Monday, March 26, 2012
Take a moment...
PLEASE take a moment out of your day this week to click twice to vote for the Wright family... Two of their triplet girls are battling leukemia - as a tribute to the hospital they are receiving treatment from, they have entered a "family dance-off" in an effort to win $30,000 for the hospital. All it takes is TWO CLICKS and you can vote from your work computer and from your home computer... I've pasted some additional information below. THANK YOU!
Monday, March 19, 2012
A day in the life of...
Do you ever find yourself wondering what a day with triplets is actually like? It is something we often find ourselves trying to answer - because there really is no explaining it, rather we just get through each day and then breathe a little sigh of relief at night when they're all in bed. Now, don't get me wrong - I love how full our days our and cannot believe how lucky we are to have such fun, sweet, ornery, and healthy little girls... but bedtime takes on a new meaning with kids - and I'm pretty sure every parent out there would agree to that! At any rate, I thought I would take time to try to document what a typical day is like in our house - mostly so I can hold if over the girls' heads later on in life... Ha!
6:45-7:30: Rise and Shine! The time has varied tremendously over the past couple weeks with daylight savings time and the girls fighting that cold. Before that we were all getting up right around 7:00 AM - I have a somewhat stubborn rule about the girls not getting out of their crib before 7:00, though I was having to alter it a bit. With the time change we're back on track! The tricky part in the morning is if they all wake up at the same time... I can only carry two down at a time meaning I leave one not so happy little girl up in her room while I take the other two down. However, for the most part, they don't all wake up in the morning at the same time... they save that for naptimes!
Milk is the number 1 priority after waking up and stretching - no time for a diaper change before hand... so they get their bottle (we're switching the morning bottle to a sippy this week - fingers crossed) and I change their diaper(s) while they eat - multitasking is the name of the game! All three of the girls like to eat anywhere from 1/2 to 3/4th of their bottle and then take a playbreak, lots of energy to expend in the morning. We all play for about an hour or so and then head to breakfast around 8:30. Playtime in the kitchen is a favorite - they can demolish the "tupperware" (mostly glad, ziploc, etc.) cabinet in no time flat. They also are quick to point out if I forget to pick up the dog food/water! They play around the kitchen while I get breakfast ready... typical breakfast: cheerios to start, banana, blueberry-oatmeal pancakes (egg casserole this morning) or cinnamon-swirl toast or french toast. Sometimes we do a smoothie and/or cereal - kind of depends on the day. I try to mix it up, but have decided breakfast variety is hard.
9:00: Faces wiped, back to the playroom, time to get dressed... let the chaos ensue. This is kind of a crazy time - they go from playing really nice to fighting to playing to dancing to crying to... It kind of deteriorates as we get closer and closer to 10ish (the magical nap time).
10/10:30: NAPTIME! Ahhhh - peace and quiet. Time to pick up the first mess of the day, clean up breakfast dishes, get sippy cups ready for the rest of the day, laundry, etc.
Noon-ish: Back up and at 'em. After a quick diaper change the girls play for awhile before sitting down for lunch. They eat around 12:30 or so. Typical lunch: LEFTOVERS! What a range they eat... We do some kind of "main course" (ex: meatballs, chicken nuggets, fish, mac n cheese, lasagne etc.) with a veggie - carrots are still a huge favorite (sweet potatoes, broccoli, cauliflower, beans - all varieties, peas, etc.), and a fruit with grapes and blueberries being their faves (strawberries, pineapple, apricots, kiwi, oranges, peaches - they haven't met a fruit they don't like). We have been blessed with good eaters... thus far. I've heard that the picky-ness will make its appearance soon (fingers crossed that it might skip us).
1:00-3ish: PLAYTIME!!! It's been so nice we've been able to go for a walk as of late, but really the girls just play during this time - in the living room (we have designated play areas for the different parts of the day.. dorky, but it saves us all from getting too bored). The girls have their sippy cups at some point during this time, though it varies as to when and how much they even eat.
