A Year From Now

Last week I visited my friend Kristi who has 1 year old triplets, 2 girls and a boy. I caught myself wanting my babies to be a year old...wanting them to crawl, walk, smile, giggle, etc... Then I came home and as I woke them to feed they were so cuddly and then I came back to reality and savored the moment of them being tiny and loveable in my arms. Not to say they won't be loveable at a year old but who knows...

As I call Krisit my friend I realize I have only known here for 6 months and met with her for the first time Friday. But, when we have multiples it's almost an instant friendship. No matter where you came from before 3 babies we are all humbled and have so much in common after triplets. After chatting with Kristi for a couple hours we realized we have more in common than just 3 babies. She is moving to Cedar Rapids and will be missed here in Des Moines, hopefully one day we'll reunite. The link to her blog is on my home page, check it out, her children are adorable!!

Attached are some recent pictures. After bathes we like to take photos. Our last visitors, for awhile, were here last weekend, my cousin Cara and her very nice boyfriend, Chad. This weekend we are traveling to Quincy, so we'll see how our first get away goes. The babies love being in their car seats so hopefully the 4 1/2 drive will go smoothly.

We're Term

On June 9th, Karly, Nathan, and Anna were term. By this I mean, June 9th was my original due date. They are now sleeping 5-5 1/2 hour stretches of time at night, which is so nice. Our day schedule is still every 4 hours. We've had a lot of visitors in the last month, here are some of our favorite photos.

Multi Tasking

When you have two in line to feed, this is how you do crying control. I've had several feedings by myself and they haven't been that bad (knock on wood). Apollo tries to help as best he can but his licks seem to make the kids more upset. We have learned to maneuver the kids around, you'd be surprised as what we can do!

Instant Celebrities

Here's a website I viewed prior to taking out the triplets http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1GE6zQ8FWok and I thought by buying a double stroller and having the third baby seperate would prevent this. Boy was I wrong! We took the babies to Hickory Park and to Target yesterday with the help of G'ma and G'pa Peters, Aunt Mandi, and big cousin Haley. People stopped us everywhere and even bothered us while we were eating. I was so tired of the questions and comments that I found myself dodging people and letting my sister-in-law answer all the questions. I don't mind the attention (except when we're eating) it's the questions and comments that people make, they really need to think before speaking. Watch the video and you'll get an idea of what I'm talking about.

Here's a photo of Nathan from Saturday morning. Travis put the bed back in normal position but it didn't prevent the little ones from moving around. Look in the background and notice Anna sleeping parallel to the bars.