Christmas photo...

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 our explorer. She is the first one out if we open up the front door and she's usually the fastest down the sidewalk.

Trevor is now bringing us things. It's either books he wants us to read, or just a toy he wants you to play with. He is also trading things with us.

Pearly Whites

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.

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.