14 months old

Hi everyone! I'm so sorry for the lack of blog posts lately. I've been meaning to sit down at the computer and upload pictures and update everyone on the kiddos, but somehow never get the chance to lately. Although everything has been great here recently, we did experience our first sickness with all three babies, and let me say, it was ROUGH! A few weeks ago Caleb started vomiting and having diarrhea, then Mischa started with the same symptoms, though milder, and finally Madeline got it. All of the babies had poor appetites, were really fussy, and overall, did not feel good. My mom and I were so busy that week with cleaning up throw up, changing numerous diapers, and changing the babies' clothes several times a day, not to mention all the laundry, that we could barely keep up. It was definitely one of the hardest weeks we've experienced with the babies thus far. To top it off, my mom and I both got whatever stomach bug they had even though we tried so hard to wash our hands thoroughly and frequently. I think we went through an entire bottle of hand sanitizer and Clorox wipes that week. Both of us only had a 24 hour version but after experiencing the same symptoms the babies had, I can definitely understand why they didn't feel good. I not only had a poor appetite myself, but I felt generally weak and ached all over. The poor babies would just lay in our arms and they didn't want to eat, drink or play which is so unlike them. Although it's inevitable that they will get sick, I am definitely dreading future illnesses because having three sick kids was really hard. However, looking on the bright side, I've seen babies get hospitalized with severe vomiting, diarrhea and dehydration, so fortunately, no one was that severely sick. In fact, we didn't even need to see the doctor that week, so we truly are lucky considering that things could have been a lot worse. Seth and I are so happy that everyone is back to normal here. Our house has returned to it's loud, chaotic, normal state which we love.

The latest obsession with the babies has been climbing up on the couches now that all three can do it independently. There's something they find SO exciting about climbing up and jumping on the couch that it's actually quite funny until someone falls off, which happens almost daily. Seth and I have had lengthy discussions on what to do about this - let them climb up, not let them climb up, put pillows around the couches on the floor to cushion their falls, turn the couches around all together, teach them how to get down properly, etc. I think our answer to this latest phase of theirs changes everyday but we are trying to teach them not to climb up on the couches altogether because they don't quite get the concept of getting down safely nor do they understand that if they stand near the sides or the edges, they will fall down. Either way, it's almost a full time job just preventing them from all climbing up lately! We have done a pretty thorough job of padding every inch of floor around the couches just in case and we've both learned that this is just another phase that will pass eventually.

Since it's still been chilly outside, we've been taking advantage of the Discovery Children's museum downtown.They have a big playroom for one year olds which the babies love. They can walk around and explore different toys, go down a slide and take rides in their wagon all throughout the museum. There's even a mini coffee bar that Seth and I always stop at to get coffee and treats. The museum workers are so nice and know our three babies when we walk in since we tend to stand out! We've also taken the babies to the mall a few times to also keep them entertained. They love riding in the wagon even at the mall. Whenever we walk around the mall, we always stop and get chow mein noodles for the babies and they love them!

I think in the last post, only Caleb was officially walking. Well, now Mischa is walking up a storm too. It's pretty cute because she looks like she's got one wooden leg. So funny and adorable! Madeline is the last to start walking and is taking 5-10 steps and then falls down. If she's in a hurry, she'll revert to crawling, especially if she needs to get to a toy before her brother and sister. In the teeth department, now Caleb has the most teeth and has beat Mischa's ten teeth. He's got 4 molars coming in and Mischa has two. I haven't seen any molars yet for Madeline but she did finally get all four top front teeth. She's got a little gap between her two front top teeth...I guess that's the trend lately...(Michael Strahan, ha ha). So, overall, everything has been fantastic. We are so thankful the babies are over their sickness and doing so much better! Here are pictures from the past few weeks.

Madeline, Caleb, Mischa

 

Madeline having fun at the museum

 

Caleb at the museum

 

Mischa and a spiky bouncy ball

 

Mischa and Caleb with their friend, Sasha

 

Madeline

 

Mischa...love that little face

 

Wagon rides around the museum

 

Me with Mischa and Madeline

 

Bath time and mohawks (well, except for Madeline)

 

 Mischa

Caleb...what a nice smile

 

Madeline...she loves that construction hat

 

 Marvelous Madeline

 

Colossal Caleb

 

Magnificent Mischa

 

And last but not least, proof of the couch climbing madness!

 

 

 

Thanks for checking in! I will be sure to post another blog entry soon and I'll upload videos too! :)

 





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!