Happy Mother's Day!

What a beautiful sunny day for my first Mother's Day :)

The day started off a little rough because Danny cried most of the night, so Miguel and I were working off minimal rest and maximum aggravation. I'm a little fearful we are entering the teething stage.  So far we've got lots of drool, bubbles, hands to the mouth, slightly elevated temps, and whiny fussiness.  I kept shrugging it off until Early Intervention mentioned it.  Sigh.  Time to put my game face on.

Luckily the day improved quickly when Danny woke up on the right side of the bed, we did some chores, and spent some time outside on the deck with all the babies.  Miguel spent a chunk of the day adding a second bird feeder to the front of the house.  We've got a Robin's nest with three blue eggs (I've been joking she is a triplet mom too!) and I'm excited to report Baby A and Baby B have hatched!  Just waiting for Baby C to make her debut. I told Miguel I wanted her to be able to eat in sight of her nest and Miguel was on the job.  Here are some pics...

OK, back to babies.  Feeds are going great. I'm happy to report that all babies are med free!  This already shaves 20 minutes off a feed easily. Elsie rarely vomits now, and Danny's spits can be contained to the bib if you are a skillful burper.  

All 3 love swing time and floor play.  They happily swing away while cooing at the mobile as it spins.  They are also getting stronger and roll to their side. Danny is so determined to figure out how to get his porky bum to turn over all the way.  It won't be long now.  

Another fan favorite is singing.  Start singing and they start laughing and smiling. Which is amazing because I am a horrible singer.  There is a reason I play instruments and I am not in the choir.  Lucky for me children's songs are pretty much 1 octave and can be pulled off by almost anyone.

Elsie is considering sucking her thumb.  She's tried it a few times, but gagged herself twice and is now a little hesitant.  Updates to follow :)   

This week's pics go group, Sammy, Danny, Elsie, videos.  Enjoy!

Sammy, Elsie, Danny

Danny, Elsie, Sammy

Yoshi and Emmie getting in their floor play too

Look I can roll over!

Sammy

Danny

Elsie

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.