Hope everyone else had as great of a Halloween as we did! We look forward to being able to take the boys out next year. Should be an adventure all of it's own!
Saturday, November 1, 2008
Happy Halloween!
Last night we dressed the boys in their Halloween costumes and handed out candy to the trick-or-treaters. They really enjoyed looking out the window at all the people that walked by and came up to the door. They even didn't mind the costumes too much (although I think after a while they got hot since the weather was so nice!). Some kids even came up to the windows to talk to the boys. At one point, we mentioned to one of the moms that we had triplets inside and she said something like "Oh, you're THAT house!" Seems our triplet stroller roaming through the neighborhood is a bit of an eye catcher.
Hope everyone else had as great of a Halloween as we did! We look forward to being able to take the boys out next year. Should be an adventure all of it's own!
Hope everyone else had as great of a Halloween as we did! We look forward to being able to take the boys out next year. Should be an adventure all of it's own!
Wednesday, October 15, 2008
Our babies are so awesome!
Our babies are so awesome! It's so hard to believe a year has gone by already. Wasn't it just yesterday that we were up every 3 hours feeding them bottles?
We were excited when they let out a big burp. Now we scold them when they blow raspberries with a mouth full of food.
They all slept in the bassinet of the pack 'n' play for the majority of the day. Now the pack 'n' play is a portable bed for 1 of them!
We used to think it was frustrating to dress them because of all the snaps on their sleepers. Ah, the days when they couldn't roll over, wiggle or crawl away. It's amazing how quickly they can get one leg out of their pants while you are working on the second, and then the second leg out when you go back for the first, and... you get the picture!
Their little heads used to be so bald - Nick was easy to pick out of the three because he actually had a lot of dark hair while the other two had little whisps of blonde. Now they all need a haircut something awful! Mullets are not back!
We would put down one blanket in the middle of the play room for them to all get tummy time. Now the play room barely has room to walk through there are so many toys!
Since our last post:
Alex now has 5 teeth, 2 on bottom and 3 on top. They're very sharp too! He has a habit of coming over for hugs, burying his head in your shoulder and biting down - hopefully getting a mouth full of shirt, but sometimes you get a 'love bite'! He babbles a lot more and walks everywhere - very well! And he loves he remotes (or the playstation controller)! That is the first place he'll go to when we let them into the living room.
Logan has 4 teeth with two more coming in, 2 on bottom and 2 (4) on top. It is actually not his front two teeth that came in first - it was the ones between the front teeth and the canine. Kinda odd, but so cute! He's also standing on his own now and taking a few steps. He gets so excited to take a few steps. Logan doesn't typically babble quite as much as his brothers, but he likes to yell out the window the past few days. He does kinda say 'b' sounds as in book or bird.
Nick has 3 teeth, 2 on bottom and one on top. He talks up a storm - typically 'ga' or 'du' and of course 'dada'. He can almost say 'dog' - or at least that's what he trys to mimic when we say 'dog'. He loves to look at the bugs on the blanket in the play room - specifically the lady bugs. He kinda says the bu part of bugs, but I could be imagining things.
We all had our first cold a couple of weeks ago (about the time the blogging stopped). The boys did surprisingly well. Thankfully it wasn't as bad as I had feared our first cold would be. Of course, that just means that they didn't have a bad cold and there is more to come in the future. The first night was really the worst. They all took turns waking up and crying because they couldn't breathe. Thankfully, they took turns most of the night. Only one time that two were up at the same time. Otherwise, during the days they were just lethargic and kinda clingy. It was most odd to see Logan sit still for so long (okay, so it was probably 2 minutes or something, but for him, that's long!). It only lasted 3 or 4 days, and each night got better, so we got off pretty easy!
They are all getting good at playing peek-a-boo with the blankets. Alex will hold the blanket up in front of his face and drop it down so you can find him. Logan loves to hide under the blanket when you put it on him... and doesn't even try to take it off. But once you do, he laughs like he was in the most perfect hiding spot! Nick likes to have the blanket thrown on him and he'll pop out from under it. But the best part is when they play peek-a-boo with each other. Someone will hide under and the others will crawl up on him and they all end up in a big baby pile giggling at each other.
