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Hello everyone - will give a quick update as I promised (as quick as I can with 6 kids!) Sorry that I'm not better on keeping up on these!!! I will make this short, though there is SO MUCH to tell. :-)  Bryan and I are amazed everyday at how fun and wonderful and what complete and awesome blessings these little ones are to us. To think that  a year ago we thought this was absolutely an impossible task...yet we have learned very quickly that ALL things are possible with God.  There is no way we could keep up with the daily grind without God, so to Him we give ALL the glory. :-) Sooooooo, the babies...

 

Savannah - still our tiny and petite one and getting more beautiful everyday!  She is just over 15 lbs and doesn't care so much about eating!!  Most girls wish they had that problem. :-) She sits so very proper, rolls and rolls and rolls, sings to the music, talks talks talks,  and is very much a mama's girl.  HOWEVER, she has a crush on her daddy. You have never seen a little girl smile so big as when her dad comes in the room!!!  She has her moments where she is demanding.......... but I guess that is in a girl's DNA! :-) We enjoy every moment with Savannah and probably spoil her a little too much!

 

Bailey - hmmm, let's see, the BOSS. She has blue eyes that will melt you and she gets a lot of attention for her looks. She loves to steal toys away from her brothers and sisters, and then hides the toys behind her back when they are reaching for them. Then she'll give this big smile........... you can't help but laugh, though I don't think that is going to be so adorable in the future!  She as well is very much a mama's girls, she is crawling everywhere, very much an explorer, loves to play with grandma's makeup, and stands along all the furniture. She talks with her siblings and they carry on "grunting conversations". She has had a few tantrums which amazes me that they can have them this young, but for the most part she is very very sweet, loveable, advanced beyond her age, and is very independent and content.  Bailey is  just under 18lbs, and is the tallest of the babies. She as well glows when her daddy walks into the room!

 

Grant - he is definitely a looker with his golden locks, big blue eyes and his adorable dimples!  He is going to be my surfer boy.......... he's very chill, kind and sweet disposition, and super funny!  You can get him to laugh at anything, and he'll just giggle and giggle!  He makes us all laugh. He is the biggest baby, weighing over 19 lbs.  He LOVES to eat and gets very excited with every bite. He is a professional army crawler....... and does get on his hands and knees and rocks, but hasn't quite figured out that it is easier to crawl that way! He loves conversing with his brothers and sisters, but doesn't like it when his rowdy brother Blake blazes over him.  He as well LOVES praise baby and gets very excited as soon as he hears the praise music come over the tv! And then he dances!  Grant, mama's great snuggler! and he LOVES his Tiffani! (well they ALL love their Tiffani!)

 

Cole - you have never met a sweeter boy than Cole, and of course his good looks are charming!  He has a smile that will melt you and is just completely innocent and sweet! He is practicing standing on his own, but is very calculated and cautious. He is advanced in his skills and crawls as quick as we walk! He is getting his 4th tooth (weird that some of the babies don't even have one!) but that makes him like people food more than the others. He loves food with consistency, though trying to get him eat his bottle............ it's a chore! He is too busy to sit there and eat, so I end up following him on his journey just trying to get him to drink his bottle! He has an infectious giggle, and a precious dimple on his right cheek. He is very sweet with his brothers and sisters and definitely is a sharer. Sometimes I think he may be my preacher boy!  We'll see, but indeed he is smart, funny and kind...... and a good snuggler as well!! He is also a talker, trying to say all kinds of words..... Bryan swears he heard him say "wuv u dada".  And he is about 17-18lbs!

 

Molli - oh what a precious little girl she is!  Sometimes you don't even know she is there because she is so good and so content, and so NOT demanding! She has precious little features and beautiful brunette hair.  She is my "mama mama mama" girl. She loves to call out for her mama. She is rolling and goes from laying to sitting, but no interest in crawling yet.  She is approx. 16 1/2 lbs........... she is GREAT at drinking her bottles but isn't too crazy about real food.  She is an amazing sleeper, you put her down and she doesn't fuss once! She LOVES to clap and dance, Grandma Yolla taught her to clap. You put on praise baby or any music and she will bounce and bounce....... it is very adorable!  We love our special moments with Molli.

 

Last but not least, BLAKE!!!  He is an absolute crack up!  He may be the last, but the FIRST to do everything! He is very close to walking, and ROWDY, ROWDY, ROWDY! When the boys are in the bathtub (they all take a bath together) he is moving up and down the entire tub, splashing and laughing and just blazing over his brothers.  They look at him like "dude, settle down!"  Although he is rowdy, he also has a very sweet disposition and he's very much a mama's boy (and papa Simbric's boy).  So hopefully his dare devil rowdy nature will be under control with his wanting to please mama! He has 3 teeth and LOVES big people food. The other day I gave him potato salad and a pickle.......... I had to make him stop eating!  He was loving every bite! He loves to interact with his siblings, but doesn't always realize his strength. He doesn't care what is in his way, he climbs over it, including his siblings! He says mama dada, goggie...... he is very fun in everyway! It is impossible to change him as he wants to be on the move. Never the less, we have a lot of fun playing with Blake and watching him explorer and "go" all the time. He is doing something new everyday!

 

Bryan and I are doing well, trying not to be too busy and have our quiet moments together. It is definitely a challenge to keep the marriage first, but we pray a lot that God will guide us in this area to keep us strong and united.  It is not easy!!! But we are both willing. :-) Bryan is busy with work and school, while I'm busy...guess where...HOME!!!  And our marathon (why am I doing this?) is less than a month away. We are running it with one of my best friends who is also a PA.

I am still working as a PA about 10 hours a week which I love seeing my patients, but home is definitely where my heart is. The Lord continues to strengthen us on a daily basis, sometimes hourly basis, but He is always faithful even when we think we can't take one more step!  At those moments when I think I'm going to fall, a song will play on the Christian radio that will be written just for me, and I'll fall to my knees and just rest in the Lord's presence for those three minutes!!! A song that is really ministering to me at this time and may minister to you as well is written by Brian Littrel, called In Christ Alone:  IN CHRIST ALONE, I PLACE MY TRUST, AND FIND MY GLORY IN THE POWER OF THE CROSS.  IN EVERY VICTORY, LET IT BE SAID OF ME, MY SOURCE OF STRENGTH, MY SOURCE OF HOPE, IN CHRIST ALONE............ it is powerful!

 

He is my everything and I truly feel like without Him I am nothing. I pray that throughout your days whether good or bad, busy or calm, that Jesus will give you strength, peace and Hope in His presence! We love you all and hope to catch up with you in time. :-)

 

Many Blessings, Jenny