad about something.</div><div><br></div><div>He can crawl up the boys bunk beds, but hasn't managed to get on the top bunk yet.</div><div><br></div><div>He loves to watch tv! Movies, cartoons, anything! His attention span is unreal! He will watch nearly an entire Disney movie!</div><div><br></div><div>This child can eat. And eat. And eat some more! He loves to eat! We haven't found any food he dislikes.</div><div><br></div><div><br></div><div>He adores his brothers. The love between them is undeniable. He wrestles, screams at them, laughs with or at them, and loves to play with them. They are great playing with him!</div><div><br></div><div>If anyone lays down on their belly you can bet Luke is going to come sit on your back and try to ride!</div><div><br></div><div><br></div><div>He loves to play hide and seek under blankets! We say "Where's Luke?" </div><div><br></div><div><br></div><div>He loves Sheriff Callie and Frozen. </div><div><br></div><div><br></div><div>Luke is into EVERYTHING!!! Nothing like Drake and Hunter at this age! He takes the trash out of the trash can, throws any and all laundry in his site, grabs trash as you sweep, takes DVDs out of entertainment center, grabs things off tables and throws it. He is going non-stop! Picks up toys and throws them over his shoulder! A one man tornado!</div><div><br></div><div><br></div><div>He loves his bath and easily goes to sleep! He still takes an afternoon nap that is typically 2-3 hours. He sleeps 12-13 hours a night with bedtime at 7. I still turn on the white noise machine to keep the twins from waking him. </div><div><br></div><div><br></div><div>He has turned into my blanky baby! He loves his blanket I had made with his custom Dr. Seuss crib bedding. The first thing he does in the mornings is throw it out of his crib. This makes him able to carry it around the house!</div><div><br></div><div><br></div><div>Luke has a raspy voice. He is finally jabbering and really has a ton to say! I could listen to him jabber all day long! His smile is contagious! He is very ticklish and giggles often. He has quite a Buddha belly! </div><div><br></div><div><br></div><div>He wears 12 and 18 months clothes!</div><div><br></div><div>We just moved up to size 5 pampers!</div><div><br></div><div>He is wearing size 5 shoes, and truly may need a 6. He has big feet!</div><div><br></div><div><br></div><div>We stopped Breastfeeding completely at 13 months. I went to nurse him and he turned his head. We were able to do it gradually so I had absolutely no issues drying up after a year of nursing!! We made my goal of a year and I am so glad we didn't have a hard time weaning! He transitioned to milk perfectly!</div><div><br></div><div><br></div><div>Luke does not like to be held often. He is constantly on the go!! He climbs on the coffee table, the train table, etc. He is active that is for sure! He is finally in the stage that he walks up and puts his arms up to be held! He has never done that in the past! I love love love it! </div><div><br></div><div><br></div><div>When he pouts it is his entire face! It is heartbreaking when he does it.</div><div><br></div><div><br></div><div><br></div>Mrs. Olivehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10604722981014918132noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8227074256761807875.post-39359115646856014912014-04-26T18:25:00.001-07:002014-04-26T18:25:37.472-07:00Blog Lovin'I have joined Blog Lovin'! <div><br></div><div><br></div><div>Follow me if you would like to! </div><div><br></div><div><br></div><div><span style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);"><a href="http://www.bloglovin.com/blog/12178553/?claim=vubmp9djhzs">Follow my blog with Bloglovin</a></span></div><div><span style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);"><br></span></div><div><span style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);"><br></span></div><div><span style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);"><br></span></div>Mrs. Olivehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10604722981014918132noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8227074256761807875.post-53559101886478240212014-04-20T18:29:00.000-07:002014-04-20T18:29:31.066-07:00Drake and Hunter's Toy Story 3rd Birthday Party <span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">Drake and Hunter found a new fascination with Toy Story since Christmas. 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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">Their birthday kind of snuck up on me after Luke's first birthday celebration. I was late getting out invitations, which upset me. I hate being late about anything. I ordered most of the stuff from Birthday Express and Amazon. I picked up some last minute things from Party City. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">The birthday turned out perfect! The cakes and cupcakes were absolutely adorable. They tasted amazing which makes them even better! Their shirts were super cute! The Toy Story theme and so many things to go with it. It was easy to decorate and get gift ideas for people. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><br /></span>Mrs. Olivehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10604722981014918132noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8227074256761807875.post-46555170543482271832014-04-19T20:23:00.002-07:002014-04-19T20:23:46.656-07:00Luke's Circus First Birthday Party <span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">When deciding what Luke's first birthday theme would be I wanted to do something with red and turquoise. I had a ton of decor from Drake and Hunter's Dr. Seuss First birthday that I could reuse. I decided on a Carnival/Circus theme. I looked on Pinterest and looked at hash tags on Instagram. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">The one thing that really stood out to me was I definitely wanted to make a circus tent. This was what solidified that he would definitely have a Circus birthday. I went on Etsy and looked up invitations, birthday banners, high chair banners, cupcake toppers, etc. Modern Bebe is who I used for Drake and Hunter's first birthday, but her shop was on vacation. I had a really hard time finding someone that does not sell only the digital file expecting you to print all the items. I wanted to purchase it already printed and put together. I eventually found <a href="https://www.etsy.com/shop/Bebopsandlemondrops" target="_blank">Bebops and Lemondrops</a> on Etsy and decided to use them. They did a fantastic job. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">I used Oriental Trading and Amazon for all of the other birthday needs. I used <a href="https://www.facebook.com/SharayahsCakes" target="_blank">Sharayah's Cakes</a> for the cakes and cupcakes. She did an absolutely amazing job. I highly recommend her.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">I used <a href="https://www.facebook.com/pages/Cupcakes-and-Lollipops-Boutique/202248686490413" target="_blank">Cupcakes and Lollipops</a> for their personalized shirts. The shirts were perfect! She is a great person to use for your personalized shirts for birthdays and holidays.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">I had a first birthday print made for Luke from <a href="https://www.etsy.com/shop/FlyOnTheWallink?ref=l2-shopheader-name" target="_blank">Fly on The Wall Ink</a>. I had it printed at Walgreens.