Phew, it has been awhile

Life with triplets continues to be a whirlwind. It seems each day brings new milestones and funny new quirks. As I say in every update, they are growing so very fast. In just a couple of days they will be 9 months old which is waaay too close to a year old.

Emily is doing great. A typical three year old I believe, with her share of "dramatic" moments. She is sweet, funny and has an incredible memory. She has gotten to go to the pool a little bit this summer and is as brown as can be. One day when we were there she hugged me and said, "Mommy can we stay at the pool forever?". Ha! That is my kind of girl! I also wanted to mention what an incredible big sister she is. She loves each one of them so much and enjoys interacting with them. She helps me out with feeding them their snacks and helps with their sippy cups. When a baby spits up, she immediately runs for a burp cloth. Needless to say, I am very proud of her through this whole transition of our home going from a house of three to a house of six. One of her favorite things to say to me is, "Mommy, I am your heart". Melts me every time. Sure do love that girl!

Benjamin, as I am sure I have mentioned before, is all boy... there is no question about that. He is a big

time mommy's boy too and I love it!! :) He isn't as laid back as his sister Leah but close. He is usually content playing by himself and I have noticed on numerous occasions where he is off playing alone while the girls are at another part of the room. It is funny because you can already tell that he is trying to have some "boy time" by himself. Bless his heart for being in a house with all of us girls!!! He has had two laser treatments for his Port Wine Stain on his face, head and neck and it seems to be working. I have noticed that the treatments are working faster on the side of his head. The cheek and neck are not changing much at all in my opinion but the doctor said to give it time. It could take up to 10 treatments. He doesn't like having it done but luckily it only takes a couple of minutes and the pain stops as soon as he is done lasering. Benjamin still doesn't have any teeth yet but I am guessing they will be here in a few weeks. A month ago, I would have told you I was concerned about how Benjamin didn't sit well. I would sit him up and he would usually just flop backwards, spastic with his movements. He enjoyed rocking on all fours but I figured crawling was far off since he wasn't sitting all that great. Well I guess he figured he needed to step it up because just out of the blue last Monday while Grandad was here on his birthday, Benjamin just started crawling! I couldn't believe it! So for the last week he has been on the go. I would say Benjamin is a pretty vocal child. Maybe the most vocal out of the three. Whenever he is upset and is crying the first thing he says is "Ma Ma" and of course I just eat that up!! Why are mommy's such softies for their little boys???? This is pretty much my baby book for the trio (sad, but true) so I am going to write some milestones and firsts below (seen on another blog I follow):

At 9 months Benjamin
Takes 8oz of formula four times a day (hewould take more if I let him)
Eats solids mostly three times a day (sometimes two)
Says "Da Da" 5/5/10
Says "Ba Ba" 5/8/10
Says "Ma Ma" 5/12/10
Says "La La" 5/15/10
Sits 5/4/10 (very wobbly for awhile)
Sits up on his own 6/6/10
Crawls 6/7/10
Just started this weekend pulling up to his knees 6/11/10
Mimics me when I laugh at him or if I make funny noises with my mouth

Benjamin LOVES
food of all kinds

baths
TV (I have caught him watching it when Emily is in to a show)
hitting other things with toys (even his sisters)
pulling hair... the boy has a grip!
his pacie

sucking on his lovie at night
Benjamin DISLIKES
being late with being fed
being late with a nap
his face being wiped off or washed

Leah is as good of a baby as ever and a major Daddy's girl. She has a very laid back personality but is also very physical if that makes any sense. She is crawling and will barrel over anybody or anything in her way. We call her the bully of the trio because she doesn't hesitate to yank a toy out of the others hands or to kick or slap. Maybe she is going to be a soccer player because the girl loves to kick. She kicked like crazy in my belly and she is doing the same now. Leah is not very vocal at all but does like to yell. :) She is the most shy around others and has a very bashful look when talked to. So far she has been the first of the three to do pretty much everything. First tooth, first to sit, crawl and sit up. The only thing she isn't the first for is for talking. Like I said, she isn't too vocal as far as words. If she is making a noise it is usually a yell (a happy yell). She is the thinker of the group and is perfectly content playing by herself although her and Sara seem to stick together often. It is so cool to watch the girls together... I hope they will always be the best of friends.

At 9 months Leah
Drinks 8oz of formula four times a day
Eats solids two-three times a day
Waves
Sits 4/20/10
First tooth 4/27/10
Sits on her own 5/15/10
Crawls 5/20/10
Pulls up to her knees 6/4/10
Says, "Ba Ba" 6/5/10
2nd tooth 5/30/10
Mimics funny noises that I do with my mouth

Leah LOVES
to sleep

baths
just about whatever, she just goes with the flow
crawling over her brother and sister
kicking... anything in sight
Daddy
sucking her thumb

Leah DISLIKES
Bananas!! (she gags)
Her nose being wiped
When toys are taken away from her (she yells)

Last but certainly not least is Sara our little princess. She is a little ball of fire and reminds me so much of Emily in regards to that. She is the happiest when being held (which is impossible for me to do all of the time) and loves to cuddle. She cries and screams when she is mad and won't stop until you go get her and pick her up. She is the hardest and messiest to feed. It is almost like she feels if she stops to eat that she might miss something. She is hilarious though and when she is happy she is HAPPY but watch out if she is upset. That little girl has a temper and I can't help but laugh at her adorable yet pitiful little frown.. bottom lip stuck out and all. Her eyes are as big as her entire body and I have a feeling she will be using those beautiful eyes one day to get her way with us. She is the only one who isn't officially crawling yet she has been army crawling way before Leah even did it. I really think that she might army crawl only and go straight to walking. We shall see!

At 9 months Sara
drinks 5-8 oz of formula four times a day
is very difficult to feed (easily distracted)
waves bye bye
Says "Ma Ma" 4/5/10
Says "Ba Ba" and "La La"
Says "Da Da" 5/1/10
Sits 5/1/10
Sits on her own 6/13/10
No crawling just army crawls everywhere and FAST

goes nonstop and hardly ever acts sleepy

Sara LOVES
to be held
playing with her big sister
baths
TV
pacie

Sara DISLIKES
not being held :)
when mommy is not in the room
her nose being wiped
green beans (gags)

In other news, Clara (Gloria's mom, Ben's g-mother) came in to town last weekend. It was so good to see her since we hadn't seen her since November 2008! Alot has changed since then and she got to meet her namesake Leah Claire and Ben and Sara for the first time. It was so great visiting with her but as always, the visit was too short! I so wish she lived closer because she is such a hoot and fun to be around!


Meeting Benjamin

Meeting Leah Claire

Meeting Sara

Grandmother and Emily enjoying playing the piano and keyboard together

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For all of you that wanted my blog updated.. there is your long and lengthy update. To sum it up, I am in awe of all my four amazing children and still have moments (had one today) where I cannot believe I had triplets. And although I often run around like a chicken with its neck cut off, I wouldn't change it for the world. I am so happy that they will always have each other. I pray that they stay close and always look out for one another. Hope all of you are having a good summer!!