Not my baby

Another weekend is almost over and I have to say, it had its rough moments.  Specifically with Amelia.  She's gotten to the point where she'll only eat for Tony.  She's definitely 'daddy's little girl'  I've known for a little while that she won't eat for his mother or father, but up until recently, she'd eat for me - slowly, but she'd eat.  Well this weekend, she wouldn't eat for me unless she was really hungry like at the 6am feeding.  She would start to eat, but then start wailing and couldn't even be calmed down until Tony came over to pick her up.  It was sad for me to see my baby not want me.  So as a joke, I said that I didn't know this baby -my baby  ate for me, so this could not be MY baby.  My Amelia did come back today at the 3pm feeding, but I had to go upstairs (away from T).  I think if he's in the room, she wants him to feed her, but if he's not around - within earshot or view - she'll eat.  T is going to try out my theory tomorrow with his parents or at least his mom.  We need her to be able to eat for others because we're going away in May and I can't bear the thought of her not eating because she's stubborn.  Oh jeez, she really is like me.
Here's a picture of everyone getting ready to eat.  I have them on the table to help save my back from bending/twisting - I start PT this week.

We also had an few outings this weekend.  It was the babies cousin's birthday party on Saturday.  We were there for a few hours, but left early because it was feeding time/bath night and we remembered what it was like on Christmas when the babies got way too much stimulation.  We also went out this morning for breakfast.  Here's a picture of everyone ready to go in their stroller wearing the knitted hats that a friend's mom made for them.  The hats even got the thumbs up from T because even though they may come down over their eyes, they are 'holey' enough that we don't need to worry if they get pulled down over their mouths.

Here are a few more pictures of my HAPPY babies.

Super what?

One good thing about SuperBowl Sunday this year is that there were very few people at the Quakerbridge Mall today.  We had booked the triplets 6 month pictures at "Picture People" in the mall today and typically the weekends are NOT the days to go because it's a madhouse.  I missed the Christmas photo shoot and was sad about it so this time, I was determined to go.  Getting out of the house of course was stressful - making sure we had everything, everyone and leaving on time.  T called his mother and she decided to come along.  I thought we would be late, but we ended getting there right on time, but was made to wait 20 minutes.  These places schedule people every 10 minutes - which is insane - especially when they know they're going to be working with infants - let alone three of them.  They had a back drop right out in front of everyone and then some other rooms in the back.  We watched the photographer and an assistant try and get a cute little 11 month old girl to smile, but she just crawled back over to mom.  After a few minutes, they stopped and moved over to the side.  We asked her if they were done, and the mom explained that her daughter just woke up and they were going to wait for a room in the back and she if she perks up.  We were then discussing that we didn't really want to be the ones out in front - where everyone can see you - would just feel weird - and of course we ended up taking our pictures there.  I explained to the photographer that the babies cannot sit up on their own and she put down a bean bag type of pillow on the floor and covered with a white blanket.  We then propped the babies on it but I had to hold up little T and Amelia an Tony held Olivia in place on the opposite side - all while covering our arm underneath the blanket.  They took some other shots while lying on their bellies, but that was NOT working.  In the end, every baby was annoyed and whining and we had only gotten about 10 photos taken.  They didn't even offer to try again later...  We sat down for a few minutes and then they showed us what they got.  Most of them, Amelia had a sad look on her face (she had used up all of her smiles on the drive there, then fell asleep, then woke up to a room full of strangers).  We had ONE smile from ONE baby the whole time... from... Little T.  We ended up purchasing a few sheets of ONE shot with the three of them.  It was really the only shot that they all looked pretty good.  The guy showing us the pictures was trying to get us to buy more - and of shots where some of them were clearly unhappy.  If I wanted a picture of an unhappy baby, I wouldn't need to dress them up, drive 1/2 hour and pay someone else to take the photo!!!  We used our gift cards and our entertainment book coupon so it didn't cost us anything, but I think the guy was annoyed that we didn't buy more. 
Afterward, talking to T and his mom I learned that JCPenney did a MUCH better job with the babies than this place.  So, long story short, we'll continue to go to JCP for our special pictures. 
Other than that, both T & I are having back problems.  Mine started hurting early in the day and is still bothering me.  I hope it subsides soon. 
On another note, the NY/NJ Giants won the Super Bowl 21/17.  The best part was the half time show (Madonna) and as good/cute as some of the commercials were, I can't even remember one at the moment.  I probably could, but that would take too much mental effort right now.

Almost 6 months old!