3:30ish: NAPTIME! Again, pick up the destruction... it's so funny to me how we go from a small mess to a big mess so quickly. The girls each like to play "only child" (up first and alone from a nap) and I'm amazed at how clean things stay.... until the next one/two get up! :-) Their afternoon nap ranges from an hour and a half to two hours - we get them up by 5:30 at the latest. Kind of late compared to other kids, but it works for our schedule. They eat a little more of their sippy and maybe a snack. Sometimes we go for a short walk or play outside before dinner.
6:00: Dinnertime... We've been pretty good as of late about all eating together - sort of. Rather, I cook and get dinner ready for us all (cut up for the girls - yes, my hand is sore). Trav feeds the girls and then we both stuff our faces quick in-between getting more food for the girls. Then it's time to clean up (again)... I find this the most exhausting part of the day for some reason. Sometimes the kitchen gets clean straight away and other times it waits until the girls are down for the night - depends on their moods.
6:30ish: PLAYTIME/DANCE PARTY... we sometimes put in a video for the girls to dance to, play megablocks, tunnel chase, or even jumparoos (still like them). Whatever they find entertaining, we do. They hit the wall right around 7:15 at which time we open up the gate (literally) and the girls rush to the stairs to head up for bedtime routine.
Bedtime routine: Climb the stairs... sprint to the right (into mom and dad's room) or toward the outlet - both hold great amounts of fascination - while mom and dad say, "come here". Heard them all into their room to play for awhile. After about 10 minutes Trav goes to get the bath ready while I chase around naked toddlers. Bath time - Dad does the baths (all three in the tub at the same time) while I get everything else ready - bottles out, boppys/pillows ready, music on, pjs and diapers out, etc. Whoever is crabbing gets out of the tub first - we lotion, diaper, dress pretty quickly and then it's time for baby #2. This is the most challenging part of the routine - three tired babies who realize it's close to bedtime and that bottle. Once they're all dressed we head downstairs - one of us carrying two and the other carrying one... Bryn likes to help turn off all the lights (I showed her once and now she LOVES to do it). We get downstairs and shove the bottles into their bellowing mouths - they have very little patience at this point. The girls take breaks at this point and go get us books to read, or chase each other around for a little bit longer... We've given up control at this point and let them go for about 10 minutes before putting on their sleepsacks and settling them down. They go down about 8:15 these days... ahhhh. Once they're in bed we finish picking everything up and breathe a sigh of relief - shocked that another day has passed.
And that's our day... The weekends don't vary too much from the weekdays other than the fact that Mollie is on day duty as opposed to one of us. Weekends are a bit easier since there are more people around - except that I've been trying to work over the weekends. Lately we've had lots of help from grandparents around the weekend... the girls love the company and so do we! although sometimes it makes for along week as we adjust back to "normalcy".
I think that probably the biggest difference with triplets/multiples is that you're even more "on" all the time. What I mean by that is that we really can't leave to do the dishes or go make the bed or anything else you might run quick and do. While we try to let them play alone or with each other quite a bit - we have to be "on"/around since tackling/hitting/(and recently) biting happens quick and without cause. It's been so much fun to see them increasingly play together every so often... such entertainment! The other difference might be the planning/thinking that is never-ending... this is probably true regardless of how many kids you have, who knows... all I know is that last minute plans are a thing of the past for us for the time being!
Update: Hadley is still high-step walking (about the cutest walk I've ever seen); Bryn has taken a few steps here and there (more of a side-stepper, still very risk-averse); Ryann is running faster and figured out how to climb onto the front couch (yikes). We also discovered two more teeth in Ryann's mouth yesterday - when did that happen? I still need to check out Bryn and Hadley... sneaky devils! Some recent pictures are below! Happy Spring!
6:45-7:30: Rise and Shine! The time has varied tremendously over the past couple weeks with daylight savings time and the girls fighting that cold. Before that we were all getting up right around 7:00 AM - I have a somewhat stubborn rule about the girls not getting out of their crib before 7:00, though I was having to alter it a bit. With the time change we're back on track! The tricky part in the morning is if they all wake up at the same time... I can only carry two down at a time meaning I leave one not so happy little girl up in her room while I take the other two down. However, for the most part, they don't all wake up in the morning at the same time... they save that for naptimes!
