The girls have always been good sleepers, and they continue to be - once they actually fall asleep. They are in bed no later than 8pm every night, and they wake up at 6am when Robin gets them up for their morning bottle. They then go back to bed for several hours.
Over about the last week though, Isabella has had a hard time falling asleep. Once we put her in her crib, she screams and screams and screams. Sometimes it goes on for over an hour. I usually let her scream for about 10-15 minutes, then I go in and hold her for a few minutes. As soon as I pick her up, she stops. I get her calmed down, put her back and she screams again. Last night it went on for 1.5 hours. I just don't know what's wrong. The good thing is that the other girls can sleep right through it. They fall asleep easily, and don't mind listening to Isabella scream. I hope this phase ends soon.
Any suggestions? She's not teething.
Sunday, October 10, 2010
Wednesday, October 6, 2010
Why? Because they're preemies
Today the girls had a 7.5 month check-up. Here are their stats:
Katherine:
14lbs 11oz - 8%
25.75in - 20%
41.8cm - 10%
Margaret:
14lbs 1oz - 4%
25.5in - 10%
41.3cm - 3%
Isabella:
13lbs 5oz - <3%
25in - 5%
41.7cm - 10%
Isabella is my little peanut. She's so small!!
Katherine:
14lbs 11oz - 8%
25.75in - 20%
41.8cm - 10%
Margaret:
14lbs 1oz - 4%
25.5in - 10%
41.3cm - 3%
Isabella:
13lbs 5oz - <3%
25in - 5%
41.7cm - 10%
Isabella is my little peanut. She's so small!!
Friday, October 1, 2010
Look mom - I'm sitting up!
My former co-worker and friend brought us dinner and was visiting with us tonight. I have been working with Katherine trying to get her to sit, but she always falls over. She has the best coordination of the three, and I thought she was just about ready for sitting. My friend was holding Margaret, and I had Katherine. I decided to plop Katherine down on the couch in a sitting position, and to my amazement she stayed there! For a long time!
I called Robin and told him to bring the camera. He then grabbed Isabella and sat her down across from Katherine. Again, to my amazement, she sat there - for a long time! They sat and stared at each other for awhile. It was several minutes before they both fell over - at the same time!
It was such an exciting day. Margaret is not quite ready for sitting yet. Both Katherine and Isabella, when on their stomachs, get up on their knees and rock back and forth. It's only a matter of time before they start crawling. YIKES!
I've been trying to get them to eat solid foods for awhile. Yesterday the PT/OT helped me with a feeding. She taught me so much. They ate about 1oz each of bananas and oatmeal. Today I gave them each about 1oz of sweet potatoes and oatmeal. Yummy!
I called Robin and told him to bring the camera. He then grabbed Isabella and sat her down across from Katherine. Again, to my amazement, she sat there - for a long time! They sat and stared at each other for awhile. It was several minutes before they both fell over - at the same time!
It was such an exciting day. Margaret is not quite ready for sitting yet. Both Katherine and Isabella, when on their stomachs, get up on their knees and rock back and forth. It's only a matter of time before they start crawling. YIKES!
I've been trying to get them to eat solid foods for awhile. Yesterday the PT/OT helped me with a feeding. She taught me so much. They ate about 1oz each of bananas and oatmeal. Today I gave them each about 1oz of sweet potatoes and oatmeal. Yummy!
Tuesday, September 28, 2010
Blue
This week the theme at Trendy Treehouse is "Blue." I took this photo last November on South Beach in Florida. It was an incredibly hot and humid day. We stayed overnight in South Beach before the start of our South/Central American cruise. I loved seeing all of the cruise ships in the distance. I was 17 weeks pregnant with the triplets when this photo was taken.
Shades of blue:
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Wednesday, September 22, 2010
September 22, 2009
September 22, 2009 is like my D-Day; it is my "day which will live in infamy." I shall call it T-Day. It is the day my life changed forever. That's right - it's the day I had my first ultrasound and found out I was pregnant with triplets. Today is the first anniversary of the day that changed my life forever.
I was scheduled to have an ultrasound at 9 weeks, which apparently is rare. The doctor decided to code it as "viability" because I had some minor spotting that was concerning. For the first ultrasound, they like to have the father present to go over genetic history. At first, Robin didn't want to come - he didn't think it was necessary, but I convinced him to come. I'm so thankful he was there.