We were excited when they let out a big burp. Now we scold them when they blow raspberries with a mouth full of food.
They all slept in the bassinet of the pack 'n' play for the majority of the day. Now the pack 'n' play is a portable bed for 1 of them!
We used to think it was frustrating to dress them because of all the snaps on their sleepers. Ah, the days when they couldn't roll over, wiggle or crawl away. It's amazing how quickly they can get one leg out of their pants while you are working on the second, and then the second leg out when you go back for the first, and... you get the picture!
Their little heads used to be so bald - Nick was easy to pick out of the three because he actually had a lot of dark hair while the other two had little whisps of blonde. Now they all need a haircut something awful! Mullets are not back!
We would put down one blanket in the middle of the play room for them to all get tummy time. Now the play room barely has room to walk through there are so many toys!
Since our last post:
Alex now has 5 teeth, 2 on bottom and 3 on top. They're very sharp too! He has a habit of coming over for hugs, burying his head in your shoulder and biting down - hopefully getting a mouth full of shirt, but sometimes you get a 'love bite'! He babbles a lot more and walks everywhere - very well! And he loves he remotes (or the playstation controller)! That is the first place he'll go to when we let them into the living room.
Logan has 4 teeth with two more coming in, 2 on bottom and 2 (4) on top. It is actually not his front two teeth that came in first - it was the ones between the front teeth and the canine. Kinda odd, but so cute! He's also standing on his own now and taking a few steps. He gets so excited to take a few steps. Logan doesn't typically babble quite as much as his brothers, but he likes to yell out the window the past few days. He does kinda say 'b' sounds as in book or bird.
Nick has 3 teeth, 2 on bottom and one on top. He talks up a storm - typically 'ga' or 'du' and of course 'dada'. He can almost say 'dog' - or at least that's what he trys to mimic when we say 'dog'. He loves to look at the bugs on the blanket in the play room - specifically the lady bugs. He kinda says the bu part of bugs, but I could be imagining things.
We all had our first cold a couple of weeks ago (about the time the blogging stopped). The boys did surprisingly well. Thankfully it wasn't as bad as I had feared our first cold would be. Of course, that just means that they didn't have a bad cold and there is more to come in the future. The first night was really the worst. They all took turns waking up and crying because they couldn't breathe. Thankfully, they took turns most of the night. Only one time that two were up at the same time. Otherwise, during the days they were just lethargic and kinda clingy. It was most odd to see Logan sit still for so long (okay, so it was probably 2 minutes or something, but for him, that's long!). It only lasted 3 or 4 days, and each night got better, so we got off pretty easy!
They are all getting good at playing peek-a-boo with the blankets. Alex will hold the blanket up in front of his face and drop it down so you can find him. Logan loves to hide under the blanket when you put it on him... and doesn't even try to take it off. But once you do, he laughs like he was in the most perfect hiding spot! Nick likes to have the blanket thrown on him and he'll pop out from under it. But the best part is when they play peek-a-boo with each other. Someone will hide under and the others will crawl up on him and they all end up in a big baby pile giggling at each other.
Tuesday, October 14, 2008
Happy Birthday Alex, Logan and Nick!
We made it! One year has never gone by so fast... or been quite so busy and awesome all at the same time!
We started off the day by going to the doctor for our 1 year checkup. Everyone is doing great. There were no issues/concerns. We talked about switching over to cow's milk and sippy cups and trying more table foods. We already started with cow's milk this weekend and the boys don't seem to mind it at all. Now we just have to get it gradually less warm and in sippy cups. I'm afraid it sounds easier than it really will be.
