5 Month Stats

They're all growing fast and McKay took a big leap this month.

Caleb 14 lbs 5 oz, 25 inches

McKay 15 lbs 6 oz, 24 3/4 inches

Brooke 14 lbs 9 oz, 25 1/4 inches

4 Month Pictures

Brooke

McKay

Caleb

I have to get their pictures every month or so the first year because they change so much. Here's their 4 month shots in which they are all smiling and we even had several cute poses of each.

Ho Ho Ho!!!

We took the kids to get their pictures taken with Santa. Here's the group shot. I'll post their individuals as soon as I put them on the computer.

Something to CELEBRATE!

All 3 babies slept through the night!!! Brooke started crying around 4 am and while I was debating on whether or not to try and wake Jason (this is NOT an easy task) or just go feed her myself, she stopped and went back to sleep. So I did the same and slept until 7:30 am. We're hoping this is the first of many to come...

Holding Hands

Right after their baths they get rubbed down and tummy time and kicking on their backs. They lay there and Caleb pulls on McKay's ears and they all ended up holding hands on their own. And yes, they're all wearing different diapers. I never had problems with Huggies or Pampers with Nicole, but McKay leaks through everything. Huggies are not an option. We thought we loved Pampers Swaddlers but not even those on McKay. We bought some of the new Fisher Price overnight diapers and he didn't leak so far. It's been such a pain. The last two weeks I can change his diaper every two hours and he is still wet on his onsie and clothes around his legs-as if I don't have enough laundry to do. The diapers are plenty big-we went up to the next size and still no luck. Any suggestions with boys? He's in the middle and as you can see looks much bigger than Caleb, but so far their weights are very close. They get weighed again next week. Caleb looks so skinny. McKay is great at rolling from his tummy to his back. Caleb started rice cereal this week. He's been the most interested in food so we're starting one at a time. He's doing really well and opens his mouth for the spoon. I give it to him once a day in the evening hoping he'll start sleeping longer at night.

Happy Thanksgiving!

Jason had to work in the morning on Thanksgiving. He was sure he wouldn't make it to work at 6 am if he helped at all with the babies during the night so I was on my own. I was getting in bed at 5:15 am as he was on his way out. I might have gotten an hour before that. I then had to get everyone ready and fed and packed in the car with our diaper bags and gear including a pack n play and jumper for naps and entertainment and meet Jason at his work at 2 pm. This is why I never leave the house alone. I'm pretty sure it took longer to get ready then we were actually gone. They babies were exhausted too because the boys wouldn't take naps so we've had a horrible last two nights. Maybe next year will be better.

Little Friends

The latest of Brooke. I need to charge my camera so I can take some more pictures, it's been over a week. They've slowed down on their growth though. They only gained one pound last month. Their 4 month stats: Caleb 13 lbs 13 oz, McKay 13 lbs 14 oz, Brooke 13 lbs 10 oz.
We did get a new family picture a couple weeks ago and everyone is actually looking, babies aren't smiling but they're looking straight ahead so that's a start. I'll post it as soon as I get our scanner reinstalled. Grrr-Jason installed Windows 7 so we have to reinstall everything. Next time we'll have to hire Carly to Photoshop huge smiles on everyone! I'm sure that's the only way it will happen. We did individuals last week and they all did awesome. I had several pictures of each of them that I couldn't resist.

Brothers-They're starting to interact with each other now. They look at each other and smile and giggle. We prop them up in the corners of the playpen and they all sit and talk to each other. They're so sweet!

A Good Sport

Thanks McKay for letting me have fun with you. Brooke would not have it, but McKay just sat there and looked around.

Happy Halloween!

We had a great Halloween weekend. We started out Friday night at the trunk or treat. We took all the babies and Nicole and I went around while Jason gave out the candy with the babies in the car. She got a whole bag of candy in less than an hour. We carved pumpkins on Saturday. Nicole did a cat. More pictures of pumpkins to come. The babies were not cooperating for their pictures. Then Nicole went around to a few houses on Saturday night. Nicole was Cinderella, Caleb was Winnie the Pooh, McKay was Tigger, and Brooke was Piglet. Holidays are so much more fun with kids! I love dressing them up for pictures, but they don't seem to like it quite as much. I never get them all happy in the same picture. I really need to start using photoshop. There's a lot of pictures-but hey, we have a lot of kids.


Caleb has super strong legs.




McKay








Look who's starting to get some hair on top. No rush-then I don't have to wash the spit up and food out of your hair.

Aren't I something?

Trick or Treating with Nicole-for about 5 minutes and then I took them home.

My Reality-Three's a Handful!

We enjoyed a few nice days and took the babies on a walk. I've been doing it on my own some of the time for a while now and when they all start crying we load them in the stroller for a nice walk. They all love it and usually go to sleep. Then it got cold:( We're hoping for a short winter.
I never get pictures of moments like this because, well, I have my hands full. Jason walked in on this and took a picture. I'm still nursing (and pumping) for all of them, but when we get desperate we play the 10 seconds on the bottle game. Everyone gets a turn until someone's settled enough to feed the other two. I'm sure they'll learn patience right along with me!

All Smiles!

The babies are getting to be so much fun. They smile all the time and the boys started giggling today.

Good kissing cheeks!

Caleb loves the jumperoo. They're starting to interact and like toys.

Have I grown? I can't believe they use to wear these preemie clothes. They were so tiny (less than 5th % when they were born and now they're in the 90% for their adjusted age-saying they're only 2 months and 50-75% for their real age of three months) We had them weighed at three months. Any guesses? Everyone thinks McKay is so much bigger because of his chunky cheeks.

Caleb-12 lbs 8 oz, 22 3/4 in

McKay 12 lbs 7 oz, 22 3/4 in

Brooke 12 lbs 3 oz, 21 3/4 inches

Can you believe how close they are? Brooke is gaining on the boys and they're only an ounce apart, same height. We'll see if the trend continues...

McKay

Mom & Brooke

Caleb is always full of smiles!

Best Friends!

I'm Home Alone and Posting!

Things have definately improved the last 3 days. We're still pretty much on the three hour schedule even through the night, but they've taken afternoon naps at the same time. You use to be lucky to get 20 minutes and you were up and down with someone all day and night. Now we get sleep in two hour increments and we're hoping it will keep getting better. These last 2 1/2 months have been a real challenge so I love loading their pictures on the computer and reminding myself how cute they are. McKay's already crying so I'll just post a few pictures from the last month. Okay, so this post actually took 2 hours and I had to feed McKay and Brooke in between. Now we're off for our first nap. You'd think you'd feel rested when you woke up at 7:30 when you go to bed at 10:30. Someday.

Caleb

Dad getting everyone to sleep while I clean up the kitchen.

McKay

Caleb

McKay

Caleb, McKay, Brooke

McKay, Caleb, Brooke

I love when they find each other's cheeks and suck on them. Kissing each other already!

Oh yea, McKay and Brooke are off oxygen and monitors. It's fabulous!

Taking a nap with the boys.

One more thing. We were on time with all three babies to our 9:00 AM appointment. The Dr. was very impressed and says we're better than people with one baby. I don't know if we'll be able to repeat it, but we'll try.

Thanks for all the help. We couldn't do it without you!