catching up!

Wed Feb 11:
good grades: NICU follow up, everyone is doing well

hysterical: H is laying on her back, E crawls up to her and puts one hand flat on H's chest, the other quickly goes to H's face. I look at E and say "no", she is squeezing E's cheek and near her eye. I get up from feeding N and plan to remove E's hand when I see that H is smiling! Then E propels herself over H and dives over her body. no crying, no screaming!

Tues Feb 17:
generational girls night: dinner with Grammy, Mom, sister and nieces

adorable: nieces were dancing ALL night to Cinderella

yummy: burgers and fries

Thurs Feb 19:
always happy to see: my sister and her family

bonus: my little niece E decided to stay when her mommy had to leave

we did what?: Auntie HAHA and niece E baked cookies

Fri Feb 20:
always happy to see: Julie Ann, who shopped at Kosher Jewel for us, brought Chipotle for lunch, and spent the day hanging out with me and helping with the babies

funniest moment ever: an older Indian woman came for a babysitting interview, I introduced her to each baby in separate conversations, so she could hear each name several times before learning a new one. I know the Hebrew names are challenging for English speakers, and I guessed they would also be for native Hindi speakers. Later, baby H was wiggling her tushy. I looked at her and said "what a cute tushy, I love my little tushy!". The woman responded "So, this one is Tushy?".

biggest laugh ever: some one I know called me as she was driving home and her mother-in-law was there waiting for a weekend visit. she interuppted the conversation to tell me "I just pulled over so I don't have to go home yet"

mitzvah maker of the day: Diane, for making a delicious Shabbat dinner for us

Mon Feb 23:
model day: the girls earned their first pay check today, by modeling for a nipple cream ad, lol. the concept was that the mom (so young and thin) was so relieved she could carry both twins in a carrier after her severely cracked nipples finally healed. all were clothed.

fair play: every one got her turn, H & N posed for the "twin" shots, then E took over for shots of "mom" and just one baby

Saba would be happy: if he would ever recognize that the tops the girls were wearing were a gift from him

Shehechayanu: first time ever these girls wore jeans!

thank God for: Sara

Tues Feb 24:
ahhhhhhh: first date night in a month, delicious toasty dinner at Kaze, fantastic sushi, delicious dessert, handsome date

Wed Feb 25:
rabbi cousin: newly ordained cousin Jordy came to visit and meet the trio for the first time, we're happy that he and his family are living nearby now even if his rabbi schedule and our triplet hibernation mean that we rarely get to get together

Yes I did: didn't think I'd make it but I completed 15 minutes on the stationary cycle at PT


Thurs Feb 26:

circle time: everyone can sit now, even H is sitting straight up all by herself! today we sat in a circle and shared a bowl of homemade pureed apples, yummy

tooth time: E cut her first tooth today, H is already ahead of her, poor N has been miserable teething but has nothing to show for it yet

balls: today we added another colorful plastic toy to the mix, Polar Bear sit-to-crawl, Hanukah gift from Neil & Stacey, 4 balls to chase now in addition to the 3 babes

big sister: loves the baby toys more than the babies do

weekly list

Mon Feb 2:
cookie monster: how my cousin Jay used to make me laugh when I was little, he came over yesterday for a visit while he's in town and met the girls

first tooth!: little H has her first tooth, the edge popped out yesterday, and she was in such a great mood

squeak: little N figured out how to make the sqeaker on the gym mat make noise, we'll see if she can do it again today

mom's play date: I invited someone over for pizza and tv, someone I've known for a long time but we're becoming friends now

Tues Feb 3:
first laugh: N is laughing!

first dive: little E dove over my leg, no crying

loves to hear the sound of her own voice, even at 3 am: little H, someone taught her how to vocalize

mid-afternoon: nap for all four of us
80: the number of jets that massaged me underwater tonight

Wed Feb 4:
always happy to see: Sara for my Wednesday respite

gettin my groove back: started physical therapy today, "wake up" abdominals, "wake up!"

field trip: gathered up the girls for a visit to Grammy D, their great grandmother

shlep factor: 10

simcha factor: 10

Thurs Feb 5:
out again: I left the house for the third day in a row!

even more suprising: I showered today and it wasn't the first one of the week!

efficiency: being a triplet mom makes me super smart with time, had a meeting for an upcoming event and banged the plans out in less than 10 minutes

Mon Feb 9:
rollin rollin rollin: first time H rolled from back to tummy

rockin rockin rockin: first time N got up on knees, she is rocking back and forth

climbin climbin climbin: E climbing over, under and through everything, she nearly climbed up and into a bouncy seat today

always happy to see: Stacy, who stayed with the babies today for an hour so I could go to PT