Here are their stats:
Alex: 24 lbs. 15 oz (80th %tile) and 30 1/2 inches (70th %tile)
Logan: 19 lbs. 12 oz (25th %tile) and 29 1/4 inches (25th %tile)
Nick: 23 lbs. 13 oz (50th %tile) and 30 1/4 (50th %tile)
This afternoon, the boys had some visitors come up to help them celebrate their birthday. Grandma Carol and Uncle Brandon brought Cousin Sydney up to play (all the way from Alabama!). Aunt Audrey stopped by for a while and played. Grandpa B., Grandma Judy and Grandpa Barry were all here too by the time the boys woke up from their afternoon nap. That is when the real fun began... Cake!
I made them each their own individual cakes. I bought "reduced sugar" cake mix and icing. The cake tasted the same, but the icing... taste aside, the texture was hard to get over. It was very goopy. Anyway, we sang happy birthday to the boys while they stared at us wondering what was wrong with us. Then we gave them their cakes. They weren't sure what to do with them. Logan was the first one to start smacking at it. Alex just gave it (and us) a dirty look and Nick was more interested in the plate the cake was on than the cake itself! Needless to say, they made a mess. And no one really tried to eat any of the cake (or icing). The bites we "helped" them have... spit right back out. I think for the party on Saturday I'm going to have to put Cheerios all over the cake and maybe they'll try it! We took the boys directly from their chairs to the bath tub.
After they (and the kitchen) were clean again, we let them open a few gifts. They weren't real sure what to do about the paper, but did like the new toys they got. One of them even kept all three of their attentions for at least 2 minutes (a very, very long time for 1 year olds) and... they were all playing with it together!
Here is a slide show of pictures from our day...
We started off the day by going to the doctor for our 1 year checkup. Everyone is doing great. There were no issues/concerns. We talked about switching over to cow's milk and sippy cups and trying more table foods. We already started with cow's milk this weekend and the boys don't seem to mind it at all. Now we just have to get it gradually less warm and in sippy cups. I'm afraid it sounds easier than it really will be.
Here are their stats:
Alex: 24 lbs. 15 oz (80th %tile) and 30 1/2 inches (70th %tile)
Logan: 19 lbs. 12 oz (25th %tile) and 29 1/4 inches (25th %tile)
Nick: 23 lbs. 13 oz (50th %tile) and 30 1/4 (50th %tile)
This afternoon, the boys had some visitors come up to help them celebrate their birthday. Grandma Carol and Uncle Brandon brought Cousin Sydney up to play (all the way from Alabama!). Aunt Audrey stopped by for a while and played. Grandpa B., Grandma Judy and Grandpa Barry were all here too by the time the boys woke up from their afternoon nap. That is when the real fun began... Cake!
I made them each their own individual cakes. I bought "reduced sugar" cake mix and icing. The cake tasted the same, but the icing... taste aside, the texture was hard to get over. It was very goopy. Anyway, we sang happy birthday to the boys while they stared at us wondering what was wrong with us. Then we gave them their cakes. They weren't sure what to do with them. Logan was the first one to start smacking at it. Alex just gave it (and us) a dirty look and Nick was more interested in the plate the cake was on than the cake itself! Needless to say, they made a mess. And no one really tried to eat any of the cake (or icing). The bites we "helped" them have... spit right back out. I think for the party on Saturday I'm going to have to put Cheerios all over the cake and maybe they'll try it! We took the boys directly from their chairs to the bath tub.
After they (and the kitchen) were clean again, we let them open a few gifts. They weren't real sure what to do about the paper, but did like the new toys they got. One of them even kept all three of their attentions for at least 2 minutes (a very, very long time for 1 year olds) and... they were all playing with it together!
Here is a slide show of pictures from our day...
Tuesday, September 30, 2008
Comfy Sleepy Clothes
Tonight we put the boys in jammies. They look so cute. Granted, they are all out of it. We're getting more teeth and possibly a bit of a cold which makes for some grumpy spells. Of course they bounce out of it and go to happy baby again quickly, especially if a teething ring is pulled out!