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">I ordered a birthday banner from Oriental Trading that was absolutely precious! Worth the money, and not expensive!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">To create the circus tent I purchased cheap plastic table cloths. Each stripe took two table cloths. One to be draped from the ceiling then tacked to the top of the wall, and a second one to be tacked at the top of the wall going to the ground. So each stripe required 4 tacks. It was not difficult, does require two people for the most part. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">The boys are absolutely inseparable. They rarely play independent of one another. They fight at times, but for the most part they get along. If there is an argument they normally are able to come to an agreement on their own.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Hunter absolutely loves to hoard toys. He will take toys and hide them. We get two of some toys and he will take both and play with them. Drake is typically okay with this.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Drake is more of a leader. He is also a right fighter. He does not like it when anyone breaks the rules or does not listen. He is very nurturing and loves to take care of everyone. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Hunter does not like when Drake wants to do something different than what he wants to do. This is the cause of most of their disagreements.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Hunter has been carrying around a 12" plush Goofy for several months. This Goofy was at my moms house for years. He loved it after spending the night one night and my mom told him he could keep it. The rest is history ;) This Goofy literally does everything with us! Watches bath time, comes to dinner, goes to Mrs. Sandy's, Meme's house, the bathroom to potty, to bed every single night, to eat, etc. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Both boys adore Luke. They are so incredibly good with him. I couldn't have imagined for them to be better big brothers. They ask about him if they can't see him, they play with him, snuggle with him, and are very loving with hugs and kisses. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Hunter still calls applesauce "popplesauce" It does not bother me at all. I think it is precious ❤️ If you ask him what snack he wants it will always be answered with "popplesauce" because he absolutely loves them!</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Drake loves fruit snacks! He has realized he can put a chair up to the counter and reach the fruit snacks in the snack basket. This has been helpful so I am not always getting them :)</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">The boys are still day time potty trained, but do not have dry diapers in the mornings yet.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">They were asking to sleep together often. They would try to fit on their toddler beds or decide to sleep on the floor. I had been looking at a set of bunk beds made for toddlers at Rooms to Go for a year. Brandon and I decided now was the time to go ahead and purchase these. We did not assign them which bed they would sleep in. They have been fantastic about alternating or choosing to sleep together. They are loving their big boy beds! They come out some nights after bedtime to tell us they love us again and goodnight. So it has come with some new found freedom which I did not expect. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Hunter tells me he loves us often. Many times a day!! It is like his default, and it makes me so proud! He will just look at me and say Mommy? I love you. He will not say it until you say what to answer him saying Mommy? </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Hunter had an issue in the last month with using the restroom. We are still not completely clear what the issue actually is that is causing it. He broke out in hives one morning, with the bulk being in his underwear area. This is exactly when he started saying he had to potty, but wouldn't be able to go. We would spend a ton of time sitting on the potty. He would cry if you took him off. He was feeling the urge like he had to pee/poop, but wouldn't go. The hives and the urges seemed to coincide for several days. We had an X-ray done, and the only thing seen was a full colon. He has always pooped daily, so I was surprised by this diagnosis. So we have started using Miralax to see if this will help him be able to fully empty his colon.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">They still love to watch Caillou and we watch it several times. We have a "Night-Night Caillou" before bath time every night. It is a 14 minute Caillou and they know it as part of their bedtime routine. We then take baths, brush their teeth, then pajamas and read. The boys love to read. Brandon and I read to whichever child asks is that particular night. It changes almost daily. Lastly we say our prayers and turn on their music soother. It is the same one we have been using since they were 10 weeks old. I understand they are 3, but it gives them 10 minutes of the room being lit up so they are able to settle after we leave. I doubt they truly need it now, but I wouldn't take it away from them.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">They still love their "Deer Blanket" which is the blanket from their nursery bedding. They started to love this after they turned a year old. This blanket has become their thing! If they are upset at all, a Drake especially immediately asks for his blanket. Hunter has a habit of chewing on his blanket. I am not sure why he does this, but it has lessened dramatically lately. They both say you have to lay it on them on the "right side" The right side is putting the brown side towards the ceiling. </span><br>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">They are loving a new show on Disney Jr. called Sheriff Callie. It is a western style cartoon and we watch it often!</span><br>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">They are also in a Toy Story phase! Hunt has a cowboy hat on 24/7. He is all about Woody. Drake is more into Buzz Lightyear. '</span><br>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">They also enjoy watching Frozen and singing the songs.</span><br>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">They are both left handed.</span><br>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">They can count to 15 and know their ABC's. They are starting to recognize letters.</span><br>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Hunt is in a phase of hating baths which is really strange because he has always loved baths. He cannot stand for his hair to be wet and I have had to blow dry it several times so it dries quickly!</span><br>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">They started waking in the middle of the night several times saying Monsters were in their room. I finally got them to tell me that after their music player shuts off that is when the monsters come out. So, I purchased a music player that will stay on projecting on the ceiling and we called it our monster light. Since we purchased the new light they sleep all night again. I know it is just a phase, but it made for some over-tired fussy little boys.</span><br>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">They are still in their Graco MyRide 65 car seats and love them. They just recently displayed the ability to undo the top chest clip. We have had conversations with them about not ever doing this again. So hopefully, they don't. </span><br>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">They got a new swing set for their birthday and they love it! They have loved to swing for a while, so I new this would be something that they would really love! I researched all different types of swing sets and settled on the Step 2 Adventure <a href="http://www.step2.com/p/Naturally-Playful-Adventure-Lodge-Play-Center-with-Glider" target="_blank">Lodge</a> Play Center with Glider from the Step 2 website. It took Brandon and I roughly 5 hours to put it together. The boys absolutely love it! More than enough room for our 3 growing boys :)</span><br>
