SLOW DOWN...

...no, hurry up...ok, maybe a little slower...no, faster would be good...maybe just stay right there for a moment.

This is the back and forth conversation I have with myself when I'm trying to decide if I want them to grow up or not! Some moments I wish I could freeze - these times are so precious and the realization that they are so fleeting breaks my heart. I mean, how many parents get to watch their tiny 2 pound son quadruple his weight in three months? He's growing so quickly, Jeff and I swear he looks bigger EVERY morning when we get him out of bed. Slow down baby Tyler - you're going to be a grown boy in the blink of an eye. Slow down baby Elli - there will come a day when you'll be too big for me to pick you up out of the crib only to be greeted by that cute little smile. Slow down baby Haley - those sweet little noises you make when you eat are music to my ears. I will miss this stuff. It's priceless.

BUT... then there are those OTHER moments (or days). Take yesterday for instance. The insanity began at 3am and did not commence until 11:30pm last night. Screaming. All of them. All day. OK - hurry up and grow up so we don't feel tempted to put you out on the porch with the dog. Hurry up baby Tyler - I really can't handle being barfed on for much longer. Hurry up baby Elli - those "blow out" diapers are just plain wrong. Hurry up baby Haley - I can't wait for the day when you can wake up without wailing at the top of your lungs. I won't miss this stuff. It makes me miss my old life.

BUT...they slept like champs last night. Woke up to eat at 3am and not another peep until after 7am. I was so proud! They all had groggy looks on their faces this morning, like they weren't quite sure exactly where they were. So cute. Freeze that moment...

So Big!

Haley: 8lbs 5oz

Tyler: 7lbs 10oz

Ellison: 8lbs 8oz

Thanks to my good friend Regina for these amazing photos! Some day I will get out their birth announcements and you can see some more of her work! She did an amazing job! Trying to capture three squirmy babies on film cannot be an easy task, and she made it look like a piece of cake! If you live in the area and would like to have her do portraits for you, just look her up at www.gentryphotography1.blogspot.com - you'll be glad you did!!

Dream Feeding

I kept reading about this thing called a "dream feed" - it seems to be something that works when you're trying to encourage babies to sleep through the night. A lot of triplet moms swear by it, so we thought we'd give it a shot! We normally feed the kids at 7pm, give them a bath, then put them to bed, usually by 8pm. They eat again at 11pm and again at 3am. They are like clockwork - someone always wakes up within 10 minutes of the 3am feeding time.



The theory is that at the 11pm feed, you get them out of bed without waking them and give them a full bottle in their sleep. Sounds crazy, but it actually worked for the girls! They basically slept the entire time they ate. Tyler...well, he has his own ideas of how to go about things, so he was wide awake! So back to bed we put them, and the girls never woke up! I was amazed! I just knew I was going to get some good sleep - finally! WRONG. They woke up at 1:30am screaming...all of them...loudly...really loudly...and mad...really mad...



I think this is how the conversation in the nursery transpired:



HALEY: Hey Elli - you awake?

ELLI: I am now.

TYLER: Me too, me too!!

HALEY: I'm hungry.

ELLI: Now that you mention it...

TYLER: Me too, me too!!

HALEY: Why haven't they fed us yet? I swear it's like 1:00am already!

ELLI: Good point - I think they forgot to feed us at 11:00. Last thing I remember is the bath at 8:00. What do you think, Tyler?

TYLER: I hate baths

HALEY: So do you think they're trying to pull one over on us?

ELLI: Hmmm...maybe. I really don't remember eating after our bath.

TYLER: I really hate baths

HALEY: Seriously, I think they forgot to feed us!!

ELLI: That is SO not cool!!!

TYLER: MOM, MOM, MOM, MOM, MOM, MOM, MOM, MOM!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! You forgot to feed Elli and Haley!!!

ELLI: You're not hungry, Tyler?

TYLER: Nope. I ate at 11:00. Did I mention that I hate baths?

ELLI & HALEY: WAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAHHHHHHHHHHHHHH!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!


Needless to say, the "dream feed" was a total nightmare! I'm starting to realize that my life is no longer in my control. Bummer.

Bath Time!!!

Haley

Ellison

Tyler

Until now, we've been doing sponge baths since they are so tiny and can't really hold themselves upright. This is their first official bath! The girls loved it immediately...Tyler...not so much. This is so much fun!!!!

Happy Mother's Day!!!

I feel like the luckiest mom in the world! We have been blessed with three precious children, and amazingly, we haven't completely lost our minds (yet)!!!!

People keep asking how in the world we are managing everything... lots of prayer, lots of love, lots of patience, and lots of caffeine!