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1 Month Baby Update

Interesting story about Jaden.  On the bus ride back from Willow Springs, Jaden got really hot.  So he decided to take off his snow pants … however more than just his snow pants came off!  Jaden found himself down to his undies!  My little Jaden didn’t seem phased …  He just said “but Mom I was hot!  I had to take them off!”  Not the least bit embarrassed.  Oh my…

He also made a Family Portrait at school.  I love how I’m a blonde and have no pants.  Ok I think it’s a dress … but it’s officially short!

Triplets had their check up on Friday.  Owen is still the chunky monkey of the group and Weston is my little runt.  We can start to increase their feedings during the day and just let them sleep at night.  Before we were having to feed them every 4 hours religiously.  Last night was pretty good.  They slept for 6 hours straight!  I get a good hunk of sleep.  The only issue is my tatas pay for it when I wake up!  I pumped over 15 oz when I woke up!  A normal pump these days is 7 oz.  Getting the three of these babes to the doc is an accomplishment!  The stroller takes up the entire room!  I don’t know how I’d do it on my own.  But the thought of not being able to do it alone, makes me really want to find a way!  Just my independence speaking up.

Doug and I go down the line undressing each baby and getting them on the scale.  Then we wrap them in a blankie and put them in their car seat until Dr. Pikna comes in.  When we put Logan down … he was calling someone or something … HEEELLLLLLLOOOOOO!!

My tatas are doing much better these days.  Tomorrow is my last day of the antibiotics.  I’m a little nervous but hope that the infection doesn’t come back or start again.  I just need to massage a lot and regularly.  I do feel weird about massaging under my hooter hider.  Looks like someone is going to town underneath my cover up!

I can’t believe Christmas is just around the corner…ok 2 weeks but it seems like it’s coming fast.  It feels like Thanksgiving was just last week!  I baked my first batch of Christmas cookies last night.  Hot Cocoa and Marshmallow cookies.  They turned out pretty good … but really big!  We could have made them smaller.  I know what you’re thinking Sarah!  But the recipe called for a tablespoon of dough!  haha

Photo shoot on Thursday went REALLY well.  Jen was great with the babes and the boys really cooperated.  I now have to narrow down 212 photos to just 30.  I haven’t started my list but I think I should start … it might take me a while!  For more images by Jen see her website:  http://jwfotography.net The photo shoot made me really excited to buy my digital SLR camera!  I started more research and I’m really hoping to have one picked out by Christmas!

And for your viewing pleasure … here are some photos from the first bath session at home!  Don’t worry I left the “parts” pictures out!  Figured the boys would never forgive me for that :)   During our photo shoot Jen had a hard time hiding Mr Winkie … just kept poking out!  I think Doug is secretly pretty proud of that!

Logan

Owen – foot strategically placed

Weston

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Thanksgiving 2010

We had A LOT to be thankful for this Thanksgiving!  Jake & Rachael are in NY for the Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade.  We watched the Northstar Band on TV yesterday morning.  Weston is on the mend and should be back to feeding today!  Logan and Owen made their trip home yesterday (Thanksgiving Day).

The pick up was probably the most stressful pick up in the history of Waukesha Memorial Hospital!  Doug and I were nervous about hearing all of the discharge paperwork and Jaden didn’t have a nap.  Jaden was climbing on stools to see in the bassists and grabbing stethoscopes.  Clearly this didn’t go over well with Doug.  We all went out to the car to install the car seat bases and Jaden was goofing off again and gave Doug a blood blister.  Oh man … that was NOT pretty!  We all took really big deep breaths and re-set.  Things went a little better after that.  The minivan is really packed with just two car seats.  This is going to be NUTS with all three car seats in there!  I could barely get into the back bench I’m not sure how I’m going to snap them in.

Mom and Dad brought over a wonderful steak dinner.  We all spent the night together, celebrating two of the triplets being home!

The babes eat every four hours so that gives us “a lot” of down time.  We gave them a feeding at 9pm so that meant the next one was at 1am.  Doug said he would take that feeding on his own and I said I would take the one after that so we both could get a chunk of sleep.  At 2:30am Logan was up screaming again.  I got up to give him his nook  and pump.  Well, apparently when it was time for their 4am feeding, I told Doug in my sleep that it was his turn since I just pumped.  Whoops!  I felt bad when I heard that this morning.  Looks like I need to switch to baby night time mode.

Thank you to everyone who helped keep our babies safe and helped get Owen and Logan home safe!  Happy Thanksgiving everyone!

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Moo!

I’m a milk making – breast pumping machine these days!  Having to pump every two hours for 15 mins only gives me an hour and 45 mins between each pumping.  The amazing part is that I’m able to feed all three boys on my milk alone!  No formula at all!  In fact, we are freezing milk!  Who on earth thought it would ever be possible to feed three babies at once?

I had a few issues in the beginning.  I got this special cream from a compound pharmacy.  Other new mom’s raved about it.  I’m hoping it does the trick.

We counted today … I made 30 bottles in the last 24 hours.  The nurses in the NICU are impressed with my milk making capabilities.  They said that in the last 10 years they haven’t seen a mom of triplets be able to produce enough milk like I have been able to be.  Looks like I might have found my calling!

I hope I’m able to continue this when the babes come home.  I’ve heard it’ll just be another mouth to feed and a lot of mom’s give up quickly.  I can already picture it now … hooked up to the pump with one of those handless bra things, feeding a baby a bottle with each hand.  Oh man…talk about multi tasking!

We’ll see how it goes when they come home.  For now, just call me Bessy!
Love, Mel

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