Come an' get it...

My girls love their vittles. We have recently added "snack time" to our schedule. So usually between 230-300 they get to sit in their booster chairs and get some yummy snacks. It mostly consists of sippy cup of water, cheerios, Gerber puffs (sorta like cheerios but have a flavor like banana), and some kind of fruit like cut up grapes, frozen peach or blueberries, bananas, ect. They love it. And I love these booster chairs. A fellow triplet mom gave me this idea to buy these instead of bulky high chairs (that cost $100+). These only cost about $25 a piece and attach right to a dining room chair. Very convenient.

We have recently given the girls mango and cantaloupe as a new taste and of course they love it. I swear, they NEVER turn down food... ever. HA!

Charlotte, Abigail, Mia (in that order)

Abigail

Mia Above

Charlotte Below

Week 4

Had a great week this week as far as weight loss. I lost 2.2 pounds and am very happy with that! I have lost a total of 8 pounds in 4 weeks. That is 5% of my body weight. Very very exciting!

Total lost: 8 pounds

Remaining to loose: 20 pounds

Week 3

Lost 1.4 pounds this week.

Total lost 5.8 pounds.

Gotta say I was still pretty bummed looking at that number today. I really was hoping to be going on a 2 pounds a week pace. But I am going to make a couple of changes this week that I think might help boost that up. Number one is I am going to incorporate more exercise. I do zumba a couple of times a week but i think i need to do more than that. Also, I bought a weight watchers calculator and I think that will really help me keep better track of my points.

This week my goal is to loose 2.2 pounds. That will put me at a very exciting goal: 5% of my body weight which is 8 pounds total. So wish me luck!

Happy 9th Month!

6 weeks old.

Couple of weeks ago.

Today my babies are 9 months old! I can NOT believe how fast time is going. They started out so tiny, so very tiny. And now they are seriously chunky monkeys. I have loved every single minute with these girls. I get to be a part of a miracle every day and I am truly honored to be their mother.

They have put me through the refiners' fire these past nine months. I want so much to be the best "me" for them. I have become a much more patient, loving, nuturing, organized, creative and resourceful person in just nine months. I'm not perfect, by any means, and its a constant battle for me. I just love them with all my being. Happy 9th month girls! Mommy loves you Charlie Bean, Mia Bia, & Abragail!

FOR SALE!

I am selling my 3 infant car seats. They are practically brand new as I hardly ever took the girls out in them, just to church and the doctor. I have the boxes they came in. I am selling the for $130 a piece or $300 for all three. I originally bought them for $180 a piece so its a great deal. They are Chicco KeyFit 30. Orange and gray.

Jared is selling his jeep. It is a 2000 Jeep Wrangler Sport. It has a hard top. Brand new tires. Straight 6 engine. 5 spd. 2 inch lift with 32 inch tires. 121,900 miles. We are asking for $10,500. If anyone is interested let me know!

Where's Mia?

I went into the nursery to check on the girls one day and found Mia like this. She had scooted down and completely covered herself in her blanket. I had to take a pic of it cause it just made me laugh! Love these girls!!

These girls just make me smile inside...

I cant believe I haven't posted the most awesome thing thats happened. My dad came home last week! We tried to surprise my mom but she of course found out the day before he got home. (He used his debit card in DC and she saw it on her statement....) haha Either way, we are SO happy to have him home safe and sound! He may still be going to Iraq toward the end of April until December. But we haven't heard anything for sure on that yet.

The girls did well seeing poppy again for the first time. They didnt cry. They were very curious about his beard and played with it for a while. Ha! It was cute. They warmed up to him pretty quick. Good thing they got to see him on Skype while he was away. Anyway, we are grateful to have you home daddy!!! The girls missed you! And so did I!

I think Sophie (the dog) was happiest to see her poppy!

The girls, warming up to sweet poppy!

Bahaha.... Abi was having a "im not going to smile" moment.

But Charlie Bean will smile for you!

Mia Bia.... she makes me melt.

Love Conference Weekend

Yes I was able to watch all four sessions of conference this weekend. Even though we have triplets. We had to pause it several times to feed, ect but all in all it went great! It was an awesome conference and I still felt the spirit even though I had toys singing and girls crying.

Charlotte on our "conference fort"

We put the girls on my parents bed, because its huge, and made a little fort. They would play there while Jared and I watched conference on their tv.

Abigail just loved it when the choir came on to sing. She would stare at the tv. So adorable.

All our girls watching conference. They loved the music.

**An update to the previous side note. My sister in law had her baby April 2! Shes a precious little thing. Ashland Rae. 8 lbs 9 oz. Congratulations!!**

Week 2

Went to my meeting today. Lost 1.2 pounds. Not as thrilled about that number. I did everything the same as last week and lost only 1 pound? All well. A loss is a loss I guess. Hopefully next week will go better.

4.4 pounds down

24 more to go

Whats that smell?

We have completely weened Charlotte from her binkie. Mia and Abi had theirs gone by 6 months but Charlotte seemed to need it a little longer. However, its now gone and we are binkie free! Good times!

We also added asparagus to our diet. The girls tried it and of course loved it. HA! These girls will eat anything. The cookbook even said, "Try Asparagus alone first, but feel free to add a fruit if your child still wont eat it." Well didn't have to do that. They LOVE their fruits and veggies. Im a proud momma! However, their diapers have recently had an unbearable odor from the asparagus. For anyone who's eaten it before, you know it gives your urine...... a smell. And not a good one. The fumes coming off these wet diapers rival the poopy ones and for this reason, we will be giving asparagus out sparingly. Its pretty gross smelling.

And finally, Gwen is in the hospital right now in labor with her third baby and first daughter. We are very excited to see this little bundle and are praying for a safe arrival and recovery! Hang in there Gwen!! *Updates on this later!*