Happy New Year!

Happy New Year everyone! Wow, it's still unbelievable that it's 2013 already! We had a wonderful holiday with lots of fun with the family. Isaac flew in from Hawaii and spent a week with us. He was such a big help with the babies. It's still amazing to us that he's a teenager now. In fact, we all celebrated his 14th birthday on December 29th. Seth and I always joke about how we are going into debt every December with 4 kids' birthdays that month PLUS Christmas...Yikes!! We better start saving up for next December now!

In addition to Isaac being here, GG and auntie Maia spent a few days with us to celebrate Christmas, Isaac's birthday and New Years. We had so much fun hanging out together. The babies enjoyed spending time with the family. I love when we have family visiting from out of town because the house seems so much more lively and festive for the holidays. Seth and Isaac got lots of snowboarding time in which was great since we finally had tons of fresh snow. I got to spend time with my sister-in-law, Maia, getting manicures/pedicures together and we braved the cold weather to go for walks when the babies napped. GG read lots of books to the babies while she was here and of course they loved that. She always brings new books for the babies whenever she visits, so thanks to her, the babies have quite a book collection already. Overall, it was a wonderful holiday!

Now that the holidays have passed and our guests have left, things are back to their normal routine here in the Klein household. Seth is still enjoying his job at Box. Any job that offers free delicious daily catered lunches, in addition to numerous stocked kitchenettes with tons of snacks and drinks, plus free Ipad mini's for all employees is sure to be a good one! No wonder he loves his job so much. :) I'm still working Fridays at the hospital which has been fabulous. There's something so great about having my one day at work where I can be around my awesome coworkers and patients that makes me feel so good. Even though I am always sad leaving the babies in the morning, I've been so energized and happy to be working. There's such a perfect balance for me between being a stay at home mom on most days, but also getting the opportunity to work and use my nursing skills to care for patients, that makes me feel complete. Although I've been working late on Fridays so I miss saying goodnight to the babies since they are already in bed by the time I get home, I know that I have 6 other days out of the week to cuddle, hold, play and snuggle with them, so it's a great balance.

Now that it's been a couple weeks since Caleb started walking, he is constantly on the go! He gets so excited to be doing something new and he's quite risky, too. He'll walk across the entire kitchen and living room wobbling on his two feet all day, back and forth. It's so adorable to see him walking between rooms with the occasional fall, but then he gets right back up and keeps going. Madeline and Mischa are both where Caleb was a few weeks ago in terms of walking. They take a few steps and then fall down or they constantly cruise while holding on to different pieces of furniture. I'm sure it will be in no time that they are walking as good as Caleb. Wow, just one year ago they were tiny little babies that slept most of the day and now they're vibrant, exuberant toddlers!!!

Here are pictures from the past few weeks...enjoy!

 Isaac with his birthday cake

Happy 14th Birthday, Isaac!

 Madeline at PF Chang's

Mischa, me and Caleb

Isaac at Mt. Rose

Silly boys forgot their jackets that day...Brrr!

Dad taking the babies for a walk

Here's a video of Seth taking the babies for a walk

Caleb getting into stuff as usual

Mischa playing peek-a-boo under the fish tank (yes, we finally locked the cabinet doors)

Typical day in our house

Isaac, Madeline, Mischa

The babies love playing with Dad

Mischa practicing her walking skills

Madeline, Mischa, Caleb

Caleb hanging out with Dad

Mischa playing peek-a-boo behind the high chairs

happy Caleb

Madeline and big brother Isaac

Us at a friend's party

And lastly, here's a video showing what goes on when I'm at work

Merry Christmas!