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Mrs. Olivehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10604722981014918132noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8227074256761807875.post-12326728778965151502014-03-14T09:33:00.001-07:002014-04-04T19:35:20.932-07:00Luke {1 year }Luke is officially a year old! <div><br></div><div>He weighs 21 pounds.</div><div><br></div><div>He is 29 inches long.</div><div><br></div><div>His head is 18.25 inches.</div><div><br></div><div>He still takes 2 naps a day, morning and afternoon.</div><div><br></div><div>Luke is still a breastfed baby! We made a year! Woohoo!!!!!! He nurses in the morning, has a breast milk bottle with Sandy in the afternoon, and nurses before bed around 8. </div><div><br></div><div><br></div><div>He absolutely loves food and has yet to not like something we've fed him. </div><div><br></div><div><br></div><div>Luke started walking the week before his first birthday, just like his big brother Drake! Hunt walked the day after his first birthday! So all 3 boys walked at a year old!</div><div><br></div><div><br></div><div>If you ask him where his nose is he scrunched his nose and breathes in and out quickly!</div><div><br></div><div><br></div><div>From the day he started walking he was able to stand himself up unassisted. I think the way he crawled helped him with this. He has fantastic balance. He started walking on March 5, and never looked back.</div><div><br></div><div><br></div><div><br></div><div>I still turn his white noise machine on at nap time and bed time. It does a great job of drowning out the twins playing while he rests.</div><div><br></div><div><br></div><div>He says dada often, but rarely says momma.</div><div><br></div><div>He says hi and waves!</div><div><br></div><div>He plays pat-a-cake! He scrunched his nose and breathes in and out when you ask him where his nose is! He claps and waves bye-bye! </div><div><br></div><div><br></div><div>He loves to play peek a boo and put things over his face.</div><div><br></div><div><br></div><div>Luke loves to give kisses! He sticks his bottom lip out and gives an open mouth kiss. It is so sweet!</div><div><br></div><div><br></div><div>In the past two week he has started really snuggling with me. He will lay his head on me and relax for several minutes. It melts me!</div><div><br></div><div><br></div><div>He follows his brothers everywhere around the house. </div><div><br></div><div><br></div><div>He ate a piece of cake at lunch on his birthday with Aunt Cici! </div><div><br></div><div><br></div><div>We gave Luke a red velvet cupcake on his birthday at dinner! He devoured it! </div><div><br></div><div><br></div><div>He has become dramatic and throws fits when he can't get what he wants. He lays on the ground, kicks the ground or anything near him. It is quite a sight to see. </div><div><br></div><div><br></div><div>Luke has really become a daddy's boy in the last two months! He loves to snuggle with daddy and play. It is pretty sweet!</div><div><br></div><div><br></div><div>He wrestles with his brothers all the time.</div><div><br></div><div>He loves to play with his fisher price gum ball machine! </div><div><br></div><div><br></div><div>Luke's loves taking a bath. </div><div><br></div><div><br></div><div>He sleeps through the night. He goes to bed around 7 or 8. He wakes around 7 or 8 am. </div><div><br></div><div><br></div><div>He is in size 4 Pampers Cruisers.</div><div><br></div><div><br></div><div>Luke wears size 12 months clothing from Carter's . He is wearing size 12-18 in shirts from The Children's Place. </div><div><br></div><div>He is an incredibly happy baby, and rarely cries actual tears.</div>Mrs. Olivehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10604722981014918132noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8227074256761807875.post-90831425615898304192014-03-12T20:28:00.001-07:002014-03-12T20:50:00.188-07:00Dear Luke 💙My baby Luke,<div><br></div><div><br></div><div>As I sit here and think about you being 1 in two hours tears fill my eyes. </div><div><br></div><div>You were not "planned." This did not make you any less wanted. You were an amazing surprise. God knew I needed you when I didn't even know I did.</div><div><br></div><div>You are the piece that has completed my heart. I always knew I wanted to have another baby, I just didn't expect it to be so soon after your brothers. You were ALWAYS wanted. There was never a moment I was not happy to bring you into this world. </div><div><br></div><div><br></div><div>Your smile lights up a room. You are pretty much always happy. You cried tears for the first time at 11 months old. The only time you are fussy is when you are hungry or tired.</div><div><br></div><div><br></div><div>You adore your older brothers and my goodness do they adore you. You wrestle with Drake, and Hunter likes to love on you. The moment you are awake you are searching for your big brothers. When you finally find them you get excited and smile so sweetly. They hug and kiss you often.</div><div><br></div><div><br></div><div>In the past two months you have really become closer with daddy! You have always been a momma's boy, but lately you are wanting daddy just as often! We are both so melted by you Luke Arthur.</div><div><br></div><div><br></div><div><br></div><div>We made it a full year breastfeeding ! Mommy absolutely loves our nursing relationship. You love it too. You nursed more today than you normally do, but you are cutting teeth and not your normal happy demeanor. I am so happy to know that we were able to make it without any supplementation for a year! You weren't my sleeper for the first 7 months, but I would do it again in a heartbeat. I loved the extra snuggles, the extra time with my last baby. I love that you will sleep with me and snuggle! Drake and Hunter would never do that, so it is something special just between you and I! </div><div><br></div><div><br></div><div><br></div><div>Luke you have completed me as a mommy. You are an amazing little boy. You are a ham and love to make us laugh. You throw a pretty dramatic fit with kicking the ground or anything nearby that makes me laugh. You love food and love to nurse. You just started walking everywhere. You are perfect. </div><div><br></div><div><br></div><div><br></div><div>I love you so much it hurts, and I will love you forever. You will always be my baby, and the one that filled the last empty space in my heart. You completed me ❤️</div><div><br></div><div><br></div><div>Happy Birthday my beautiful boy, I love you.