Triplets' Christmas Take 2

I was so looking forward to Christmas time this year!  Well Christmas 2014 that is.  I know it is way past Christmas now but I'm finally getting around to posting pictures.  Instead of doing multiple posts of all the different things over the holidays, I'm posting everything right here.  Beware... there are A LOT of pictures, so I will leave the words to a minimum.  I was looking forward to Christmas because the girls will somewhat grasp the concept of opening presents and receiving gifts.  Plus its fun to dress three girlies up in cute Christmas clothes.

On Thanksgiving, we took some pictures to put on our Christmas card and these are just some of them.

We took pictures with Santa on December 8 at Hearthstone Country Club, the same place as last year.  The girls love cartoon Santa, picture Santa, Santa in books, but... they are TERRIFIED of real Santa.  This is the best we got...

Sisters?  Cookies and gold fish calmed them down after Santa.

My parents took the girls to the mall and gave them reindeer antlers.

Pictures infront of the tree at Meme and Grandpop's Christmas party.

Christmas celebration at my Aunt Becky and Uncle Jim's.

Everyone has to be carrying someone, right?

Since we moved, we have been so involved on our street.  On December 23, we had a snowball fight!  It was so much fun.  We had to buy snowballs from a local shaved ice place.  Me and the girls stayed clear of the heavy traffic but even Taylor tried to participate.

Pictures from Christmas Eve.

Brian reading "Twas the Night Before Christmas"

 
My new favorite picture with my girls :)

Christmas day was so exciting.  We (the parents) were exhausted.  The girls all had a cold and we didn't get much sleep.  The morning started early for us at around 7:15.  We brought the girls downstairs to see what Santa brought them, then we fed them breakfast, then we opened gifts.

I love Taylor's expression of pure amazement of washcloths.

We arrived at Nana and Pawpaw's around 10:45 AM.  We did gifts first and then fed the girls.  While they napped, we all had our Christmas lunch.

Around 4 PM we headed to Meme and Grandpop's house.  The girls were excited to get their table and chairs as well as their play kitchen.

And the perfect way to end Christmas... Whoop-de-doos, of course!

On December 27 we did our annual Christmas celebration with my friends.  Every year the amount of people grow with husbands and kids.  It is so much fun.

The girls played with all of the toys while we ate dinner.

Peek-a-boo!

Christmas at my Aunt Frances' river house on the Frio River.  So much family, so much chaos, so much fun!  

All of the kids exchanged books.

Merry Christmas, Everyone!!!

My Life Right Now... 19 Months

Here is what our daily schedule looks like right now:

7:15 AM:  I wake up to shower and get breakfast ready.

8-8:30 AM: The girls wake up so I go upstairs to get them.  Change diapers and sometimes change their clothes. 

9-11:30 AM:  After breakfast I let the girls play in the downstairs playroom while I clean the kitchen and do laundry.  This is the best time of the day for us to run errands.

11:30 AM: Prep for the babies lunch.

12 PM: Lunch for the girls.  If they are cooperative, I try to eat now as well.

12:30 PM: Play a little while I clean up lunch.

1 PM: Nap for the girls.  My turn to check off the To Do list.

2:30-4 PM:  The girls wake up sometime in this time frame.  We do a small snack and milk after they all wake up.

4-5:30 PM: Play time or go for a walk.

5:30 PM: Prep dinner for the girls.

6 PM: Feed girls dinner in the feeding table.  Brian gets home.

6:30 PM: Brian and I eat dinner.  Normally its one of us eats while the other occupies the kids and then switch.  I try to get the kitchen cleaned a little before we head back upstairs for bed time routine.

7:15 PM: Bath time or play in the girls room while we get them ready for bed.

8 PM: Sippy cups.

8:30 PM: Girls are in bed and hopefully asleep.  Time to clean up the house and the trail of toys everywhere.

10:30-11 PM: Go to bed.

Triple Play: 19 Months

How old?  19 Months.

Our weights?  S: 20 lbs 12 oz T: 22 lbs 11 oz M: 22 lbs 5 oz
Heights: S: 30ish inches T: 31 1/2 ish inches, M: 31 ish inches
They are wearing 12 months and 18 months clothes.

Our sleeping patterns?  We are doing pretty well with one nap.  Sam is beginning to sleep a little longer so that is good.  The last few days, everyone has been down for at least 2 hours (Taylor likes to sleep closer to 3).

If everyone is well, we have been on schedule during the day, everyone napped well, and no one is teething... then I can sometimes predict we have a good night of sleep.  Things can still be unpredictable.  I think we got 2 days in a row this month of no one waking up... Wooo Hooo!

 Our eating schedule?  The girls have breakfast at 8:30 AM, Lunch at noon, snack when they wake up from their nap (between 3-4), and dinner at 6.

 Our favorite foods?  They still all love canteloupe and watermelon.  Sam likes yogurt (today), Taylor really likes peanut butter sandwiches (today), and Mallory loves green beans (everyday).

Our likes? Being free to roam around the house.  We are still working on baby proofing everything so it is not 100% of the time, but we are working towards that.  Their new favorite word is "No".  They say it so sweetly and its Taylor and Sam's answer to any question you ask them.  They love their new Thomas the Train hot wheels, playing in their kitchens, Minnie Mouse, and balls.  Most things can only occupy them for a few minutes at a time before they are on to the next thing.

 Our dislikes?  Not feeling good, diaper rashes, when a sister has a toy the other wants or when Mom is holding someone and someone else then wants to be held.  Typical triplet stuff.

Our favorite games/toys?  The new push car from Nana.  They fight over this every time we go in the garage.  "On your mark, get set, GO!" and then they run to the other side of the room, ball pit, Thomas the train.