Both Logan and Nick have started standing on their own! Logan would do it for me last night and tonight I was playing with Nick and he did it too. They will both cruise all over (holding on to something). Of course they prefer to stand up then fall straight forward into me. Remember those "Trust" activities where you fall backwards and someone is supposed to catch you? They fall straight forward without hands out or anything. Now we just need to get some steps in. Alex is walking more and more. He still usually has to pull up on something to get up and started, but once he's up, he goes!
And the fun continues... Only 14 more days til the big birthday!!!
Monday, September 29, 2008
Confessions of a Triplet Mom
I must confess, raising triplets isn't always rainbows and sunshine as Adam would say. There are some trying times (like all 3 getting new teeth for example) but usually we try to forget about those and remember the good times (like being mobbed by all 3 with hugs when you come in the room). That doesn't mean we're not normal parents with normal worries/fears. I decided to confess some of my obsessions/fears...
1. The boys need hair cuts in a bad way. Alex has curls sprouting out around his ears. Logan has a bit of a rat tail, although small. Nick's hair is growing over his ears and down his neck like crazy (not in his ears - that comes many years later hopefully/or hopefully not at all). Problem is, I'm scared to cut their hair. Of course the first fear is that I'll start to do it and he'll move and I'll cut the boy. And of course, as soon as I start cutting it, I'll have keep it up regularly. The biggest fear though, is that I'll give him a horrible hair cut and he'll hate me forever! Although we'll look back at the pictures in 15-20 years and laugh, the boy will just be mad at me for all the horrible haircuts I'm bound to give him in the next 15 years! Any suggestions on how to style and cut a 1 year old boy's hair?!? I have a hard enough time styling my own hair every morning!
2. I am obsessed with boogers! I'll admit I've always been an odd person and enjoy gross things. I am still upset they wouldn't let me watch my own C-section. But with the boys, there is a daily opportunity to pick boogers. I never thought it would drive me as crazy as it does, but seeing the gooey substance peaking out of their little noses... it's a challenge to see if I can A) get it in the first pass, B) get it before the boy gets upset and sucks it back up into his head, and of course C) get it out with the help of a q-tip before the boy sqirms away completely, kicking and screaming all the way! Logan, the most boogery of the bunch has become very adept of keeping mommy's fingers/q-tips out of his nose. He's even been known to stick his own fingers up mommy's nose as payback. But seriously, some of the boogers are so big, there's no way air could possibly pass around the thing. I try to show them to Adam, but he's not a booger looker. (Adam's Interjection: He just prays its not brain matter.) I can't help it...
3. I'm worried that I don't spend enough time with my kids. I know this one is a silly fear. I spend most of my evenings with the boys from the time I get home from work until they go to bed. We also spend most of our weekends with the boys. Sometimes I worry we "pass them off" to babysitters too often to do our own/adult things or ask for help too often. Three is a hand full, but they're our responsiblity right? We should be able to handle it ourselves. I mean Adam and I were both raised by working parents and we're okay, right? (Quit laughing)
3 is a good number and that enough for tonight. On a serious note... if you have suggestions on hair styles....
1. The boys need hair cuts in a bad way. Alex has curls sprouting out around his ears. Logan has a bit of a rat tail, although small. Nick's hair is growing over his ears and down his neck like crazy (not in his ears - that comes many years later hopefully/or hopefully not at all). Problem is, I'm scared to cut their hair. Of course the first fear is that I'll start to do it and he'll move and I'll cut the boy. And of course, as soon as I start cutting it, I'll have keep it up regularly. The biggest fear though, is that I'll give him a horrible hair cut and he'll hate me forever! Although we'll look back at the pictures in 15-20 years and laugh, the boy will just be mad at me for all the horrible haircuts I'm bound to give him in the next 15 years! Any suggestions on how to style and cut a 1 year old boy's hair?!? I have a hard enough time styling my own hair every morning!