</div>Mrs. Olivehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10604722981014918132noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8227074256761807875.post-35310568482907685242014-02-16T21:11:00.001-08:002014-03-12T20:07:32.101-07:00Luke is 11 months old ❤️Luke is officially 11 months old and this mommy is wondering where the time has gone?<div><br></div><div><br></div><div>In the past two weeks he has really become quite a ham! He thinks he is pretty funny and giggles often.</div><div><br></div><div><br></div><div>His top right tooth popped through during nap time one day!</div><div><br></div><div>The other top tooth is playing peek a boo popping in and out with swelling gums.</div><div><br></div><div><br></div><div>He is babbling much more which makes me so happy. He doesn't say momma and dada as often if at all anymore. I try to not be concerned with his speech, but it is hard to not compare him to the twins. I know it will come with time. </div><div><br></div><div><br></div><div>It took me a whole to realize he does not cry tears. He is so happy that he only cries or makes a crying noise when hungry or tired. These two things are easily fixed so he has NEVER cried tears. The week he turned 11 months he was sick and making a mess on his high chair tray. He was ready to go to bed and was uninterested in food. I told him no for slamming his hands down and knocking the food off the tray. He cried real tears. It absolutely broke my heart. He ended up needing to go to the pediatrician because his fever of 101 kept coming back over a 2 day period. Sandy and I also noticed a change in the smell of his pee. So he had to be catheterized in office which hurt my heart. He did fantastic and didn't cry tears. Screamed, but no tears. I was able to nurse him before and after which helped him to be happy quickly. </div>Mrs. Olivehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10604722981014918132noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8227074256761807875.post-90824181364189624582014-01-29T20:23:00.001-08:002014-01-29T20:23:19.599-08:00My blessed evening ❤️There are times that such sweet things occur between my children that I think no one is going to believe me. <div><br></div><div><br></div><div>Tonight was one of those nights. </div><div><br></div><div><br></div><div>The twins came home from Meme and Pawpaw's in a very talkative mood. Hunter saw bananas on the counter while Drake was going to the bathroom with Brandon. He managed to eat nearly the whole thing before Drake came back into the living room. Drake asked for one since he saw the last of Hunter's. He immediately told Hunter he would share without being asked by Hunter. He would take a bite, give Hunt a bite, take a bite, have me pull down the peel, etc. The whole time telling me "I'm sharing with Hunt momma" "I'm sharing because he's my bestfriend" Hunter was so ecstatic he was telling us "Drake share with me momma" "We sharing!" </div><div><br></div><div><br></div><div>After bath time Brandon and I were dressing the boys, I noticed Drake has some red dots sporadically on his body. I told Brandon I may need to schedule an appointment with Dr. Amy. Immediately Hunt starts saying he is not going to the doctor. Drake explains he is going to the doctor and he likes Dr. Amy. He talks about the fish at the doctors office and getting shots. For the record, they hate going to the doctor. So I was surprised by Drake's response. Both boys explain that Drake is going to go to the doctor with mommy and Hunter is going to stay home with daddy. In the moment I was surprised at their willingness to be apart! Lately they have been willing to have different shirts on at times, different snacks, different toys, and these things have never occurred before.</div><div><br></div><div><br></div><div><br></div><div>This quickly changed. Hunter went into full on panic mode when he realized Drake was saying he was going to "stay with Dr. Amy" He was begging Drake to stay with him. Drake was saying he was going in a little bit to see her and Hunt would say "no you go tomorrow!" Hunt kept saying Drake needed to "stay with me!" We could not get Hunt to calm down. He wanted Drake to say he was not leaving him tonight. Finally Drake tells him "I stay with you Hunt because you're my best friend" Then they exchanged several hugs and kisses. They would get in bed and then give each other more hugs! We said our nightly prayers, and I cried.</div><div><br></div><div><br></div><div><br></div><div>This. Is. My. Real. Life. </div><div><br></div><div><br></div><div><br></div><div>I look at Brandon and we are both melted. I was in tears. In these moments I look at them and thank God. I thank him for all the amazing people that are in my boys' life. I watch as my boys grow and think there is no better reflection of myself than looking at my boys. Watching their kindness with each other and their love for one another is a sight to see. </div><div><br></div><div><br></div><div><br></div><div>There are days I need more patience. I need to put away laundry. I need to mop. I need to dust. I need to put the Christmas decor in tubs. In moments like tonight, I realize I am absolutely making the right choice when I snuggle them instead of finish cleaning the kitchen because they come up saying "I want to hold you!" </div><div><br></div><div><br></div><div>Before I know it these boys won't want to snuggle, give special kisses, and hold their mommy. So for now, I'm going to embrace these moments and write when the moments are just so sweet I never want to forget ❤️</div><div><br></div><div><br></div><div><span style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue Light', HelveticaNeue-Light, helvetica, arial, sans-serif;">As I write this and look at the monitor I see they decided to sleep together in Hunter's bed! My precious boys ❤️</span></div><div><br></div>Mrs. Olivehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10604722981014918132noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8227074256761807875.post-58233586436082742382014-01-18T09:04:00.001-08:002014-03-14T09:34:11.804-07:00Christmas 2013This Christmas was so incredibly special in our home. The twins will be 3 in April, so they truly understood this year. <div><br></div><div><br></div><div>We read bedtime stories every night before bed with the twins. One night in November Hunter started crying because he wanted a Santa book. That night I got online and ordered 30 Christmas books for my boys. I decided I would wrap them as the boys would open them before bed. The boys absolutely LOVED doing this! This experience is what made me realize I would need to wrap more of their gifts this year. Just the unwrapping of the book was exciting for them! </div><div><br></div><div><br></div><div>The enjoyed the nightly routine of opening a new Christmas book. Halfway through the month I tried to give them their books unwrapped. Drake quickly informed me that the books were supposed to be presents that are wrapped. </div><div><br></div><div><br></div><div>The boys loved decorating a small tree for their own bedroom. A couple of their Christmas books came with pop out ornaments that we also added. </div><div><br></div><div><br></div><div>We also did the Elf on the Shelf. They named him Buck, with help from Daddy of course. They enjoyed looking for him in the mornings. Buck made a train, hung from the play room light, stayed in the stockings, and many others. </div><div><br></div><div><br></div><div>Hunter absolutely loved Christmas, Santa, and Frosty the Snowman. He would wake up talking about it. He was completely amazed by Christmas.