Milestones

Big milestones occurring here this evening....Can you tell what???

Yep- no more crib!
He was actually pretty upset about it when I laid him down- he kept saying, "I need something on there!" He went right to sleep though, so I guess he got over it.
Sweet big boy. He also kept saying- "NO I'm LITTLE!"
And just because I love her so much...
Today was AWFUL. Seriously awful. This morning wasn't too bad, I took them to the park and McDonalds and then we went home. G was tired....but lately when we lay him down he starts in...."I have to go poop." This went on for an hour and a half....sitting on the potty, not pooping, putting him back in his crib. Him screaming, "I have to poop!!!" and climbing out of his crib. I was so tired and angry at him by the end of it I was in tears. Mira was SUPER needy during all of it, which isn't really usual, and it didn't help anything. I truly think his tummy did hurt and he needed to go (as he did finally) but it's getting out of control....Finally at 3 I just gave up.

So on that note- we seem to be completely potty trained. I had trouble for about a week getting him to poop in the potty- he would go in his underwear or wait until nap or night time to go in his diaper. Well, it seems he's done with that. They don't even take him extra times at school- just 4 times a day! He's great about telling me he has to go and he's getting more patient about getting it all out before he runs away! It's pretty weird to have 2 potty trained kids. He hasn't had an accident for a long time now! I think we could have done this a long time ago, but I was nervous. I finally bit the bullet and made him wear underwear ALL the time- even when we were going out, and he crossed over and did it. I still make him wear a pull up if we're going to be in the car for over 30 mins, but he'll usually tell me he has to go.

They are playing together really well most of the time. There's a lot of hitting, but it's usually someone's fault they got hit. They pretty much fight constantly. Mira is really good about playing trains with him (the only thing he ever wants to play). I can sometimes get 30 minutes by myself downstairs to watch a show while they're upstairs in her room. It's GREAT! The messes suck, but it goes with the territory. I can actually make dinner sometimes without being tortured by them.

Mira is excited about the baby. She's always asking to look at my tummy to see if it's any bigger. It's pretty cute. When she first found out about it and heard the heart beat she said, GASP, "We asked God to put a baby in your tummy and he did?! Mommy, that makes me so happy!" It's going to be a new experience having kids that know what's actually going on!

Halloween 2010

So I had to work on Halloween which was just fine by me. They had to get dressed up at school Friday, for their carnival Friday, for the party Saturday and for T-or-Ting on Sunday. I'm over it. Anyway- sounds like they had a pretty good time, but the weekend was LONG and they are TIRED. Here they are with Darin and Angie.

Daddy carved them each a pumpkin! G got Thomas and M got Snow White.

Scooby and Daphne!
So, I don't update much because I know what I actually have to SAY isn't really all that interesting to you, and I don't really take pictures anymore. I know, bad mom. But I did get my photo albums caught up to May of 08! Isn't that awesome!?

Robes

Everyone wanted to wear their robe tonight after our bath. Cute eh?

The pose- not prompted.
CUTE!
Trains- naked with boots. Nice.
Things are going well here...Griffin his learned to roll his tongue- it's super cute and he does it constantly. He's doing ok with potty training- he doesn't have accidents at home or at school. Going out is still difficult, but I've been braving it with just underwear. He will tell me he has to go, then he'll go, and then he'll pee his pants 5 minutes later. AH! The automatic toilets don't do me any favors either- they go off midstream and then he won't finish.

Mira is great- she's so smart and getting so tall. She really enjoys school and gymnastics. She's also taking a ballet/tap class at school once a week for an introduction. I think she likes it. I'm struggling with what to get her for her birthday that's coming up so soon. She doesn't really play with toys so much- she loves workbooks, markers, cutting, glue, etc....but you can only have so much of that stuff. We'll see.

The kids LOVE each other. They are each others' best friends and worst enemies. Griffin is terrible about taking things from her just to make her scream. She'll come screaming at me and I'll say "Did you ask him nicely for it?" So she'll go ask him and he immediately gives it to her. He just thinks it's fun hear her throw a fit. They're getting really good about going upstairs to play together- most of the time they're pretty quiet and they rarely get into anything they shouldn't! It's awesome! I actually get some alone/free time while they're here!

That's about all for now!

LOOK!

Look who was at my house when I got home from work Monday?

Scooby Dooby DO!

Daphne

Cute, eh?

A Baby!

So I hesitated posting this picture- I figured it would raise a lot of questions as there is clearly more than one gestational sac, but only one baby....but since this is a blog about our lives, I guess I'll tell you the story.

Two weeks ago I had an ultrasound (because I wanted it) that showed three babies. We were having triplets! Holy crap! Everything seemed to be fine with them according to the radiologist, but I just had a feeling, you know? We kept in KIND OF quiet because I knew that 50% of triplet pregnancies either ended in singletons or twins. We were scared. Dr Morris dismissed me because she only does low risk pregnancies and made me an appointment with a Perinatologist. The last 2 weeks have been a rollercoaster of emotions. Terror was a big one, but as the time passed we came to accept that maybe we really WERE having triplets and how we would handle it. We had lots of discussions about money, a high risk pregnancy, a C- section, NICU babies, my job and had a pseudo plan, but we were anxious for the scan yesterday.

Fast forward- yesterday I saw the perinatologist, well, the Ultrasound tech. Immediately I could see one baby and two empty sacs. B, of course, didn't know what this meant, but I knew. Again, the rollercoaster started up. Fast. Two of our babies had died!? Disappeared even. The doctor said the sacs were already showing signs of shrinking so it shouldn't be an issue. I knew it was totally possible, nearly expected it, but when I saw it it was still a bit shocking. The said I could stay for my appointment or I was free to go back to my doctor with my low risk pregnancy. With my love for Dr. M of course I chose to go back. I did cry for them. I was going to get my big family all at once! How awesome. I knew we'd have tons of support and help, at least at the beginning, and it would be ok. Hard, but ok.

This morning I'm feeling better. I've been thinking about all the things I'll be able to do now that I'm having a normal pregnancy. Work (blah), enjoy the next 9 months with the big kids, continue to exercise, etc. I've also been thinking about things I'll be able to do because I'm having ONE baby- more snuggles, breastfeed successfully, more sleep, enjoy the summer a bit more with the big kids, GO PLACES, etc. There IS a bit of relief that goes along with this. I can't believe that people with triplets actually CHOOSE to reduce them though- that is something I could NEVER do.

Right now I think it's safe to say I am terrified. What if something happens to THIS baby?? I want it so very much. Right now it looks happy, healthy, wiggly, and perfect. Here's to a healthy baby.

Punkin Patch

I took the kiddos to the pumpkin patch the other day. It was a gorgeous day and they had a blast!!

This was their fav spot- this silo was filled with corn and loaders! They would have stayed in there forever.

We rode the train- which was an absolute rip off, but they loved it. He let them sit up front for a picture.

They had tons of stuff for the kids to play on.
Horsey swings!

Slides.
More corn!
They also had a ton of animals. The kids weren't really into the animals. G liked to watch the little goats play, but he hated the donkey because it was so loud. He's talked about it daily since then.

That's the end of my current pictures, so I guess I'll have to take some more!