Well, my plans of posting at least once a month, and often twice a month have been largely unfulfilled. It is again over a month since my last post. Although it is difficult to find the time, I really have to say I have no real excuse. That being said, the girls are just doing fantastic! Viv started crawling last week and Evy has just now started. Lia, isn't quite there, she gets up on her hands and knees and rocks, but physically she is smaller and she is a little more timid. She will get there soon enough though. The girls personalities are really starting to come out. Viv is incredibly curious and in to everything, she is go, go, go. Evy loves to scream when she is happy and talk about everything. Lia is more quiet, she talks in a sing-song voice and I feel like she is going to be the creative-introspective one. They are changing so fast and developmentally are at their actual age or older, which is wonderful. Basically they were already caught up at six months when we took them back to Theda for their developmental check-up. Some of the things they tested on, like thinking, they were at 8+ months, so needless to say we are pretty proud. I really have to give a lot of credit to our nanny Bel, she really works with them a lot on their development and has been doing a wonderful job. Thanks Bel!!! Size-wise, Evy and Viv are caught up as well, as they are in the 40-60th percentile. Lia is the tiny one she is more around the 4-10th percentile. Not bad for being born eight weeks early though.
We have been taking some small trips with the girls which have been great. A few weeks ago, we all stayed over at Grandma and Grandpa Rattray's, so that Graeme and I could go out and have some fun. We have been to Milwaukee to see my mom and step-dad a couple of times and are going again this week. Two weeks ago, the girls went to their first birthday party at my dad and step-mom's house, their cousin Fonde turned one. We are lucky that at this point they are good travelers. They sleep well in their pack-n-plays and enjoy the changes of scenary. This past weekend we went to Elkhart Lake with the girls and they had their first beach experience. They liked the sand, but Evy was a little afraid of the water, Viv got a little afraid too, but Lia sat right in the sand and water and loved it. A weekend away is definitely a lot of work with these three, but to see them experience different things for the first time is amazing.
They are also really getting into their baby food. I am trying to make the majority of the baby food by buying organic and farmer's market veggies and pureeing and freezing the food. It doesn't take too much time and they really love their vegetables. Avocado is one of their favorites, along with zuchini and peas.
All in all, life with triplets is pretty amazing. It is a ton of work, but so worth it.
Father's Day at the Paper Valley with
Grandma and Grandpa Rattray and Auntie Erica
First high chair experience
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