Milk is the number 1 priority after waking up and stretching - no time for a diaper change before hand... so they get their bottle (we're switching the morning bottle to a sippy this week - fingers crossed) and I change their diaper(s) while they eat - multitasking is the name of the game! All three of the girls like to eat anywhere from 1/2 to 3/4th of their bottle and then take a playbreak, lots of energy to expend in the morning. We all play for about an hour or so and then head to breakfast around 8:30. Playtime in the kitchen is a favorite - they can demolish the "tupperware" (mostly glad, ziploc, etc.) cabinet in no time flat. They also are quick to point out if I forget to pick up the dog food/water! They play around the kitchen while I get breakfast ready... typical breakfast: cheerios to start, banana, blueberry-oatmeal pancakes (egg casserole this morning) or cinnamon-swirl toast or french toast. Sometimes we do a smoothie and/or cereal - kind of depends on the day. I try to mix it up, but have decided breakfast variety is hard.
9:00: Faces wiped, back to the playroom, time to get dressed... let the chaos ensue. This is kind of a crazy time - they go from playing really nice to fighting to playing to dancing to crying to... It kind of deteriorates as we get closer and closer to 10ish (the magical nap time).
10/10:30: NAPTIME! Ahhhh - peace and quiet. Time to pick up the first mess of the day, clean up breakfast dishes, get sippy cups ready for the rest of the day, laundry, etc.
Noon-ish: Back up and at 'em. After a quick diaper change the girls play for awhile before sitting down for lunch. They eat around 12:30 or so. Typical lunch: LEFTOVERS! What a range they eat... We do some kind of "main course" (ex: meatballs, chicken nuggets, fish, mac n cheese, lasagne etc.) with a veggie - carrots are still a huge favorite (sweet potatoes, broccoli, cauliflower, beans - all varieties, peas, etc.), and a fruit with grapes and blueberries being their faves (strawberries, pineapple, apricots, kiwi, oranges, peaches - they haven't met a fruit they don't like). We have been blessed with good eaters... thus far. I've heard that the picky-ness will make its appearance soon (fingers crossed that it might skip us).
1:00-3ish: PLAYTIME!!! It's been so nice we've been able to go for a walk as of late, but really the girls just play during this time - in the living room (we have designated play areas for the different parts of the day.. dorky, but it saves us all from getting too bored). The girls have their sippy cups at some point during this time, though it varies as to when and how much they even eat.
3:30ish: NAPTIME! Again, pick up the destruction... it's so funny to me how we go from a small mess to a big mess so quickly. The girls each like to play "only child" (up first and alone from a nap) and I'm amazed at how clean things stay.... until the next one/two get up! :-) Their afternoon nap ranges from an hour and a half to two hours - we get them up by 5:30 at the latest. Kind of late compared to other kids, but it works for our schedule. They eat a little more of their sippy and maybe a snack. Sometimes we go for a short walk or play outside before dinner.
6:00: Dinnertime... We've been pretty good as of late about all eating together - sort of. Rather, I cook and get dinner ready for us all (cut up for the girls - yes, my hand is sore). Trav feeds the girls and then we both stuff our faces quick in-between getting more food for the girls. Then it's time to clean up (again)... I find this the most exhausting part of the day for some reason. Sometimes the kitchen gets clean straight away and other times it waits until the girls are down for the night - depends on their moods.
6:30ish: PLAYTIME/DANCE PARTY... we sometimes put in a video for the girls to dance to, play megablocks, tunnel chase, or even jumparoos (still like them). Whatever they find entertaining, we do. They hit the wall right around 7:15 at which time we open up the gate (literally) and the girls rush to the stairs to head up for bedtime routine.