</div><div><br></div><div><br></div><div>The twins understand that Christmas is Jesus Christ's birthday. They had several books that explained the reason for the season. They asked if we would sing happy birthday and if we would have cake. </div><div><br></div><div><br></div><div>They went to Brandon's Union Hall Children's Christmas. We were able to pick a gift for each child. Drake picked Elmo, Hunter picked Super Grover, and Luke got a Weeble School Bus. They were able to sit in Santa's lap for the first time this season at this event. The twins were so excited to tell him what they wanted. They made a point to make sure he talked to their baby brother Luke. They asked for toys, trains, and planes.</div><div><br></div><div><br></div><div>My mom and I made Christmas cookies with them. Hunter loved putting the Hershey kiss on the peanut butter cookies! We also made cookie cutter Sugar cookies. I iced them and the boys did sprinkles. Oh. My. Goodness. The. Mess. It was so worth the memories! We also made chocolate chip cookies.</div><div><br></div><div><br></div><div>We also took them to the Alvin Christmas Train. This is a short ride through tons of decorated Christmas and nativity scenes. The boys absolutely loved it. </div><div><br></div><div><br></div><div>They asked to have the outside lights and Christmas tree plugged in immediately when arriving home.</div><div><br></div><div><br></div><div>They sang Rudolph the Red Nosed Reindeer, We Wish You a Merry Christmas, Jingle Bells, and Frosty the Snowman often.</div><div><br></div><div><br></div><div>We waited outside for Santa to come by on the fire truck! They loved this! They grabbed the candy from the driveway that was thrown to them!</div><div><br></div><div><br></div><div>They really love Christmas. Everything about it. </div><div><br></div><div><br></div><div><br></div><div>They did fantastic with all of our Christmas festivities. </div><div><br></div><div><br></div><div>Christmas Eve the twins had a hard time falling asleep. I went in several times to remind them that they had to go to sleep for Santa to bring their gifts. One of the times I went in to tell the boys to go to sleep Drake told me heard noises, but they were NOT Santa on the roof.</div><div><br></div><div><br></div><div>Luke was 9 months old at Christmas, so he did not understand what was going on, but creating the memories was so much fun! </div><div><br></div><div><br></div><div>Christmas morning the boys were so excited! The twins woke up first and were able to come out and see their stockings and gifts. Luke woke up 30 minutes later. </div><div><br></div><div><br></div><div>Hunter's favorite gift was the Thomas the Train PlayHut. He played in it all day.</div><div><br></div><div><br></div><div>They loved their Mickey Mouse umbrellas that are just their size.</div><div><br></div><div><br></div><div>They love their train table.</div><div><br></div><div><br></div><div>Luke loves his Laugh and Learn Story Time Chair and his Fisher Price Swirl and Surprise. </div><div><br></div><div><br></div><div><br></div><div>Hunter sings Frosty the Snowman ALL the time! He asks for his Elf to come back from the North Pole.</div><div><br></div><div><br></div><div>All snowmen are Frosty.</div><div><br></div><div><br></div><div><br></div><div><br></div><div><br></div>Mrs. Olivehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10604722981014918132noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8227074256761807875.post-60683408343827717002014-01-17T15:25:00.001-08:002014-02-16T21:04:54.936-08:00Luke at 10 monthsLuke is 10 months old!<div><br></div><div>He is 19 pounds 9 ounces.</div><div><br></div><div><br></div><div>He is in size 4 Pampers Cruisers.</div><div><br></div><div><br></div><div>He wears size 9 and 12 months clothing.</div><div><br></div><div><br></div><div>He is still breastfed! He nurses in the morning, gets two bottles at Sandy's, and nurses before bed.</div><div><br></div><div>He eats breakfast, lunch, and dinner.</div><div><br></div><div>He also snacks on puffs, mum mums, Gerber cookies, Gerber crunchies, and Cheerios. </div><div><br></div><div><br></div><div>He loves Gerber Yogurt.</div><div><br></div><div><br></div><div>He typically sleeps through the night. He goes to bed around 7 pm after a bath and nursing. I wake him at 6:30 am to nurse before we leave.</div><div><br></div><div><br></div><div>He babbles SO much more now. He is finally saying momma! I was so excited when he started doing this! </div><div><br></div><div><br></div><div>He gives kisses unprompted! </div><div><br></div><div><br></div><div>He loves to bounce.</div><div><br></div><div><br></div><div>Luke follows the twins everywhere! He plays with them all the time. They are very good with him.</div><div><br></div><div><br></div><div>He loves bath time.</div><div><br></div><div><br></div><div>He walks behind his walkers often.</div><div><br></div><div><br></div><div>He has stood unassisted for a second, but he is still not confident.</div><div><br></div><div><br></div><div>Luke cruises down furniture quickly.</div><div><br></div><div><br></div><div>He crawls just like his brothers now. His knees do not touch the ground and he is FAST!</div><div><br></div><div><br></div><div>He still has only his 2 bottom teeth!</div><div><br></div><div><br></div><div>He seems to be teething his top two teeth. He has been fussier at times and drooling a ton. </div><div><br></div><div><br></div><div>Luke loves his Fisher Price gumball machine. He knows to put the balls in it and push the lever down.</div><div><br></div><div><br></div><div>He also loves the Laugh and Learn House and Car.</div><div><br></div><div><br></div><div>He also enjoys taking DVD cases out of the entertainment center. </div><div><br></div><div><br></div><div>Luke is an incredibly happy baby! He only fusses when he is tired or hungry! He was up all night one night tossing and turning due to his teeth, but after that he was fine.</div><div><br></div><div><br></div><div><br></div><div><br></div><div><br></div><div><br></div><div><br></div>Mrs. Olivehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10604722981014918132noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8227074256761807875.post-30872234926004502952013-12-29T16:15:00.000-08:002014-01-06T20:23:05.842-08:00Luke at 9 months old ❤️❤️❤️<div><span style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue Light', HelveticaNeue-Light, helvetica, arial, sans-serif;">Luke is my last baby. He makes me so incredibly happy. I adore the twins and love them just as much, but I now see even more how people say they love differently. The bond with each of my children is different. My bond with each of the twins is very similar, but I feel like my bond with Luke is different. I wonder if it is because I know he is my last baby?</span></div><div><br></div><div><br></div><div>He started clapping at 8.5 months! He claps all the time!</div><div><br></div><div><br></div><div>Luke wears size 9 months and 12 months clothing.</div><div><br></div><div><br></div><div>He is in size 4 Pampers Cruisers.