Hi there! Hope everyone had a wonderful Christmas! We had a great holiday here with the babies. Seth had a 4 day weekend so we were able to spend a lot of quality time together as a family. On Saturday we went to a Christmas cookie exchange with the local twins club. We brought our wagon for the kids to play with and everyone had a great time. Finally, we received the 3rd trailer for the triplet wagon so Mischa can have her own seat now. The funny thing is she still prefers to sit on the floor of the wagon rather than in the seat. I guess she got used to being down there from having to share a trailer with Madeline. After the cookie exchange, we went to the mall and did some last minute Christmas shopping. The babies had a great time riding in the wagon at the mall. Boy, did we get some funny glances from people! :) For Christmas day, we had an evening brunch with our dear friends, Rachael and Culley, and their 11 month old cutie, Mackenzie. Overall, it was a fantastic holiday weekend! Oh, and last Friday I returned to work for the first time after 15 months off. Wow, it was great seeing my old coworkers and even some of my old patients. I missed the babies the whole time I was gone, but I got home on time to put their pajamas on and spend some time playing with them before it was bedtime. Here are some pictures from the weekend.

Me saying goodbye to the babies before I headed off to work for my first day back...as you can see, they hardly noticed!

 

Us at the twins club christmas party

 

Seth, Madeline and Caleb (that's Mischa's head in the very front...guess I was too slow at snapping this picture)

 

Madeline and Mischa riding in the wagon with their friends

 

Caleb

 

Madeline

 

Mischa

 

Caleb eating at the mall

 

Madeline

 

Mischa enjoying chow mein noodles for the first time

 

Christmas eve bath (1st time giving all 3 a bath at the same time!)

 

Mischa and Caleb

 

Caleb and Madeline

 

Bedtime bottles

 

Christmas morning...Elmo on the ipad

 

Say cheese!

 

New walker from Santa so the babies don't have to fight over the same one anymore

 

Christmas dinner (ham, french toast & hashbrowns...doesn't get any better than that!)

 

Seth and the babies last Christmas (Caleb, Mischa, Madeline - less than one month old)

 

...And Seth and the babies one year later - AMAZING! We are so blessed!

 

 

Hope you all had a wonderful holiday! Thanks for stopping by!

1 year check up

Happy Holidays everyone! It really seems official that the babies have reached the 1 year milestone and are growing up so fast now! Seth and I were still in disbelief that 12 months have passed by when we celebrated the babies' birthday on December 4th, but now that it has been a  couple of weeks, the idea of them actually turning one isn't quite so bittersweet. We want them to grow big and strong, but we don't want them growing too fast because all the sweet moments like cuddling them in our arms seems to go away so fast. We were just saying to each other that very soon they'll no longer be crawling, and then it's as if they'll be official toddlers and no longer babies anymore. Yikes, where does time go?

Well the babies had their 12 month check up last week and it went great. Madeline remains the biggest weighing 20 lbs 12 oz and is 30.5 inches long. She is in the 25th percentile for weight and 90th percentile for height. Caleb weighs 19 lbs 4 oz and is 29 inches long. He is in the 10th percentile for weight and 25th percentile for height. And last but not least is Mischa who weighs 18 lbs even and is 27 inches long. She is in the 3rd percentile for weight and 10th percentile for height...still our sweet little peanut. Everyone went down on their weight percentiles but the doctor said that between 12 to 18 months most babies slim down due to their increased activity levels, so she wasn't overly concerned. Fortunately, everyone is on track developmentally which is the most important thing. The pediatrician gave us the okay to transition the babies off of formula to whole milk. We've been offering the babies whole milk in sippy cups in an effort to eventually wean them off bottles in the near future. Madeline doesn't mind whole milk and seems to like the taste of it, but the other two only take a few sips and then aren't interested anymore. We only have a few more cases of formula left, so hopefully Caleb and Mischa grow to love whole milk soon! ;) It's great that the babies don't have any food restrictions now that they are a year old so we can introduce anything to them...honey, peanut butter, strawberries, etc. So far we haven't come across anything they are allergic to and they don't seem to dislike anything yet, so we're doing well in the eating department.

If you remember from a few posts back, Seth and I had bets on who would walk first. His original choice was Madeline since she was standing first. I voted for Mischa since she was the first to crawl and always seems to have an advantage since she's the smallest. Well, we both lost that bet! Caleb started walking this past Sunday after weeks of standing unassisted and cruising between different pieces of furniture. We have a musical walker that he loves and uses to walk across the kitchen and living room numerous times each day. Perhaps the practice paid off because he is now taking 2-3 steps unassisted! It's so cute to see him get the courage to take those first few steps. Of course he ends up sitting down or falling down after a few steps, but as far as Seth and I are concerned, he is the first to walk! I have been unsuccessful in my attempts to get footage of him walking, but hopefully I can snap a picture soon!

