10 Months

10 months?  Where does the time go?  I don't really have any stats to report on the girls, so I'll just post their pictures.  They were supposed to be in a themed set of oneies (flowers), but Maggie's got really dirty - no need to explain this one - so I had to change hers.  I didn't change them all because I love how Katie's says "Watch Me Grow." 

Katie:

She's very aloof, and I love how she looks like an old man without any teeth.  So cute!

Maggie:

Izzy-B:

She scraped her head on something, and her left eye looks crossed.  See previous post on eyes.

All together now:

I plan to start blogging more.  My goal is to post once a day.  This next month is going to be very busy (I'll blog about this later), so I guess this will have to be a New Year's Resolution for me.

Pecking Order

The pecking order among the girls is becoming obvious.  Maggie is clearly the top dog, and I think she will be the dominant triplet.  She gets what she wants when she wants it.  Amazingly, the other girls don't dispute her status.  She usually is only interested in the toys being played with by her sisters.  She makes her way over to it, and she takes it.  99% of the time, Katie and Izzy willingly give up the toy and move on.  On the other hand, if someone (me included) tries to take a toy from Maggie - well watch out.  First, she's incredibly strong.  It takes actual muscle force to pull a toy away from her.  Secondly, she'll cry - a lot.

When it comes to Katie and Izzy, the pecking order isn't quite as obvious.  I think Katie is more dominant than Izzy though.  Much of the time, Izzy seems content watching her sisters play.  She's more of the observer.

Katie is by far the best crawler.  She doesn't really seem to care if anything or anyone is in her way.  More than once, Izzy has been screaming because she is stuck under Katie.  Izzy will be on her back, and Katie is on top of her - basically high-centered.  Katie can't get over Izzy, but that's ok with her because she has reached what she was trying to get and is happily playing with it seemingly completely oblivious to the screaming Izzy below her. 

All three girls can get up on their knees.  Katie seems very close to pulling herself up to standing.  Sometimes she is on one knee and one foot.  Really close!

Maggie loves to do yoga.  Her favorite position is downward facing dog. 

Izzy is about to get her first tooth.  I can see the enamel.  So far - knock on wood - she hasn't been fussy.

Santa Visit

After their synagis shot this morning, we packed up the girls and headed downtown for photos with Santa.  We were the only people there; we had a private visit with Santa.  It was nice that we got to take our own photos, take our time with Santa (it's not so easy to get three girls on and off of Santa's lap) and we didn't have to be around anyone except Santa and Mrs. Claus.  Grandma came along to help too.  I had contemplated taking the girls to the Christmas party hosted by my triplets group (only for a photo with Santa), but the thought of having them around 65 other children and their parents was just too much.  I looked into several options including hiring a Santa come to our house (which was not as expensive as I thought).  In the end, we found a location that was not crowded and that allowed us to take our own photos.

On our way to see Santa - Katie has her bib in place to keep the dress clean and an ineffective and too small hat on her head.  Since they only leave the house to go to the doctor, I have not invested in winter hats.

 

Crawling

No words required.

L-R: Katie, Izzy, Maggie.

Giving Thanks

The theme at Trendy Treehouse this week is Giving Thanks.  I am truly thankful for my girls: my flower, my chili pepper and my pea pod.

Check out the other entries here:

Bath Time

I've decided that bath time is my least favorite thing about having triplets.  I don't mean to insinuate that I don't like having triplets.  There are only a couple of things that are difficult.  The other one is leaving the house.  It's a lot of work, and I really dislike all of the attention. 

Anyway - bath time is such an ordeal, and it takes so much time.  Bath time was quite enjoyable when the girls were small and didn't move around a lot.  Recently, it was getting really difficult in the infant tub, so I decided to start using the kitchen sink instead.  My first go at that was a major FAIL!  Their little butts are so slippery.  Luckily, I was telling my friend about my problem, and she told me to put a washcloth down so they don't slip around.  Where was this in the manual?  What a great idea.  I feel so silly for not thinking of it on my own.  Since we've moved on to the sink (with the washcloth), it's much easier to bathe them again.  However, it the post bathtime that I dread.  Trying to dry them off on the kitchen counter has turned into a terrible nightmare.  They squirm and wiggle and grab at EVERYTHING within their reach.  Then comes my least favorite part - trying to dress Izzy.  I'm starting to wonder if she has some sensory issues because she fights it (this is actually an everyday occurrence, and not necessarily related to bath time).  She doesn't like to get dressed.  A friend of mine used to have blog called "Don't Kick The Mommy" (she has since changed the name of her blog), and I used to think that was a funny name for a blog.  Now I get it.  I'm ALWAYS saying - Don't Kick the Mommy.  It happens frequently when dressing them, but it also happens when I'm trying to feed them.  If I stand in front of them while they're in their highchairs, they kick me!!   

Back to bath time.  I don't give baths every day.  I think I'd go insane if I did.  I'm starting to worry about the day that they'll start to need daily baths.  How will I do it?  Right now, I do it during the day, but I know it will be easier to make it part of their nighttime routine.  Hopefully by then, they will be sitting well enough that I can put them all in the bathtub together.  But that seems like it creates a whole new set of problems.  For all you mothers of multiples out there - how do you do it?  If they are all in the tub together, how do you get them out and dried off and diapered while still keeping an eye on the ones left in the tub?

Happy Thanksgiving!

We had a wonderful Thanksgiving at our house.  My parents came to our house, and I cooked most of the food - the turkey, stuffing, potatoes and the cranberry sauce.  We ate while the girls napped, but I gave them some turkey after they woke up.  Katie ate the most, Maggie eventually started spitting it all out and Izzy-B just let it sit on her tongue until I took it out of her mouth. 

I'm thankful for my wonderful husband who is the best dad our girls could ask for.  I'm thankful for my beautiful girls.  I'm thankful for my wonderful parents.  I feel so lucky.

Happy Thanksgiving!