I'm a big kid now!

I got my triplet stroller this afternoon and I got it all put together by myself. I am liking it so far. I haven't used it yet but I have put the babies in it. The 1st and 2nd seats recline into 2nd position and the 3rd seat reclines into 2nd position or fully reclined, although there isn't a lot of space for the baby to lay when reclined if the baby is buckled in because the space between the crotch buckle and the top of the seat isn't very much. The smallest baby will probably be in the back from now on. The foot rests also adjust. This thing is not too much longer than my double snap n go but it seems a lot bigger because of the high canopies. I also cannot believe how high the handle is. It goes to my belly button and I am 5'4". My arms (shoulder to elbow and elbow to fingers) are literally at a 90 degree angle when I hold the handles and push it. I am sure Craig will like this feature because he is so tall. Jessica, I bet if you get this one, this would be good for Keith too! Also, the storage underneath kinda sucks. It isn't really big enough to hold the diaper bag. Well... I can squeeze it in there on its side with the foot rests up, but if the foot rests are down, it will not fit. I figured I would either get a smaller bag and possibly use two small bags or drape my bag over the handles. Oh and one more thing, I can fit it into my Yukon with no problem as long as I take out the front drink holder and the front canopy which is easy to do.

They were not happy campers because I got them up early from a nap and didn't feed them right away. It wasn't the stroller they were crying so much about. This one is with all seats reclined.

This is with all seats sitting straight. The top of the handle comes right to my belly button. Is that crazy or what???

Is Hannah waving???

I went to see some of my old co-workers this afternoon and I just had to document that several of my old co-workers said they swore Hannah was waving at them. I haven't seen it yet myself but I will see if I can get her to wave to Mommy and I will let you know.

Drastic changes are coming

It has been a week now since Craig left and it seems like so much has happened since he left. I thought I would take the time to document what all is going on and all the things Daddy is missing out on.

Hannah has become the bully lately. For the past few days, she has been constantly letting out this extremely high pitched squeal/shrill/grunting noise. She has been doing this for a while, but the difference is now she makes Tyler and Whitney cry when she does it and it seems like she does it just to torment her siblings. Sometimes it is cute although, most of the time it is downright annoying! I broke out the tools and lowered Hannah's bed a few nights ago because she is always up on all fours and I was afraid she would start pulling up while I wasn't watching. I am feeling incredibly single right now - feels like the old days when I actually was single and often did these types of things for myself. BTW...she is not crawling yet.

Whitney has been extra whiny the past few days and seems to want to be held more often than usual. She is drooling a lot and I am guessing her first tooth will pop through any day now. Whitney (as well as Hannah) are giving me such fits with feeding time. I have just decided I am just going to start them with a lesser amount rather than feeding for hours at a time to try to get all of them to finish their bottles. Our pediatrician told us they should be getting most nutrition from formula/breast milk for the first 9 months, but they would much rather eat solids, so I am going to start increasing the solids and decreasing the bottles. Whitney isn't pulling up on all fours but I have seen her pull/drag herself across the floor a few times. She doesn't go very far but if she is close to being within reach of something she wants, she will pull herself just enough to get it. She is also talking and babbling SO much but still doesn't laugh out loud.

Tyler's tooth is coming through more and is becoming more visible when he smiles. It is very cute. He has also been a little more cranky than usual - I am sure it is the teething. Earlier this afternoon, I found Tyler sitting in a (S-position) one leg in front facing in and one leg behind facing out and he was leaned over like he might have pulled himself to a sitting position. He was stuck and screaming. I am glad that happened though because now I know it is time to lower his bed too. Since then, I have watched him pull up on all fours (for the first time) like Hannah. I am about to have some very mobile babies around here so I guess I am going to need to either put up the other baby gate Craig didn't get up before he left or have one of my brothers or brother in laws come out here and do it. I do pride myself for being pretty independent/handy/mechanical but I don't know if I am that mechanical.

I also ordered a triplet stroller and will be putting that together also! I got the babies some much needed new toys last week so they are having fun playing with some more age appropriate toys and I am also on the hunt for some bathtub seats (so I can start bathing them in the bathtub together) and some of those foam mats for the babies to play on (and keep the spit up off the carpet). I thought a big blanket might work, but I am having trouble keeping Lacy off of it and the babies are bunching it up too much.

