11 months

(This is their 11 month photo. They all started in a sitting position but within seconds found a new pose they liked better)

Well I am a little late and posting but better late than never right? This last month has been alot of fun and very busy with the holidays.

The babies are doing wonderful! Presley is getting ready to walk, she is taking 3 -5 steps at a time very slowly and carefully. Ashton is starting to take 1 - 3 steps very quickly and rambunctious like. Keegan is pulling up and standing while holding on. He hasn't adventured into letting go yet but I bet he will soon.

The babies personalities are starting to show more and more everyday! Keegan is the flirt, jokester, and still kind of a cry baby. He loves to make people laugh and likes attention.

Ashton doesn't sit still and laughs at everything, especially Keegan. He is also pretty mischievous and likes to quietly sneak away and head into where he is not supposed to be as quick as he can.

Presley is pretty sweet. She is observant and careful yet adventurous. Presley is starting to climb when she can..she of course is starting small. She gets her feelings hurt when her brothers take away her toys but she is pretty tough. She has probably had the most bumps and bruises and doesn't cry about it.

The babies love to play together and are starting to more and more crawl into the playroom and just play with each other. This is very nice for me!

The babies have been to many basketball games to cheer for the Lady Eagles! They even made the news! They are at the beginning on the fan cam. The moms at the games are so nice and love to hold the babies. So if I can manage to get in there then I kinda get a break for a bit! The babies always do pretty well at the games even though it is usually past their bedtime.

They went to visit Santa! (I think all 4 were a bit nervous) Notice Presley's pouty lip. She went through a phase of stranger danger but she is starting to come out of it I think.

Christmas was a week long adventure. We first had Christmas at our house, then my parents, then Keith's parents. The babies were really good at taking the bows off the presents. They didn't really get opening gifts but they liked playing with their toys!

Christmas at our house.

Christmas at my parents

Christmas at Keith's parents. This is all the grandkids.

We also had a great time ringing in 2012

We have also visited the park a lot! Swinging is one of their favorite things to do!

They love to ride in their choo choo wagon!

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They have also started eating a lot of table food. I have discovered after watching Keith and our families feed them that I feed the messy way. I just plop food down on their tray and let them go to town. I enjoy doing it this way because they get to practice feeding themselves and I get to have a break, and they are content and not screaming at me to stick a spoon in their mouth. I have also noticed that they each have their own way of feeding themselves. Ashton grabs his food gets it on his palm and the puts his palm to his mouth. Keegan does the same thing but 2 or more fingers end up in his mouth as well. Presley uses her pincher grasp and elegantly puts her food in her mouth like a normal person.

Ashton

Keegan

Presley

I have tried to capture a little more video so...

Here is a link to see Ashton and Keegan playing...keep an eye out for Presley.

This is one of Ashton playing with a car seat box and being excited.

10 months! What?

Holy cow these babies are 10 months! I can't believe it. I know I probably say it every month but only 2 more months and they are going to be 1 !!! A lot of days I am too busy to think about anything but sometimes I stop and think...I have 3 babies! Crazy!

The babies have started to eat table food here and there. Ashton doesn't know what a pincher grasp is...but he does know what a fist grasp is. Grabs a fist full and shoves it all in his mouth. Keegan tried to get the food in but usually it ends up everywhere else. Presley is pretty good about eating. (This is Keegan in the picture eating peas and carrots)

This is the babies w/ their favorite TV show character DJ Lance (the white version.) They don't look super happy at the moment and Ashton looks plain scared BUT they are smiling on the inside. (Presley, Ashton, Keegan, and Keith's dad)

They are starting to realized what a camera is and most of the time will look and smile...well some of the time. (This is Keegan)

Cheesing it up is Ashton.

Presley smiling pretty. And this is her head back, nose scrunched smile.

The babies are crawling every where and pretty much go all over the house. Keegan is now army crawling and can keep up w/ his brother and sister.

This is Ashton and Presley in their room playing. Keegan is coming down the hall.

There is Keegan! Mercy is herding him in the room.

Now here they are in the entry way having a discussion about Yo Gabba Gabba.

The babies won Nuby sippie cups! Here they are playing with them.

Ashton is getting pretty excited about Christmas!

So excited that he chews on his crib!

Trying to get a picture for the Christmas card. Why can't they all look at the camera and at the same time?

Did I mention Presley can stand up? It's usually only for a minute or so but she loves it! I am sure walking will follow soon.

We have been crafting and this is our family ornament. The "lights" are made by everyones fingerprints. The other ornaments (there are 3 the red one is kinda hiding) are the babies hand prints that are embossed on a clear ornament.

We hope you have a merry Christmas!!!!

It is starting to feel like Christmas!

I have always wanted to send out family photo Christmas cards...however I am pretty sure I have never sent cards out period. Shame on me I know! This year since we have the babies Keith and I decided that we had to send out a Christmas card with the babies picture on it.

In my spare time (haha) I have searched the sites for good deals for Christmas cards. There are a lot of great places out there! However I was introduced to Tiny Prints a few months ago when living in Austin by Saving With Shellie. Tiny prints has really cute cards that you can have personalized and they can even send them out for you!

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One is an ornament too! Then the other is just fun. Oh decisions.

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9 months

I can not believe our babies are 9 months old!!!! They had a doctor's visit Monday which went well.

Presley was almost 18 lbs which was in the 10th percentile and her height was in the 50th percentile. She is tall and skinny but full of spunk! She also now has two bottom teeth and one tooth coming in at the top.

Presley has perfected the crawl and has gotten pretty quick. She also LOVES to pull up. We have three jumperoos grouped together. She loves to pull up and swing from pole to pole. Presley loves to smile. We she does she crinkles up her nose, shows her bottom teeth and puts her head back like she is looking at the ceiling. It's pretty cute. She also likes to follow Ashton around and do what he does.

