Toys that go into the mouth - watch for magnets and others
Everything goes into the mouth. Last night Sammy found a clothes pin. He apparently opened the pin and then proceded to chew on the side that was now two peices of wood held in place together by his little hands. Just as I saw it happen, I knew what would come next. His hands released, knowing he had gotten the object into his mouth successfully. The pin, of course, immediately responded to the release and suddenly Sammy's little mouth sprung open right with it. I was just a few steps away from him now when his little eyes went into the slanted position they do when he lets out a great big "sky is falling" cry.
Sometimes with triplets it can seem a little like that game - wack a mole. You know the one where you have to scan a table with holes in it and then quickly react to the mole's head popping up. Bam! Then just as you see you have conquered it, you notice another mole had been up in the far corner watching you the entire time,and is now on its way back down....quick! Bam... Ugh, missed that one.
I think you can walk into my house and guess the height of my kids by the line that has seemed to form on the walls, the shelves, and the refrigerator. Magnets holding information on upcoming school schedules and pictures made by small, not yet known artists, are slowily moving to near the very last 12" of space. Magnets are a particular item of fear. This is further reinforced by the recall made by Magnetix over the deaths and injuries caused by children who have swallowed the magnet peices.
Wack a mole. I wonder if this shouldn't be part of the training? Perhaps the next generation will be better at raising multiples because they grow up with video games that demand quick thinking and short attentions. Pac Man and Wack a Mole certainly didn't prepare me.