3.31.10 ~ Six babies!

Since having the girls we've met and been in touch with lots of other triplet families. Honestly, that's how I maintain my sanity most of the time. I like reading other triplet blogs and talking with other moms when we can find some free time. Most of the kids are older than our girls, but there are two sets of triplets that are really close in age. One is the Chandler's kiddos who are about two months older than us. The other is a family we met online that lives in California. They have three girls who are only two weeks older than us. It's been fun hearing about her girls and comparing all six of them. Luckily, they are visiting family in Woodinville of all places so we decided to get together and have a play date. Six baby girls, all nine months old...how fun! It was great to finally meet Kari and her girls. Here are some pictures (I know 4 of the girls for sure, I may have mixed Stella and Fiona, sorry!).

(From L-R) Brelynn jumping, Kari holding Fiona, Stella, Daphne sitting, me holding Camille, Avery sitting

All the girls
Brelynn, Fiona, Stella, Daphne, Avery, Camille

3.29.10 ~ 9 months

The girls are 9 months old today. Here are some quick updates:
~4 teeth (Avery has 2 and Brelynn has 2)
~2 rollers (Avery & Camille)
~1 chatterbox (Brelynn). She babbles up a storm and will 'yell' at us sometimes. She says 'dada' but we're not convinced she knows who dada is yet. I think she said 'ball' the other day, but the speech therapist in me says it's too early for first words. I held up a ball and said 'ball' about 20 times while playing with her and then she said 'ba'. She repeated it several times for Dan, too. I'm so proud!
~3 copy cats. Avery will stick her tongue out and make clicking noises and Brelynn and Camille will smack their lips which I call blowing kisses. Brelynn will shake her head no and has clapped her hands a few times. We're working on waiving bye bye.
~sitters. Avery sits independently for long periods of time. Brelynn sits independently for a few minutes and then topples over. She can sit for a long time with a little support from a boppy. Camille will sit with support for a minute or two and then she wants to get up and jump. This girl can't sit still and jumps every chance she gets.
~feeders. The girls love to feed themselves finger foods like puffs and crackers. They eat like champs and love mashed up pears and bananas. Their all time favorite right now is strawberry yogurt. Camille has learned how to blow raspberries while she's eating (only when it's something she doesn't love...never does it with yogurt, hmm) and it makes me CRAZY!
~crawler? Camille is getting up on all fours and pushing herself backwards across the room. Shouldn't be long until she figures out how to go forward.
~sleepers :) Still doing great and sleeping all night. They usually go to bed by 7:30 and sleep until 6:30. Aahhh!

All in all, we're doing great! They're learning so much everyday...

3.25.10 ~ Spring hiking

We took advantage of the great spring weather last weekend and went for a hike to Wallace Falls. Our great friends, Ryan and Kim, came with us and helped carry the girls and all our stuff up the trail. Thanks guys! We started our morning out with a quick stop at a fake Starbucks (in Fred Meyer) and I fed the girls breakfast while drinking my coffee and Dan was able to go buy some snacks for our hike. Once we were stocked up and fed, we headed to the trail. Three babies were loaded into backpacks and we started out. The girls did great all the way up (2.1 miles to the middle falls) but then started getting a little fussy because they skipped their nap. We headed back and the girls all fell asleep in the backpacks for a little bit. When we got back down we attempted to feed them, but they are all princesses and wouldn't drink cold bottles (I need to get a thermos that actually keeps milk warm!). Then we headed to Zeke's Drive In and had some yummy burgers before heading home. Dan got some great photos of the falls and scenery as well as some fun ones of our hiking party. This is going to be a great summer!

Kim, Brenda, Avery

 

Me with Avery (in the backpack) and Camille



Dan with Camille



Ryan with a sleeping Brelynn

 

3.18.10 ~ more teeth

We're officially teething. We now have three teeth between the girls... Brelynn's first tooth poked through today and so did Avery's second one. Camille's still toothless, but it shouldn't be long until she joins the tooth club.

3.16.10 ~ 8 1/2 months already

All three (Avery, Camille, Brelynn)

Camille

Brelynn

Avery

It's amazing, but these girls just keep growing and learning! They love to eat. Really, just about anything I put in front of them they'll eat now. In addition to all the purees, now they'll eat mashed up bananas, avocados, and pears. They love meltable foods like the puffs, wagon wheels, and even Starbucks pumpkin scones (yep, starting them off early). Everyone is now rolling from back to belly and belly to back (yay, Brelynn just did it this morning for the first time). They are learning peek-a-boo and they love to stand on the couch and look out the window at the cars going by. Camille has figured out how to 'crawl' backwards and has made it across the room a few times now. She thinks that coughs, burps, and toots from her sisters are hysterical and laughs almost every time they occur. Brelynn is starting to clap her hands which will eventually turn into pat-a-cake :)

We saw the nutritionist last week and the girls really are doing well for their age. Each scale is different, but here's what we got at nutrition. When adjusted for prematurity (compared to babies that are 6 months, 2 weeks) they were as follows:
Avery- 14 lb, 13 oz (10-25%ile), 25 1/2" (25-50%ile), head 43 1/2 cm (50-75%ile)
Brelynn- 16 lb, 8 oz (50-75%ile), 26 1/4" (50-75%ile), head 45 cm (90-97%ile)
Camille- 13 lb, 10 oz (10%ile), 25 1/4" (10-25%ile), head 43 1/2 cm (50-75%ile)

Way to go, girls!

3.9.10 ~ rolling over

I mostly post updates to keep friends and family informed about the girls and to share pictures of them, but I also want this to serve as a makeshift baby book to help me record dates, milestones, and events as they happen. It is much quicker for me to post a short little note than to find their baby books and in my nicest handwriting update it. So, that being said here's another first.

Avery rolled over from her back to her tummy today. I put her on her back to play with toys and went upstairs to make their lunchtime bottles. When I came back she was on her tummy. Way to go, Avery!

I think Camille rolled from her back to her tummy, too. I can't confirm this yet because when I got downstairs she appeared to be on her tummy and as soon as she heard me she rolled onto her back. So, either she rolled and then rolled back or she had almost rolled but still had her arm under her (basically rolling to her side and rotating her hips). We'll play more this afternoon to see if they'll do it again.

Don't worry, Brelynn's getting close, too :)

3.7.10 ~ Springtime

We had a gorgeous day here and took the girls outside for a little fun in the sun. Okay, we just did some gardening while they sat in the grass, but Dan got some great pictures of them.

Avery

Brelynn

Camille

Our little strawberry patch

3.3.10 ~ First tooth

Avery got her first little tooth to poke through today! She won't hold still enough to get a picture, but we'll post some once it's in a little more and you can see it better.

2.29.10 ~ 8 months

the time is flying by. The girls are already 8 months old and they're getting so big. We had to move Brelynn up into a bigger clothing size (now 6-9 months) just this week. Other updates on the girls...

Avery learned how to play peek-a-boo. She can feed herself a rice cracker now and loves them! She's fully healed after her kidney infection and back to her old self again. So glad that's behind us.

Brelynn is talking up a storm. She's getting close to cutting her first tooth and doesn't hate tummy time anymore. She'll eat rice crackers if we feed them to her, and she'll try to feed herself but gets frustrated.

Camille will eat a little of the rice cracker but still isn't sure what to think of this just yet. She's starting to talk more and will consistently roll from her tummy to her back now. She's still doing great at growing hair on the top of her head. Eventually she'll grow hair on the sides, right?

Oh, and the big news is that we finally got a video camera. I've been taking videos of the girls, now I just need to figure out how to post them. You'll have to settle for some pictures instead.