The Kleins: October 2012

Happy Halloween everyone! Today the babies celebrated their 1st Halloween! Seth and I tried to make the most out of the holiday by joining in on a lot of festivities over the past couple of weeks. Two weekends ago we went to a local pumpkin patch with the babies. We had so much fun dressing the babies up in their Halloween costumes and taking pictures at the pumpkin patch. The only bad thing about the day was that it was a really windy and chilly day here in Reno, so there was a lot of hay dust blowing everywhere. The poor babies had dust in their eyes and runny noses. We managed to get some photos taken and meet up with some friends, but we weren't able to stay too long due to the weather. Last weekend we went to a Halloween party with the Northern Nevada Twins Club. The party was at a jump/play place and the babies had so much fun crawling around and exploring everything. It was so cute to see all the babies and children dressed up in their Halloween costumes. We managed to get a few pictures from the day but Seth and I were so busy trying to keep up with our three rug rats crawling around in different directions that it made getting pictures a little challenging. Today for Halloween, I dressed the babies up in their costumes one last time to celebrate the day. They ate pureed pumpkin for the first time and really enjoyed it.

Within the past week or so, Seth and I have really noticed that Madeline tends to have the most dominant personality out of the three. She will not hesitate to take a toy out of her brother's or sister's hand no matter what, even if she has the same toy in her hand. I've caught her a couple times pushing Caleb and Mischa away if they even attempt to look at her toy. She will shield her body away from them in an effort to keep her special object out of their reach. It's pretty amusing to watch although we really have to keep an eye on her. It's interesting how she is the biggest of the three and is the most dominant. Caleb isn't quite as aggressive and will usually distract himself with something else if she doesn't give up her toy. Mischa, poor thing, definitely is the shy one out of the bunch. She usually gets her toys taken away by Madeline and Caleb and will often cry out in frustration. She doesn't like confrontation and will crawl away. She's definitely more of a "mama's girl" and prefers to come to me whereas Madeline is by far a "daddy's girl." In fact, on the weekends when Seth is watching the babies, Madeline will almost ignore me if her dad's in the room. It's the funniest thing! I guess those two have their special bond! Caleb, well he doesn't mind who holds him...he'll take anyone he can get!

We've been trying to enjoy the fall weather as much as possible before it gets too cold and we're not able to go outside as much. The babies like to spend time outside in the backyard playing on the grass. Unfortunately, they all like to eat the leaves! Seth and I experienced our first flat tire on the jogging stroller last week. We had to get a new tire at the bike shop since the triplet jogging stroller doesn't have normal small stroller wheels, but actual bike wheels that require pumping. Thankfully, the stroller is back in business so Seth can take them on their Friday walks while I have some "me" time. Well, not much else going on here. We went a little crazy with the pictures these past couple of weeks, so here are LOTS of pictures!

Madeline, as a pumpkin, all ready for the pumpkin patch

Mischa, our little flower

Caleb, the lion

Madeline & Mischa looking at the mini pumpkins

Madeline eating a dried piece of corn

Caleb with hay in his mouth

Mischa...brr, it was cold!

Sitting in the wagon

Madeline and Seth

Seth and Mischa

Caleb doing his best lion impersonation...GRRR!

Mischa, Caleb and Madeline hanging out with their ladybug friends

Playing with the pumpkins

Family photo (or I should say our attempt at a family photo)

Seth and the babies at the jump place

Caleb getting ready to go down a slide

Mischa on the slide

Madeline on the slide

Madeline having a meltdown after the party

Me and Caleb

Me and Mischa

Day after the party in their Halloween outfits

Mischa's morning after hair

Seth with Caleb and Mischa (that hair is crazy!)

Mischa, Madeline and Caleb

Mischa

Caleb

Madeline

Mischa

Madeline

Madeline and Caleb

Hanging out in the backyard

Caleb

Mischa

Madeline

Me and the babies

Can you guess who this is?

It's Caleb with a ponytail and a tutu!! What a cute face :)

Madeline

Caleb

Mischa

The pumpkin, the lion and the flower

Happy Halloween!!!

Here are a couple of videos!

Hello everyone! Everything is going great here with the babies. Everyone is standing up and cruising between different pieces of furniture. We're waiting any day now for someone to take their first step! Seth thinks Madeline might be the first to walk because recently she has been spotted standing up unassisted for a couple seconds, then realizes she's not holding on to anything, and quickly sits back down. It's the cutest thing. I personally think Mischa might be the first since she seems to have an advantage with most physical developmental milestones due to her being small, but then again Caleb might pass up his sisters, too! There's been a few mild injuries lately with the babies getting into everything constantly. Caleb seems to have the worst luck with injuries and is constantly bumping into things or falling over. Recently the babies have started to fight over toys, as well. Poor Mischa always gets her toys taken away by her "big" sister and brother. We've learned that it's just easier to give them 3 of the same toy when possible so no one has to fight over the same toy. Of course they don't want typical baby toys nowadays...they want other things to play with like spatulas, measuring cups, water bottles, books, cell phones, and remote controls.

Seth and I are excited to be planning their 1st birthday party. It is scheduled for Saturday, December 1st, at the Nevada Discovery Museum in downtown Reno. We are planning "A Very Hungry Caterpillar" theme. We are so excited to share this exciting time with our dear friends and family, so please come join us if you can. If you didn't receive an invitation in your email, let me know and I will send you one!