Bedtime routine: Climb the stairs... sprint to the right (into mom and dad's room) or toward the outlet - both hold great amounts of fascination - while mom and dad say, "come here". Heard them all into their room to play for awhile. After about 10 minutes Trav goes to get the bath ready while I chase around naked toddlers. Bath time - Dad does the baths (all three in the tub at the same time) while I get everything else ready - bottles out, boppys/pillows ready, music on, pjs and diapers out, etc. Whoever is crabbing gets out of the tub first - we lotion, diaper, dress pretty quickly and then it's time for baby #2. This is the most challenging part of the routine - three tired babies who realize it's close to bedtime and that bottle. Once they're all dressed we head downstairs - one of us carrying two and the other carrying one... Bryn likes to help turn off all the lights (I showed her once and now she LOVES to do it). We get downstairs and shove the bottles into their bellowing mouths - they have very little patience at this point. The girls take breaks at this point and go get us books to read, or chase each other around for a little bit longer... We've given up control at this point and let them go for about 10 minutes before putting on their sleepsacks and settling them down. They go down about 8:15 these days... ahhhh. Once they're in bed we finish picking everything up and breathe a sigh of relief - shocked that another day has passed.
And that's our day... The weekends don't vary too much from the weekdays other than the fact that Mollie is on day duty as opposed to one of us. Weekends are a bit easier since there are more people around - except that I've been trying to work over the weekends. Lately we've had lots of help from grandparents around the weekend... the girls love the company and so do we! although sometimes it makes for along week as we adjust back to "normalcy".
I think that probably the biggest difference with triplets/multiples is that you're even more "on" all the time. What I mean by that is that we really can't leave to do the dishes or go make the bed or anything else you might run quick and do. While we try to let them play alone or with each other quite a bit - we have to be "on"/around since tackling/hitting/(and recently) biting happens quick and without cause. It's been so much fun to see them increasingly play together every so often... such entertainment! The other difference might be the planning/thinking that is never-ending... this is probably true regardless of how many kids you have, who knows... all I know is that last minute plans are a thing of the past for us for the time being!
Update: Hadley is still high-step walking (about the cutest walk I've ever seen); Bryn has taken a few steps here and there (more of a side-stepper, still very risk-averse); Ryann is running faster and figured out how to climb onto the front couch (yikes). We also discovered two more teeth in Ryann's mouth yesterday - when did that happen? I still need to check out Bryn and Hadley... sneaky devils! Some recent pictures are below! Happy Spring!
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| After their nap - Hadley and Bryn |
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| Such a big girl... Ryann |
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| Look-alikes... |
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| Grandpa & Ryann |
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| Grandma & Ryann |
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| Swinging on St. Patrick's Day |
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| Hadley Marie - 14 1/2 months |
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| Brynley Cade - 14 1/2 months |
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| Ryann Gale - 14 1/2 months |
Wednesday, March 14, 2012
Please Vote...
PLEASE take a moment out of your day to vote for the Wrights - a family with triplets here in Omaha. Two of their triplet girls have Leukemia. They would like to use their winnings on their Make-A-Wish trip in October. It takes two clicks! You can go back and vote each day through March :)
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Wednesday, March 7, 2012
It's official - TWO toddlers...
Hadley has joined Ryann and is now high-stepping all over the place... that is how she has chosen to walk, it's the funniest, cutest, oddest thing I've seen in awhile. Not that that should surprise us since Hadley has always liked to do things her own way. I can't wait to see how Bryn advances to this stage - after her worm-crawl nothing will surprise me!
For the last few weeks - or longer - Hadley would take two or three steps and then lunge/attack/fall at us - all the while finding it hilarious. However, all of the sudden Monday night (3/5) and then again Tuesday morning (3/6) she took ten or so steps and didn't lunge/attack/fall at the end. By the end of Tuesday she was toddling here and there... no big deal! So different from Ryann who was much more gradual. I suppose Hadley had the benefit of watching Ryann for the past month or so! It takes her about 10 steps to go three feet - she takes tiny little steps, and she high-steps it for whatever reason, resulting in a pretty funny gait!
