Knee Deep In Diapers

Well the first year has gone by and now A is looking at going back to work. We have always had the idea that after the first year A would go back. We knew that she would probably be working for childcare. We were right.

When A left her last job she was making a strong commission, but that position was unduely stressful and provided no flexibility or growth. Neither of these elements were something either one of us were looking for in a career. A then took the LSAT and scored well, but Law School expense on top of the day care was more than we were willing to do. She took at job at a financial firm as a financial assistant. She will start the job on Nov. 6.

Meanwhile we have two nannies that we have had in place for the last 8 weeks. We went through a nanny service that specializes in part time or fill in, but felt if we find a good candidate that we would try and get a couple of people so they could cover each other when they had to be out.

We have decided that going back to work will keep the momentum, but it is a difficult decision and a lot to juggle.

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Well it has arrived and we have survived! We celebrated the triplets birthday this week and had a blast. There was cake on the face and floor and a small group of friends and family standing by.

A made a strawberry bannna split cake and it was excellent. The babies were a little timid with the commotion. Sammy, Mr Social, seemed to be less affected. I think he must have thought, well it is about time we get some people over, lets party! They received learning toys and walk & ride ons.

We decided to make the babies their favorite food, or at least one of, which was mac n cheese and ribs. Yes I said it, ribs...

On the fourth of July we had made ribs and A gave a rib bone with a no meat on it to Sammy. He loved to chew on the bone. I know, it seems like we are treating them as our favorite pet....One other time we had ribs and we handed out a bone with a little meat on them and they loved it. So, although ribs don't show up on most babies menu item ideas, they loved it. They now have enough chompers that we could leave little peices of meat on the bone and they gobbled them right up.

We started the party at 5:30 and everyone was pretty much on their way by 8:30. A was so busy serving cake to everyone, she missed a lot of the birthday cake mess. They were still a little young to get into the unwrapping, but it sure was fun to have them at a level where they can interact with the events around them.

Happy Birthday to ..... Sammy, Olivia, and Benjamin..... Happy Birthday to You!

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A quick update on our Operation Sleep Through the Night. In the last couple months before their arrival, we read a great deal of information on triplets and the differences of having triplets at home than a singleton. We read all kinds of cute stories of their bonding and sharing the same bed as they grew. One real cute story even mentioned the seperation anxiety that took place when they seperated the boys and a girl of triplets. Seperation, when sleeping at least, is not going to be a problem for our family. Our experience has been that when one wakes up, they take the others with them.

In response, we have moved Livi into her big sisters room, she is nine. We did that on Friday night and so far about half that time has been spent in bed with us. Although, I think it will be a good thing for both the girls once they get used to it. The oldest one has already baby-proofed her room and added some baby toys to her shelves.

The boys are sharing a room, but more often that not one of the two will spend the night in our room in a playpen. We are trying to get them to sleep through the night, and moving them into seperate areas had helped us allow them to fall back to sleep on their own when they wake through the night. Before they were in seperate areas, upon a cry there would be a half sprint down the hall to intercept before another wakes. Now we can give them a little time to russle and cry out a bit and then get used to going back to sleep on their own.

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This has to be one of the most common questions asked within the first year of becoming a new parent. As with most questions we have, there is not real answer and certainly no guarentees or quick trick fixes. Our triplets started sleeping through the night at around 7 months. I remember it, and I say it referencing really what has remained on of only a handful of nights, well. I woke up and suddenly paniced that I had a "full" nights rest. Oh god, what was wrong? A run into the nursery uncovered three little ones sleeping away. We called it our "Hat Trick". That is when all three sleep through the night.

As it turns out, A Hat Trick is easier acheived in darts. (and I am not good at darts). We are now at 11 months and Sammy, who was our usual through the night sleeper is up 2-3 times. Of course, with 3 your chances of a full night is not good. Oh yes, and you will hear all these cute stories about how twins and triplets want to be next to each other and sleep well in the same room. Ours perhaps forgot to get the memo. When one wakes up and then wakes up another, it is full circle to get everyone back down.

So stay tuned for what seems like our tenth change in process. This weekend we are working to once again"Take Back the House". That is what I call it every time we re-work things to try and get a different outcome. Sometimes it works. Sometimes not.....

So Sammy, get ready because we are working on getting real good at darts. Benjamin and Olivia, pay attention because you will need to know this too.

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Well we are nearing a year. It is hard to believe that only one year ago this journey began. I will say it, I am exhausted. Above each of their cribs is an early onesie each wore in the hospital. It seems they would now fit only their thighs. How quickly they grow.

When they were first born, people would often say to us, "Just wait until they can move...then you are in trouble". You know what? They were right. It changes and I dare say, it does get harder.

Last night A went to put down Sammy and I was just leaving the nursery to set down Livi. This meant that Benjamin was alone in the living room. Mind you, everything we own seems to be secured to the wall or carefully mounted over 4 feet in height, but there is always that unsuspected something.

I went into the living room to find Benjamin in his walker. Okay, nothing strange there - except of course that he was backwards. Let me start with a visual of the walker in comparison to Benjamin. The tray of the walker would come up to approx. his upper chest. That in mind, he is backwards in the walker and with one leg through a leghole. The other leg was bent underneath him and he was pulling and grunting his way out. I looked at him and said, okay Monkey - what are you up to? He looked at me with that grin.... you know that grin. The one that scares you when it comes from someone not even a year old and yet says to you... I know I shouldn't be doing this, so lets agree to agree that I know and then take a moment to notice how cute I am doing it. OKay, right.

A came back into the room and I, assuming that she had in fact dropped him in, even though backwards, just to buy enough time to set down Sammy. I asked her, did you put Benjamin in here? No she said, Why? In 30 seconds, maybe less, Mr. Antigravity had climbed INTO the walker. Walkers added to the "No Longer Safe List". That leaves his crib.... no wait. What is left on the list????

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