Here are some recent pictures. We are still waiting for the photographer to finish editing the birthday party photos, but here are some other pictures from the past couple of weeks.

Madeline

 

Caleb

 

Mischa - notice anything different about her?

She got a haircut from Grandma Sue who failed to ask, notify or inform me that she was cutting her hair! Fortunately, Mischa is still 100% adorable :)

 

Madeline getting measured at the doctor's office...poor thing was scared!

 

Madeline didn't mind getting weighed

 

Caleb didn't mind the doctor's office experience...well, until it was time for shots!

 

Our curious boy getting weighed

 

Mischa was so terrified from the moment we took her out of the stroller. I wasn't able to get a picture of her getting weighed because the medical assistance couldn't get her to sit still on the scale, so we weighed her in my arms...aww, poor little Mischa!

 

There's our HAPPY girls!

 

Caleb enjoying his baby smoothie

 

Getting pulled in the wagon by Dad and drinking smoothies...seriously, can life get any better?

 

Mischa and Caleb being silly

 

Caleb

 

Mischa playing with the Flip camera

 

Us at our friend's 1st birthday party

 

I'll be sure to post pictures from the babies' birthday party and their holiday pictures in the next post. Here's a sneak peek...

 

 







 

 

 





Happy Birthday, babies!

Wow, the babies turn one years old today! We can't believe it's been a year since our precious babies were born! Seth and I still can't believe that we have 3 healthy and happy babies, let alone one year olds! Although it's been a very busy year, it has also been an enjoyable and exciting one. Watching our little sweethearts turn from tiny 3 and 4 pound newborns to vibrant, exuberant one year old babies has been an absolutely amazing journey and is more than we could ever ask for. We feel so fortunate and blessed!

When I started this blog earlier this year, my intention was to share the journey of raising our triplets with our friends and family, near and far. Since a lot of our friends and family live in different states, I thought it would be neat to start a blog so that everyone could sneak a peek as our little munchkins grow and develop into the adorable little kids they are today. However, Seth and I also talked about how one day we will share this blog with our children so that they can see pictures and videos of themselves from the moment they were born until as long as we can keep this blog going. We always thought of this blog as our online baby book. I know that one day we will have so much joy in sharing all of these memories with our children and it is a day that we look forward to so much. So, with that said, here is a little note that I'm writing to Madeline, Caleb and Mischa, so that one day they can read it:

Dear Madeline, Caleb and Mischa,

Mom and Dad are beyond the moon with happiness that the three of you came into our lives. From the moment the doctor told us we were expecting the three of you, we could not have been happier. Each of you has enriched our lives more than words can describe and we feel so blessed that we get to experience all the joy that you bring us. You are each so special and unique in your own ways and you bring so much laughter and happiness to our lives. For the longest time, I (mom) used to feel like my life was not quite complete - always something else to obtain or achieve, but now I know that I have everything and more than I could ever ask for. Thank you for making us the happiest parents on the planet. We love you more than words can describe. Happy Birthday to our sweet little babies! We look forward to celebrating many more birthdays together!

Love,

Mom and Dad

Here are pictures from today where we had a small little birthday celebration at home.

Caleb, Mischa, Madeline - 1 years old today!

Caleb

Madeline

Mischa

Mischa, Caleb, Madeline

Vanilla bean cupcakes (I didn't have the nerve to light the candles)

Madeline

Caleb

Mischa

Happy 1st Birthday little ones!

Last Saturday was the babies' birthday celebration blow out which was so much fun! We had a wonderful time celebrating the babies turning one with some of our special family and friends. The birthday party turned out great and it was so neat to see the babies eat their (giant) smash cupcakes. We are waiting for the digital images from our photographer, but here are a couple of videos from the party just as the babies were eating their cakes. Thanks to everyone who could share in this special day with us. Having you there meant the world to me and Seth!