We've encountered our first cold... poor Bryn woke us up coughing on Sunday - though we didn't know who the culprit was, by the time we'd look at the monitor or get in the room she'd stopped! I even went into their room and tried to wait them out... however, Monday morning Brynley revealed herself. It's gradually gotten worse and I called the doctor's office today - verdict: a cold... for now. We're to keep an eye on her and watch for signs of an ear infection (fingers crossed we can hold off on that one for a bit longer). Her poor little nose is so runny and her cough just about breaks my heart. We've got the humidifier running, Bryn's crib popped up, and a honey-apple juice cocktail - now we're praying that we can keep the other two from catching it (though we've already heard a cough or two from Hadley).
On the bright side - spring is definitely in the air and the girls are looking forward to getting out of the house more often! I don't think I've taken their 14-month picture yet... better get on that! The girls are also looking forward to some more visits from Gama and Grandpa and Papa and Grandma! Aunt Hilary and Jeremy are also coming up at the end of next week... I sense some spoiling in the air!
For the last few weeks - or longer - Hadley would take two or three steps and then lunge/attack/fall at us - all the while finding it hilarious. However, all of the sudden Monday night (3/5) and then again Tuesday morning (3/6) she took ten or so steps and didn't lunge/attack/fall at the end. By the end of Tuesday she was toddling here and there... no big deal! So different from Ryann who was much more gradual. I suppose Hadley had the benefit of watching Ryann for the past month or so! It takes her about 10 steps to go three feet - she takes tiny little steps, and she high-steps it for whatever reason, resulting in a pretty funny gait!
We've encountered our first cold... poor Bryn woke us up coughing on Sunday - though we didn't know who the culprit was, by the time we'd look at the monitor or get in the room she'd stopped! I even went into their room and tried to wait them out... however, Monday morning Brynley revealed herself. It's gradually gotten worse and I called the doctor's office today - verdict: a cold... for now. We're to keep an eye on her and watch for signs of an ear infection (fingers crossed we can hold off on that one for a bit longer). Her poor little nose is so runny and her cough just about breaks my heart. We've got the humidifier running, Bryn's crib popped up, and a honey-apple juice cocktail - now we're praying that we can keep the other two from catching it (though we've already heard a cough or two from Hadley).
On the bright side - spring is definitely in the air and the girls are looking forward to getting out of the house more often! I don't think I've taken their 14-month picture yet... better get on that! The girls are also looking forward to some more visits from Gama and Grandpa and Papa and Grandma! Aunt Hilary and Jeremy are also coming up at the end of next week... I sense some spoiling in the air!
Thursday, March 1, 2012
Ready for Spring
Can tomorrow really be March 1st - already? Another year is flying by, and the girls are making the most of every day... and exhausting us in the process! Yet again it's been quite awhile since I've posted - rather than feeling apologetic, I think that it stands as proof for how time seems to disappear on us!
Our household seems to be in a permanent teething-stage - or at least it feels that way! Since the holidays we've "welcomed" 10 or 11 new teeth between all three girls? Poor Ryann has been working on two top teeth for about a month - we can see the dang things, but they won't pop through! Hadley and Brynley each have four top teeth and two bottom, while Ry has 2-3 top (haven't checked to see if the one has broken through in a few days so perhaps we'll say 2 and a half) and 2 bottom. I'm hoping they get a break from teeth for awhile - that way they can just be their ornery little selves without the "extra" ornery that the teething brings out!
