10 Months Old

Today I was looking at some 3 month old pictures that I had in my office and compared them to our most recent ones (see below - Yes it is ok to peek). I could not believe how much they have changed. It's funny how you want to see so many changes, but when they come you just know that they are growing up way to fast. I find myself more and more holding the babies wishing they could stay babies a little longer. I guess that is one problem with having triplets - once they all have graduated a stage you will never get the experience again (unless you have more babies - no plans for that!!!)

Here's an update on their progress:

Ellie

Ellie is still the smallest, but is by far the most vocal. She is fluent in Ma Ma and Da Da. She still loves to bounce and now dance. Put on a tune, and off she goes boogie woogie. She has gotten consistent on her bottles and is up to drinking 21 oz a day. She has no issues with food and loves to eat bananas in her popsicle pouch (I guess that is what you would call it). We only give it to her on bath night because it is messy. She has not gotten the hang of crawling yet, but we can tell she really wants to. Ellie likes to shake her head - no, even though she does not know what it means. She has a bad habit - Sucking her Thumb!!!! She is very sneaky and usually hides it under her blanket.

Evan

Evan is still the biggest. He likes to make funny fish faces and blows raspberries - such a boy already making crude noises. He says Da Da and is working on Ma Ma. He is not crawling yet - it is more like snailing. The good news is he is not laying in the floor stuck on his belly crying. He is the best overall eater. Just don't let him see the dogs or he will get distracted. He drinks 25oz per day and food goes down easy. They all tried a puff snack last night. He did the best on understanding how to chew (gum) and then swallow. The girls need a little work. He loves the walker and navigates throughout the house. We even put a baby gate around the tree to keep him from knocking it down.

Charlotte

Charlotte has had the most change in the last couple of weeks. The first change was her learning to crawl. She has taken her art of stealing toys to a whole new level. Now she takes them and crawls away - I guess she knows the others can't catch her. She has also learned how to pull herself up and stand. It started a couple nights ago and she has now mastered it. I moved her to the lowest level on her crib - the others have not been adjusted yet. Now for a negative change - she no longer wants to sleep. She is not fond of naps and she likes to sit in her bed and play while the others are sleeping. She is drinking the most formula - 26 oz and still is very picky on food. They got to try a new food tonight and it took several bits to get her to like it.

We had these pictures done a couple weeks ago at Easy Street Gallery. We also have some great Christmas pictures that I will share later.

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It's all about Charlotte

And she is on the move! The first of the babies to crawl. She sees what she wants and then she's off. No more flipping and flopping - up on all fours and off to the races. She has been at this for about 2 weeks, but the last couple of days she has mastered it. Just a little while ago she traveled across the room and into the bathroom. The bathroom is tile. It slowed her down a little (less traction), but when she sees something she wants she goes for it. Look at this shot - sheer determination!


The video says it all!!!

Now the fun of keeping up with her begins!!!

???????? Guess Who ????????

Santa

The holidays bring visitors

It's no secret - making the rounds during the holidays will be at a minimum this year. So if you want to see the triplets, you will have to travel to Mt. Airy.
I was lucky enough to have some time off last week. Lucky because - Jennifer got sick. She came upstairs to help get the babies ready and was wearing a mask and gloves. I sent her back down and took over for the rest of the day (This was Sunday before Turkey Day). I got through Sunday with a little help but was concerned for Monday. I had to work Monday but was off the rest of the week. Jennifer's dad was up to the challenge. He even changed diapers - poopie diapers and not one, not two, but three of them before lunch was even over. He was a great help and I'm sure he was glad that I was off the rest of the week. Jennifer went THREE full days without touching a baby - I don't know how she did it. Jennifer's sister was in town so she helped too. I called my Mom for some help on Tuesday. She will do anything for triplet time, so without much notice she was on her way. She had spent most of the day Saturday here while Jennifer went shopping and I cleaned the house. Here is a shot of her getting all the love she could handle.

The next visitors have been itching for some triplet time since they were born. They were suppose to go on the camping trip with us but had to cancel due to their son playing football. I am sure we will make up the camping trip later. Here's Luke finally realizing how overwhelming it is to handle triplets.

Andrea has it handled.

They came by on the Sunday that Jennifer first got sick. Jenn was so sick she could not even poke her head out to say hi or bye. With her being sick it made the visit with Luke and Andrea not only pleasant but needed. They got the full experience - nap wake-up, changing diapers, putting on daytime clothes, getting bottles ready, feeding babies, getting food ready, feeding food, (of course) play time, and back to bed for an afternoon nap. I wish I could say that they would be back but I may have scared them off.

Our next visitor came by the Friday after Thanksgiving - Lauren. She is a long-time co-worker and great friend. She is also the self proclaimed #1 fan of the triple-smith blog. She will take anyone on in a triplet trivia contest. She lives in Marietta but her mom lives just up the road from us. Here's a shot with her and her daughter - "Luvin on sum babies"

We went to see someone special today. Can you guess who?

My next post will let you know who!!!