Monday, March 30, 2009

I married my mom!

one more from Thursday March 26:
doggie day: the dogs went to the spa today and came home looking cute, smelling great, and very relaxed

Friday March 27:
shot in the leg: the babies got their LAST Synagis shots today, one in each leg. lots of screaming, but its over now

almost over: RSV aka hibernation season

so darn cute: the babies in dresses found in the stash from their cousins. H in navy blue velvet with white collar, N in knit turquoise/green/brown stripes, E in green cord skirt and sweater.

ends well that starts gross: big H vomited in the car (first time for the car) but ended up feeling just great for the rest of the weekend

yummy: family Shabbat dinner

always great to be with: my brother Josh, Aunt Janis, Grammy

Saturday March 28:
auf ruf: here we go...

Torah Torah Torah: during the kriyah Haley asked me to point at where we were, she followed my finger and chanted along. kind of a layning niggun, but oh so adorable for this seven year old blondie

children's service: Haley wanted to go, sat right in the front, and went up to lead most of the service. she knows her davenning.

flashback: looked at Bat Mitzvah class photos of myself and my sister, reminder of bad hair style past (when I got a Dorothy Hamill instead of the feather I asked for!)

bad hair present: growing increasingly frustrated with my so-so haircut from Wednesday, I took matters into my own hands post-Shabbat

new career?: I took a razor blade and channeled Shane, my hair is much improved, actually looks great, woo hoo!

Shabbos nap: I took a long nap on mom's couch for the first time since before I was pregnat

Daddy day:
Jeff was with our triplets ALL day, while Haley and I were at shul and then at mom/savta's house for the day

ahhhhhh: did I mention that I fell asleep and slept for hours interrupted mid-day?

Sunday March 29:
what's that?: N's SECOND tooth! just days after her first tooth appeared

shehecheyanu: wore my new pearl necklace for the first time, thanks husband for my beautiful gift

siman tov u'mazal tov: to mom and her new husband and their myriad of children and grandchildren

vision in white: all the granddaughters in their poofy cream dresses

sameah t'samach: what a joy to see this happiness, a new beginning

unique: to be a daughter officiating at her mother's wedding

beautiful: mom's friends made a gorgeous wedding

couldn't have done it without: Talia, yeah!, who spent the entire day with us

I love: my husband & my girls

Thursday, March 26, 2009

catching up again

Saturday March 14:
bnot: M & E bnot mitzvah, so sweet

ascending: celebrated big H's birthday publicly, the whole congregation sang to her

Tuesday March 17:
wonder bra: I found a fantastic undergarment today, not a bra but a leotard slimming thing, from now on I will not leave home without it

Wednesday March 18:

miracle dress: I bought a dress today for the wedding, not only did I avoid plus sizes, but I got a size 8, say what?

and yet: I am still wearing L maternity jeans

shiny shoes: found some cute patent flats, needed to find my size and color online, black & white & red in the mail

shopping injury: this smile is one of those "just figures" and "funny story" smiles, but ouch!

hot heels hurt: I didn't fall, didn't trip, didn't twist, just got a mysterious pull and pain from walking around the store in heels (that were supposed to be comfortable)

Oy!: I was profiled on a blog today, the feedback is really nice

work: starting to feel like I could still be a professional

Friday March 20:
chocolate delivery: thanks Diane

say what: Husband came home with a gift of jewelry for me

surprise: it is beautiful

Saturday March 21:
look Ma, no hands: baby H has mastered sitting with her arms propped, and now she can free both hands for playing with and clanging toys

doggie maid: the girls played with (and ate) brown rice for the first time, called in the dogs for clean up

Sunday March 22:
a day's work: I made the ketubah today for my mom's wedding next week

next: baby N just moved 2 knees for her first crawl!

home alone: I was home alone for the first time ever in our new place... for a whopping hour...but it was a nice groove

Monday March 23:
standing in: baby N only wants to stand now, but her legs don't want to cooperate for very long

helper of the day: Sade

new food!: yogurt

stinky: the above food produced putrid poop

new tricks: baby H is now rolling around in her crib, found her post-nap on her belly
conversations: baby H has the cutest conversations with herself, her feet and her Eema

Wednesday March 25:
allegedly: N crawled tonight and E stood by herself (reported by Abba)

imbalance: today I spent more time out of the house, than at home

surprise: I missed my babies

girls: ladies night in honor of the Kallah, sushi of course

quality time: with Abby

new food: babies munched on brown rice crackers, first hard crunchy food

Thursday March 26:
major break through: baby N has her first tooth!!!! after weeks and weeks of being miserable

rock n'roll: baby H is on all fours rocking, only days after N started to do it

rhythm: N loves making a clicking sound with her mouth

always happy to see: Haley

Monday, March 9, 2009

today

precious: E fell asleep in bouncy seat with bottle, I picked her up and started feeding her in her sleep, after a few ounces she was a sleeping angel, I sat her up to burp her and watched the serenity on her face, suddenly I heard a loud belch, followed by opening eyes, then a mouth smiling, she finished the bottle and kept smiling