</div><div><br></div><div><br></div><div>He is still breastfeeding. We made is 9 months!!! Yay!!! He started only taking 12 ounces while away from me at Sandy's during the day! He is eating more solids. He nurses in the morning, when we get home, and before bed. On the weekends he nurses 4-5 times a day. </div><div><br></div><div><br></div><div>His hair has started to lay down. Some days more than others it lays down flatter.</div><div><br></div><div>At 8.5 months he started really walking up and down furniture with one hand. He has become much more confident with standing and holds on with one hand typically. </div><div><br></div><div><br></div><div>Luke goes wherever the boys are in the house. You can tell he absolutely loves playing with them. They are so incredibly gentle with him.</div><div><br></div><div><br></div><div>He loves food and eats 2-3 meals a day. </div><div><br></div><div><br></div><div>He is great at self feeding! He loves puffs, crunchies, Cheerios, mum mums, and avocado! </div><div><br></div><div>Luke prefers to drink out of his brothers straw sippy cups!</div><div><br></div><div>When I lay him down to go to sleep he immediately flips on his belly with his butt in the air and his arms down by his sides.</div><div><br></div><div>Right after Luke turned 8 months I noticed some pain in my right nipple when nursing. I could tell it was different than a thrush pain, but didn't know what was wrong. It turned out to be a clogged duct that caused a bleb on my nipple. It has been the most painful issue we have had since starting this breastfeeding journey! I wish it hadn't taken me a week to realize what it was, so it was able to continue to get worse.</div><div><br></div><div><br></div><div>Luke constantly pushes on my chest while he nurses. I have no idea if it affects the flow, but even if I try to hold his hands he gets them out and does it. </div><div><br></div><div><br></div><div>His little knees get so red from crawling around the house after the twins. </div><div><br></div><div><br></div><div>Brandon made a comment that Luke eats so much better than the twins! He is less messy for Brandon. I think a lot of it has to do with how long I waited to do solids with Luke. The twins had cereal at 4 months, and homemade baby food at 6 months. Luke did not start homemade baby food until 7 months when he finally showed interest. </div><div><br></div><div><br></div><div>He started shaking his head no-no the week he turned 9 months. </div><div><br></div><div><br></div><div>At 8.5 months he got a flu shot and weighed 19 pounds 11 ounces. </div><div><br></div><div><br></div><div>His 9 month appointment he weighed 19 pounds 15 ounces!</div><div><br></div><div><br></div><div>He is my quiet baby! He doesn't babble nearly as often as the twins! He says dada, and shrieks more than anything! I asked the pediatrician and she said it is most likely due to listening to the twins and taking everything in. Sure enough we've noticed when the twins are napping or with Meme and PawPaw he babbles a ton more! </div><div><br></div><div><br></div><div>He still wakes up random nights. We snuggle in bed and nurse. He is very distracted when baring during the day. It is nice that before bed, any middle of the night, and his first nursing session he actually focuses on eating!</div><div><br></div><div><br></div><div>He still sleeps with a white noise machine on at night and nap times! It keeps him from waking when the twins are loud, and the twins don't wake to him when he gets up.</div><div><br></div><div><br></div><div>Luke takes a morning nap, an early afternoon nap, and sometimes a late afternoon nap.</div><div><br></div><div><br></div><div>He got his first ear infection this month from being sick for so long. He has had a head cold for 2 months. Snot pouring out his nose gets better then worse. We love humidifiers, boogie wipes, and amoxicillin! </div><div><br></div><div><br></div><div>He celebrates his first Thanksgiving this month! He looked precious with a Camo and Minky brown onesie that said "My First Thanksgiving" We celebrated at Meme and PawPaw's first, then went to Aunt Kitty's house. My daddy, Luke's Grandpa got to come home from California to see us! 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They are more little boys and less toddlers lately. They have a full vocabulary. They speak very clearly, and are rarely misunderstood.<div><br></div><div><br></div><div>Hunter is still stubborn and independent. He is so incredibly sweet though! He loves to say "I love you" and says it often. I think it is because of how often he hears us say I love you that he has picked it up as a habit. I love it ❤️ He has perfected his pout and crosses his arms when upset. </div><div><br></div><div>Drake is still a major Momma's boy. He sits with me a lot. Asks to be held very often. "I want to hold you" is how he asks to be held. He gives the best puckered up kisses! A perfect pucker and just recently started holding my face when he kisses. He is incredibly loving to everyone. He adores Luke and plays with him often. He now says I love you as often and Hunt.</div><div><br></div><div>The twins share incredibly well. Hunt does have an issue with wanting whatever Drake is playing with. He at times cries until Drake gives it up and then he is fine. Other times, they share with absolutely no issue. </div><div><br></div><div><br></div><div>They were Mickey Mouse for their 3rd Halloween this year! I asked them what they wanted to be and that is what they picked!</div><div><br></div><div>They are in a major Caillou stage. They LOVE this show so much. We watch it several times a day. We do not watch Barney often anymore. We still watch Mickey Mouse and they love it. They ask for Caillou more often though, I remind them we need to watch Mickey for Luke. They do not mind. They also watch Jake and the Neverland Pirates, Chuggington, a recent Sesame Street stage (really only Elmo).</div><div><br></div><div><br></div><div>Drake had a scary event in his life this month. They had been eating the small bags of m&m's and skittles from Halloween. There were no more in our candy, so I gave Drake a chewy candy the size of a quarter. He did not chew it and swallowed it whole, well tried. He choked. Literally. Tears, no noise, choked. Hunt was screaming at the top of his lungs "Drake! Drake!" I flipped him over and hit his back several times, then stuck my finger in his mouth and pulled the candy out. Hunt threw his candy on the counter. He was petrified. Drake was crying, Hunt was hysterical. Luke was crawling on the floor. I was crying, holding the twins trying to calm them down. Hunter took longer to calm down than Drake. It was traumatizing. He kept asking "Drake okay?" Drake would say "I choked!" </div><div><br></div><div><br></div><div>Drake choked again a week later at a birthday party after he put several chicken nuggets in his mouth! I pulled them out of his mouth, and Hunter kept saying "Drake is ok." Drake was in tears, but not crying badly. He was scared. </div><div><br></div><div><br></div><div>They often ask to sleep on the floor or in each other's bed. </div><div><br></div><div><br></div><div>Sometimes naps are issues because they talk the entire time. </div><div><br></div><div><br></div><div>Some quotes ... </div><div><br></div><div><br></div><div>"Mommy you saved me" </div><div><br></div><div><br></div><div>"I love you ... So much"</div><div><br></div><div><br></div><div>"I need my oculars"</div><div><br></div><div><br></div><div>"It's in the fridgafrater"</div><div><br></div><div><br></div><div>"maybe later" </div><div><br></div><div><br></div><div>"I save the day"</div><div><br></div><div><br></div><div>"You are my bestfriend" </div><div><br></div><div><br></div><div>"I want popplesauce" - Hunt</div><div><br></div><div><br></div><div>"I want to hold you"</div><div><br></div><div><br></div><div>"Santa" for Drake </div><div><br></div><div>"Claus Claus" for Hunt</div><div><br></div><div>"I Wove You"</div><div><br></div><div><br></div><div>"I don't like chocolate in my waffles!" - Drake</div><div><br></div><div><br></div><div>"I want my deer blanket" </div><div><br></div><div><br></div><div>"I want Caillou"</div><div><br></div><div><br></div><div>"____ not being nice"</div><div><br></div><div><br></div><div>"You're mean ____"</div><div><br></div><div><br></div><div>"Be nice _____"</div><div><br></div><div><br></div><div>"I want Mickey Mouse"</div><div><br></div><div><br></div><div>"I want toast" --any waffle, french toast sticks, etc for breakfast.