Keegan the chunk is also doing very well. His red spot on his forehead is slowly disappearing. He weighed about 21 lbs (I think he might have weighed a lb or so more before the stomach flu hit) and his weight and height are in the 50th percentile range. He has two bottom teeth and his two top teeth or in too. He has something (I don't remember what they called it) but its like a little tiny tooth nub coming in between his two front teeth. The doctor didn't seem too concerned but did point it put out and say the dentist will figure that out.

Keegan has finally gotten a little more mobile. Recently he has started the army crawl. He can now tag around w/ his brother and sister. He is a very sweet boy with a bashful smile. He also love animals. When Mercy or Grace come around he gets the biggest smile on his face. He also loves to make sound w/ his mouth. He will get his cheeks full of air, purse his lips together and blow air threw. Last weekend he decided he hates veggies. He will spit them out, turn his face, hit the spoon. This battle is not over.

Ashton is also a chunk. He weighed almost 21 lbs and his height and weight were in the 50th percentile. He has his two bottom teeth, two incisors, and one front tooth in.

Ashton is a laugher. He laughs at everything. It is great!!! Keegan tends to cry a little more and Ashton tries to cheer him up by smiling at him, slapping him in the face, putting his head on his belly. Usually he makes it worse but its pretty cute to see Ashton try to make him happy. Ashton has conquereed crawling...you can always here him coming because he hits the ground so hard with his hands. He can also pull up and cruise around holding onto furniture. Ashton also loves to cuddle but not for long....he has to be on the move.

I have enjoyed their mobility...I was nervous at first. But we shut all the doors, block the kitchen off and let them go. They have the living room, play room, entry way, and hall way. Sometimes I get lucky and they just go off and play and don't need me there. I can get a little bit done that way.

Forgive me for my negativism in my last entry. My point was to get across the difficulties of triplets that some may not realize. This month has been much more positive.

I have had a wonderful lady from the church offer to come help once a week by coming over to watch the babies for an hour or so...so I can make it to the store or do what I need to do! Also I have made it a priority to get out more. It is hard, it does take a while, and I do always work up a sweet loading and unloading. But I get out and its nice. I am even enjoying talking to everyone. Today I went to walmart and the cashier came up to me and talked to me for a bit. She offered to find someone to push a cart around with me. I only needed a few things so I declined. So she said if I fill up my basket then I can drop it off with her and get a new one. It was kind of her to think about that.

8 months

We are settling into Wichita Falls fairly well. Keith is busy at work and I am too! The life of a coach is incredibly busy and as a mom of triplets is busy as well. I have discovered that once food disappears from our cabinets and fridge that it won't get filled up right away like it used too. Now that Keith is working a lot he doesn't get home until late so... no one goes to the store because I am not about to drag the triplets in a giant stroller to Walmart and some how push them and a grocery cart while talking to every single person in that store.

I hardly ever leave the house! Ugh it stinks. I do have the ability but it is not easy putting each baby in the car seat one by one, loading them into the car one by one, driving to wherever, unloading each one, getting the heavy stroller out, put the babies in the stroller w/o the stroller rolling away (it doesn't have a break), walk to the store, attempt to open the door to the store and push the babies in (not easy), and cruise through the store talking to 98% of the people in the store because you have triplets. And being in Wichita Falls I think we are the only family who has triplets so....its a very exciting experience for everyone around you. I don't mean to sound annoyed at everyone because it is actually nice to talk to adults but its always the same comments and questions "Gee you have your hands full!", "Are they triplets?", "Are they identical?", "How do you tell them apart?", "Was it natural or did you do fertility treatments?" (which is actually a very personal question, would you ask that to someone who just had one baby? would you want to tell a stranger about how you had trouble conceiving?).

I have joined a bible study at our church during the morning and it has free childcare with some wonderful people. So that is probably one of my favorites times during the week. Even though I haven't really made any friends through it I get to get away and focus on God and myself for an hour and a half.

On to what you really care about...Presley, Keegan, and Ashton.

Presley and Ashton are now crawling, pulling up to their knees and feet, babbling a lot, falling daily, and just started sitting up unassisted. Keegan is doing great too. He is now starting to get on all fours and rocking back and forth. He is a little behind the other two which I don't mind at all. Makes it a little easier. We think it is because he is soo heavy! He is a dense little boy.

They are now taking bottles only 3 times a day and can hold the bottles all by themselves! Makes life for me much better! They are starting to eat some solids and little gerber cracker things.

Ashton is a mess. He loves crawling over and on things especially is brother and sister. Keegan hates it! Probably because he can't get away. He loves to steal toys. Ashton also loves shoes...he will try and eat the ones you are wearing or if he spots some far away he will crawl to get them as fast as he can. He has only gotten into the dog water once and spilt it everywhere. He loves to pull up on the door gate and stand

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Presley is still pretty sweet. She loves to pull up and stand too. She loves to play w/ my necklace and not pull on it but just hold it and look at it. She also likes to get under things. We have a toy they can pull up on and stand around and she loves to get under it and sit.

Keegan loves to spin on his stomach. He is very happy and laughs as lot but when he is mad he is mad. He still has a cry that is piercing and you think he has to be in pain. He is very laid back and is pretty content most of the time....until is brother tackles him.

We are very excited about Halloween! We have amazing costumes for the babies and I am trying to enter them into every costume contest I can! We are planning to attend the local fall festival and go trunk or treating at our church.

While it is not an easy job we are blessed with 3 wonderful beautiful babies. They are very happy and easy going which makes life fun. We are very lucky.

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