Our 8th Month

The babies have a pretty fast army crawl now. They crawl so much that their skin gets rugburned even through clothing! They are also sitting up unassisted & playing together(so sweet!), and they are just starting to pull up on their crib railings. We are also teething BAD now, all 3 have the bottom 2 teeth about to pop through! Luckily the boys are still napping & sleeping through the night even with teething pain. One happy mama over here. =) These babies just love playing with each other. There's just something so magical about seeing 3 of your children the same age playing with and giggling at each other when they're just 8 months old. The boys have jumping wars now too. When I put them all in jumpers they go crazy, it looks like they're in fast forward when they have jumping wars! It's also quite funny that they always hit milestones within days of each other since they were born, and that trend started in the NICU.Aiden, my lil guy, you amaze me with your looks of excitement & curiosity at everything you see. He is still our smallest even if only by a few ounces. He's also our slowest crawler, but our best sitter. I think he's scared of falling so he'll sit there until I lay him down, well... that is if one of his brothers don't accidentally knock him down first.

Brandon, my little buddy, your sweet innocence just melts my heart. He crawls after me everywhere I go! He's also the first and currently the only that says "mama" all the time. I can already tell I'm gonna have another mama's boy on my hands!

Christian, my smiley guy, you brighten each day with your sweet face. Let me tell you, this kid can move! He has rugburn & eczema on his arms, belly & knees from crawling ALL DAY LONG! Who would've thought my tiniest(by 1oz) baby @3lbs 11oz just 8 short months later would be our biggest(by a few oz's)@ about 17 3/4lbs.

These babies amaze me each day.The touching things they do, how they interact with each other and big bro & sis. The bond they share is wondrous & heartwarming. I love to walk in to the room and see 2 of them holding hands. <3 Or when Jordan & Brandon were playing through the crib this morning. The best was when I walked in & saw Jordan riding Christian like a horse! They were both laughing. I think it's sweet how Haley studies her brothers so she can tell them apart better than Daddy. My favorite part of today was Jordan, Haley & myself having a tickle fight... I WON! lol! Then shortly after I layed on the floor & became a playground for the babies. They just love to be able to look down & see mommy. I feel so lucky to have 5 pERfEct kids, and by that, I mean perfect for me. =)

Finding out we're expecting spontaneous triplet boys.....

I found out about a week before Jordan turned 1 that we were expecting again! It was surprising how quick it happened with me still exclusively BF him & with there being 8 years between Haley & Jordan. We were feeling a bit nervous at the thought of having 2 kids so close in age & having 3 kids by the age of 27 & with us both being in school. I thought we can do this, we have all the baby supplies we need since we still had all of J's baby stuff. I went to my first OB appointment at 8 weeks, I lost 13 pounds in 2 weeks from the morning sickness so I got 2 prescriptions for the nausea. When he did the pelvic exam he mentioned my uterus felt slightly big for 8 weeks & I said don't say that my grandma had twins! He said it's common for it to feel a little large & not to worry. 2 weeks later my uterus was already bulging in my lower belly just a few inches from my navel. I told Ronel that I had a feeling that there might be twins in there, but we thought having 2 babies back to back might make it stretch faster. At my 12 week check up a student was present with my Dr & he did the doppler to look for the baby's heartbeat. He pushed it down hard(since at that stage your uterus is supposed to be lying deep in your pelvis) & that made the "baby" wiggle! It kinda scared me to be honest, I didn't think you could feel a baby move that early. Looking back i feel bad because that wiggle I felt was one of my little guys getting pushed on! I told him I really felt bigger than I should & I was worried it could be twins. He told me many women think that and my US was the next day, so not to worry. On November 4th, 2010 I got the shock of a lifetime. I went in for my elective 12 week ultrasound to check for down syndrome/spina bifida with Jordan since I was expecting just a 20 minute US. The second she touched the probe to my stomach I saw 2 babies I said "Oh my god it's twins isn't it?" she moved it around for a few seconds & replied "Oh honey... your having triplets!" I told her there's no way there's 3 in there & she must be counting the same one twice, I wasn't on fertility drugs it doesn't happen spontaneously right??? WRONG! She then counted them out for me as you can see in the clip I will post. (It's a clip of the recording of the US I had, so happy they do that with everyone so I can re-live the shock of seeing 3 in there forever. lol.) I proceeded to cry hysterically(which I don't do hardly ever) and mumble "I don't have 3 arms, I don't have 3 boobs, how the hell am I supposed to take care of 3 babies?!?!". Poor little 14month old Jordan didn't even realize how his life, & mine, changed that moment. Luckily one of the receptionists took Jordan so I could get a 2 hour ultrasound of all the babies. I left in a state of shock to say the least! I had to pick up Ronel from work right after so I held off on calling him. I called my best friend Ashley first & cried to her that definitely helped. When Ronel got in the car I handed him the US pic & asked if he noticed anything. He said "it's a boy?" I replied "no, do you notice the letters?" he said "are those the body parts?" I replied "no, each letter represents each baby" he said "but there's 3 letters?!" I replied "yes because there's 3 babies". We were both in shock for weeks! We're still amazed that WE had triplets.

7 Months Old

We are nearing the end of our 7th month & boy are these guys growing! They are currently in the 17 1/2-18 pound range & about 27 inches tall! All 4 boys are just getting over ear infections & Croup. All but Aiden had a right ear infection. If you aren't familiar with croup it's caused by a virus that is similar to the common cold and in children 3 & younger it causes swelling and lots of mucous in the larynx(voice box) so it can make it hard for them to breath. They also develop a "barking" cough and B & C lost their voices so they couldn't even cry. It was the saddest thing! =( Anyway, onto their recent accomplishments. All 3 started trying to crawl these last few weeks. The first day all 3 were going backwards, the next only poor Aiden was still going backwards(he's starting to figure it out now). They are all starting to sit unsupported with Aiden being the best at balancing as of right now. In crawling they are all still doing the army crawl for the most part but Christian can really move, or should I say lunge! Brandon takes rolling to a whole new level! He can clear a room in seconds. Now that they have been learning to crawl he doesn't roll quite as much. Just today Brandon & Christian started sit up from a crawling position! I guess they didn't get the memo that you must first know how to sit to do that. LOL! As for our amazing older children, they are doing well! Haley just finished up with Physical Therapy last week, hopefully that will be the last time she needs it. Jordan loves playing outside with all the big kids now. He asks me from the second he wakes up, "I want Haley....play...outside...Haley..outside", until we tuck him into bed at night. If he's in the house you can usually find him with his face pressed against the window being the neighborhood watch. Haley is miss popular since she's got an endless supply of adorable little brothers! When the neighborhood kids ring the doorbell they ask for both Haley & Jordan now. Jordan & Haley are really enjoying their brothers now that they laugh & talk. We just got our choo choo wagon, If you don't have multiples then let me tell you... IT IS A VITAL NECESSITY! Because of Ronel's work schedule he's not able to come to most appointments so having a way to drag 5 kids around by myself without having to worry about fitting through doorways is priceless! =)