Ryann is walking everywhere, and is now trying her hand at climbing... her favorite thing to do in the morning is to climb into/onto the activity table. She's just so proud sitting in there, can't help but smile! Hadley thinks it looks pretty fun as well, so now she's trying to climb in there - when Ryann sees her coming she gets out and runs away... Bryn and Hadley have been beating up on her lately and she's had enough! Hadley seems pretty close to walking - she'll take a couple steps and then lunge/fall forward. Trav and I are pretty sure she'll just go straight to running - that girl is a terror! I don't know how many times a week Travis and I look at each other and just shake our heads about something she's doing or did... let's just say we're going to have our hands full with her alone! Her latest favorite thing to do is to give "bear hugs"... why is "bear hugs" in quotations you might ask? That is our very nice way of saying that she loves to tackle her sisters! In fact, she'd tackle Travis and I if she could - we're just a little more solid than her sisters - who are not fans of this kind of hug. Hadley also likes to wrestle, she's gotten pretty good at pinning Brynley, who, again, is not a fan. Brynley - oh Brynley... she's a bit on the dramatic side. Everything is fun and games until someone takes something she has or wants, then it's facedown on the floor temper-tantrum. It would probably have a bigger effect if it didn't happen a dozen times a day! She just gets soooo mad! We're having so much fun watching their little/big personalities continue to develop! Bryn and Hadley trade off every so often, and watching them interact with one another is amazing. We're starting to have periods where everyone plays so nicely together - during those times we just kind of hold our breaths and try not to move! The girls have all gotten very good at giving love... Ryann gives love to pretty much anything soft - it's about the cutest thing I've ever seen! Hadley loves to mimic her, but is pretty stingy at giving love to us when we ask for it. Unsurprisingly, Hadley doesn't really like to do anything we ask her to do - she does things on her own time. Brynley is just starting to give us hugs - she's kind of in between the other two, where she has to be in the mood, but if she is in the mood, she gives her love freely!
Mollie continues to work with them on their signing... They have "milk" and "more" down the best, but "all done" and "please" are the other two we see most frequently. Oh - and "dog" - they love dogs, not sure how much dogs love them (Hadley also "hugs" the dogs... ugh). Earlier this week Hadley was signing along with Baby Signing Time - she did "hat", "please", and a few others... granted, I don't think she knew what she was signing, but it was fun to see her copying the babies on the video!
The girls all sound like they're talking... but we can't understand anything they're telling us! I hear MAMA quite a lot - pretty much anytime anything is wrong "MAMAMAMAMA"... We also hear Dad(a), but we're not sure if they really are "talking" yet. Actually, the only word I tend to understand from each of them is "dog" - go figure.
Each of the girls has gotten very good at playing "roll it" - we roll or throw the ball back and forth. Their attention span has improved, but about the longest they'll do anything is maybe 5 minutes? Aside from dancing - I think Hadley could dance for hours!
This age is so much fun - they pick up on things so quickly and LOVE to imitate. The thing is - they don't just imitate us, they imitate each other... meaning at dinner, when one decides it's hilarious to rub mac and cheese in her hair, they all think it's hilarious. Or, if one things she should smash and throw food all over, so do the other two... needless to say, meal times are extremely messy.
My next post is already titled: "a typical day in the life of..." I've started this post numerous times, but then always seem to get called away (shocking I know). We often get asked what our day is like, or how we survive... We follow pretty much the same routine every day - and by 8 pm, we're all exhausted! Happy almost spring - the girls, Travis, and I are all ready to be able to do more outside! I've posted just a few pictures below...
Our household seems to be in a permanent teething-stage - or at least it feels that way! Since the holidays we've "welcomed" 10 or 11 new teeth between all three girls? Poor Ryann has been working on two top teeth for about a month - we can see the dang things, but they won't pop through! Hadley and Brynley each have four top teeth and two bottom, while Ry has 2-3 top (haven't checked to see if the one has broken through in a few days so perhaps we'll say 2 and a half) and 2 bottom. I'm hoping they get a break from teeth for awhile - that way they can just be their ornery little selves without the "extra" ornery that the teething brings out!