costume: maternity dress with a beach ball underneath, sign on the tummy that says "8 more!" and on the chest that says "3 is a hazaka, 8 is enough", got LOTS of laughs

sweet: big H wore her footie PJs and clipped on a pacifier

fun: to go out and see friends and celebrate and get dressed up and be silly

tooth tally: add one for E!, H-2, E-2, N-0

Sunday, March 8, 2009

today

Sunday March 8:

tricked ya, not!: baby N couldn't care less about Daylight Savings time, 6:00 am wake up (7:00 with clock change)

look at me: E pulled herself to standing in her crib, thankfully we had already lowered it

baby steps: when getting up this morning, my abs were strong enough that I just sat straight up from laying on my back!, no rolling to the side and pushing up with the arms, hope?

sharpening her teeth:
on the crib, E is - her 1 tooth

standing in the crib
: E is

climb & dive:
E climbed into the bouncy seat and was perched to dive off the high end

new territory:
E crawled all the way to our bedroom, she usually goes the other way, to the kitchen

new heights: E spent a good deal of time in the high chair, while I loaded the dishwasher with bottles and ate my lunch

play pen: after a nice nap, H & N sat together playing in H's crib

independence day: E fed herself an entire bottle!!!!!!!!!! in a bouncy seat, she held it, with a tiny bit of propping by a stuffed animal

remember that book: titled "Everyone Poops"? this afternoon we gave new meaning to "everyone poops", maybe our book should be called "Poop here, poop there, poop is really everywhere!"

math problem: N had one more bottle today than she usually does. Each of the bottles had the same volume as her daily bottles do (8.5-10 oz). How much can one baby guzzle in one day?

outcome, no problem: what happens when N eats an extra 9-10 oz? she is HAPPY! she was so content today and played so nicely tonight.

Saturday, March 7, 2009

past week's list

Friday February 27:
yum: quick 5 minute meal prep turned out to be a good Shabbat meal, pineapple chicken & rice

Saturday Feb 28:
good decision: Haley decided to skip/postpone her play date so she could have lunch with her cousins, I'm so proud of her!

proud again: the report from the play date is that Haley was a fantastic guest and helped clean up

role modeling: she learned that last week from cousin E, who helped Haley clean her room

quality: girls night in, 5 of us, real conversation, laughs, smiles, stories, tears. refreshing depth, quality women

Sunday March 1:
like riding a bicycle: I led an event today, earned some $$$, realized that I CAN still pull it off, speak clearly, inspire, teach, adapt, facilitate etc. if I wasn't so tired with a huge headache I would have a big smile

I earned it: husband cooked dinner tonight, hamburgers to replace some lost iron

the count: one more tooth!, from H1, E1, N0 to H2!, E1, N0

Monday March 2:
9 month check up: and every one got a good report

stats: H weighs 18 lb 6.9 oz - 75% adjusted, height 26.1 in - 25% adjusted, N weighs 18 lb 5.1 oz - 50-75% adjusted, height ?, E weighs 16 lb 6.4 oz - 25-50% adjusted, height 25.98 in -25050% adjusted

helper of the day: savta, for coming to the dr. with us, she cried when they were screaming from their shots and blood draw

another helper, still coming weekly: Sade, what a help!

Tuesday March 3:

Sai: dinner to celebrate Haley's birthday, with Abby and E & N, plus Talia stayed late to help and come with us, yum, fun
Sheheheyanu: first time the whole family went out to eat!

Wednesday March 4:
another shehehayanu: while at Carrie's house, Betzalel rolled over for the first time!, from tummy to back three times, whoo hoo!

bewildered smile: sitting with one baby while Darlene, Carrie's baby fed another and the third was having tummy time, I felt overwhelmed, "there are three babies here", I thought, so funny I understood how people feel when entering our home, though I don't feel it with my children

Thursday March 5:
it is over: husband has sinus surgery, all went well thank God
thank you: mom for sleeping over last night and taking care of the babies today

always happy to see: Stacey, who flew in to help out with the babies while I'm playing nurse to husband

Friday March 6:
growing up so quickly: E held her bottle for the first time
almost there: have a feeling that N will sprout a tooth soon
let the sun shine in: beautiful, sunny, warm day and I enjoyed it while escorting husband to the doctor, then for a bonus lunch out together
thank you: Aunt Stacey!

thank you even more: for giving every one much needed baths
more moments in the sun: little trip to make an exchange, my cash for a used but hard-to-find choo choo wagon

oh so big: N hung out in the stokke trip trapp while I prepared dinner, what a big girl in her chair!
Shabbat Shalom: candles glowing, the most easy yummy meal (blsl chicken breast w/bbq sauce, rice and hummus), with special guest Stacey

Saturday March 7:

Happy Birthday: to Haley who is now 7! (and enjoying an extravagant birthday weekend swimming with the dolphins in Orlando

really: E has graduated from crawling-inching to more basic crawling, she moves so fast