6.27.11: Slides

(top to bottom: fiona, stella, daphne).

On the final day of the 3:3 kid to adult ratio, we adventured to new park and tackled an enclosed slide. The girls had a great time as proven by these adorable pictures Kelly took.

6.26.11: Wheeeeeee bumps

Our babysitters knew they would have to keep the girls very busy while Brant and I were gone (for the first time ever) for 30 hours house hunting. Kelly and Rob did a great job. The girls learned a new skill while on their nightly walks; when going over the bumps near an intersection they say 'wheeeee' and lift their arms in the air. Apparently they also demanded that Rob push the stroller and not Kelly. I'm not sure why, but sometimes you just don't argue with triplet two-year-olds, it just isn't worth it.


(front to back: daphne, stella, fiona, rob)

The girls even had craft time. Kelly thought that decorating these buckets would buy them 15 minutes of entertainment and apparently it went on for over 45 minutes. Who knew how fun it would be to sticker your bucket, arms, shirt, etc and then do it all over again on your sister's.


(left to right: fiona, daphne, stella)

6.25.11: Walking around the zoo

(left to right: fiona, rob, kari, kelly, daphne, stella)

Thanks to Heather driving my sister, we were all able to go to the zoo together! Normally when we have guests we are limited to walking activities since we just have one car. The Kochmans were thrilled to get to leave the house this visit!


(left to right: fiona, stella, daphne, rob - having a pb+j break)

Due to the amount of adults, I didn't even end up pushing a stroller, I wasn't sure what to do with myself. The girls had a great time showing their Aunt and Uncle all of their favorite animals. We even decided to let them walk around the zoo a bit while holding hands or the stroller. They LOVED that freedom. I think our days with strollers are coming to an end pretty soon.

6.24.11: Bath time

We went on a house hunting trip (without the kids). Kelly and Rob (aka babysitters) happily participated in the bath time rituals before I left for the big 30 hour extravaganza. (Daphne/duck, Fiona/frog, Stella/ladybug)

6.20.11: Moving

It is official, we are moving to Arizona. Fiona, Daphne and Stella are rocking these fantastic shirts (thanks Nicole!) showing their new hometown pride.

6.19.11: Daddy day x3

(left to right: daphne, fiona, stella)

For Brant's third father's day the girls let their daddy sleep in a little bit in the morning. Well, actually they made sure to knock on the bedroom door as they walked by announcing that 'daddy's sleeping,' so I'm not sure if he actually slept longer or just relaxed in bed. Later we adventured to the botanic gardens where the girls experienced their first waterfall and walked around without a stroller. Attempting to get pictures with three two year olds is...challenging to say the least, but only because their curiosity keeps them moving all the time.


(left to right: fiona, daphne, stella)

Earlier in the week, the girls made their daddy father's day pictures. I found their different artistic styles fascinating. Fiona used all the colors and lots of them all over her paper. Daphne wanted to color one spot over and over again with different colors. Stella only wanted to use one color (red - closest option to pink) and colored the whole page. They ended up creating some seriously magnificent father's day art for their wonderful daddy.

6.14.11: Gowns

(left to right: fiona, daphne, stella)

At our two year doctor visit today, the girls got to wear hospital gowns....or 'bear dresses' as they called them. The girls are healthy and growing really well, you would never know they were preemies. Fiona and Stella are still less than a pound apart while Daphne continues to increase her lead on both of them.

Fiona: 25lbs 3oz (30th percentile) - 33.7" (50th percentile)
Daphne: 28lbs 6oz (70th percentile) - 34.4" (70th percentile)
Stella: 24lbs 6oz (20th percentile) - 33.2" (35th percentile)

6.11.11: TWO

HAPPY SECOND BIRTHDAY GIRLS!!!

The past year has flown by so fast. Each day is a new adventure full of learning, laughing and more love than we could have ever imagined. You continue to amaze us with your compassion for one another and overall enthusiasm for life. We cherish everyday together and look forward to all the adventures that the next year will hold.