So much is changing and I hate that Craig is missing it, but there isn't much I can do about that. He was supposed to come back after only two weeks, but they are forcing them to stay longer (most likely) - it is pretty much been left up in the air and they haven't given him an ETA back home.

A day of fun at the Dallas Arboretum

Today me and the kiddos loaded up and met Craig's family at the Dallas Arboretum. We had a good time looking at all the beautiful flowers and pumpkins. There aren't any pictures of the babies sitting in any of the pretty flowers - I just didn't have enough energy to load and unload them. I may be going back in a couple of weeks with a group of girls and if I do, hopefully it will be cooler and I will have enough energy to snap a few pictures.


Isn't this the cutest pumpkin house???

Notice Tyler is screaming - that is what happens when you have a very tired baby boy with too much noise like the fun frog fountains. My sensitive boy.

I haven't been back to the arboretum in four years since I had my bridal portraits taken there. This was one of the places I had my pictures taken. It brought back some good memories to walk around the park and see some of those places I had my bridal portraits taken.

Whitney has such a sweet looking grin on her face.

Lots of little arms and legs.

Pay no attention to Whitney's greasy hair. I rubbed sunblock all over her head because I didn't have enough hats to go around. Sweet smile!

Michaela, I didn't even know you took this... Whitney wants to be like Mommy wearing sunglasses.

Hannah posed for Michaela by leaning up on one hip right before the picture was taken. So funny!
My sweet, little dude sitting tall... My niece, Maggie in the background.
Look at that chin dimple.
"Who is touching me?"

Until next time...

Tyler at 8 months

Tyler is a good independent sitter but he doesn't stay in the position long because he always wants to get on his tummy so he spin around and get into things.

Tyler is my big boy! He loves to eat eat eat! About the only thing that he doesn't like so far are peaches - he makes the funniest faces but still eats it. He actually gets upset when he sees me eating if he is hungry and wants some. Tyler is learning to hold his own bottle and does so when it is close to empty and not as heavy. I introduced them to sippy cups this past month and let me just say Tyler is not a fan of water. He only had a little bit with my help. He now weighs 18 pounds 8.4 ounces.

Tyler is not a very good napper these days. I don't know if he has just gotten into the habit of taking catnaps or if it is because he is teething. On Saturday, his first tooth broke through.

He loves to babble and talk and his newest obsession is using his hand to make echoing noises with his mouth.

Whitney at 8 months

Whitney has recently become my master sitter. She can sit independently for the longest without falling down. Whitney hasn't started getting up on all fours yet, but she loves to roll over.

Whitney loves to eat solids but doesn't like peaches or bananas. She also currently doesn't like to take her bottles half the time. If she doesn't take her bottle, a lot of times we end up making her cereal out of her bottle so she will still get the calories somehow. Whitney is also learning to hold her own bottle and practices when her bottle is almost empty. She is also learning the sippy cup - she mainly likes to chew on the spout but she doesn't mind the taste of water. She currently weighs 14 pounds 9.9 ounces.

Whitney slobbers everywhere but has no teeth popping through yet.

Whitney is a very happy baby and full of smiles all the time, but for some reason, she will not laugh. I have only heard her make a very very quiet laughing sound a handful of times.

Hannah at 8 months

Hannah is our little experimenter. She loves to try new things like sitting up and getting up on her hands and knees in the crawling position. She is so close to crawling - I am just anxiously waiting for that day to come. She also loves to experiment with her voice. She is babbling and talking so much and learning how to make different sounds.

Hannah is so busy playing these days, she does not want to take time to eat or sleep. She is however, getting better at eating solids, but just like the other two, she doesn't care for peaches or bananas. She does not hold her bottle - has no desire to. She also still struggles with reflux. She doesn't mind water too much and just mainly chews on the rubbery/silicone spout of the sippy cup. She used to be my best napper, but she is not so much anymore. She weighs 14 pounds 8.1 ounces. No teeth yet.

She is still by far my most laid back and easy going baby. If she doesn't get to sleep on time, she doesn't care; if she doesn't eat on time, she doesn't care. Also, Hannah will no longer take her paci, which is fine by me. Its all about the two middle fingers of the left hand.

Poor Hannah keeps getting picked on. Everybody kept pulling her bow off.