I'm on the table looking up at the ultrasound on the monitor. I have no idea what I'm looking at or looking for. The ultrasound tech is very quiet, but I don't get the vibe that anything is unusual. I think she's just checking everything out. I'm not sure what can even be seen at such a early stage in the pregnancy. The first words out of her mouth are, "were you taking fertility drugs." I'm completely taken aback. I have no idea why she would ask such a question. The obvious answer doesn't even occur to me. I so "no" in a tone that probably expressed some offense. Now, you have to remember, she hasn't said a word yet - maybe some small talk like "is this your first pregnancy", etc., but nothing about the baby. Immediately after I said "no," she said, "well, you're pregnant with triplets." Boom, pow, punch to the stomach. What?!?! Within seconds, the image of a huge stroller pops into my head, and I burst out crying. My husband started laughing. And, just like that the ultrasound was over.
I can't even really remember too much after that. I'm not sure if she had someone else come in to confirm or not. I do remember being taken to another room where a doctor came in (I'd never met this doctor before) to "answer any questions I might have." She also informed me that they cannot see me because they do not handle higher-order multiple pregnancies. I was directed to see Dr. Kent Heyborne at Swedish. As we left, I felt like all of the staff was staring at me. I was still crying. I'm sure the people in the waiting room thought that I had lost a baby or something.
I'm so glad that Robin was with me that day. I thought I was having a bad dream or an out of body experience. I'm not sure that I would have believed that it really happened had I been there alone.
I had planned to not tell ANYONE about the pregnancy until we hit the 12 week mark, which is when the chance of miscarriage dramatically drops. This news, though, I could not keep to myself. In the car ride home, I kept trying to call my mom, but she wasn't answering. So, I called my dad. Then I tried my mom again, but she still wasn't answering. So, I called my good friend, Erica. I've known her since we were in junior high. She knows me well, and she started laughing. Of all the people she knows, I was the last one that would/should have triplets. Karma got me that day. I was very sad. But, don't get me wrong, I'm so happy today. I don't know what I would do without my girls. They light up my life, and now, instead of making me cry, they make me smile all the time - especially when they smile. It melts my heart.
I was scheduled to have an ultrasound at 9 weeks, which apparently is rare. The doctor decided to code it as "viability" because I had some minor spotting that was concerning. For the first ultrasound, they like to have the father present to go over genetic history. At first, Robin didn't want to come - he didn't think it was necessary, but I convinced him to come. I'm so thankful he was there.
I'm on the table looking up at the ultrasound on the monitor. I have no idea what I'm looking at or looking for. The ultrasound tech is very quiet, but I don't get the vibe that anything is unusual. I think she's just checking everything out. I'm not sure what can even be seen at such a early stage in the pregnancy. The first words out of her mouth are, "were you taking fertility drugs." I'm completely taken aback. I have no idea why she would ask such a question. The obvious answer doesn't even occur to me. I so "no" in a tone that probably expressed some offense. Now, you have to remember, she hasn't said a word yet - maybe some small talk like "is this your first pregnancy", etc., but nothing about the baby. Immediately after I said "no," she said, "well, you're pregnant with triplets." Boom, pow, punch to the stomach. What?!?! Within seconds, the image of a huge stroller pops into my head, and I burst out crying. My husband started laughing. And, just like that the ultrasound was over.
I can't even really remember too much after that. I'm not sure if she had someone else come in to confirm or not. I do remember being taken to another room where a doctor came in (I'd never met this doctor before) to "answer any questions I might have." She also informed me that they cannot see me because they do not handle higher-order multiple pregnancies. I was directed to see Dr. Kent Heyborne at Swedish. As we left, I felt like all of the staff was staring at me. I was still crying. I'm sure the people in the waiting room thought that I had lost a baby or something.
I'm so glad that Robin was with me that day. I thought I was having a bad dream or an out of body experience. I'm not sure that I would have believed that it really happened had I been there alone.
I had planned to not tell ANYONE about the pregnancy until we hit the 12 week mark, which is when the chance of miscarriage dramatically drops. This news, though, I could not keep to myself. In the car ride home, I kept trying to call my mom, but she wasn't answering. So, I called my dad. Then I tried my mom again, but she still wasn't answering. So, I called my good friend, Erica. I've known her since we were in junior high. She knows me well, and she started laughing. Of all the people she knows, I was the last one that would/should have triplets. Karma got me that day. I was very sad. But, don't get me wrong, I'm so happy today. I don't know what I would do without my girls. They light up my life, and now, instead of making me cry, they make me smile all the time - especially when they smile. It melts my heart.
