This is the blog for Gavin and Carrie Jones and family. We live in Papua New Guinea and are working to see lives transformed by the living Word of God through Bible translation. Gavin is a helicopter pilot. Carrie, who has her degree in Public Health, works in the lab at our busy rural clinic. Our son, Isaac, was born in 2004 and our quintuplets, Will, David, Marcie, Seth, and Grace, were born in 2012.

Let love and faithfulness never leave you; bind them around your neck, write them on the tablet of your heart. The you will win favor and a good name in the sight of God and man. Trust in the Lord with all you heart and lean not on your own understanding. In all your ways acknowledge Him and He will make your paths straight. -Proverbs 3:3-6

Monday, May 27, 2013

We're all sitting pretty now!

ALL the kids are now sitting, some better than others. :) Seth is still the most wobbly, although he corrects for backward tipping better than some of the other kids. He continues to roll like a champ and won't stay in tummy time even on a Boppy - he just pushes himself up over it! He thinks he's big stuff and loves to let us know with incessant babbling of varying volumes and intonations. It's SO cute! Will and David are really babbling now, too, and Will does his funny tongue trill when he's frustrated. He'll never have a problem rolling his r's in Spanish class!

By the way, Will weighs over 19 pounds - can you believe it?! And Seth is 17.5 lb. Gracie is 14.5, still the smallest. She loves to laugh with delight at life, and Marcie loves to engage EVERYONE with her gigantic grin and attention-grabbing whimper.

David is just crazy, in a really good way. He's like a roly-poly all over EVERYTHING, EVERYWHERE, vocalizing the whole time with a whole range of goofy sounds. He's already cruising along furniture in a standing position and is crawling even though he doesn't realize it. He'll take a crawl forward, then crumple onto the floor in frustration because he didn't go as far as he apparently thought he should.

We've started officially leaving the oxygen off of Seth for a few hours a day and he's doing brilliantly, praise God!

We here at home are doing great even with Gavin gone, thanks to your prayers and God's provision of the help we need each day.

Today, Gavin got to be at the Jersey Shore for its grand re-opening following the devastation of Super Storm Sandy. He also (more importantly to us) got to visit with our family in Christ at Mountain Ridge Bible Chapel!

Very late; signing off.

Love,
Carrie

Thanks for these adorable clothes, Shauna! I love the rosebuds and frills on the girls' outfits. 
David looks like he's saying, "And furthermore . . . " during some pompous speech


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  1. AnonymousMay 27, 2013 at 7:37 PM

    They look so cute in there outfits. I am so glad they fit. Went off the weights you posted awhile back. Thanks for sharing the picture<3 Enjoy following them and seeing the quints grow and big brother Isaac too. When I bought the outfits I shared your pictures with the folks in line to pay:)
    Shauna

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  2. The Egan FamilyMay 27, 2013 at 9:52 PM

    Praise God for providing the help you need this week and for good days at home! It's such fun to hear about the babies' new milestones and their antics. Praying for you all!

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  3. AnonymousMay 28, 2013 at 12:24 PM

    I'm immensely enjoying watching your little "kiddos" grow up. And, I'm so excited about each milestone that Seth makes now. It was so hard "tuning" in to your blog at first when the babies were first born (I did alot of praying for them then) but now it's nothing but joy and praise. I feel God is rejoicing over each one of them as well. :)

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  4. Teresa WhiteMay 28, 2013 at 1:17 PM

    I so enjoy your blog and pictures. We are praying for you all.By the way,my grandaughter liked my reading glasses way too much! Realized when she was three that her vision was bad and the reading glasses were actually good for her so now she has much stronger ones. Just sayin'.

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  5. AnonymousMay 28, 2013 at 9:53 PM

    Perhaps you or someone of your friends could enlighten this poor mother: http://www.foxnews.com/us/2013/05/28/utah-woman-gives-birth-to-quintuplets/?intcmp=trending

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  6. Just MeMay 29, 2013 at 8:11 PM

    Way to go Seth!!! I remember so well the shaky days for him and Praise God he and his brothers and sisters have came so far!!! Thanks so much for sharing your wonderful journey with all of us who you don't even know. Myself, and many others, have cried, laughed, prayed, and rejoiced with you every step of the way. They are all so beautiful!!!

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  7. WilmaMay 30, 2013 at 1:11 PM

    Loved the picture of David. Maybe he will be a minister! What size are they into now?

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