</div><div><br></div><div><br></div><div>Every single bath they wipe their eyes with a wash cloth after you put water over their head. They hand it to each other while I pour the water!</div><div><br></div><div><br></div><div>They love to sleep together !!</div><div><br></div><div><br></div><div>They are in an Elmo and Cookie Monster phase ! They don't like the show that much, but love the characters! They call is Elmo Street!</div><div><br></div><div><br></div><div>Hunt especially loves to line any objects up and call it a train! </div><div><br></div><div><br></div><div>They love to play catch!</div><div><br></div><div><br></div><div><br></div><div>Drake plays and wrestles with Luke often! He shares really well with him. </div><div><br></div><div><br></div><div>Hunt loves to get in Luke's crawl around car and fake drive! He will drive around stuffed animals.</div><div><br></div><div><br></div><div>They love bath time and writing with bath crayons! </div><div><br></div><div><br></div><div>They both call me momma or mommy !</div><div><br></div><div><br></div><div>Brandon is daddy!</div><div><br></div><div><br></div><div>Luke is sometimes called Lukey by the twins, which I dislike. We are working on breaking this habit!</div><div><br></div><div><br></div><div><br></div><div>They absolutely love books! They read ALL the time! </div><div><br></div><div><br></div><div>Drake refers to Hunter as Hunt often. This is because I often call him Hunt!</div><div><br></div><div><br></div><div>Drake is going through a picky eating stage! </div><div><br></div><div><br></div><div>They do not like chocolate milk! </div><div><br></div><div><br></div><div>They love sweets, applesauce, fruit snacks, oatmeal, yogurt, chicken nuggets, French fries, burgers, spaghetti, lasagna, bread, veggies, and chips to name a few 😜</div><div><br></div><div><br></div><div>They are not able to drink juice, so I use the flavor enhancers to spray in their water to give it flavor. </div><div><br></div><div><br></div><div>They are very attached to their "deer blanket" from their crib bedding set! They did not become attached until they were a year old, but this blanket has magical powers! If they are hurt, upset, or tired they ask for their "deer blanket" This blanket can solve any problem! I bought them a Mickey Mouse blanket thinking they would move on to a different blanket, they absolutely did NOT work! </div><div><br></div><div><br></div><div>They also sleep with their Barney pillow pet every night!</div><div><br></div><div><br></div><div><br></div><div>They must be dressed the same at ALL times! They throw a fit if they do not have the exact same outfit on! Hunt throws more of a fit than Drake.</div><div><br></div><div>They freak if they don't have a shirt on which makes me laugh since they were diaper babies for 18 months! </div><div><br></div><div><br></div><div>They ask to have their pants, socks, and shoes taken off while at home. They are typically running around in a shirt and underwear. I think they should be comfortable while at home so it does not bother me at all. </div><div><br></div><div><br></div><div>They do great wearing hats!</div><div><br></div><div><br></div><div>Their biggest fights are when one twin wants the other to play a certain game or with a certain toy and the other twin does not want to play at that moment.</div><div><br></div><div><br></div><div>We read a Jake and the Neverland Pirates book. One of the characters is "Smee" Hunter was firs told this name by Brandon. He thinks Brandon is saying this character is "me" So if you ask Hunt to say the characters name he says it is Daddy! We have gone over it no less than a hundred times and he does not realize we are saying Smee! </div><div><br></div><div><br></div><div>When they sing "Jake and meeeeee" from the theme song of Jake and the Neverland Pirates it is precious!</div><div><br></div><div><br></div><div>Hunt's hemangioma on his butt is almost completely flesh colored!</div><div><br></div><div>Drake's is on his shoulder blade and doesn't seem to be going away nearly as quick. This surprises me since it is so much smaller.</div><div><br></div><div><br></div><div>They call their butt their "booty butt" </div><div><br></div><div><br></div><div>They have become much more independent lately! They get themselves out of the car, and will tell me "Don't help me mommy, I can do it" </div><div><br></div><div><br></div><div><br></div><div>They go to bed between 7 and 8 and sleep 12 hours. They still take a 2 hour nap around noon.</div><div><br></div><div><br></div><div>Drake was up until 10 the other night so he was overtired and emotional. I was rubbing his head and telling him "mommy is here, you are okay." He was almost asleep when he said "Mommy" I said ya baby, "I love you" I immediately had tears rolling down my cheeks. I feel that he truly understand what love is and the appropriate times to say it. I will never forget that night as long as I live.</div><div><br></div><div>These boys are such a blessing. I wish more people could experience how truly amazing they are to watch. Identical twins are fascinating, and I am loving every minute of raising my sweet boys. </div><div> </div><div><br></div><div><br></div><div><br></div><div><br></div><div><br></div><div><br></div><div><br></div><div><br></div>Mrs. Olivehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10604722981014918132noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8227074256761807875.post-53681030361240556512013-11-17T20:25:00.001-08:002013-11-29T17:32:20.344-08:00Luke is 8 months old ❤️Luke is 8 months old and growing too quickly.<div><br></div><div>He got a flu shot at 8.5 months old and weighed 19 lbs 11 ounces fully clothed, so probably more like 19 lbs 6 ounces.</div><div><br></div><div><br></div><div>He started pulling up and pulls up on everything in sight. </div><div><br></div><div>He will pat-a-cake with one hand open and one hand closed when he claps!</div><div><br></div><div>He is in size 4 Pampers Cruisers. </div><div><br></div><div><br></div><div>His two middle bottom teeth broke through the week he turned 8 months. He was not fussy at all when they came through.</div><div><br></div><div><br></div><div>He crawls everywhere and chases the boys.</div><div><br></div><div><br></div><div>He is in size 9 months clothes. </div><div><br></div><div><br></div><div>Luke giggles all the time! He laughs when I talk, laughs when he knows he is about to nurse, laughs at his brothers, literally anything is funny to him. It is heartwarming to hear that sweet sound!