It's been awhile...

I know you've seen this on facebook, but I love this pic!

I was holding Molly
because these 2 were rolling all over the table

As you can imagine 3 six month olds are taking up every bit of my time, which is why I haven't had time to post!  They are busy, busy, busy!  We just had our 6 month check-up and they're HUGE!
Molly 17 lbs, 2 oz. 75th percentile for weight and 50th for height
Mia 16 lbs, 12 oz.  75th percentile for weight and 50th for height
Max 16 lbs, 14 oz.  50th percentile for weight and 25th for height (poor guy, I hoped he might get my Dad's height, but it looks like he's getting his parents!)

They're getting to be so much fun!  I finally feel like I can take a breath, but they are still a ton of work,  just in a different way now.  When we first came home it was sleep deprivation and feeding around the clock.  Now, I barely have a spare chance to sit down because I'm having to entertain them.

Such a big boy!

They're doing so much more now too.  They're all rolling everywhere, Max is sitting up and the girls are close.  And  Their little personalities are really developing.  Mia is the outgoing one.  She will smile and talk to anyone.  Max is super happy, and Molly is all business.  She's going to be the boss!  Mia is going to be my whiner.  She can already throw a pretty good fit at 6 months!

I quit nursing at 6 months.  I cried for the first 2 weeks.  I felt so bad every time I gave them a bottle.  I'm sure I was just hormonal because I'm enjoying the free time now, but for some reason I had a really hard time with it.  My goal was to make it 6 months and I made it 5 1/2 (I'm still calling it 6 because I was 2 weeks shy and it makes me feel better).  They're just taking up even more of my time and someone is always needing something, so I wasn't able to pump every 3 hours anymore, so I started naturally drying up and they were getting less and less, so it was no longer worth my time.  I will say this.... had I known what I was going to be left with (if you catch my drift) when I quit, I would never have quit...EVER!!!

We've started solids now and this is BY FAR been the most stressful time of this 6 months.  There's no good way to do it.  If I feed them all at the same time it's a huge mess, they're getting mad because I'm not shoveling it in their mouths fast enough, they're rubbing it all over their face and hair.  And if I feed them separately (which I'm doing) I have to find ways to keep the other 2 happy because they see the other one eating and get mad, and I feel like I'm feeding babies all day long.  So, all tips are welcome!  I feel like my mom too, I have no idea how I'm going to keep straight who likes what! The girls aren't too sure about anything and Max can't get enough of everything!

Molly

Max

Mia

We've started taking them out in public a lot more too.  This is difficult, as we are already outnumbered, but we're getting the hang of it!  If only I could have a dollar for every "you've got your hands full!" or "Triplets?"  we get!  Sometiems  I wonder why we do take them out.  We are a complete freak show.  Last Friday my mom was supposed to watch them while I went to my yearly neurosurgeon follow-up (SIDENOTE:  I am 4 years brain tumor free!!!!! My dr. even said it looked better than my last scan, so we're super excited about this great news!!!)  and she called to tell me she had the flu.  No idea how I got them all dressed, fed (bottles and oatmeal), myself ready, out the door-to rain, and to my appointment, almost on time!  The second we walked into KUMed we were literally in a circle of people staring and asking questions!  We had to wait 2 hours to see my dr.  THANK GOD for my friend, Jessica that came to help!  Then, we had their 6 month appointment following that.  It was quite the day!

Hope you're all doing great.  I'll try not to go another 2 months this time!

XOXOXO