tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-53260483962699534752012-02-16T20:59:47.083-07:00Ltgguyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14228440343576520427noreply@blogger.comBlogger681100tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5326048396269953475.post-63185038993600180202010-09-19T08:12:00.002-07:002010-09-19T08:14:06.001-07:00

Dorothy and I decided to have the triplets birthday party on Halloween this year.It will be their first attempt at gathering sweets for their mom :)Now we just have to find them costumes.

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We introduced the kids to the movie Totoro a while back after Dorothy got it for me. They watched it and seemed fine with it but that was about it.I felt like watching it again the other night. What a difference. The kids are running around talking about acorns and Totoro and are asking to see it.So now, Dorothy has ordered a Totoro tree house and a Catbus for them to play with.I think it's

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So I've been thinking I need to restart this blog thing. I stopped because work was getting in the way and I was feeling stress about that and baby #4 coming along and just stuff in general.One of my stalls for getting back to this was related to my subject matter. The kids do so much and change so fast I can't really keep up with that in the blog.So, I'm changing the name of the blog (haven't

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I know I'm behind on keeping this up to date, but work is keeping me busy.Here's 2 photoshows:http://www.photoshow.com/watch/rc6mC6pMhttp://www.photoshow.com/watch/jx2Hr3Iu

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http://www.photoshow.com/watch/Rt4Qr5Yc

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A quick preview of the picture I think we will be using for Christmas Cards this year: In other news,Rebecca has 2 bottom teeth and 1 top tooth.Charlotte has 1 of each.Trevor still scores a zero on the tooth count.Rebecca now outweighs the other 2 by about 2 pounds and is noticably taller. She has a new game where she will grab your finger and lead you around the house.Charlotte is turning into

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So I'm behind on posting stuff. I have pictures and videos that I still haven't looked at in the last year. I'm currently working on sorting them out so you may see more in the future as I get days off for the holidays.Short updates:All three are walking fairly confidently.Rebecca has 2 bottom teeth, Charlotte is just getting her first and none for Trevor so far.Trevor hasn't shown any problems

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Terry sent yet another photoshow... Enjoy.http://www.photoshow.com/watch/DQ3yz7mW

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Terry has finished a photoshow of the triplets first birthday party:http://www.photoshow.com/watch/vc5VT6rz

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Terry has sent another photoshow. This one is from their visit the weekend of October 25th.http://www.photoshow.com/watch/Qs8xv6Xj

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Since the kids were in a good mood, we decided to let them wander around the living room while we answered the door for Trick or Treaters.This meant that the dogs (Akitia's) were blocked into the kitchen by a baby gate so they couldn't run out the door or trample the triplets.Now, as expected, most of the kids just wanted their candy and moved on. But a few looked inside.The triplets were curious

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The kids birthday was yesterday and we had a nice party. Pictures and videos will be up soon.Till then, you will just have to live with a video of the cake Dorothy made me for my birthday last year while 33 weeks pregnant with the triplets:

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So I just spent the morning with Trevor while he was getting his surgery (previously mentioned here). The doctor called it a hernia repair, as opposed to the Hydrocele, but whatever, it's done now. He did fine, was a bit cranky when he first got out of surgery, but I rocked him to sleep in my arms so he could sleep off some of the anesthesia and he was happier by the time Dorothy got to the

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A picture is worth a 1000 words, but this should be shorter than that.Foe a while now, the kids have been able to get themselves in and out of their Bumbo chair... This is relavant, so keep reading.About a week ago, my mom and Dorothy were talking about potty training the kids and it was mentioned that we would have to take away the Bumbo chair when we did because the kids would probably confuse

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Charlotte likes to jump when we try to help her stand so we got her a Jumperoo to play with.

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Here is a photo show from Terry from last weekend when Dorothy was out of town and her mom was helping me with the triplets.

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Rebecca took a few real steps today and we managed to get it on video. Trevor is not far behind, but I don't think Charlotte is quite confident enough yet.

