3 Sick Babies

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

Happy Easter

The easter bunny found our babes out at the lake at my parents on Easter Sunday. Their big cousins found their baskets for them....and mom and dad are still working on their candy. We didn't make it out to Muenster that weekend. Daniel's Grandpa's memorial service was in Saskatoon on the Saturday so we got to see his extended family. I hadn't met everyone that was there and most of them had only seen pictures of the babes so it was nice to see everyone.
Here are a few pictures from their first Easter.


Auntie Gail and Maggie

Grandma and Casey

Auntie Gail, Uncle Dave, Mitchell and Maggie

Maggie and her cousin Ava in their matching dresses

Uncle Jody, Mitchell and Ava (Casey and Auntie Missy too)

I think everyone is in this picture except my nephew Brett, who was building a domino castle in the living room. My dad is hiding by the sink pretending to do dishes.

For quite a few years now there has been an annual hockey draft that takes place in our family for the regular season and then playoffs. Casey was helping Grandpa make his picks.


We took a few more pictures when we got back home. They looked so cute in their bunny ears, I just couldn't resist.

Casey

Mitchell

Maggie

Late For Dinner

First, let me say that we are extremely lucky to have such great babies. For the most part, unless someone is tired, hungry or out of sorts from too much going on, they are happy. I thought I would share a video clip of what things are like when they are really hungry and I am late with their dinner. If you want to protect your ears, turn down your speaker volume. If you want to get an idea of what it is like to be right beside them, turn it up. And they can do much better than this....it is not full on crying for them. I promise, I did feed them as soon as I was done videotaping. It goes from chaos to instant quiet when the bottles hit their mouths.

A Day at the Zoo

We had our first visit to the zoo the other day. I went with Tara and Desta, friends that have twin girls. The babies slept off and on the whole time we walked around so they really didn't get anything out of it, but us moms sure enjoyed being outside.
We found someone to get a picture of the 10 of us.

Asleep on the Job

Mitchell loves to bounce and jump! The jumperoo is perfect for him because he can jump with toys all arond him. While I was putting the other two babes down for a nap one day he decided he just couldn't wait for me any longer.

Got Milk?

I am sure some of you have seen the "Got Milk?" ads. Here is Casey's version. He got a little sleepy during the photo shoot and needed a power nap.



He gave his daddy the "hang loose" sign as we were on our way to his crib.


Casey is also a look alike on the Boston Pizza commercials where there is a little blonde boy wearing big dark glasses with his family. The latest one shows him touring around Little Italy. We laugh everytime we see it because it reminds us so much of him. We would love to find an old pair of glasses for him.

Gene Simmons Impression

Here are a few pictures of our little girl doing her best Gene Simmons impression.

Now and Then

We cannot believe how fast time has gone. We look back at pictures from the beginning and it seems like such a long time ago. The babes are growing and changing so quickly. It's great to see them growing so well and discovering new things, but it's also sad to see them growing up so quickly. I guess we just have to enjoy each day and stage as we're in it.

Here are some pictures from the first few months compared to now:

The first "room" that they shared

Their bedroom now


Family Picture just over 1 month old

6 months old


Everyone in Maggie's bed just over 1 month old

Party in Maggie's bed at 6 months old

Everyone in our bed with Daddy 6 months old



There wasn't too much play time in the beginning. It was pretty much just eating and sleeping with some awake time. Now they love to play. Everyone loves:

The jumperoo




The play mat

Casey did start on the mat with everyone, but ended up under the swing


Their bumbo chairs - we have play time in them where they love to steal each other's toys. A toy will start in one of their hands and then the one next to them will grab it, play for a while and then the next one grabs it from them. It's quite funny to watch.


They also have story time in their chairs. They like to look at books and then I read to them.


Tummy time - well I wouldn't say they love it but they like it more than they used to. Now they lift their heads up and push themselves up, grab toys and roll over onto each other where as they usd to just lay there and cry. No one is crawling yet, but Maggie can scoot herself backwards a little bit and the boys can get themselves halfway turned around.