Toddler emotions are also in full swing. Lots of crying and throwing themselves onto the floor in utter despair! I ate my snack faster than they did and now they are eating and I am not? Devastating. I forgot about that cool bouncy ball in the corner and now my brother is playing with it? Heartbreaking. I have to put on my shoes and jacket before going outside? Unfathomable. I can't carry around all 8 toys I'm currently playing with so I have to put one down? Disastrous. I'm hoping as their communication skills increase, they will not be so frustrated.
We do have lots of new words and phrases. I feel like this month it has started coming together a little faster. Elsie's second favorite word is 'Mickey Mouse'. We started watching Mickey Mouse Clubhouse and she is all about it. She also got a Mickey Mouse puzzle with all the characters and she is an ace at putting it together. Danny is really building his vocabulary, using words like thanks, sorry (this is the word he uses the most since he has to apologize to get out of time out), binkie, mine, and snack. Sam says bye, gramma, up, va-va for vovo, and is the best at imitating sounds (animals, cars, etc).
Speaking of binkies, we are making the dreaded transition. I am trying to do it without provoking life long anxiety in Danny. He has clearly figured out that the binkie does not get attached to his shirt anymore and is therefore not 'at the ready' for him. He also knows that it 'disappears' when he wakes up and only reappears right before nap or bedtime. This has made him ultra aware of all his binkie whereabouts, and he accumulates 'backups' and spares every chance he gets. There are times he is carrying one in his left hand, two in his right hand, and will interchange them 'put blue one in, take green one out, put purple one in, take blue one out'... depending on what activity he is doing. Like one has different powers than the others. I feel so bad for him because I know he is very dependent on it for soothing, so we are trying to make the transition slowly and smoothly, taking cues to how much he can handle. Sometimes when he is really stressed he will go to the gate and point to the counter where it is and say 'my binkie' and so I give it to him for a bit. He has been going several hours at a time without it, so looking to just keep moving forward. Elsie on the other hand is on step 6 of the program. She doesn't need it during the day at all now. She is still using at night for bed, but I will slowly wean that as well hopefully over the next few weeks. Wish us luck!
We've had a lot of outings this month, I'll caption the photos as I go. There are also lots of videos since I haven't posted in a month. I thought this would be a good time to go to monthly updates, but I feel when writing it that I forgot some things from earlier in the month, so we'll see how next month goes.
Danny finds a resting spot to play on my phone
this sweet innocent face. he is such an old soul.
no pictures please!
I think a little water spilled out of his cup
This is the sweater pattern I picked for this years sweaters. Not sure if I'm keeping the yellow or going with the pink yet, still working on the other colors. Hoping to be done in a few weeks.
loves his bike
the life. sitting in the doll stroller, feet up, watching Despicable Me 2
brotherly love pushing him around
ready for lunch
breakfast. notice how Elsie is stealing some of Danny's and Sam is keeping his close to the vest
Danny is catching on. He's counting how many he has left
getting so tall
serious Sally over here.
loves his bike
new seating arrangements since her arms are shorter than Danny's
this is her 'i'm figuring it out face'
I did it!
Love this sweater. It's labeled 3-6 mo and hasn't fit till now. She's in 12 mo clothes.
decorating pumpkins with stickers
she was the most interested
Yoshi loves when 1:30 rolls around and he gets to nap peacefully
snack time! Everyone is learning to sit and keep their hands to themselves
playing in Gianna and Jazzy's car
they run at full speed now. so fast
my poor sam has been under the weather. look at this pathetic face
Go Pats!
Her game face
you know he doesn't feel well when he passes out in all the chaos that is our living room
a girl and her Daddy
the 'it' toy. everyone loves the vacuum
she's starting to recognize the camera and react
you don't get to see this cute smile often
what? sitting on the end table ripping up papers is a no?
this boy loves his momma
we went to the park and met up with our triplet friends we met in the NICU. What a blast!
a boy and his stick
getting a picture is more challenging than you think with 6 two year olds
Sammy's outta here
driving the sand boat
She went right for the rope climber. I LOVE this pic
boys will be boys
Tim assisting in the group photo. This is the story of a triplet parent right here in this pic
The best one we got of me and the kids
:)
such a happy boy
smirking for the camera
silly boy
Daddy's home...to the gate!
and bring the vacuum
someone stole my phone and is taking selfies
We celebrated our cousins 40th with an 80's party. Fun times!
getting better about sitting closer to each other without stealing food and hitting each other
some videos from our triplet date
Sam LOVES to dance. Here are some of his new moves.
Danny pushing his brother around
secret compartments in the bike seat
let's use our fork!
decorating pumkins
sharing is caring
snack time
playing with the potty
afternoon fun