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So I've been busy and have gotten behind on my updates so here goes:Trevor has something called Hydrocele and is going to need surgery. His consultation is on the 9th but I will miss it because I'll be out of town for training. When I scheduled the training today, I didn't have many choices partly because Dorothy will be out of town this weekend and 1 weekend in October. I could have pushed it

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Another Photoshow from Terry. This was Labor day.

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The developmental nurse was here today so we have new weights:Rebecca = 16lb 6.5ozCharlotte = 14lb 12.5ozTrevor = 14lb 3.5ozAll three are on track as far as their developmental milestones.I have also uploaded a copy of all the pictures Terry has taken of them so far. You can find them HERE.

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We have started giving the kids a bath every night in the big tub. They really seem to enjoy it.

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Well, Rebecca is the winner in the first tooth race. You can just feel her first tooth popping through the gums. And a close inspection with a flashlight reveals the 2 teeth right next to it just under the skin. Probably won't be able to get a picture of it for a few days.

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New Photoshow from Terry:http://www.photoshow.com/watch/Te7AM9dG

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Just a few recent pictures and videos:Their first bath in the big tub:http://picasaweb.google.com/turner85743/BathTimePlaytime on mom's exercise equipment:

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The triplets are 9 months old! I'm not really sure where the time went. It feels like forever and just yesterday all at the same time.They had their doctor visit yesterday, so we have some new weights:Trevor = 13lbCharlotte = 14lv 1ozRebecca = 15lb 3ozThe kids are showing a good bit of their personalities as well: Charlotte is calm and careful. She is very talkative and seems to spend more time

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I'm behind on blog posts, but I've been really busy at work lately. Here's a new slideshow from Terry to fill the gap.http://www.photoshow.com/watch/jI8wv2mQ

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This Easter, Dorothy and I were taking a walk with the kids and we stopped in the local Walgreen's to get something, I forget what. While wandering around I stumbled onto these rather cute little toys. They float and when you touch the contacts on the bottom, the quack or ribbit a few tunes. I showed on to the kids in the stroller and their little faces lit up so we got the frog and the duck.The

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My favorite definition of stress can be found here (it's the #2 version)Did you read that? good, now this sentence will make more sense: For me, at the moment, that person has a name. I won't share that name at the moment as I'm sure some how it would get me in trouble. He's the guy that bought my house when the babies were born. I was trying to fix up the house for us as it would have been a

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Terry has made more photo shows, this one is from their visit last week.http://www.photoshow.com/watch/Hc2Mt5Dnandhttp://www.photoshow.com/watch/rN3ac9aq

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Poking around the net you find some strange things.Dorothy and I both like stuffed animals. I have an interest in getting our kids as nice of a big stuffed animal zoo as I can. So when I stumbled onto this site, I thought it would be a great place to use in building up our zoo. It seems like they have everything, even Mosquitoes:

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All 3 kids are now going to sleep with out their swaddles. It takes us a bit to get Trevor and Charlotte to give up and go to sleep, but Rebecca frequently falls asleep on the floor while playing. Now if we can get them to sleep consistently through the night, we should all be much better off.

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Because of the weight "scare" last month we had a nurse visit today to check on the kids weights. Rebecca = 14lb 8ozCharlotte = 13lb 8ozTrevor = 12lb 12ozShe recommended we try a sippy cup with Trevor to try to get him to eat more.Trevor may also be getting a physical therapist because the nurse thinks he is over compensating with his left leg when we do the practice standing.

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We took the kids up to see their grandma in Scottsdale last Saturday.Terry took pictures and HERE are some of them.

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A video of Trevor chasing my laser pointer. I couldn't get the first video to look good on YouTube. Enjoy.

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So I have a dentist appointment today. You might think that it's nothing worth writing about or that it has nothing to do with my kids, but stay with me.My issues with dentists really started in Navy boot camp. We got marched off to get a shot one Saturday morning (presumably so the effects of the shot wouldn't interfere with our training). To get the shot, they lined us up in a hallway and

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Well, we had a nice Father's Day. I slept in a little and got up in time to go for a walk with Dorothy and the kids. We spent most of the day just being lazy and playing with the kids even though my list of chores keeps growing.I got to have a chile dog for dinner ;) and while we were eating, Trevor finally decided to show off some real commando style crawling. Up to this point, the kids have

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From time to time I read what other triplet parents are dealing with so I can get ready. That's the theory anyway.Well, I stumbled across the blog of a triplet mom and I'm recommending it to anyone with kids. I wish I was as articulate and funny as THE MEANEST MOM. On a side note, I've come to realize that almost all the blogs I read about triplets are written by the moms. Where are all the dads?