2. I am obsessed with boogers! I'll admit I've always been an odd person and enjoy gross things. I am still upset they wouldn't let me watch my own C-section. But with the boys, there is a daily opportunity to pick boogers. I never thought it would drive me as crazy as it does, but seeing the gooey substance peaking out of their little noses... it's a challenge to see if I can A) get it in the first pass, B) get it before the boy gets upset and sucks it back up into his head, and of course C) get it out with the help of a q-tip before the boy sqirms away completely, kicking and screaming all the way! Logan, the most boogery of the bunch has become very adept of keeping mommy's fingers/q-tips out of his nose. He's even been known to stick his own fingers up mommy's nose as payback. But seriously, some of the boogers are so big, there's no way air could possibly pass around the thing. I try to show them to Adam, but he's not a booger looker. (Adam's Interjection: He just prays its not brain matter.) I can't help it...
3. I'm worried that I don't spend enough time with my kids. I know this one is a silly fear. I spend most of my evenings with the boys from the time I get home from work until they go to bed. We also spend most of our weekends with the boys. Sometimes I worry we "pass them off" to babysitters too often to do our own/adult things or ask for help too often. Three is a hand full, but they're our responsiblity right? We should be able to handle it ourselves. I mean Adam and I were both raised by working parents and we're okay, right? (Quit laughing)
3 is a good number and that enough for tonight. On a serious note... if you have suggestions on hair styles....
Thursday, September 25, 2008
Babies in the Library
We took the babies up to visit daddy at work last Thursday. They were a little shy when we first got there, but with all the pretty ladies that came in to visit (and a few guys of course) they quickly started to show off their baby tricks. Alex was all too happy to show off his walking skills. He even turned around and walked back from where he came from! It did start to freak him out when everyone was cheering him on - again with the loud noises and cheering. But he finally got over that and got back to the walking/showing off bit.
They all enjoyed climbing on the shelves and pulling off books. They also enjoyed crawling under the table to look out the glass window at the front of the library. Logan kept trying to make a break for it any time someone would open the door. They do that at home too - as soon as a gate is opened/removed, they bolt for "freedom"!
Most of all, they enjoyed being with daddy at work! Thanks to everyone who stopped in to see us and taking time out of your day to visit with us!
They all enjoyed climbing on the shelves and pulling off books. They also enjoyed crawling under the table to look out the glass window at the front of the library. Logan kept trying to make a break for it any time someone would open the door. They do that at home too - as soon as a gate is opened/removed, they bolt for "freedom"!
Most of all, they enjoyed being with daddy at work! Thanks to everyone who stopped in to see us and taking time out of your day to visit with us!
Wednesday, September 24, 2008
11 Months (plus)
One more month until the boys are 1 year old! Okay, so less than that now since I'm behind on my posting...
Alex: He has 4 teeth now, 2 on top and 2 on bottom. He's started walking on his own and getting better every day. We've found he has some things that tend to freak him out. We knew he didn't like the birthday singing out at restaurants. It seems he doesn't like loud noises and lots of people either. We went to a DMH picnic and he was fine while we were outside, but immediately started crying when we went inside where there were lots of people and loud noises (guess it's just proof he's Adam's son!). We have also noticed that dogs sometimes set him off. There is a spot or two in one of their Baby Einstein videos that he starts to get upset at. It tends to be when the dog is digging or just on the screen. The other night we put him in the activity center (as usual) and when he'd look at the book turned to the page with the dog, he'd freak out. We'd turn the page to something else, he'd be fine. He'd turn the page back to the dog and start crying again. Odd...
Logan: He has 2 teeth on the bottom. Found out tonight that he has one coming in on the top too! But it isn't one of his front teeth - odd! No wonder he's had grumpy spells lately - playing perfectly fine one minute and crying the next (but then playing again soon after). He's still our little monkey/climber. He tries to climb up on the gates or up over you onto the couch. And he loves to jump on the couch. He'll jump up and down then just fall onto his bottom.... then laugh like a mad man. He has such a big grin and a hilarious laugh. He also loves to turn around in his high chair and chew on it. Seems it is better than the food we're feeding him, unless he's getting cereal. Then he'll stay focused on what he's eating. Logan can also understand some of what we tell him (besides "no" - he ignores that). If I ask him to find the ball, he will look around the room and typically go to a white ball they have and start playing with it. He has also learned how to put the balls into shoot of one of the toys we have although sometimes he throws it a little hard and it bounces out.