Tonight's installment is just a quick update on how everyone is doing.  I'll start with me :)  I'm doing ok.  The new job is going well.  There's always going to be people that you like and some you don't end I'm already figuring out who's who!  I've learned that it's frowned upon to have a "competitors" water bottle on your desk.  I was given one from this company and then given some opaque tape to put over the "competitors" name.  I probably shouldn't have said this out loud, but I actually said this when given this piece of tape - "Well, you will all know my last day here, because I'll be wearing all of my Oti shirts, sweatshirts, fleeces, coats, jackets, carrying my Oti umbrella, laptop bag, lunchbag, etc."  I need to learn to keep my mouth shut!  I'm still having sciatic nerve pain, but hopefully the medication will help and I can get in to see the PT to start some therapy.

Tony - is doing great - as far as I can tell.  He's asleep right now and usually is by this time at night.  He's alot more adventurous than I would likely be, but I guess if I were stuck at home most of the time, I'd do anything to get out, even if it's just a trip downtown to pick up a prescription.  It's been unseasonably warm this winter, so Tony has been going on a few walks.  One was to CVS, one to the barber shop and to pay the property taxes!  He's doing a fabulous job - one I don't know I could do as well.

And now onto the babies...

All babies are basically sleeping through the night.  We still have occasional 'wake-ups' earlier than we'd like, but for the most part, they go to sleep around 8pm and wake up around 6-7am.  We do baths every other day now rather than every 3rd or 4th day.  Tony has been introducing new foods every few days.  So far, they've had applesauce, pears, bananas, rice, oatmeal and barley.  They all eat pretty well, but it's a messy time.  The first few times, I was getting grossed out.  I never thought of myself as a clean freak, but seeing oatmeal all over their faces and stuck to their bibs, was just gross.  I'm a bit better and don't get as frustrated about it as I did when we first started the oatmeal.  They all like the bouncers - exersaucer type jumpers.  They don't really jump around in them, but they all don't mind being in them at least for a short time.  Only on occasion, do I see any of them in the swings.  I think they all like to spread out, roll around until they find a comfortable spot and being in the rocker/swing, that isn't a possibility.  Lately they all go to bed very easily.  I don't have to re-wind the mobiles 5 times like I used to.  Maybe only two times for my little man. :)  I don't have any new pictures.  I get home around 6:30pm and they eat and go to bed so unless I make a point to take a picture, it doesn't happen.  Speaking of pictures, we're having their 6 month pictures taken this weekend.  I can't wait.  I missed their first one back in December - hopefully they'll all cooperate and we'll get some great shots!

A night out!

T & I went out for dinner last night to celebrate his birthday.  We went to Steakhouse 85 and had great steak.  It's not a place either of us had been to before nor will likely again any time soon because it wasn't cheap, but it feels good to 'treat' ourselves once in a while.  I had asked T's mom if she and my FIL could watch the babies and had also asked one of our neighbors - Beth to help out in case my FIL couldn't come.  Well, it ended up that neither my MIL or FIL came, but Beth and her daughter came over right on time.  All went well and we were told upon our arriving home that all babies were 'angels'.  We only had one hiccup though and believe it or not Olivia woke up around 11pm crying.  After about a half an hour we tried feeding her a few ounces and noticed that her diaper was on super tight.  I really think she was uncomfortable because the diaper was too tight.  After eating two ounces and loosening up her dipe, she calmed down and fell asleep.  If I didn't mention is, this past week we've introduced another new food - applesauce! Olivia and little T seem to like it, but Amelia doesn't seem to care for it.  Here's a video that is so cute of them eating :)
 Oh well... i tried to upload it, but it's not working now... i'll try again tomorrow!

Everyone eats oatmeal!

I don't get to post very often, but feel impelled to write an update every now and then.  I just finished my third week on the new job and feeling good about the decision.  Everyone seems so nice and happy with their job there.  The best part is that I already have a great friend there - James - who I worked with previously.  It makes things a bit easier seeing a friendly face every day.  I also seem to 'fit in' well with the other audiologists and have already started exchanging things with one of them who has an 8 month old baby.  She brought in a cute outfit and some formula samples and I gave her some coupons.  Today we even bonded over our common back pain.  The only reason I know is that she had a book on her desk about 'healing your own back pain' that was written by Robin McKenzie and it just so happens that my sister is credentialed in the McKenzie way/style of PT!  Too bad she doesn't live closer, she would already have several patients to treat.
As for T, he seems to be doing really well lately.  I think he's got his routine down and for the most part, everyone stays on schedule.  Our morning starts between 6 - 7am with the baby alarm going off.  It's normally Olivia, but sometimes Amelia will be the first to wake up.  Everyone gets fed and diapers changed and gets back to bed by 7:45am.  During that time I'm also getting ready for work.  I'm usually out the door by 8am - 8:15am.  From what I understand, they usually take a little nap and then go downstairs around 9am.  Earlier this week, they started getting a little bit of oatmeal - only about a tablespoon each.  He sits them up in the bumbos and gives them each a tiny bit on the tip of the spoon and goes in order... some for Olivia, some for little T, and some for Amelia, and then he starts over!  Olivia is the best eater, then little T and little Amelia tends to push it back out of her mouth the most, but with everything else, she'll get there!

