11.13.10: Walking home

(left to right: daphne, stella, fiona)

Grandy caught this great family photo of everyone walking home from the park. With a 3:3 (adult:child) ratio, we were able to keep the girls happy at the park...of course this meant that we dominated the swings.

11.12.10: Lesson learned

(left to right: stella, daphne, fiona)

With Grandy in town, we adventured to the children's museum, but this time with a twist...we explored the outdoor area. I haven't spent much time in this area before as it is not contained and the girls like to wonder off - in different directions of course. I knew there was a water table, I was warned to bring a change of clothes, but I didn't listen. I thought my girls would never throw THAT much water on themselves. I was very, very wrong. They all got so wet that they couldn't go down a slide smoothly due to their wet pants. After pouring buckets and buckets of water on themselves (and each other) we headed home - mostly naked. After several sessions with a hair dryer and three days, their shoes were finally dry. Lesson learned: when someone suggests bringing a change of clothes - listen!

11.11.10: Seventeen months old

(left to right: fiona, daphne, stella)

At seventeen months, the girls are really becoming little people (vs. babies). We find some sort of errand or adventure everyday and try to do something crafty (crayons, painting, etc) at least once a week. The girls have started sharing with each other especially when someone is upset. I have seen each of them bring a sippy cup to someone who is devastated that their current cup is empty. They are becoming a little gang and occasionally sit patiently while I read a book. This month they have begun demanding books be read to them ALL THE TIME. Brant has even had to hide a few that we just couldn't take reading for a 100th time. Each day the girls learn new words/sounds and continue to impress us with their understanding of language.

It has become difficult to track who says what and add it to the blog, so I am including the original list below for historical purposes. I'm sure that this list excludes several words for each of them, but I am a mom of triplets so somehow it seems excusable.

Talking:
(when other people - besides Brant and me - recognize what is being said by the girls)

13 months:
Daphne: up, this

14 months:
Fiona: up
Daphne: ball
Stella: dog, nana (banana)

15 months:
Stella: ball
Daphne: dog, apple, nana (banana)

16 months:
Fiona: ball, dog, cat, nana (banana), bowl
Daphne: cheese, milk, book, car, more, please, bowl
Stella: please, cheese, apple

11.9.10: Shakers

(left to right: stella, fiona, daphne)

Brant was watching football so I needed to find something to do. I ended up making some shakers for the girls with leftover yarn and christmas bells. They really seem to like 'shaking' at preschool so I attempted to mimic the shaker at home. After a good twenty minutes of constant jingling, I began to regret this decision. Perhaps they will be a special toy that only appears once in a while rather than everyday.

11.4.10: Hats vs. Bloomers

Grandy made these adorable dresses for the girls, complete with matching bloomers. Unfortunately, the bloomers are a little snug in the thighs. However, the Fiona and Stella really seemed to embrace their new hats....Daphne, not so much.




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

10.31.10: Half Nerd

(left to right: stella, fiona, brant, daphne)

The main Halloween event this year was Brant's work party as the girls are still too young to trick-or-treat. Brant came up with the idea of the girls costume this year and of course, wanted to incorporate science. That's right, he made them nerdy - but it's Halloween so somehow it seems okay. Fiona and Stella are Up Quarks while Daphne is a Down Quark. When you put them all together, it makes a Proton. I know, I know, but they are half-nerd after all.

I was able to reuse the birthday candle onesies from June and felt from last Halloween. I had to purchase one piece of blue felt ($.29) which I believe makes these costumes the cheapest ever. Regardless of cost, the idea is one-of-a-kind and the girls were comfortable and happy for Halloween. You really can't ask for more than that.

10.27.10: Zoo escape

(left to right: daphne, brant, stella, fiona)

Brant's work has been a little intense lately, so we decided it was time for a long lunch break at the zoo. The day was beautiful, in the low 80's, and the zoo was calm. We saw lots of animals and the girls actually seem to recognize some of them - although they were all called dogs.

10.20.10: Blowing kisses

The girls (top to bottom: fiona, daphne, stella, stella) were being especially adorable while eating. Perhaps they knew their great aunt needed an extra big smile.

10.17.10: Holding zone

(left to right: stella, daphne, fiona)

The girls wait in front of the ottoman when I am carrying one of them upstairs or when we are preparing food. Basically, this is the area they all can see what is going on outside their play area - now lovingly called 'the holding zone'. Well today, something special was going on at the feeding table and they wanted to make sure to see what was happening.

It was bath night, Kelly and Rob were here, I was feeling brave. So we got everyone undressed (we know from past experiences that 'washable' labels are very deceiving) and attempted finger/sponge painting. They all 'helped' each other but seemed a little unsure of the whole thing. My favorite part was the paint on their bellies. Way to think outside of the box girls!


(left to right: fiona, daphne, stella)


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

Overall it was a great visit. I think we were singing 'If you're happy and you know it' when this picture was taken. It looks like Daphne is clapping and Fiona is showing hooray.

10.15.10: Me too

Kelly and Rob are here for a long weekend. You know what that means? Three adults = trip to the park. So we walked, we ALL walked, to the park. Of course the girls went directly for the swings and were pretty upset when they were taken out of the swings. At least we got some good smiles while they were there.

(fiona)


(stella)


(daphne)

Then we all walked home. I was very impressed that the girls made it all the way to and from the park walking by themselves. Of course, there was the occasional redirection necessary when veering toward the street or bushes. (stella/stripes, fiona/green, daphne/pink).


While attempting to have drinks outside, the girls decided that they too were going to order from the menus. Five minutes of entertainment came out of the those menus. We will take what we can get. (Daphne/front, Stella/middle, Fiona/back).