After 8 months of being cold and flu free our babes got their first colds about a week and a half ago. It started with Casey, then Mitchell and Maggie. My mom came to stay and help for a few days which was really nice.
I am sure that our neighbours must think that I am torturing our kids with the crying that has come blasting out of our windows from wiping runny noses, trying to use a nasal aspirator, trying to give them saline drops in their noses and from them just not feeling quite right. We are hoping that this will soon be gone and everyone will be back to normal.
Yesterday Daniel called me when he was on his way to go play baseball. I was feeding the babes...Casey got majorly upset about something, started coughing like crazy and almost choking on "gunky cold stuff". He was crying so hard and I am not sure if he held his breath or just couldn't catch it, but he either zoned out or actually passed out for a few seconds. I called his name and shoke him a bit he came to and started crying again. Meanwhile Mitchell was furious about something too while he was on the floor looking up at me. I told Daniel that 3 out of the 4 people in the house were having meltdowns. Which 3?
Well, Maggie was just patiently hanging out in her bouncy chair (I can't remember if she was still drinking or if she was just watching the madness). So that leaves the boys and mommy. But we all regained our composure, they finished most of their bottles had some supper and then a little later on went to bed nicely.
Wow....I am not sure if it was their colds making them feel rotten, maybe more teeth coming or just simply ticked off about something...but that was crazy!
I have to apoligize to my family because "supposedly" I used to hold my breath when I would cry and I would pass out for a few seconds too. So I guess if that's what Casey was doing, he comes by it honestly.
Wednesday, May 27, 2009
Monday, May 18, 2009
He's Getting Close
Mitchell is getting close to crawling! He gets himself up on his hands and knees and rocks back and forth. He looks like he is ready to take off, but then goes back down to his tummy. We say to him, "Ready, set, go..." and then he flops down. One of these days he will do it once and then there will no holding him back.
Casey is still our little goofball. He can get himself around the room by pushing backwards on his hands and tummy. We often find him backed up under the couch or in a corner. His teeth are really coming in and he loves to smile and show them off. He is already a little flirt...watch out girls!
Maggie gets around on the floor by rolling to whever she wants to go. She gets a toy in her sight, rolls to get it and then rolls onto her back to play with it. Her latest thing is scrunching her nose up, pursing her lips and breathing in and out really quickly. Although we think it so cute, these first two may be pictures that she will not want to come out at her wedding.
Casey is still our little goofball. He can get himself around the room by pushing backwards on his hands and tummy. We often find him backed up under the couch or in a corner. His teeth are really coming in and he loves to smile and show them off. He is already a little flirt...watch out girls!
Maggie gets around on the floor by rolling to whever she wants to go. She gets a toy in her sight, rolls to get it and then rolls onto her back to play with it. Her latest thing is scrunching her nose up, pursing her lips and breathing in and out really quickly. Although we think it so cute, these first two may be pictures that she will not want to come out at her wedding.
Saturday, May 16, 2009
Happy Mother's Day
Happy belated Mother's Day to all of you mothers!
I had a very nice Mother's Day. I went to the gym in the morning, which is my 2 hours a week that it works for me to get out of the house and get in a good workout. I took the babes out for a short walk in the afternoon and then we went out for a fancy supper at Dairy Queen. We put the babes in the stroller and enjoyed our first meal out as a family on the patio at DQ. Well they didn't really have much of a meal, they only got a little piece of my bun. We didn't get ice cream (I'm not sure what was wrong with us??), so we'll have to go back some day soon and let them have their first ice cream cone. If they are anything like their father or either grandfathers, ice cream will be another food group for them.
It was a nice and simple day. Once you have your own children you definately understand and realize how much your parents really love you.
Here are a few pictures from Mother's Day.
I had a very nice Mother's Day. I went to the gym in the morning, which is my 2 hours a week that it works for me to get out of the house and get in a good workout. I took the babes out for a short walk in the afternoon and then we went out for a fancy supper at Dairy Queen. We put the babes in the stroller and enjoyed our first meal out as a family on the patio at DQ. Well they didn't really have much of a meal, they only got a little piece of my bun. We didn't get ice cream (I'm not sure what was wrong with us??), so we'll have to go back some day soon and let them have their first ice cream cone. If they are anything like their father or either grandfathers, ice cream will be another food group for them.
It was a nice and simple day. Once you have your own children you definately understand and realize how much your parents really love you.
Here are a few pictures from Mother's Day.
Tuesday, May 12, 2009
The Magic Chair
We have a chair in the change room that we call the "magic chair". If someone is fussy or just needs to be entertained until it is their turn to be changed we put them in there with their stuffed bunny. They love being in there! Daniel cannot wait to get his leather recliner back, but the babies have a different idea.
Here are a few of our favorite pictures of the babies in the chair.
Casey, Maggie, Mitchell
Maggie and Casey
They love poking each other in the face, pulling on ears and hair, chewing on each other's fingers, arms, etc. Here Mitchell is trying to chew on Casey's head.
The three of the them don't fit in there quite as well as they used to so now it is more of a doggie pile.
Here are a few of our favorite pictures of the babies in the chair.
Casey, Maggie, Mitchell
Maggie and Casey
They love poking each other in the face, pulling on ears and hair, chewing on each other's fingers, arms, etc. Here Mitchell is trying to chew on Casey's head.
The three of the them don't fit in there quite as well as they used to so now it is more of a doggie pile.
Friday, May 1, 2009
It's Been a Big Week!
It's been an exciting week....we've had many firsts!
