Andrew and Colin Making Music

Christmas morning

Christmas morning was nice! The babies woke up before Jack so we got their feedings started and almost finished by the time Jack woke up. So Jack didn't have to wait too long to open his presents. The babies enjoyed playing with all the wrapping paper and boxes of course. They each got a present (a book) and a group gift which is a toy they have all enjoyed playing. Everyone had fun on the triplets' first Christmas.

Santa and the boys

All 4 boys did great with Santa. Jack asked Santa for a Transformer and had some time alone with Santa before we added the babies to Santa's lap. Noone cried! Christmas morning should be so much fun in a couple of days...can't wait!

Family Christmas pictures

My 4 boys!

White oxfords!

Here our a few of the shots from our photo session on 12/1/09. We ended up getting some great pictures! These pictures were taken at the end of the photo shoot. We took our sweaters off to get a different look. The boys are getting tired, but look pretty happy... I think!

Andrew

Andrew is still the quietest of the bunch. He is so laid back, but at times is very vocal and babbles all kinds of cute noises. His laugh is funny, too! He cries whenever you take anything out of hands...a bottle, a toy, the phone or remote. Today I was playing "ball" with him and Colin. (Daniel was too busy exploring!) I was trying to teach them to roll or give the ball to me and we would take turns. After he had his turn he would not release so I would gently take it and then cheer when Colin or I had the ball. He of course put his big frown on and threatened to cry. The nice thing now is that he gets over it quickly. A few weeks ago he used to cry indefinitely when you took something away from him and would take a while to calm down. They are growing, changing and learning so much! Andrew is so darn cute and so so sensitive!

Colin

Colin is turning over more and showing more interest in moving. His P.T. says he is gaining more flexibility and strength. He has both bottom, middle teeth, too! He got his bottom left first and then within one week his one on the right came in. Right after Andrew got both of his bottom teeth. He laughs a lot and is quite ticklish! He sure likes his binky, too. Colin is a delight!

Daniel

Daniel has been doing great! He has 4 teeth. He is happiest when he is able to crawl around the house which we usually don't let him do. He is such a curious little boy. He likes to crawl over and through things. It's as if he enjoys the challenge of an obstacle course! He is so agile and limber. As much as he likes to move he still enjoys sitting on someone's lap and cuddling, too. His hair is getting longer in the back and starting to curl a little bit. He is such a little guy!

The boys in their boat shirts

Baby Bellies!

Andrew

Sweet Andrew! Sensitive Andrew! He is such a tenderheart. He still sits and plays so nicely and hardly ever fusses or cries. He is a great eater. He holds his own bottle, too, which makes it easier for me! He still is not moving, but if I put him on hands and knees he will stay there and rock. He likes to also play while on his knees. He just doesn't act like he wants to move! He's perfectly content sitting there and looking around. He shows seperation and stranger anxiety more than his 2 brothers. He loves to cuddle. He has the most beautiful skin...it is so smooth! And his eyes are so bright blue. He has his 2 bottom teeth now. The bottom right one came in first and the bottom left one was quick to follow. He likes to take a long morning nap and then he won't take more than a 45 or 60 minute nap in the afternoon lately which is kind of a bummer! He is a doll!

Colin

Funny Colin! He is just so funny! He just sits there and kicks and rubs his little feet together and looks all around the room. He takes everything in. I have to be careful, because if I'm busy and he is in the next room playing perfectly happy and I let him see me...oh no, he is not happy. He likes to be held. He is much happier sitting in someone's lap instead of sitting on the floor with his brothers and toys. Frankly, I think he gets bored since he can't move yet. So I reposition him a lot! He is taking longer naps now, too. He lets me keep him on his belly for sleep and as long as he has his binky he is happy! He is still a great eater, but is not holding his bottle by himself yet. He gets so mad at me when I help him learn to do this! He is just SO wonderful!

Daniel

Daniel is motoring around like crazy! He is crawling faster now. He wants to pull up on anything he can get his hands on so he can stand. Daniel now has his top right middle tooth and the top middle left tooth is emerging. He is such a happy little guy! Such a flirt with everybody. He's still my skinny little guy, too. I need to stop buying the same size for all 3 when it comes to matching outfits because his size 18 month pants fall right off him when he crawls around! He is still a super sleeper, but when he wakes up you will definitely know it. He cries upon waking EVERY time! God forbid you go in there to get someone else out of their crib and leave him in there for a minute until you can return for him. He gets himself so worked up when this happens. He also likes to be held for a few minutes after he wakes up. You can't just put him on the floor right away and assume he'll be happy crawling around! He is very sweet.

My little bear cubs

These pictures were taken in an attempt to get a good recent picture for their birthday invitations. We managed OK! The ones with Jack weren't good enough to consider for a Christmas card photo though! Actually tonight we have an appointment to get our pictures taken. I'm keeping my fingers crossed that we'll get some good ones. I'm excited. Right now all 4 kids are taking good afternoon naps. Thank goodness!