They get another bottle around 11am, more oatmeal around 1pm, another bottle at 3pm, more oatmeal round 5pm and their last bottle at 7pm.  After that feeding, we put them to bed!  They usually sleep through the night.  I say 'usually' because the past two nights little T and/or Amelia has woken up early - like midnight or 4am.  I really need to get to bed earlier, but just can't seem to wind down enough to go to bed before 10 - 11pm.  I'm glad it's Friday and I have good intentions to try and sleep in tomorrow, but we'll see if it actually happens.  I'll likely feel impelled to get up earlier and clean.  Oh and the reason for the title is that I, along with the babies, had oatmeal today!  Here's a few pictures from tonight or this week.

Update - Rough couple of days for daddy!

For the third day in a row, I come home to babies crying and T about to lose his mind.  I understand and I don't know how he hasn't lost it before now.  Triplets are no joke - it's hard work!  Monday and Tuesday it was because Little T didn't want to eat - and it seemed like Amelia was picking up some of her brother's bad habits.  He'll start off eating really well, eating about 4 oz (out of 6), but then he just won't eat the rest and screams and flails around.  Sometimes he'll start eating again after a minute or two, but sometimes not.  Today when I got home, I walk in the door and Olivia was crying in the swing and T was bleeding.  Yes, bleeding.  After a while I understood what had happened, but at first I just got bits and pieces from him as to how it was Olivia's fault that he was injured.  T was making dinner - peeling potatoes in the kitchen and Olivia was laying on the floor in the living room and just started to scream - as if in extreme pain.  Because of the scream, he flinched and took a chunk out of his finger with the peeler.  He had blood on his shirt, on the babies clothes, on one of the rockers, etc.  All is fine now and the bleeding finally stopped.  We actually got to eat our dinner while it was hot and babies all ate well with no 'flailing' and are currently in their cribs sleeping.  T and the dog are also sleeping as I'm writing this and waiting for the washing machine to finish. 
We're waiting for grandma and grandpa (far away) to come this weekend.  I can't wait!  :)
Here's a few pictures I took when I got home tonight.

Happy New Year!

I haven't updated in a while, so I thought I'd jot down a few things that are 'going on' on Fernwood.  The babies have all been sleeping through the night.  We typically feed them around 7pm and they sleep until 5 or 6am.  We just started them on some rice cereal in their bottles.  They had a little yesterday and a little more today and so far so good!  Everyone is eating 6 ounces including Amelia (previously known as our 'pokey' baby.
This morning Amelia and Olivia were the first to wake up and after they were done eating they spent some time "talking" to each other.  This is my favorite thing about having more than one baby - so far, at least - watching them interact with each other.  Sometimes they catch a glimpse of each other and smile and other times, they look at one another with a puzzled look on their face.  Something else I love is the fact that when I come home or come in the room, I get smiles from everyone.  It's very satisfying that they recognize me and are happy to see me.  Yesterday morning, Olivia and little Tony both had the hiccups.  It was really funny.
Little Tony had a red bumpy rash behind his ears and on his forehead toward the end of last week.  He went to the pediatrician and they basically said it's probably just a dermatitis.  So we're making sure to clean it and using hydrocortisone cream.  It seems to be clearing up.  I'm not sure if I updated, but T ended up bringing the babies into work last week and I found that he had some fluid in the right ear, but the pediatrician dismissed my expertise and said that she didn't see any and my test likely wasn't valid because he has a curvy ear canal.  What?  Anyways, don't get me started about that.  I'll see if I can test him again soon to make sure it's not lingering.
Amelia is rolling over like a champ (from her back to her belly).  She can even get her arm out from underneath her, but then she's on her face and eventually gets annoyed because she can't get back over.  She's definitely going to be 'daddy's little girl'  She loves her daddy and loves being in the same room with him.  Today she liked sitting in her bumbo on top of the table.  She likes to be entertained too laying on the floor/on one of their many excercise mats.
Olivia is also rolling over, and like her sister, gets herself stuck.  She's a happy baby and slept most of today and is still the best eater.  She's also the most talkative of the bunch and is so cute to watch when she sees her brother and sister.

Otherwise, the new year, brings a new job.  I start tomorrow and really looking forward to it but a little nervous too.  I better get a good night's sleep so I can pay attention tomorrow.  :)