Wednesday, February 11, 2009

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

Monday, February 9, 2009

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

Thursday, January 22, 2009

recent items

yesterday:

news!: baby E started crawling, she had already mastered cobra, the double roll and the belly-flop

news!: baby H started clapping her feet and grabbing both feet and rolling to the side (back to tummy roll coming soon

poor baby: baby N is fussy, wakes up in the middle of the night for a diaper change, nasal clearing, little hugging and then swing time

guess who went out to lunch with a group of friends: yes, and I was showered dressed and presentable

old is new again: I'm wearing PRE-pregnancy shirts now with the Bella band, feels really good

healing: went to Dr. Mike, I am so stuck but at least I'm on my way to physical recovery

TODAY:

Carrie had her triplets!

celebrate: big H's good report card

sushi: celebratory dinner

Friday, January 9, 2009

today's list

I'm a good s-mom: in order to teach big H about the importance of standing up for what we believe and standing with Israel, I shlepped all four girls out last night, all by myself

too cute: the bright patterned fleece hoodies and coordinating pants and onesies that the babies wore for their rare night out

helper of the day-last night: Laura for "being available to help if we need it" - and for actually helping out

wordsmith of the day: big H for differentiating Laura's role, H was not ok with having another helper, but was ok with having Laura help only if we need it

proud mama: big H really did pay attention, as she sat with her girls

applied lesson from some book about parenting an older child with baby triplets: I let the babies cry (and scream) while getting Haley ready for bed and all tucked in, as the book says, she will remember it and they won't

surprise smile: I just love that I get emails from President-elect Barack Obama and they are signed "Barack"

better late than spoiled: I finally made the 2 dishes intended for New Years

yummy: hot spinach artichoke dip & chilled sun-dried tomato basil loaf

helper of the day- today: Julie Ann, who emailed to see if she could shop for us at Kosher Jewel and Target, saving us from some frozen delight for dinner

always the best: Erev Shabbat

Shabbat Shalom u'mevorach!

Thursday, January 8, 2009

today's list - x rated

back: in the groove


at least: for now


even though: I have post-triplet body issues


but I also have: a husband who truly loves and desires me, poo poo poo


it has been a long, long time #1: simultaneous smiles


it has been a long, long time #2: inter-O


so easy to: fall asleep after that


wonderful: to wake up to sounds of 3 babies "talking" to each other

Wednesday, January 7, 2009

baby yoga

watch out world: baby E is on the move!

record of longest time in cobra: baby E

tonight's up-level: baby E moved from cobra to plank (full push up position)

another favorite: baby E does bridge and almost goes up to wheel on her head

with a twist: she also tried pushing back onto her knees

half-cobra: baby H's latest

happy baby: baby N's all time favorite, grabbing her feet

on the move: baby H rolls from tummy to back again and again, baby N rolls and turns all over the place, baby E rolls and rolls and rolled 8 feet across the room to reach her mother :)

back to the basics: I did some side stretches today, only thanks to my visit to chiropractor Mike who got me a little un-stuck

new mommy yoga: laundrasana, mixbottlasana, changediapasana, fallonsofasana

product of the day: our 2x2 interlocking softtiles foam floor tiles, a huge 5/8 inch thick yoga mat!

without softiles: baby E would have a bruised head from those quick rolls

something nice for me: a pedicure

bonus: the owner of the salon is going to hook me up with a good Indian woman who will help with babies for low hourly rate, let's hope

pet names for my girls: H - pretty girl, my mush, yummy girl. E- my little jumping bean, smiley girl. N- happy baby, blueberry eyes.

Monday, January 5, 2009

today's list

feels good: roller table

funny sight: baby faces with green mashed avocado make-up

surprise: I waved baby H's arm to baby N, and baby N waved back!!!

plain nice: went out to the chiropractor and when I got home babies had just gone down for their nap

wowwee!: N is sitting in the boppy - sitting!

oops: forgot to post this yesterday