4 months old!

Time is flying! silas is 11lbs 15oz, Daniel 11lbs 6oz and Kadence is 10lbs 10oz. The are growingvso fast! They are doing so many things. We know that in the next 2 months they are going to start doing even more. They'll bat at toys, follow with their eyes, work on crawling and be eating cereal and other foods. I'm so excited to watch them grow. They have such different personalities. Kadence is quiet and independent like mommy, Silas is calm and happynlike daddy and Daniel is so sweet and cuddly. They all love to smile and laugh and I'm so enjoying being home with them :)

Top challenges so far....

In no particular order...
4 hour feedings
Sleeping through the night
Sleeping at the same time
Baths for 3
Not leaving the house
Keeping our cool
Not getting overwhelmedvby triple the screams
3 times the reflux
Taking all 3 out ( dr visits only )
3 times the laundry ;)
Keeping the schedule
Keeping them all calm

More challenges to come I'm sure of it!

The physical toll

No one thinks about the physical toll raising three babies takes on a person. Newest development is chostochonditis- an inflammation of the cartilage the connects the breast bone and the ribs. Feels like I'm having a heart attack all day. It's caused by post pregnancy hormones in combination with constant lifting, bending, and moving. So now I have three months worth of pain meds, that yes... Make me drowsy. Hah! Well I don't know what could be more challenging than the sleep deprivation and feeling like a load of bricks on my chest but I know God gives me strength. I'm truly rising to the occasion.

No more differences

There are very few differences between me and other moms. I'm really learning that we all have the same things going on especially as a new parent. We all have the same hopes and fears. We all also have the same questions. When I think about a mom of quads or quints I think wow how do they do it? 3 is rough! Probably the same thing other moms think about moms of twins or triplets. The truth is that numbers of kids are not important. My 3 could keep me up as long at night as your 1 baby. My 3 could all have a great day and your 1 could drive you nutty. It's about the baby really. We all know every baby is different. I am just getting to know mine and they are all so different and so amazing. Silas loves to be swaddled, damsel doesn't. Kadi loves to cuddle after she eats, the boys love to be in motion all the time. It's fun to learn as we go and watch all the new things they do. Lastnight Kadi realized Silas was next to her. Today Daniel took a bath without a screaming fitand praise God last night Silas slept for 4 whole hours! All moms celebrate the growth and pray the fussy times go away. So I'm learning that 3 is just a lot of fun :)

Merry Christmas!

It was the first Christmas with the babies. Of course we had to schedule opening presents between feeding times. I just can't wait until they can be excited for presents. This year they each got 1 thing from us and plenty of presents from family. We are having a great time with them and they are getting so big! The boys were weighed on Tuesday, they were 9 lbs and 9 lbs 11 oz. All of them will also be weighed again Friday when they get more shots. We'll be relieved to be past RSV season and be done with the synergist shots. The babies hate them and so do we! So expensive! Occupational therapy for the babies starts on wednesday and we couldn't be more excited for it to start. That's all for now we have fussy babies here!

Progress

The triplets are rockstars.. So says the developmental evaluator :) they are doing awesome! We had them assessed this week for occupational and physical therapy. Free service in Johnson county. Well they are the rockstars. They will help get the kids sleeping I. Their cribs at night, taking baths, and being so so fussy all the time. It sounds like wonderful and much needed help. Later on they will even help me figure out how to take all 3 kids out of the house by myself. Any sighs of relief after meeting with the evaluator. The kids weighed in this week at 8lbs 9oz- Silas,7 lbs 4oz- Daniel, and 6 lbs 15 oz on Kadence. Yay growth! We can't believe how fast their growing and how time is flying. They officially turned 0 on Sunday so we can start counting months and expecting lots of new things. We are very tired but having a great time with them and feeling so blessed :)

The pregnancy

Everything about having triplet is... Unique. Picture this... You have been trying to have kids for what feels like a very long time. Finally you are pregnant and tired and well excited about making your big announcement. Normally you would expect to hear these words, "oh, congrats, when are you due?" well having triplets you hear this, "are you on drugs?" "was that even natural?" "I would kill myself" " oh you poor thing". now people do mean well and some comments are really out of concern but so it begins, life that is more unique now than you could ever imagine. Parents of multiples everywhere will empathize I'm sure. The up side is that when you get past the questions and comments people are so kind and so generous. I have never seen so many people be so willing to help and to give. Their kindness is so appreciated! Now with 3 infants life is very different and adjusting to it is part of life now. People said to me... Well good thing it's you not me because I couldn't do it. I say.. Stop under estimating your abilities. No matter what happens in life we rise to the occasion. Especially when the change is a such a huge blessing. Parenting is rewarding, parenting times 3 is just 3 times more the reward. So how am I doing it then? Well lots of help, very little sleep, and lots or prayer :)