Random Thoughts

I know I know... You are all mad as hell because I haven't posted in a while... I am so sorry! Honestly - I am EXHAUSTED! The girls are doing fantastic and gaining weight like crazy! I never thought that I could love them more than I did when they were conceived - but I love them more and more each day! Being a mother is amazing!

Some random things that have been happening lately...

The last time we went to the peditrician the girls weights were:
Kaitlyn - 9lbs 11.5oz
Leigha - 8lbs 15oz
Taylor - 7lbs 15oz

I am quite sure Kat is well over 10 1/2 pounds now - she is getting SO big!

Leigha has started to laugh and she sounds like Woody the Woodpecker!! ROFL! CUTEST damn thing you'll ever hear in your life!!

I think Kat and Lee are right on the verge of sleeping through the night. Our day begins at 4am so I CANNOT wait until the midnight feeding goes away and we can get straight sleep! I am DYING! LOL Taylor will sleep through the night only waking once or twice to have the binkie put back in her mouth. She's such a strong little peanut!

We FINALLY got our stroller cart so we are now mobile! Yippee!!! We used it today to bring the girls into daycare and boy do we make quite the spectacle! LOL It's funny though - everyone just looks at us with really wide eyes! Check it out! Way cool!

The girls met their cousin, Sondra this last weekend. It was nice to be able to introduce them to the extended family. We are going to Sawyers (our youngest nephew) birthday party this weekend at Skate City so they'll meet some more people there! It's really exciting to be able to go out as a family now - we have wanted this for so long and FINALLY we are no longer the outcasts at these types or parties.

We are very excited for the girls to get a bit bigger so that we can start taking them more places. Chris is DYING to be able to really play with them! Speaking of Chris - he is an AWESOME dad! He is so good with the girls and he jumps right in and does whatever needs to be done for them! He is very hands on and told me just a little while ago how much he loved them! It just makes my heart warm to hear that and see him with them. What a wonderful man I married and built a family with!

The latest pictures of the girls!

Our niece Shalyn and Leigha



Our little peanut, Taylor


Kat and her froggie - she LOVES this thing!


Leigha just chilling

My first Mothers Day

Yes I know this is a late posting - but I wanted to share this beautiful picture that Chris was able to snap of all 4 of us before Taylor starting hollering! LOL
My first Mothers Day was wonderful! It was a wonderful feeling to be more than just a fur baby momma but I also struggled that day for all my beautiful wonderful friends who were unable to celebrate Mothers Day this year and for whom this day was heartbreaking. I know that infertility has forever shaped me and I am proud of who it has made me, but at the same time, it will always be a very raw emotion for me because we struggled with it for as long as we did and know first hand just how horrible these types of "Hallmark Holidays" really are for us. Yes, I still say "us" because although I have been blessed and lucky enough to come out on the other side of the fight with 3 beautiful daughters, I will NEVER forget what it felt like every year when this day would come around and I would just want to crawl in a hole and die - but I grinned and bore it because My Mother, Mother in Law, and sister deserved to be honored.
So, better late than never, but I say Happy Mothers Day to everyone whether you are a fur baby momma, a God Mother, an Auntie, a daughter, grandmother or mother - we are all mothers to something or someone and our contribution matters in that life.

Some updated pictures of the girls....

The girls are doing really well in daycare and we are very happy with the center! Here are some pics of the first day of 'school' and misc other shots!

Day 2 of Day Care and Day 1 of Back to Work for Mommy

So today was the 2nd day that the girls went to the child development center and it went wonderfully! Everyone is so great there and they get so excited when we walk in! They all go "Oh!! Here comes the triplets!!" The girls teachers name is Joy and she is really sweet! She is always saying how pretty the girls are (well OF COURSE they are LOL) and how good they are. I am happy that they are "behaving" themselves during the day! I have noticed on their report cards that they seem to be staying awake a bit more during the day as well so I am hoping that might make a difference in their sleeping... only time will tell for sure though!
As for Mommy's first day back to work - it was nice. Everyone was SO sweet to me saying welcome back and they missed me and of course - all of the "You look great!"s were a wonderful boost to the ego! Now if I can just get a bit more sleep - it'll be good.

2 Days late but Happy 3 Month Birthday Baby Girls!

Ok so I am 2 days late in doing this - but Happy Birthday Baby girls!!!
Gosh - Cant believe that they are 3 months old already! What a crazy 3 weeks it's been for us since the girls came home!
It has REALLY been a huge adjustment for us let me tell you! I love them SO much but damn can they be frustrating too! Whew!
I go back to work on Tuesday and the girls start daycare on Monday. I am actually looking forward to it to be honest – I need that break from them and the adult time for sure. All my kudos to stay at home moms – I couldn’t do it! It is A LOT of work for sure!
Other than that – the girls are doing really well! Kat is up to 8.5lbs, Leigha is 7lbs 11 oz and Taylor is 6lbs 11oz. Kat is SUCH a little butter ball! It’s so funny to pick her up and then pick up Taylor afterwards – you almost launch Tay over your head! LOL We went to the cardiologist last week for a follow up on the hole’s in Kats and Lee’s heart and they have outgrown them so that is great news! We are still having trouble getting them to sleep through the night so I started giving them a bit of rice 2 nights ago and it seemed to work a little – I gave them such a small amount because I was scared to do it – but I am slowly working more and more in. We really need them to sleep longer than a 3 – 4 hour stretch because it takes us about 30 -45 minutes to feed each one so we are just finishing up feeding the last one and the first one is waking up again! I think in the last 3 weeks I am averaging about 4 hours of periodic sleep a night – its really hard but I wouldn’t change it for the world! They are so much fun and so cute – just can’t wait until they get a little older!

Sleeping through the night

WAHOO!!!! Taylor slept through the night 2 nights ago and Kaitlyn slept through the night last night! Now if we could only get Leigha to do it - we'd be rocking!! Yippee for big girls!

Chunky Monkeys

The girls got their 2nd synergy (RSV) shot yesterday and did really well. Taylor was a little cranky so I had to sleep with her last night – but Kat and Lee Lee were rock stars! We did give them Tylenol as a preventative type thing and it worked really well. Thank you Nani for the suggestion!
They were also weighed and measured again and they have grown quite a bit!
Kaitlyn is now 7lbs 15oz and 18 3/4 inches
Leigha is now 7lbs 5oz and 17 inches long and
Taylor is now 6lbs 3oz and 18 3/4 inches long!
Can you believe Kat is almost 8lbs now? She’s a little chunky monkey!!! They are right on track for their weight gain - the nurse said they like them to triple their weight in the first 3 -6 months and they are all either over or right at that number!

They also were re-tested to see if they could be taken off of their oxygen. Kat passed the room air test and will be tested for an extended time next week. If she passes – she will be off of the O2 then! Yippee! Taylor and Leigha still need it for a little while longer - but all in all they are doing awesome!!
They are still only sleeping about 4 hours a stretch so we are definitely hurting on the sleep scale but as everyone keeps telling me - it won't last forever! LOL
They also have been released to daycare so they will start at the child development center at the end of April!