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We had a nice weekend for the most part. Rebecca is now sleeping without her swaddle. In fact, she goes most of the day without one now. She only gets wrapped up if she has a big meltdown. Trevor and Charlotte still seem to need the swaddle for bed time.Our big issue this (weekend and last week) was getting the kids to eat. This was caused by the visiting nurse who thinks Trevor (and to a lesser

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Sometimes you find that silly thing that just gets a baby into a giggle fit.Here's Rebecca:

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I was doing dishes late one evening (ok, it was all bottles...as usual) and while doing so, I like to peek in on Dorothy to make sure she doesn't need anything. What I discovered was Dorothy had fallen asleep while trying to keep up with the kids. All 3 are still awake and playing (it's hard to see Rebecca's face, but trust me, she is awake) and their mom just gave up the ghost. This just shows

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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 @ 25.5inchesCharlotte = 12lb 9oz @ 24.5inchesTrevor = 11lb 14oz @24.375inchesThis means that all the kids are not gaining the weight they should be.

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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

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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

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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

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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.

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We had our 6 month check up yesterday and everyone is doing fine.Updated weights:Rebecca = 13 lb 3 ozCharlotte = 12 lb 1 ozTrevor = 11 lb 11 ozAlso, 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

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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

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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.

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Finally got some nice video of Charlotte giggling. I've heard Rebecca giggle a little bit recently, but it hasn't been the same kind of giggle fit we've seen with the other 2. One of these days I hope to have all 3 giggling away at the same time and hope to be lucky enough to catch it on video. Meanwhile, enjoy Charlotte:

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The above picture may not look like much of a sign, it is after all, just dinner. But to put into perspective I'll remind you of a few things:Dorothy is a mother of triplets. Triplets that are not quite 6 months old and not quite sleeping through the night.Dorothy and the 2 girls are just getting over colds.Dorothy was a professional pastry chef for a long time and was a bit burnt out when she

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Just a short update on the cold situation while I'm working at the International Lightning Detection Conference.It looks like the girls are clearing up and are basically over the cold. Dorothy is feeling better but still has a bit of a cough.I'm still hoping that Trevor and I don't get it next.In other news, the kids have gotten their first tastes of the baby rice cereal. Once I get a chance,

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Well, Rebecca seems to be feeling better, but Charlotte and Dorothy have the cold now and Charlotte is dealing with it worse than Rebecca. Dorothy isn't feeling to well either.So far, Trevor and I have been skipped which will hopefully continue.I uploaded some pictures taken by Terry on the 12th. I'm still waiting to see at least one picture of Terry and Gurujot holding the kids.To make things

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I finally got the bath video to work. It seems like the free editing software that came with the camera can't create a fully compliant AVI file. I had to backtrack, produce it as an mpeg-2 file and convert it to AVI using Streamclip. One of these days I should just buy some good software or get a Mac.

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Rebecca has had some coughing lately, but it got noticeably worse over night. No fever or any other symptoms, but we were hounded so much in the NICU about possible respiratory problems that I decided to take her into the hospital. She most likely has a cold and I was told that all we could do is give her some Tylenol if she develops a fever.A cute note...while there, she fell asleep on my

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I finally found time to edit and upload a video of the triplets first bath. It's taken while we are in the NICU. I film some of it, and our favorite nurse films some of it.It's my first attempt at a few things.Some of the videos on Youtube look dark, so I've tried to brighten this one up a bit.My first attempt at splicing several smaller clips together.And I've added a music track as opposed to

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New video on Youtube of Trevor giggling.I got home yesterday and had an opportunity to get Trevor and Rebecca on the floor for some tummy time and I happened to grab the camera at the same time. I got lucky and Trevor gave us the first real out-loud giggles I've heard from him. Nothing like hearing your child laugh.

