Growing like weeds!

Babies went for their appointment at the follow up clinic this week.   Danny was 14 lbs even, Sammy was 13 lbs 2 oz and Elsie was 12 lbs 1 oz. This puts Elsie in the 50th percentile in the girl chart, and Danny in the 50th percentile and Sammy in the 20th for the boys. Hard to believe Sammy is in the 20th percentile with rolls on his thighs and those chubby cheeks.  The boys officially moved into 3-6 months  clothes this week. They are growing like weeds!

It was also exciting to hear the doctors say they feel the babies are hitting all the milestones for 3 and 1/2 month olds (their corrected age)! yaaa! They want Sammy to work on tummy time a little more, and want Danny to have some massage/PT to help with relaxation because he gets overwhelmed easily. These are all minor in the grand scheme of things.

Had a nice week hanging outside on the nice days and letting lots of fresh air into the house. The kiddos are spending a lot of time on a blanket interacting with each other and talking their triplet language.  It's really great we are finally able to do this. The first 10 weeks they were in separate rooms.  Then another 10 weeks still in the hospital with wires that didn't allow for group play.  Then the severe reflux meant never putting them on their backs once they got home.  Even though they would sit next to each other in bouncy chairs, it's a whole new kind of interaction when they can touch and talk side by side. I've also noticed a big uptick in their connection with each other because of this. Now when someone cries or is hurt the others immediately react. It's pretty amazing.

We are spending a little time each day in the bumbo practicing our sitting skills, floor time moving our arms and feet and starting to roll to our sides, on the play mat reaching and grabbing toys, and belly time. Add in singing and reading books, Mommy pumping and exercising and our day is chock full!

Today's pics go group, Danny, Elsie,  Sammy, videos.



Sammy, Danny, Elsie in all the group pics

Danny

Elsie

Sammy

This video is awesome.  Elsie thinks the monkey on her swing is real and turns herself over and coos at it all the time.

7 months!

7 months!

Babies are in a fun stage.  Lots of smiles, giggles,  cooing,  reaching,  grabbing, and discovering. With their reflux slowly diminishing, it allows us to spend more time on the floor playing with the babies love to do. All the babies are getting close to rolling over. 

Elsie managed to flip herself over in the swing.  

We had our first bout with sickness this week. Elsie got a small fever on Saturday and was just not herself. She's got a little virus but is already back on the mend already. She LOVES being held 24/7 and is already showing her displeasure when I put her down today.

Sammy spent the majority of last week determining how to get his thumb in his mouth. He had previously been discovering his hand and how to try to wedge his entire first in his mouth.  Once he decided he only wanted his thumb, he took a few days trying to figure out how to free his thumb from his hand.  Finally he realized he had to open all his fingers and then a day or two to get the coordination down and wahla we have a thumb sucker. I tried for the whole week to keep replacing the thumb with a binkie to no avail.  He literally launches the binkie out and shoves the thumb in.  

Today's pics are Sammy, Elsie, Danny then videos.  No  group pics because we are keeping Elsie separate to contain the sickness :)

Sammy and Danny snuggling in Mommy's bed

Sammy

Got my thumb!

Hanging with Daddy!

Danny

Daddy settling Danny down

I'm not tired mom.  I won't go to sleep.

Me and my Daddy!

just sitting on the couch!

Elsie

I set her on the couch and Hannah jumped up on the couch and laid in front of her.

Don't fall off Elsie!!

This is my sick face

Mom slept on the couch so I could be close to her!

She snuggled me all night

I think I want to lay swing my belly

I just have to get my feet on one side and flip!

Did it!

I feel bad posting this for future embarrassment, however, it is rather amusing that Elsie has figured out how to make herself poop.  She usually does it right after she eats as in this case, when she's full.  She stiffens up her whole body and grunts loudly.  She does this 5 or 6 times and then smiles and goes to sleep.

 

Danny holding his own bottle!

I picked up my rattle and then didn't know what to do with it!  It didn't fit in my mouth so I got bored quick

Sammy and Danny hugging mommy in her bed!

Sammy cooing

Danny cooing

Elsie cooing

Elsie rolling over