Nurse Visit Today

We get visits from a nurse once in a while who tracks their developmental progress. She says we are doing a great job with the kids.

One side affect of the visit is that we get another round of baby weights:
Rebecca = 13lb 10.5oz @ 25.5inches
Charlotte = 12lb 9oz @ 24.5inches
Trevor = 11lb 14oz @24.375inches

This means that all the kids are not gaining the weight they should be. They are going to be skinny like their dad, but we will do what we can. We are going to start giving them more snacks and we are putting faster nipples on their bottles so hopefully they get more down before they decide they are done.

LLoonngg Weekend

It was a long and busy weekend for us. Way back when the kids were born, we decided that they would get the master bedroom. Evey with 3 cribs, a changing table, a dresser, and 2 chairs for adults, there is still enough space for the kids to play on the floor. Because I had 3 days off this weekend, we decided to finally move ourselves out of the babies room and get everything set up.

Saturday:
I moved out our bed, dresser and tv. And I moved in the kids dresser, the 3rd crib, the rocker that Dorothy's boss (Kyria) gave us, and all the toys.

Sunday:
I did some child proofing, but I have more to do on that end. I would also like to find some time to paint and give the room some personality.
I also got some general yard work done. Also got the pumpkins are planted and should be ready for Halloween.

Monday:
We went to the Tucson Zoo. It was mostly a place to meet up with some friends, although I'm not sure how fun it was for them to put up with the triplets. Dorothy and I think that crowds of people (especially kids) are just too overwhelming for them as they have spent the first bit of their lives in relative solitude.
Rebecca was first up. She melted down very shortly after we got into the zoo. Dorothy ended up carrying her for a bit, and when we put her back in the stroller, we dropped the front shade all the way down so she couldn't see so much.
Trevor and Charlotte did fine till it was about time to feed them. They just got fussier and fussier and didn't want to eat. Rebecca also started back up a little bit, but not as bad as before.
When we finally got them out to the car and away from all the people, they were happy again and Dorothy was able to feed them as she rode in the back of the Escape.

Oh, As we were going into the zoo, KGUN 9 had a guy out front who was asking people if the rising gas prices had changed their vacation plans for summer. We talked to him for a bit explaining the the triplets had changed all our plans and it had nothing to do with gas prices. When it aired, the had a nice shot of the triplets in their stroller and Dorothy was talking about how there are so many nice things to do in Arizona.

I have a variety of pictures and video from the zoo trip, but I'm not sure when I'll be able to get them posted. I'm also going to try to get the clip of Dorothy from the news.

Pears and Crawling and Teething...Oh My

Well, it's been a busy week so I don't have any pictures or videos to upload. What I do have is a short list of stuff that's happened over the week:

• The kids have gotten their first taste of pears and avocado. The pears were a big hit, Trevor was eagerly sucking it off the spoon. They didn't seem to mind the avocado that much but they have only had it once so far.
• Rebecca is getting very close to crawling. She has had good head extension for a while now and she just started getting her legs under her. Unfortunatly when she does get her legs under her, she doesn't keep her arms in place and ends up with her face on the mat while her legs push. It's only a matter of time now.
• Trevor is teething, I can feel a couple small bumps at about where his lower canine teeth would be. He is fussier than usual and just had a terrible time staying asleep last night.
• Charlotte has taken to a lot of crying at bed time. As soon as I lay her down in the Kiddopotamus, she flips out and it takes a while to calm her down. Once she is calm, she is fast asleep, so I'm sure it's just her way of fighting sleep.
  

Minimum Size

Rebecca in her new highchair. It seems almost too big for her, and she is the biggest one at the moment. The highchair says "for children who can sit up", but nothing other than that in terms of minimum sizes.
She is playing with her new ducky, best $2 we've spent on a toy. It lights up and quacks 3 different songs. We have a frog as well and they are both big hits.

Here are the rest of the high chair pictures

How to make a Mommy happy

Mother's day was yesterday, so it was appropriate that Dorothy got a treat. With triplets, she wasn't going to get much of a day off but I did what I could. What she did get was a nice big pile of Sushi. Never under estimate the power sushi has over her.

Sweet Potato

We had our 6 month check up yesterday and everyone is doing fine.

Updated weights:
Rebecca = 13 lb 3 oz
Charlotte = 12 lb 1 oz
Trevor = 11 lb 11 oz

Also, last night, we tried feeding them some homemade sweet potato. They all seemed to like it quite a bit. Even Rebecca who still doesn't want to eat the rice cereal.
It looks like the 1 potato I made up will last them about a week at the rate they are eating right now.

Pictures at 6 months old

I just got pictures from Terry. These are from the 3rd and the kids are 1 day over 6 months old.
The album can be found here:

May 3 2008

Their First Taste of Food

The Kids are 6 months old tomorrow and they are progressing quite nicely.

We started giving them a small taste of the rice cereal about a week and a half ago. With being busy at work, I finally got around to editing the video of their first taste test. They didn't do as bad as I thought they would with 1 exception. Watch for Charlotte near the end.