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I realized last night that my wife and I had started using various terms and phrases as a short hand when talking about the kids. Some of them are kind of cute, so I thought I'd share them.squiggle or squigglet - This one started in the NICU and came from us watching the kids trying to move. It wasn't quite a wiggle but was more than an squirm. I'm not sure who, but one of us put the 2 together

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So I haven't had much time to edit more videos, but I have uploaded more pictures and reorganized some of the other pictures.Above is a shot of the kids lined up in our Ford Escape. We knew early on that neither of our cars would hold all 3 seats and we knew a new car was on the way. We got the seats (from friends, thank you) first and then spent a month looking for the right car. It seemed like

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Too busy today for a real post.I just got a link to a slideshow Terry did of the kids: http://www.photoshow.com/watch/zm5zN9JUand another one of their first day in the NICU:http://www.photoshow.com/watch/MR8kX6jVEnjoy.

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The kids are 5 months old today.Last night, Trevor and Rebecca both rolled to their sides, just a misplaced elbow away from rolling from their back to their tummy. They both have rolled from tummy to their back recently as well.Charlotte, however still doesn't like tummy time. Her head drops down after just a few minutes and she hasn't rolled once. We are working with her doing as much tummy time

Ltgguyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14228440343576520427noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5326048396269953475.post-46321347648908085762008-04-01T13:41:00.007-07:002008-04-09T11:57:33.694-07:00

So my wife noticed that Trevor's left pupil was sometimes a bigger than the right one. A quick email to his doctor told us it was probably ok but she wanted to check him anyway if we had time.I took him in today, and the doctor said it was probably nothing but we should keep an eye on it. If it changes then she will refer us to a specialist.Since we were at the hospital, we have a new weight for

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Quick update about this weekend. The kids are all sleeping more, we are averaging 1 stint of about 6 to 7 hours at night. Of course this means I'm still getting up at 3:30 or 4 am to do a feeding, but it is nice getting a longer stretch of sleep. I still have to get up a couple of times to find a pacifier, but the kids go right back to sleep when they get it. And I've been trying to be the one to

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I added 2 more videos to Youtube today, both are from the kids second day in the world. Because of some weirdness with the video clip widget I was using, I took it out and just made a link to all my videos on Youtube over on the right.Video 1Video 2

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I finally figured it out and there is now a video up on YouTube of my wife reading to our triplets.My camera is a JVC Everio, nice camera with a big roomy hard drive and an easy interface. It's only drawback is that it creates all it's video in .mod format. Youtube doesn't recognize this format (in fact, a lot of things don't recognize it) so I had to convert it to an avi file.I'll skip all the

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My wife read Green Eggs and Ham by Dr. Seuss to the kids last night and I got it on video. I'll upload it to YouTube as soon as I can figure out how to make it smaller. It was nice watching how interested the kids got as she showed each of them the pictures.

Ltgguyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14228440343576520427noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5326048396269953475.post-42248397721780016072008-03-24T11:21:00.002-07:002008-04-09T11:59:23.697-07:00

So, it was kind of a long weekend...or at least it felt like it.As the kids get bigger, we started trying to put them to bed without being in their swaddle. [side bar: I highly recommend the Kiddopotamus SwaddleMe. They made swaddling so much easier than fighting with receiving blankets at 2am.] So far, the boy, Trevor, has been doing great. Even though he started out the smallest, he seems to

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Weights as of yesterday:Trevor = 10 lbsCharlotte = 10 lbs 13 ozRebecca = 11 lbs 10 ozGot 2 things today.First, we got some special bottles for Charlotte. We were using Dr. Brown's Natural Flow® Bottles for the kids since they were in the NICU. C recently started randomly refusing both the breast feeding and the bottle and we were worried that she wasn't getting enough to eat. She is also the only

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Just starting this blog. I'll be posting stuff about my current life which includes work, my marriage to my wonderful wife and our latest challenge --- our triplets.Just briefly, My wife and I were married on January 23 2007. In April we found out she was pregnant. Because she is listed as "high risk", we got a sonogram at 6 weeks from her last period and that's when we found out about the

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