Jumping for Joy

We have lots of toys and one that they seem to enjoy is the "Johnny Jump Up". As you can see from the videos below, Ellie enjoys it the most. If she has an audience, she will jump for a while. Charlotte does not care for the seat - she would rather be in something that has things she can touch and play with. Evan was the first to get down to jumping but will only play for a short time and then he is ready for something else. We like to turn on the music and watch them dance - so ENJOY!

PS: Thank you Great Aunt Terri for the jump seat!!!

9 Months Old Today

Another milestone has been reached. Here's a quick update on their progress.

Ellie DeMore Smith

Ellie is catching up with her brother and sister. She has been about two weeks behind on most developmental areas but they all seem about equal now. She loves to eat - food not bottle. We still have times when she does not finish her bottle but for the most part she makes up for it with food. Her hair is brown and fuzzy and we love it. Everyone comments on her hair and her spunky personality. She can capture your heart with a simple smile. She tries to talk and I have caught her in her bed talking to her bear. It sounds like she is trying to say "Da Da" - but not clear enough yet for us to say it's her first word. She loves the jumpy seat - only problem is she wants an audience. As soon as you turn away, she starts to fuss.

Evan James Smith

Evan is king of the castle. He has become a loud mouth. Every time Jennifer calls me at work I can hear him in the background - loud and proud. Not real clear on what he is trying to say. He is still the biggest and with the way he is eating he will stay that way. He loves his sleep. When we put him to bed at night he is content to grab his bear blanket, watch his mobile, and off to sleep he goes. He has just started to move around in the walker - forward, right, left, and backwards - off to explore the house. He is not crawling yet but is getting close.

Charlotte Rae Smith

Charlotte is the easiest baby ever. She rarely cries or makes any kind of fuss. I think she knows that we have a lot going on so she takes it easy on us. She has learned how to keep herself amused. When she talks she sounds like she is trying to say ma-ma. She is not crawling, but does know how to navigate around the room. She has a variation of slide, flip, flop, push, and pull to get around the room. She reaches and tries to get into everything. It's time to baby proof the house!!!! Her smile lights up the room just about as much as her red hair does. She is the hardest to feed solids - we have just found out that we can distract her with toys and she will open her mouth. I love to feed her night time bottle - she falls deep asleep about half way through - so cute!

They go to the doctor on Friday for a check-up - we will update weights and such later.

Triple Play

A good thing about having multiples is that they will have each other as playmates. They can all hold a sitting position which is a good thing because we don't have 6 arms. One thing we have noticed is that each one has a different playing technique. Evan is a little "bam bam", he likes to bang his hands and wave his arms. Ellie loves to be the center of attention. She wants everyone to watch her. Charlotte is the most curious and a toy stealer. We know that will be an issue once Ellie & Evan figures out what she is doing. Here's an example of "Triple Play" - their nightly playtime.

Weekend with Grandmother

Dear Grandmother,

Thanks for staying with us this weekend. We had lots of fun. Sorry if we woke you up too early. Come stay with us again the next time Granddaddy goes out of town. Here's a picture of all of us playing together on the couch.

Love,

Ellie, Evan, and Charlotte

Happy Halloween!

Have no worries, have no fear - the superhero Triplets are here. The streets of Mt Airy are being protected by some pint-sized super powers. Ellie shows off her power and her charm as she poses as Wonder Woman. Evan has more than just a smile when he is armed in his Batman suite. And Charlotte might be in pink, but she packs a mean punch as Super Girl. All together they make one powerful team of trouble stoppers!

Dressing up for Halloween is just one of the joys we are getting to experience as new parents. The coolest thing is each year we don't have to settle on one costume - we get to pick three.

"Batman"

"Super Girl"

"Wonder Woman"

The trips and I took our try at carving some pumpkins. I never knew they were so handy with knives. Here's how they turned out.

We don't celebrate Halloween we celebrate "Hazelween". Our church (Hazel Creek Baptist Church)has a festival every year on Halloween night. It is a great opportunity for kids and parents to not participate in traditional Halloween. We offer food, games, trunk-or-treat, and all the fun you can stand for one night. Here are some pictures of the triplets having fun at their first "Hazelween".

Scarecrows, hay and pumpkins make for a great picture.

Here's the crime fighters keeping peace in the crowd.

Ellie with Granddaddy in the cake walk. We had over 30 cakes this year in the cake walk. Most of them are Homemade by some of the best bakers around.

Here I am with Jessica Colbert and Jessica Beach. We were working the Face Painting and Balloon animal booth. I think I made over 100 balloon animals. All I was missing was my clown suit.

Ellie was amazed at the biggest baby there. I think she wanted to steal his bottle!

The babies did not get any candy this year but did come away with some apples for applesauce. Granny DeMore gave each of us a silver dollar. The weird thing is that they were all crazy when we got home. You would have thought they had been munching on candy all night. They just wanted to play all night long. We did let them stay up a little longer - trying to get them ready for the time change.

Jennifer is already trying to come up with a costume idea for next year. She wants to do a family theme - which means I will have to dress up.

Any Suggestions?