Wednesday, September 15, 2010
7 Months
The girls are seven months old today. As always we did a photo shoot. I normally go to trivia with some friends on Wednesday nights, but the group fell apart tonight. I really missed my margarita - but I got to cuddle with my Margaret instead!
Katherine:
Margaret:
Isabella:
The group:
In other news, the girls have started doing some new things. I had all of them weaned off pacifiers. When they were really small, we bought the WubbaNub pacifiers because the animal attached to the pacifier is supposed to help keep it in their mouth by acting as a weigh on their chest. Fail! Well, I kept the WubbaNubs in their cribs, and now that they are playing with toys more, I started giving them the WubbaNubs to play with. It only took Margaret a few minutes to realize that there is a pacifier attached. Now, she scoots around her crib, finds the WubbaNub and puts the pacifier in her mouth. She's a very smart girl!
I also recently decided that the girls should have cuddly blankets. I was looking on amazon.com for some that aren't too expensive, when I saw one that looked familiar. It suddenly hit me that the Learning Curve had sent me three free loveys when the girls were born (they send Lumpy, Pooh and Tigger). Thank you Learning Curve! I couldn't remember where I stashed them, but it only took me a few minutes to find them. The girls love them - especially Isabella. I've gone in to check on her when she's asleep - I moved the lovey away from her, then when I go back to check on her again, she's still asleep but she's holding the lovey again. Hmmmmm.
Isabella has been getting her knees up under her when she's on her belly, and then she rocks back and forth. Uh oh - I hope this doesn't mean she's going to crawl soon! She has mastered the backward crawl/scoot. It's so cute. She also loves being with her sisters, and she moves around just to be near them. As I've said before, she will definitely be the cuddly one.
Against my better judgment, I gave the girls bananas yesterday. I really wanted to stick with veggies first, but I've been so frustrated with the spoon feeding. I decided that the sweetness of the bananas might get them to actually eat off the spoon. It kinda worked. They seem to like the bananas. If I can get them excited about spoon feeding, I'm going straight back to the veggies! Katherine seems to get the concept. Margaret gets really excited about the spoon, but then she can't figure out how to get the food off it. It all ends up coming right back out. So frustrating! Isabella seems to have a big tongue (mental note - ask the pediatrician about this). She can't really keep the food in her mouth either.
Katherine:
Margaret:
Isabella:
The group:
In other news, the girls have started doing some new things. I had all of them weaned off pacifiers. When they were really small, we bought the WubbaNub pacifiers because the animal attached to the pacifier is supposed to help keep it in their mouth by acting as a weigh on their chest. Fail! Well, I kept the WubbaNubs in their cribs, and now that they are playing with toys more, I started giving them the WubbaNubs to play with. It only took Margaret a few minutes to realize that there is a pacifier attached. Now, she scoots around her crib, finds the WubbaNub and puts the pacifier in her mouth. She's a very smart girl!
I also recently decided that the girls should have cuddly blankets. I was looking on amazon.com for some that aren't too expensive, when I saw one that looked familiar. It suddenly hit me that the Learning Curve had sent me three free loveys when the girls were born (they send Lumpy, Pooh and Tigger). Thank you Learning Curve! I couldn't remember where I stashed them, but it only took me a few minutes to find them. The girls love them - especially Isabella. I've gone in to check on her when she's asleep - I moved the lovey away from her, then when I go back to check on her again, she's still asleep but she's holding the lovey again. Hmmmmm.
Isabella has been getting her knees up under her when she's on her belly, and then she rocks back and forth. Uh oh - I hope this doesn't mean she's going to crawl soon! She has mastered the backward crawl/scoot. It's so cute. She also loves being with her sisters, and she moves around just to be near them. As I've said before, she will definitely be the cuddly one.
Against my better judgment, I gave the girls bananas yesterday. I really wanted to stick with veggies first, but I've been so frustrated with the spoon feeding. I decided that the sweetness of the bananas might get them to actually eat off the spoon. It kinda worked. They seem to like the bananas. If I can get them excited about spoon feeding, I'm going straight back to the veggies! Katherine seems to get the concept. Margaret gets really excited about the spoon, but then she can't figure out how to get the food off it. It all ends up coming right back out. So frustrating! Isabella seems to have a big tongue (mental note - ask the pediatrician about this). She can't really keep the food in her mouth either.
Friday, September 10, 2010
Family Photos
As promised, here are some of the family photos we took last Saturday. It was such a nice day. The girls haven't been outside too much, so I think they kept looking up because there was just so much to look at!
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