Nick: He also has 2 bottom teeth. Nick loves to dance and will bounce his white boy jig when we start playing some music and dance with him. He's also good at clapping (although he's been doing that for a while now). He's also getting better at playing catch with the ball. He'll throw it to you - although not always on target. Then he'll wait for you to roll it back to him or if you take to long, he'll get it himself! He also loves to jump on the couch. He and Logan will wrestle and laugh when they crawl all over each other. I know this will one day bring blood and tears, but today it is just awesome to hear the laughs! Nick also has such an awesome smile and is almost always in a good mood after he's had a nap.
We usually give them a night time bottle before bed, but lately they are starting to be more selective about eating it. Nick typically doesn't have any of it and Alex and Logan may eat half of it (if any). They are still not fond of real food. We have tried some of the stage 3 foods (with thicker chunks) and they will eventually eat it - their faces clearly tell us they're not enjoying it though. Tried cottage cheese earlier this week and it was definitely not a fav! Alex almost immediately "gave it back" with force! He did much better with the bananas the next night. I just wish I could get them to eat more table food, but I guess I don't want them to grow up too quickly after all.
Alex: He has 4 teeth now, 2 on top and 2 on bottom. He's started walking on his own and getting better every day. We've found he has some things that tend to freak him out. We knew he didn't like the birthday singing out at restaurants. It seems he doesn't like loud noises and lots of people either. We went to a DMH picnic and he was fine while we were outside, but immediately started crying when we went inside where there were lots of people and loud noises (guess it's just proof he's Adam's son!). We have also noticed that dogs sometimes set him off. There is a spot or two in one of their Baby Einstein videos that he starts to get upset at. It tends to be when the dog is digging or just on the screen. The other night we put him in the activity center (as usual) and when he'd look at the book turned to the page with the dog, he'd freak out. We'd turn the page to something else, he'd be fine. He'd turn the page back to the dog and start crying again. Odd...
Logan: He has 2 teeth on the bottom. Found out tonight that he has one coming in on the top too! But it isn't one of his front teeth - odd! No wonder he's had grumpy spells lately - playing perfectly fine one minute and crying the next (but then playing again soon after). He's still our little monkey/climber. He tries to climb up on the gates or up over you onto the couch. And he loves to jump on the couch. He'll jump up and down then just fall onto his bottom.... then laugh like a mad man. He has such a big grin and a hilarious laugh. He also loves to turn around in his high chair and chew on it. Seems it is better than the food we're feeding him, unless he's getting cereal. Then he'll stay focused on what he's eating. Logan can also understand some of what we tell him (besides "no" - he ignores that). If I ask him to find the ball, he will look around the room and typically go to a white ball they have and start playing with it. He has also learned how to put the balls into shoot of one of the toys we have although sometimes he throws it a little hard and it bounces out.
Nick: He also has 2 bottom teeth. Nick loves to dance and will bounce his white boy jig when we start playing some music and dance with him. He's also good at clapping (although he's been doing that for a while now). He's also getting better at playing catch with the ball. He'll throw it to you - although not always on target. Then he'll wait for you to roll it back to him or if you take to long, he'll get it himself! He also loves to jump on the couch. He and Logan will wrestle and laugh when they crawl all over each other. I know this will one day bring blood and tears, but today it is just awesome to hear the laughs! Nick also has such an awesome smile and is almost always in a good mood after he's had a nap.
We usually give them a night time bottle before bed, but lately they are starting to be more selective about eating it. Nick typically doesn't have any of it and Alex and Logan may eat half of it (if any). They are still not fond of real food. We have tried some of the stage 3 foods (with thicker chunks) and they will eventually eat it - their faces clearly tell us they're not enjoying it though. Tried cottage cheese earlier this week and it was definitely not a fav! Alex almost immediately "gave it back" with force! He did much better with the bananas the next night. I just wish I could get them to eat more table food, but I guess I don't want them to grow up too quickly after all.
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