Our milestones?  Speech gets better every day.  Like I said before, everyone is saying "No".  Mallory is getting her ck's down for "Duck!"  and "Book!"  she really emphasizes the K at the end.  Super cute.  Taylor will surprise you with a new word every now and then.  She started saying "Mallory" this month and she will repeat you more often than the other two.

Things we do to make Mom and Dad smile?  Play nicely together, give hugs and kisses, achieve something new, play Ring around the Rosie.

Our pictures

2015 Goals

Welcome to 2015, a new year, a fresh start. I love when a new year rolls around... That means the hustle and bustle of the holidays is over and I can catch up on the to do lists (haha). But for real, I'm excited and motivated to get some stuff done.  Listed below were my goals from 2014, let's see how I did:

     1. Organize the entire house.  Eeek, I'm nervous about this one.  I have a great guideline though that I found here.  52 Weeks to An Organized Home

I made it about two months on this one and since I have a new house now, better put it on my 2015 list.

     2. Transform our office into a playroom for the girls.  Not a small task since our office is a total disaster and catch-all right now.

Never did this and in a new house so I'll act like I can check this one off.

     3. Take the girls on their first boat and plane rides.  Do I see a vacation in my future?

     

Check and check! We went to Siesta Key, Florida in April and Wisconsin in August and were able to do these things in both places.

     4. Get 9 hours of solid, continuous sleep.  I cannot wait for this one!

Yes, I did this like once or twice... So check!

    

     5. Finish the girls' baby books.  Something I haven't started but I don't want them to be like 12 years old when I finish their baby books.  Gotta get working.

Never started :(. So can't check this off, going to definitely make time to do this in 2015. 

     6. Find time to work out again.  This may be tough but I don't necessarily need to go to a gym, just find time in my day to throw in some push ups and squats.  I need to get this body back.

Not an official work out, but I count going  up/down stairs three at a time holding 21ish lbs a workout. So check!

And because I'm trying to be realistic, I'm not adding any goals besides what I didn't finish up last year.  So organize my new house and make baby books are my 2015 goals. If I can get in a work out here or there, great!  I can't wait for this year and watching my trio grow and explore. I'm loving my crazy life!

Thanksgiving 2014

Not that our lives aren't stressful enough, we decided to host Thanksgiving for both sides of our families only 2 weeks after moving in to our new house.  It was a little overwhelming but turned out really nice.  Everyone brought a dish and helped out.  The girls played outside with their cousins some during the day.  I thought the girls would make it to 6 PM to eat dinner but they were pretty cranky by that time so there was a lot of flying food and sippy cups.  I ate a cold meal, but that comes with being a Mom.  We are so thankful for our healthy little girls and we are so fortunate to have a wonderful family supporting us every step of the way.  Here is the one picture I took on Thanksgiving at the very end of the night.

Triple Play - 18 Months



How old?  18 Months.

Our weights?  S: 20 lbs 1 oz T: 21 lbs 14 oz M: 21 lbs 5 oz
Heights: S: 29.75 inches T: 31.1 inches, M: 29.5 inches
They are wearing 12 months clothes right now.  They are fitting in to some 18 months as well.  Jammies are 18 months.

Our sleeping patterns?  We officially transitioned to 1 nap.  Sam could probably still use two naps but in order for me to at least get some down time, they must nap together.  Sam normally wakes up after 1.5 hours and the other two normally sleep another hour after that.

Sleeping at night has been pretty good lately (besides when they were sick and Mallory woke up more than 10 times one night, ugh).  We transitioned to the new house pretty well.  Normally its not too much trouble to get them back to sleep if someone wakes up.  They typically sleep from 8:30 PM to 8 AM.

 Our eating schedule?  The girls have breakfast at 8:30 AM, Lunch at noon, snack when they wake up from their nap (between 3-4), and dinner at 6.

 Our favorite foods?  String cheese has been a house favorite lately.

Our likes? Being free in the new house to play.  They love their kitchen cabinet that is specifically for them.  They are really attached to their 'babies' now.  Mallory has an orange monkey, Sam has baby Lady from Lady and the Tramp, and Taylor has a little white puppy.  They love to dance when music comes on and really like the Christmas lights.  They also like cartoons (for about 45 seconds) and Mallory even asks for the TV sometimes.

 Our dislikes?  When a sister is hurt or scared.  They really care for each other and are concerned when their sister is sad or crying.  It is so sweet.  They dislike when they want me to hold them or play with them and I have to be in the kitchen cooking or cleaning.

Our favorite games/toys?  The slide (which gets taken away often), running to the wall and back to me, peekaboo is making a comeback, puzzles, Megablocks.

Our milestones?  Language and speech have gotten much better the past month.  They are starting to say each other's names.  Sam has all of the animal sounds down.  Taylor will normally try to repeat what you tell her.  She said "remember" the other day.  Although it sounded more like "memer".  Taylor is always so confident when she says something.  Mallory has her s's and f's pretty good.  She is saying shoe, socks, frog, flower, etc.  Mallory has also learned to climb a ladder, Yikes!

Things we do to make Mom and Dad smile?  I watched Mallory and Sam have a conversation the other day.  It was adorable.  They were babbling and conversing with each other, then Mallory pointed towards the game room, and Sam went sprinting out there to do or get whatever they were talking about.  I love having multiples and being able to experience that.  Another time, I laid Taylor across Mallory's lap in the rock in play and before I said anything, Mallory goes "Baby!".  They do sweet and adorable things all of the time and I wish I could freeze time right now.

Our pictures
(18 months and 10 days)