7 Months Old!

The babies are 7 months old today!

We went to the dr. on Thursday for RSV shots, and here are their updated weights:

Aaron: 15 lbs. 8 oz.
Adam: 15 lbs. 6 oz.
Avery: 14 lbs. 3 oz. (She is so tiny compared to them! She is going to be short like Mom!)

I didn't even take any pictures today, so I will do it tomorrow and post them.

What does two weeks of baby food look like?

It was my bi-weekly trip to Wal-Mart today for baby food. Chelsea arranged all of the food in the pantry and then took pictures so that we would always remember what it looked like! I have the pictures below....fruits, veggies, and then meats. I think you will find it humorous!

Aaron is still a little snotty, but Avery and Adam are all clear now. Aaron doesn't feel bad, thank goodness, he just hasn't cleared up completely. The last two weeks have been hard with teething and illness. But, the babies have slept until 5:30-6:00 AM the last two nights. Yeah! I think we are getting back on track. (Aaron actually slept until 7:45 this morning!)

Here are also some random pictures of the babies. (Aaron is on the blue sheet and the last Valentine's picture). They will be 7 months old on Saturday!

Snotty noses abound...

It started with John, then quickly spread to me and the babies. Snotty noses everywhere! The babies aren't running fever or feeling badly....I just didn't know that much snot could come out of such a little body!


Here are some new pictures! (Aaron is the "Chick Magnet"; Adam in the stroller with his sister; All three naked before baths; Aaron and Adam together; Aaron and Avery together.)



























Happy Valentine's Day!

Shopping for Baby Food

The babies are doing so great! For two nights they have gone to bed around 8:00 and slept until 7:00 AM. They are also taking two 1 1/2-2 hour naps a day; eating fruits, veggies, cereal, and meats; and taking less bottles! They are amazing!


Yesterday was so funny when I went shopping for baby food. I bought two weeks worth of baby food for the babies at Wal-Mart. (I got the food on sale for $.30 less than what I normally pay!) Anyway....I had it all calculated before I got to the store. Two weeks worth of fruit, veggies, and meat equaled 112 containers of baby food! Imagine me standing in the baby food isle dropping 112 containers of food in the basket! And the fruits/veggies were sold in 2-packs, so that was 84 two-packs of fuits/veggies and 28 jars of meat! One lady stopped and asked if I was buying food for a nursery. Yes...my own! :) I also bought two 384-count boxes of wipes, 7 cans of formula, 2 boxes of cereal, and a pack of onesies for Avery.


Here are pictures of the babies I took outside, and also with their Mickey Mouse ears that Miss Chelsea brought home from her weekend trip to Disney World. (You will have to excuse the drool on the babies...it was the end of the day and they are teething!) Aaron is on the right outside and in the light blue outfit.

Lessons of Motherhood...

Lesson #1: Babies don't like it when you change their routine all at one time.

Lesson #2: Many times in motherhood, you have to back up and start again.

Lesson #3: Just when you think you have things figured out, something changes!

If you read my last blog, you know we were trying to adjust the babies' schedule some. Really just move to more food, less bottles, and nap time altogether. Well, I'm happy to say that it's all good now. But, I learned a hard Lesson #1! It's just my mentality...it's time to change some things, so you change. Apparently it's not that easy for babies. So, we slowed down, changed a few things, and all is good now. :) Live and learn!

Today it was so beautiful outside! I laid a quilt out under a tree, and took all three babies outside for about an hour. They loved it! I let them stand in the grass and touch it with their hands. They laid on the quilt and looked at the tree, the birds, and we even heard an occasional airplane. It makes me excited for spring!

In the past few days, I've had 3 different people ask me if having triplets was hard. Hmm....we just don't know any different. As I have said before, our babies are very laid back, patient, and content. We have very little fussing or crying. But, the shear mass of them is challenging. I think about how easy it must be with one baby. You feed one baby cereal, fruit, and a bottle...change one diaper...put on one pair of pajamas....and rock one baby to sleep. Our evenings aren't quite like that...it takes John and I both to get it all done! But, I have to say, I would much rather do it all at one time. I think it would be much more difficult to have one baby, get them sleeping through the night and being independent, and then get pregnant and have to start all over again!

I don't know if many people are still reading the blog. If you are, I hope you are enjoying watching the babies grow. We are SO blessed...Thank you God!! (Avery....Aaron...Adam)