Wow! I can’t believe we are halfway through the first year! These boys are starting to move around now! Everybody is rolling but Myles and Jack are the most active. Colton has become our little observer and is quite content to just lay on the floor and relax. Our other major accomplishment is that within the 5 month mark everyone was able to sleep through the night! There are still occasional trips back and forth for pacifiers. Are glow in the dark pacifiers a thing? Anyway, we have 5 feedings during the day. It’s becoming more and more manageable to wash and prepare bottles now that we are down to 15!
I love watching these boys as they are starting to realize that they can interact with each other. They all absolutely love Kylie. She can make them laugh by just looking at them. It’s so sweet to see everybody begin to play with each other and it makes us excited for all that is ahead!
Before we made it to our sixth month, one of my greatest fears became a reality. I have always been worried about how we would manage when any of the babies got sick. Of course it was going to happen at some point. Our house got hit with a pretty violent stomach bug. It started with Myles on a Saturday morning. The poor child couldn’t keep anything down. By the next day, all six of us had fallen ill. I don’t even know what else to say about it other than it was the worst couple of days we’ve had in quite awhile. Thank goodness that’s over!
As much as that experience made me want to stay away from people and GERMS, we also had to venture out into the public at some point, too. After all, it’s been six months! There’s a first time for everything… there’s also a last. Ha! We tried to ease into the community with a Target run. I tried very hard to look inconspicuous as I wandered the aisles with my three babies and toddler who also insisted on wearing HER baby. Not sure it worked…
We also headed to the zoo… but it turned out that we could have been our own exhibit. Apparently bright lime green strollers with four seats attract some attention 😜
So here we are… Six months! Everyone is 25 1/4 inches in length. Myles weighs 14 pounds 14 ounces while Jack is 15 pounds 3 ounces and Colton is 14 pounds 3 ounces.
I’m so proud of Myles, Jack and Colton for all they are able to do. It’s so fun to watch them learn and grow! They are so close to be able to sit up and currently Colton is in the lead. I’m also proud of Kylie as she figures out her new role as big sister. She loves being a part of all the day to day “chores” involved in taking care of babies. It’s been half a year but John and I still look at these four kids of ours in amazement. We still can’t believe these little faces are ours to love!
Our Triplet Journey 