Triplets turn 1!

Well, a year has come and gone at 3 times the speed of normal life. We celebrated by hosting a birthday party with no certain theme, except to thank the many wonderful people who helped us make it to this point in time without losing our sanity.

We had a taco cart...

 And a pictures of the boys every month to see how they have grown this year...

 100 cupcakes and a 1/2 sheet cake that disappeared before I could even blink...

 A huge water jug that we refilled at least 6 times as the temperatures were in the upper 90's (flowers courtesy of my cousin Tiffany)

 A cake eating

 Weston was enthralled that he could make the crowd squeal by tipping his plate

 Paxton was all to happy to assist

 But he did give back Weston his cake plate to play with despite him keeping the 2 cakes

 But no worries, a crowd of kids was anxious to help Weston get back some of his cake

Creighton just kept munching until he ate ALL of his cake

 

Ella found a quite spot to enjoy her cake

And lest we forget... Thea's earring tore right through ear. After an instacare visit (the day after the party), we have been told it will require a plastic surgeon to repair it. Oh joy. Poor girl.

 Creighton learned how to ring the bell on our table

 Weston always crawls on all 4's now!

 And they have discovered the pots & pans cupboard!

 The pictures that were outside marking each month as it passed and the boys grew and changed

Eating cake on their actual birthday... lucky boys

 Weston eyeing Creighton's hat...

 Creighton then stealing a piece of Weston's cake after managing to keep his hat just out of Weston's reach

 Now it was Paxton's turn to attempt to remove Creighton's hat.

 Creighton was safe yet again, and remained capped!

 Drumming on their diaper present. It's a good day when they get diapers.

 Opening their car seats was way more fun from the top

 Mr. Creighton

 And Weston with his crazy hair. Always has food in it and sticks up now-a-days

Another Month

Another month has somehow come and gone, and time continues to disappear into yesterdays.

Paxton, Creighton, Weston

Weston, Paxton, Creighton

The boys continue to grow and progress, and they are now sitting up and working on finger foods (only dumping maybe 1/2 the food the floor now!). Happy 9 months!

32 weeks x2

The pregnancy lasted 32 weeks (almost 8 of those in the hospital). Today the boys are 8 months old... or 32 weeks (4 & 5 weeks of those spent in the hospital). The last 8 months have gone much quicker since the boys joined our family, and I fall a little more in love each day. What a privilege each moment continues to be to live in this home and be with these wonderful little angels... all 6 of them. And of course my wonderful other half too!

The boys roll all over on the floor and often get stuck under things and in between things. Sitting up is still a work in progress as well as finger foods. They are all about 17-18lbs and together are eating about 9 containers of food a day + a box of 8oz cereal every 2 days + 75oz of bottle every day. 

(That's about 270 containers of baby food, 15 boxes of cereal, and 24 cans of formula every month). 

I just love how chubby they are getting!

Paxton

Creighton

 Weston

 They are amazing!

We still love 3's!

7 months ago these 3 rays of sunshine completed our family and have been bringing joy to our hearts every day since. Time is moving so incredibly fast. 

 Weston, Paxton, Creighton

Weston, Paxton, Creighton

 Sometimes we have to "take 5" for a bottle break and a few songs and tickles

Creighton

Paxton

Weston

We also got to enjoy a lunch date with 11 other triplet moms. The most average age of the triplets there was 3, but there were some younger triplets as well, however we were the youngest at this particular event. It was nice to get out with these other 50 friends! We took up half the restaurant and I had a glimpse of what craziness awaits me in the next few years. Ella had a lot of fun as well being able to get out of the house. And after watching all these toddler/preschool triplets it was a reminder to me how different multiples are then a single. The difference of my 1 to their 3 was a stark contrast for me, and a wonderful glimpse of my future and how busy it will continue to be.

I have been thinking about the sounds of my days and how there are so many sounds I never thought I would enjoy or never even knew to imagine hearing.
* The sound of all 3 of my girls giggling and playing
* The sound of a quiet nursery with 3 boys busy drinking bottles
* The sound of a husband  getting up with a baby in the morning
* The sound of little girls requesting your company in their next activity
* The sound of little boys giggling and sighing as you hand them their blanket and kiss them goodnight.
* The sound of 3 little girls dancing, reading, and entertaining 3 little boys
* The sound of my sweet 3 year old desperately trying to get a last good-bye in to her sisters on their way out the door to school
* The sound of yet another car pulling into my driveway to pick up my girls and chauffeur them off to their activities.
* The sound of a text message with an offer to help
* The sound of silence when it surprises me for just a few minutes
* The sound of sisters talking in Spanish to help each other and with their dad for fun
* The sound of the piano being practiced, or better yet, just being played
* The sound of help at the door, often food that relieves our hungry tummy's at the end of a chaotic (and fun) day
* The sound of little girls whispering and giggling in the dark past bedtime
* The sound of "hello" when my family members return home
* The sound of baby giggles to songs & books & silly faces
* The sound of 3 babies crying all together in my house, or sometimes even 6 kids crying
* The sound of babies kicking and cooing in their cribs

There are many sounds in life, I could go on. But it is amazing the things I get to enjoy hearing every day.