</div><div><br></div><div><br></div><div>He goes to bed around 7 pm and typically sleeps 11 hours. </div><div><br></div><div><br></div><div>We are still successfully breastfeeding! I am so excited to be able to write that! He nurses once before we leave for Sandy's, and one to two times in the evenings. He typically takes 3 to 4 six ounce bottles while he is away from me for 9 hours a day. Nursing can calm him down if he is ever upset which is nice. If he does not want to nurse something is really wrong. </div><div><br></div><div><br></div><div>Luke still randomly likes to sleep with me at night. He will fall asleep in my bed nursing, then when I go to take him to his room he bursts into tears. I give in because this is not often, so I know he must need some mommy time. Being a working mommy I miss so much, he is my last baby... I will take all the snuggles I can get. I never imagined myself co-sleeping in any way, but with breastfeeding it has become something that does occur with Luke and I. </div><div><br></div><div><br></div><div>He eats solids two times a day. He loves avocado! We have yet to find something he does not like. </div><div><br></div><div><br></div><div>Luke eats yogurt melts, puffs, and MumMums! He is good at self-feeding!</div><div><br></div><div><br></div><div>He will drink out of a straw sippy cup. He prefers the boys large ones to his smaller one. </div><div><br></div><div><br></div><div>He learned how to climb on the twins Mickey Mouse couch, then climb on the coffee table! This is a daily occurrence! He has yet to hurt himself while on the couch, but loves to stand there and bang things on the table. </div><div><br></div><div><br></div><div>He plays with all the toys in our home, the twins or his! </div><div><br></div><div><br></div><div>Everything goes into his mouth right now!</div><div><br></div><div><br></div><div>He still sleeps with a pajama sleeper on, a blanket, and his white noise machine! </div><div><br></div><div><br></div><div>Luke managed to pull his curtains into his crib the other day! So now I pull the curtains to the side where he can't reach them! </div><div><br></div><div><br></div><div>Luke is SUCH a wiggly boy when he is awake and nursing! He is practically doing the alligator death roll half the time. When he is half asleep it is not an issue, but when awake it is comical. He will sit up and nurse, lay on his belly, lay flat, unlatch and talk, giggle, switch sides. He has a hard time staying focused when the twins are around so I typically take him into the bedroom to nurse.</div><div><br></div><div><br></div><div>We still think he looks just like mommy! He has my eyes for sure! His hair stands straight up, but not quite as much as Drake's did! </div><div><br></div><div><br></div><div>He takes two naps a day. One around 9:30 and the other around 1/1:30. We start baths around 6:30 and he goes to bed at 7 after nursing. </div><div><br></div><div><br></div><div>He loves bath time.</div><div><br></div><div><br></div><div>Luke scrunched his nose often! He quints his eyes when he does this! </div><div><br></div><div><br></div><div>He is an incredibly happy baby. Rarely is he fussy unless it's bedtime or time to eat. He had a fussy week at the start of this month, but we think he may have been feeling bad.</div><div><br></div><div><br></div><div><br></div><div><br></div><div><br></div><div><br></div>Mrs. Olivehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10604722981014918132noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8227074256761807875.post-29415905408295033572013-11-05T19:32:00.000-08:002013-11-05T19:32:44.144-08:00Moments in time with my three boys ...<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">When I envisioned my three boys playing together I never imagined it would be so soon that they would really be able to play. The twins are exactly 2.5 years old and Luke is 7.5 months old.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">Luke has been crawling for a month now, and as of a week ago pulls up on every single thing in sight. The twins chase him, and he crawls as fast as he can giggling the entire time. He crawls up onto their Mickey Mouse couch and sits with them. He stands and plays with them at the Lego block table. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">Tonight he crawled on their couch and managed to crawl from there onto the COFFEE TABLE while I was putting Christmas decor up with the twins. He is not even 8 months old?!? I was shocked and terrified when I saw him on his hands and feet on the edge of the table. I just knew he was going to topple backw</span><span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">ards and I would not get there fast enough. Thankfully, I was to the table before he fell. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">Watching these three boys giggle together melts my heart. The twins adore their baby brother. I was going to leave Luke at Sandy's one afternoon and she was going to bring him to me after his nap. Hunter had a fit in the car saying "Mommy you forgot Luke, get Luke, Luke is my friend!" Talk about melting this mommy! </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">Hunter also says I love you unprompted now. He always says momma first and waits for you to say what/yes, then says "I wove you mommy." It is one of the most amazing things I have ever heard in my entire life. The way he pronounces love sounds like he makes the l a w sound. After he says it Drake tells me "I love you too momma"</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">The horse on Caillou is named Lucky. Earlier this week I said I am a lucky mommy. Drake and Hunter kept repeating, "No mommy, you are not lucky" It would have been priceless on video.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">Today I said sounds like a plan to the twins on the way home. Hunter immediately said "I don't like plans! No plans mommy, I don't like plans!"</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">The twins have been asking to sleep on the floor in their room or sleep with each other. Drake does not feel like his bed is big enough for them to sleep together. I was planning to redo their room for their 3rd birthday, but I am unsure if we will make it until then. <a href="http://www.roomstogokids.com/product/Beds/Carters-Kids-Collection-Lost-Creek-Espresso-Jr.-Step-Twin-Twin-Bunk/3551902P/" target="_blank">Rooms to Go</a> has the perfect bunk beds that are meant for toddlers. They are 4 foot tall with extra wide steps. This is the bed I am leaning towards.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">Lately the twins have been waking up around 6 am which makes getting ready for work incredibly difficult. I am hoping they will go back to sleeping until 7 am.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">The twins enjoy being able to feed Luke puffs. They play and are incredibly gentle with him. Luke is always right there with them playing anywhere in the house. The great thing is we do not have many toys that Luke cannot play with so he can go with them to play. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">I am blessed beyond words and enjoying these moments with my three boys!</span><br />
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