June 6, 2009

The boys continue to sleep great during the night! They are all finished with their bottles by 8:00 or 8:30 and in bed and they don't get up until at least 6:00 am. It's great! In the past 3-4 days each of them have started to giggle a little. It's so fun hearing all of their new sounds! They are very in tune with their surroundings. Colin and Daniel are not doing any better with their feedings of cereal so I may wait on this for a while. Andrew is doing fine with it twice a day. They are so much more content laying or sitting awake and it's making life so much easier for me! They are so wonderful!

June 3, 2009

Right now I'm sitting here listening to Colin and Andrew play under their Baby Einstein gym. Their little coos are so cute to listen to. They also are watching Jack play and are so content after their morning bottles. Daniel of course is still in bed sleeping. Such a good boy! Last night Andrew laughed for the first time. He chucklled a little during his bath. We captured it on video! They are changing so much. I tried to feed Colin and Daniel cereal yesterday evening and they weren't very interested. We'll try again today and see what happens!

May 25, 2009

I remember thinking 2 months ago, "just wait....by Memorial Day I bet they will be sleeping better, smiling more and eating quicker!" We're here and they are! Andrew has been having 1 tbsp of cereal by spoon morning and evening for the past 3 weeks and is doing better with it. Sometimes I think he might be getting a little too full though and having a harder time finishing his bottle which is why I'm hesitant to start Colin and Daniel on cereal now. They are doing good to complete 5-5 1/2 ounces 5 times a day. Colin slept until 6:45 this morning (he is usually the first to rise). Andrew and Daniel woke at 7:30! I used to think that Colin smiled the most, but now I have to say that Daniel is the guy with the most smiles. He is such a flirt! Andrew smiles, too, but is still a little bothered by his belly I think. All of them are cooing and making new noises. Daniel is the most vocal of the bunch! They are changing so much and we are enjoying every moment. Jack is enjoying them, too! He held Daniel this morning and I'll include pictures of him holding Daniel on this post. Now we're working on establishing a daytime nap routine!

May 10, 2009

It was a lovely Mother's Day! I got to sleep in this morning while Hoyt got up and fed all 4 boys. I also went to finally treat my pathetic feet to a pedicure. Hoyt grilled us filet mignons and vegetables and it was delicious! Before I head to bed I wanted to update on this past week. The babies went to the pediatrican last Friday for their 4 month checkup. Andrew is still the big guy at 12 lbs 13 oz and 23 1/4 inches long. Colin is next in weight, but the shortest! I've been calling him Bubba! Colin weighs 12 lbs 9 1/2 oz and 22 1/2 inches long. Little Daniel is 12 lbs 5 1/2 oz and the tallest at 23 1/2 inches. The doctor gave us the go-ahead to start Andrew on cereal on the spoon. He likes it and enjoys it! Andrew takes 6 oz 5 times a day! The other 2 guys are doing good to finish 5 oz 5 times a day. They are smiling so much more and now we're looking forward to a little bit of laughing. They are consistently sleeping about 7 hours between feedings. Usually they eat between 8 and 9pm and next eat around 4am. The doc said that by 6 months they should be able to make it 12 hours and by 5 months 8 hours. We'll see! They'll already be 5 months by May 27th. Enjoy the pictures!

May 4, 2009

The babies were baptized yesterday at our church and it was a fun day. Afterwards we had lunch at mom and dad's house. The triplets did great and hardly cried. We all had a nice time! Last week Colin went to the eye doctor and he said that his prognosis is very favorable. There are no signs of near sightedness at this point and he doubts Colin will have any peripheral vision loss down the road. We're still praying that his vision continues to improve. He also saw the cardiologist this week and his echocardiogram report and EKG look good. His blood pressure was a little high so he would like us to come back within a couple of weeks just for a quick blood pressure check. We may have to put him on a little medicine for this, but we'll see. The doctor is to check to see if a kidney ultrasound was done while he was in the NICU and if not then we will go and have that done, too. The babies are taking 5 oz now about 5 times a day and going 6-8 hours between feedings at night. We feel much more rested now!

April 16, 2009

An amazing thing happened last night or should I say this morning?! They slept until 5:00 am! My wonderful sister-in-law, Marie, fed the babies for us. First Andrew at 10:00, then Daniel at 10:30 and finally Colin at 11:00. Of course he didn't finish until 11:30, but once all the babies were placed in their beds they slept soundly. I woke up at 3:00 and wondered where the crying was and then again at 4:00. Luckily I fell back to sleep each time. I just hope tonight the same thing happens with the boys! Last Wednesday they saw the pediatrician for their 3 month check up. Andrew weighed 10 lbs 9.5 oz, Daniel 10 lbs 5.5 oz and Colin 10 lbs 8.5 oz. The doctor said they look great and said they are ready to go 6-8 hours between feedings once during the night. I'm keeping my fingers crossed that this sleep pattern continues!