- love, mama and daddy
(left to right: fiona, daphne, stella)
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We started off the morning with some french toast (for the first time). While Daddy was making breakfast the girls really enjoyed the balloons setup like pinatas in the living room.




fiona at 7:35am (exactly two years old - adjusted to PST)


daphne at 7:36am (exactly two years old - adjusted to PST)


stella at 7:39am (exactly two years old - adjusted to PST)


The Robertson triplets are all officially TWO!

The afternoon consisted of many skype sessions with family and friends. The girls loved opening presents probably more than the presents themselves (although Brant and I greatly appreciate everything!). Each gift got about ten minutes of play and then someone would request 'more open'. I'm not sure they understood completely what was going on, but they definitely knew that opening packages was on the agenda for the day.

After their nap, we braced ourselves for the sugar rush, yes - it was time for cupcakes. The girls never have desserts so we weren't really sure what to expect. Would they like the yellow cake and chocolate frosting? Would they smear it all over themselves, each other? We had no idea. Would they run circles around the living room after consumption?

I had spent a portion of the past week working on these silly monkey cupcakes. It was my first attempt at molding chocolate and many lessons were learned. Perhaps by the time the girls can critique future cupcakes I will be an expert (or give in and buy something pre-made).




We put the cupcakes in front of the girls and sang Happy Birthday (left to right: fiona, daphne, stella). They weren't really sure what to do when the singing was over. Thankfully they did recognize that there were monkeys on their cupcakes, but I think that also confused them. We got a lot of perplexed looks when we told the girls to eat the monkeys. (Why would we eat the monkeys? Are you sure we are supposed to touch these? I'm going to wait to see someone else have a bite first.)

Eventually everyone had a couple bites. Fiona and Stella weren't really into it and after a few minutes preferred to go and play. Daphne on the other hand wanted to continue to eat every last drop of cupcake. Yes, that's right - she ate an ENTIRE cupcake all by herself. I was impressed. With all her fingers licked and no lingering cupcake on the table, she was finally ready to play.


Overall it was a wonderful day and fabulous year. We really couldn't ask for anything different. We are so lucky to have happy, healthy, and loving children.

6.10.11: Bouncing

(stella/pink, fiona/green, daphne/purple)

With Nana in town, we adventured to an indoor playground that I swore off about four months ago. The twist this time was that Heather (+ twin boys) and her mom were going as well. That left us with a ratio of 4:5. If the four adults couldn't handle five kids - then I was never going back.

Turns out it went really well. The girls did great playing and even listening to the boundaries we set. They REALLY enjoyed the bounce house. It was pretty difficult to get them all in one picture and I think my facial expression shows how I was feeling (crazed, but happy).

6.2.11: Infestation

Fiona and Stella finding a rack of clothes at their level while we were at Target trying to escape the infestation taking over our house. They were entertained for over 10 minutes...definitely future shoppers.

This weekend marks the end to our very lucky run at non-puking sick children. Once we got past the spit-up stage (~6mo), we have taken for granted the lack of puke from our children. Well that all changed this weekend. Daphne got sick and was getting sick every 15 minutes for most of Friday. I learned that she particularly loves to cuddle before she gets sick, but only after my fourth outfit change (and second shower) of the day. After a doctor visit, we were thankful the problem was just a virus, but warned that it would surely hit our other children as well - thus is life with triplets.

What we weren't prepared for was Brant and I getting sick. Saturday night WE spent the whole night getting sick and were in some seriously rough shape on Sunday. We took hour shifts with the girls while the other slept, attempting to recover from the virus. We were most worried about Fiona and Stella getting sick too - three kids (+ 2 parents) puking at the same time is just too much. Oddly, they never got sick. I don't know how they avoided it yet Brant and I were hit, but we were SO lucky.

Today I am happy to report that everyone seems to be doing much better. It wasn't the best memorial day weekend we've ever had, but it sure could have been much worse.