3 months old

Elle's first day of Senior Year!!

A picnic on a beautiful day

Brooke, 3 months old

Sophia, 3 months old

Marleigh, 3 months old

Hooray, we have made it to 3 months and things just keep getting better. We discovered that Brooke has been suffering from acid reflux and is now a changed baby since we started her on the medicine. She can actually enjoy her awake time without screaming and sleeps much better too.

The girls are all around 10lbs and doing so well. The smiles we get are just amazing and they are starting to "talk" and coo. They sleep wonderfully at night, waking only slightly to take their bottles and then right back to sleep. They sleep a total of 10-12 hours. I have just started waking them in the morning so they don't sleep the day away and also to establish a nap routine. The nap stuff is going OK, it's only been 2 days so far but going well. I am trying to get them to sleep in their cribs for 2 naps/day. They all did great from 11-1 and now at 3:30 I have 2 in swings and one possibly waking in her crib.

Their personalities are starting to show also. What a hoot these girls are! Sophia is good as gold and just smiles and is so content. When she does cry her little lower lip comes out and she makes the most pitiful pouty face. You can't help but try to make her world all better.

Marleigh is our party girl. Her smiles are just huge and she is the last to fall asleep at night and wake in the morning.

Brooke is our thougthful little angel. She is smiling more now that we have fixed her acid reflux and she make the cutest expressions. She always seems to have something going through her mind and it shows all over her face- definitely no poker games in her future. We also discovered that Brooke looks just like the little elf in the Rudolph the Red Nose Reindeer, the elf that wants to be a dentist. Now we narrate all her expressions to go with her desire to become a dentist.

Well, the new nap schedule worked pretty good. The girls were a lot less fussy in the evening and stayed awake for a very long walk. I hope tomorrow is as good as today!

We are getting out lots now too. I have mastered leaving the house with 3 babies and enjoy going to the park for walks. We try to walk our neighborhood everyday but it's great for me to get out, go through a drive-thru and then for a walk. I don't do the mall much since we will get stopped so often and people can't keep their hands to themselves. I don't know what I'll do this winter when it's cold and flu season and I can't get out.

New Schedule!

We had another doctor visit on Saturday and received a glowing report of our babies. They are barely considered preemie at this point. Here are their weights:

Brooke: 9lbs

Marleigh: 9lbs, 13.5oz

Sophia: 10lbs, 1oz

They are in the 10-15% range for their age of almost 11 weeks and in the 75% range for their adjusted age, which is 6 weeks old. With this weight gain for them and their wonderful eating habits they are now allowed to sleep 6-8 hours at night between feedings. Hallelujah! We have had 3 nights of this and it's starting to work out ok. They aren't ready for a full 8 hours but it's on the horizon and I'm just happy with 6 hours at this point. On top of all that wonderfulness, the girls are terrific at sleeping at night. They all settle down by 11pm and stir once for a bottle and then continue on with their very, very restful sleep. They take the bottle and hardly open an eye, even during the diaper change! They are miraculous little loves and we appreciate all they are doing to make our lives with triplets easy.

It just doesn't seem right to say "triplets" and "easy in the same sentence but these are some wonderful girls. Their temperament is good, all varying degrees of fussiness but nothing like what it could be! Brooke cries the most but she is a pound lighter and has gotten better with each pound she gains. Marleigh is just a smiley, happy fat love and Sophia is good as gold. She just whines gently when she is messy or needs a bottle.

The picture is of my BIG outing, which was made possible by Jill and Gayle. It was a lovely trip to the mall in which I was able to get a scone, enjoy eating it and purchase some shoes. I love shoes even more now since they look good no matter what the rest of my looks like. I had a wonderful visit with Gayle and Jill who spent 2 days taking care of me and the babies. One day was the mall and another day I got a nap! Love those impromptu naps. What would I do without my friends to take care of everything???? Thanks guys!

As for further help, it's welcome but our during the day is now erratic and depends on when they feed at night, then we move the first 2 feedings of the day to a 3 hour schedule and work towards a 4 hour schedule as the day ends. There really is no way to schedule anyone to come and help but so far it doesn't seem as desperate of a situation now that I am getting some more sleep. Anyone is welcome to call and come by for a visit, possible feeding or just to hold a baby- just give me a call and see where we are at during the day.