12.21.10: Nice to meet you

(left to right: fiona, evan, stella, melissa, daphne)

While Evan and Melissa were here visiting for a couple days, the girls took full advantage of their new entertainment (especially since we were stuck inside the whole time due to all the rain). Not only did the girls enjoy new interpretations of their favorite books and finding their elbows and cheeks, but they also learned to shake hands. The most adorable of course is shaking hands. They run up to you, giggle, and stick out their hands. Then you shake their hand and say 'nice to meet you'. There is more giggling and then they run to the next adult to repeat. This goes on for at least five minutes....perfect for a rainy day.

12.15.10: Weigh-in

Today we went for our 18 month checkup. The girls did great and thankfully no shots. The exciting news is how much everyone weighs:

Fiona: 22lbs 9oz (~25th percentile)
Daphne: 25lbs 8oz (~70th percentile)
Stella: 22lbs (~20th percentile)

Yes, that's right. Fiona and Stella are STILL less than a pound apart while Daphne continues to increase her lead on both of them. I swear they are all offered the same food. Everyone is at least 32 inches tall ( >50th percentile). I seriously question the length measurement due to technique. Laying a squirmy baby on a bed while holding down a limb and drawing a line is bad enough...but once you get three kids on the same wrinkled paper with multiple lines, well I'm just not so sure about the accuracy. Regardless, they are growing and that is the most important. We left with a goal of transitioning to 'real' meals and eating with utensils. I will definitely avoid those until the new year. That's right, I'm pulling out the triplet card one more time :)

12.11.10: Eighteen months old

Stella (purple), Fiona (blue) and Daphne (white) are eighteen months old today. This month the girls starting saying multi syllabic words; Fiona - banana, Daphne - bubble and Stella - yellow. We decided to celebrate their half-birthday with a trip to see santa. Thankfully due to some helpful negotiations from my friend Heather, we were able to skip about 20 places in line for our photo.


Unfortunately, the girls were pretty scared of santa. This picture was our 'best'. If you look closely, you can see that I am pinning Daphne's head forward with my cheek. Brant was also holding up Fiona and preventing Stella from running away. All while santa sits alone. I imagine a video of our photoshoot would have been pretty hilarious. Regardless, we got a picture of the girls with santa, which was our goal. Hopefully next year, santa will be a little less scary.


That evening we adventured to a housewarming/holiday party. Conveniently, the host family has two young kids and a giant driveway. Sidewalk chalk anyone? The girls were totally into it and embraced coloring on the ground without any concern (or interest in eating the chalk).

12.5.10: Alma mater

(fiona/orange, daphne/blue, stella/pink)

I like to tease Brant because he worked at chuck e. cheese for about ten minutes back in high school. Well imagine my excitement when Devin decided to have his birthday party at Brant's alma mater. We have never been before, we would never dare it alone. A family birthday party seemed like the perfect time to try it out. The girls did great; enjoying the riding toys, slide, and even tolerating mr. cheese himself.

12.4.10: Spoon separation

(left to right: fiona, daphne, stella)

We are a little behind on the 'eating with utensils' milestone. Primarily because the girls lose their minds when we take away their spoons. Secondly because we have triplets - yes, I will be using THAT card. With both Brant and I home, we attempted self feeding oatmeal. It went pretty well with everyone getting a majority of the oatmeal into their mouths, but as anticipated, there was serious upset upon spoon separation.

12.2.10: Imagine my surprise

(left to right: fiona, daphne, stella)

- Three little girls who elected to sit next to each other at their craft table.
- Three little girls sitting still long enough for me to get the camera.
- Three little girls looking directly at the camera for a picture.
- Imagine my surprise, when the picture even turned out - definitely blogworthy.

12.1.10: My socks are stuck

Daphne, Stella and Fiona modeling their new tights. I'm not sure why we haven't worn tights sooner, but today was our first day. Immediately the girls were trying to pull off their tights as they do their socks. There was a whole bunch of 'mama' and 'help' but after several attempted explanations, I decided just to call them pants. Eventually they gave in and decided to tolerate the tights. Phew.