Ryann is walking everywhere, and is now trying her hand at climbing... her favorite thing to do in the morning is to climb into/onto the activity table. She's just so proud sitting in there, can't help but smile! Hadley thinks it looks pretty fun as well, so now she's trying to climb in there - when Ryann sees her coming she gets out and runs away... Bryn and Hadley have been beating up on her lately and she's had enough! Hadley seems pretty close to walking - she'll take a couple steps and then lunge/fall forward. Trav and I are pretty sure she'll just go straight to running - that girl is a terror! I don't know how many times a week Travis and I look at each other and just shake our heads about something she's doing or did... let's just say we're going to have our hands full with her alone! Her latest favorite thing to do is to give "bear hugs"... why is "bear hugs" in quotations you might ask? That is our very nice way of saying that she loves to tackle her sisters! In fact, she'd tackle Travis and I if she could - we're just a little more solid than her sisters - who are not fans of this kind of hug. Hadley also likes to wrestle, she's gotten pretty good at pinning Brynley, who, again, is not a fan. Brynley - oh Brynley... she's a bit on the dramatic side. Everything is fun and games until someone takes something she has or wants, then it's facedown on the floor temper-tantrum. It would probably have a bigger effect if it didn't happen a dozen times a day! She just gets soooo mad! We're having so much fun watching their little/big personalities continue to develop! Bryn and Hadley trade off every so often, and watching them interact with one another is amazing. We're starting to have periods where everyone plays so nicely together - during those times we just kind of hold our breaths and try not to move! The girls have all gotten very good at giving love... Ryann gives love to pretty much anything soft - it's about the cutest thing I've ever seen! Hadley loves to mimic her, but is pretty stingy at giving love to us when we ask for it. Unsurprisingly, Hadley doesn't really like to do anything we ask her to do - she does things on her own time. Brynley is just starting to give us hugs - she's kind of in between the other two, where she has to be in the mood, but if she is in the mood, she gives her love freely!
Mollie continues to work with them on their signing... They have "milk" and "more" down the best, but "all done" and "please" are the other two we see most frequently. Oh - and "dog" - they love dogs, not sure how much dogs love them (Hadley also "hugs" the dogs... ugh). Earlier this week Hadley was signing along with Baby Signing Time - she did "hat", "please", and a few others... granted, I don't think she knew what she was signing, but it was fun to see her copying the babies on the video!
The girls all sound like they're talking... but we can't understand anything they're telling us! I hear MAMA quite a lot - pretty much anytime anything is wrong "MAMAMAMAMA"... We also hear Dad(a), but we're not sure if they really are "talking" yet. Actually, the only word I tend to understand from each of them is "dog" - go figure.
Each of the girls has gotten very good at playing "roll it" - we roll or throw the ball back and forth. Their attention span has improved, but about the longest they'll do anything is maybe 5 minutes? Aside from dancing - I think Hadley could dance for hours!
This age is so much fun - they pick up on things so quickly and LOVE to imitate. The thing is - they don't just imitate us, they imitate each other... meaning at dinner, when one decides it's hilarious to rub mac and cheese in her hair, they all think it's hilarious. Or, if one things she should smash and throw food all over, so do the other two... needless to say, meal times are extremely messy.
My next post is already titled: "a typical day in the life of..." I've started this post numerous times, but then always seem to get called away (shocking I know). We often get asked what our day is like, or how we survive... We follow pretty much the same routine every day - and by 8 pm, we're all exhausted! Happy almost spring - the girls, Travis, and I are all ready to be able to do more outside! I've posted just a few pictures below...
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| Hadley - 13 months |
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| Brynley - 13 months |
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| Ryann - 13 months |
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| Our 'babies'... okay, toddlers |
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| The babies go marching 1 by 1 - hooray, hooray! Our time for bed march.. |
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| The tunnel - a huge favorite and a wonderful source of entertainment |
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| Ryann and her buddy Tehya looking outside for Gama |
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| "Sure, I'll push you sis" - Hadley pushing Bryn around the cabin |
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| Hey there - Bryn |
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| Not now, I'm eating - Hadley |
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| Food coma? Ryann |
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| Nice hair Bryn |
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| Ry loving her valentine buddy |
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| Happy Valentine's - snap the picture fast mom |
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| Because we are on the move... and yes that would be Hadley "hugging" Bryn |
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| Outdoor wagon ride in February? Yes please! |
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