Casey has sprouted the first two teeth of the group. I notcied a little spot on his bottom gums one day and looked a little closer and saw two little spots. Now a few days later they have poked through and are slowly coming out. Thankfully he hasn't been fussy or anything with them. Mitchell has is just starting with one on the bottom too.
Maggie was the first one of the bunch to sit up on her own last weekend. Casey followed a few days after and now Mitchell has caught on too. They are still a little wobbly but do pretty good. It's fun now put them all sitting on the floor with toys in front of them and watch them go. The fight for toys is on. Whether they are in their bumbo chairs or sitting on the floor, they seem to want the toy that someone else has even if they are holding the exact same toy. I can just imagine the arguments that are to come!
Mitchell was the first to roll over back to tummy. I found him one day in his crib sleeping on his tummy, he looked so cute! Casey did it a earlier this week and Maggie just did it yesterday. They have been doing tummy to back for a while.
So now they are on the move!! Rolling, pushing backwards while on their tummy or scooting around while on their back. They are never in the same position for long.
We have to get our gates up soon and start baby proofing the house. We are just beginning to get a glimpse into what life will be like with 3 mobile babies...yikes!!
Maggie started holding her own bottle this morning. I held it out in front of her for her to reach for and she took it and held it there for quite a while. The boys will pull it into their mouths but then let go of it.
Everyone's personalities are really starting to show.
Casey, aka Casey the Clown, is the silly and goofy one. He is always makes some weird noises, shrieking, babbling, blowing bubbles. He does something that he thinks is funny and then grins ear to ear.
Mitchell, aka Monkey Mitchell, is all over the place grabbing onto anything in sight, climbing on you like a jungle gym and squirming all over the place. We are placing bets that he will be the first one with a broken bone.
Maggie, aka Princess Maggie, is a patient little lady. She just kind of sits back and watches her brothers go like crazy while she does her own thing and takes it all in. She loves to do sit-ups and check out what's going on that way. When she is lying down she pulls herself up on the bars of the playmat like she is doing chin-ups. Daniel says she is going to be Miss Universe 2040.
They have been enjoying all kinds of food. I have made different fruits, veggies, and chicken. Their favorites would proabably be sweet potatoes and avocados, as well as any kind of fruit. Maggie also loves cooked egg yolks. There isn't anything I have given them that they don't like.
Bottle feeding lately is a different story. I still feed Casey and Mitchell on pillows in front of me and Maggie in a bouncy chair beside me. When Daniel is home he takes one of them and then the other two are in the bouncy chairs. I think they have really gotten used to mostly having their own space during feedings, because a lot of times if we try to hold them or have company over who holds them while feeding they won't cooperate. I guess they like having the room to wiggle and squirm around on their own. And do they ever squirm!! Maggie is usually pretty good in her chair but the boys try to go all over the place.
Casey has sprouted the first two teeth of the group. I notcied a little spot on his bottom gums one day and looked a little closer and saw two little spots. Now a few days later they have poked through and are slowly coming out. Thankfully he hasn't been fussy or anything with them. Mitchell has is just starting with one on the bottom too.
Maggie was the first one of the bunch to sit up on her own last weekend. Casey followed a few days after and now Mitchell has caught on too. They are still a little wobbly but do pretty good. It's fun now put them all sitting on the floor with toys in front of them and watch them go. The fight for toys is on. Whether they are in their bumbo chairs or sitting on the floor, they seem to want the toy that someone else has even if they are holding the exact same toy. I can just imagine the arguments that are to come!
Mitchell was the first to roll over back to tummy. I found him one day in his crib sleeping on his tummy, he looked so cute! Casey did it a earlier this week and Maggie just did it yesterday. They have been doing tummy to back for a while.
So now they are on the move!! Rolling, pushing backwards while on their tummy or scooting around while on their back. They are never in the same position for long.
We have to get our gates up soon and start baby proofing the house. We are just beginning to get a glimpse into what life will be like with 3 mobile babies...yikes!!
Maggie started holding her own bottle this morning. I held it out in front of her for her to reach for and she took it and held it there for quite a while. The boys will pull it into their mouths but then let go of it.
Everyone's personalities are really starting to show.
Casey, aka Casey the Clown, is the silly and goofy one. He is always makes some weird noises, shrieking, babbling, blowing bubbles. He does something that he thinks is funny and then grins ear to ear.
Mitchell, aka Monkey Mitchell, is all over the place grabbing onto anything in sight, climbing on you like a jungle gym and squirming all over the place. We are placing bets that he will be the first one with a broken bone.
Maggie, aka Princess Maggie, is a patient little lady. She just kind of sits back and watches her brothers go like crazy while she does her own thing and takes it all in. She loves to do sit-ups and check out what's going on that way. When she is lying down she pulls herself up on the bars of the playmat like she is doing chin-ups. Daniel says she is going to be Miss Universe 2040.
They have been enjoying all kinds of food. I have made different fruits, veggies, and chicken. Their favorites would proabably be sweet potatoes and avocados, as well as any kind of fruit. Maggie also loves cooked egg yolks. There isn't anything I have given them that they don't like.
Bottle feeding lately is a different story. I still feed Casey and Mitchell on pillows in front of me and Maggie in a bouncy chair beside me. When Daniel is home he takes one of them and then the other two are in the bouncy chairs. I think they have really gotten used to mostly having their own space during feedings, because a lot of times if we try to hold them or have company over who holds them while feeding they won't cooperate. I guess they like having the room to wiggle and squirm around on their own. And do they ever squirm!! Maggie is usually pretty good in her chair but the boys try to go all over the place.
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