A Hoplet Christmas

Christmas this year was the best ever and we were a complete family. We enjoyed staying in and having family come and visit us.

Carter's first UK football

Maddie, Papoo and her first doll


Lila and her first doll

The Hoplets and the Frontz families. Kaleb and Carter, Kera and Lila, Josh and Maddie

Mommy decided to have a little photo shoot with the babies and the pictures follow.

My favorite picture of our multiple blessings

Maddie and Lila holding hands!

The Hoplets

The stack...shortly after this picture we started to tumble..but no one was hurt!!

Showing their personalities...Lila fussing, Maddie just hanging out and Carter sleeping

A very sleepy Carter...he slept through the whole thing~

WE HOPE EVERYONE HAD A VERY MERRY CHRISTMAS FROM THE HOPLET FAMILY

Maddie's Homecoming

Our Trio together at last

Maddie is finally at home. She made her way home this afternoon and is adjusting very well. She is still on oxygen but only about 1/8 of a liter so they expect her to come off in the next 4 to 6 weeks. Mommy and Daddy couldn't be happier that we will be able to celebrate our first Christmas all together as a family.

Maddie's day with Santa

Being SO cute

Mommy and Maddie

Smaller than the Christmas tree

Maddie LOVING Santa

Santa came to visit the babies in the NICU on Sunday and Maddie LOVED Santa...she wouldn't stop staring at him. I expected her to cry and scream bloody murder but she didn't even make a peep. He held her for the longest time b/c she just seemed so content and when he went to give her back she had a death grip on his beard.

Maddie will FINALLY be coming home tomorrow and Our trio will be complete. It is such a precious Christmas gift that only God could give. She will be coming on a small amount of oxygen but they are thinking it will only be 4 to 6 weeks that she may need it. We just feel so blessed that she will be home.

Weights

Getting dressed up to see the doctor

Lila weighs 5lbs 2 ounces

Carter weighs 6lbs 1 ounce


Maddie weighs 3lbs 2 ounces

More pictures!

Being Adorable

Mommy and Maddie


Maddie looking so BIG!!


Maddie is still in the hospital but she is up to 3lbs already and taking a bottle when she cues for it and doing very well. I am so thankful that my mom has been here helping me at home with Lila and Carter so I can go up everyday to see our little peanut. She will be getting her pictures with Santa on Sunday and I am very excited for that.

Big Brother Kisses



Two heads are better than one...but three will be even better

Loving each other

Lila and Carter have been doing very well and its so wonderful having them at home!! We are going to the doctor tomorrow for another weight check so I will be sure to post the results.

Blowing Bubbles

Being so innocent!!




Carter didn't enjoy his first bath as much as Lila did...lets hope the next one is a little better!

Carter's Homecoming

Carter getting ready to come home!

Maggie is not so sure about Carter...you mean another one!!

Heartbreaker

Carter came home yesterday and we actually did really well last night...seven hours of broken sleep isn't bad. Brad is such a great dad...even though he has to work he still takes one of the night shifts!! Maggie wasn't too sure about Carter...I think she was a little confused...why is there another one invading my territory. Carter is very noisy and has ALOT of gas...its so bad that when he was in the hospital the nurses named him Carter the Farter...hope that doesn't follow him forever.

Lila's first bath

Sleeping beauty

Lila in her bed

Lila loves her paci and holding on to it for dear life

Lila got her first bath on Sunday She seemed to enjoy it at first but once we started soaping up she started screaming! Hopefully next time she enjoys all of it. Lila loves her paci and even though she is so tiny she has a deathly grip on that thing.

Maddie sucking her thumb


Maddie with a great big yawn...you people wear me out with your pictures.

Maddie LOVES her thumb and loves sucking on her paci too. After Carter left on Monday she took 18 ml of her feed from the bottle and then another 13ml later in the day. I think she is wanting to come home with her brother and sister asap. She now weighs 2lbs 9 oz so she needs to at least gain another pound before she can come home. They increased her calories to help her gain the weight a little faster and hopefully it does so we can have her home soon.

Checking each other out

Lila's Homecoming

Lila getting ready to come home

Lila and Maggie meet:)

Get me out of here already!

Lila sleeping in the pack and play

Maddie getting her beauty sleep

Carter and Maddie enjoying their paci's

No more feeding tube for Carter!

Last night was Lila's first night home and it actually went really well. I don't know if its b/c we are expecting two more but one baby is a piece of cake. We got up changed her and fed her all in a half an hour and back to bed. Add two more to the mix and a half hour to change and feed each of the three and there is only an hour and half left until you have to do it all again...lol;)

Mamoo and Papoo Hopperton came to watch Lila so Brad and I could go up to the hospital and see Carter and Maddie and Grandma Judy met us there. Carter has his feeding tube out now so it will only be a matter of time before he is home.

Maddie is doing great as well. We just need for her to gain some weight and then learn to take a bottle and we are out of there!