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I got one puffer vest as a hand me down and I quickly decided that I had to have two more after seeing how cute they looked in them. After a month of searching eBay for the cheapest deals I scored two more vests for less than $4 a vest. Except for the blue/green one they are size 2T! I also noticed their 12m pj's looking a little tight so I brought up all the 18mo pj's. Can you believe it, they've always worn clothes for their age or smaller and now they're wearing stuff bigger than their actual age! 

We had a beautiful spring like day, puffer vest weather, so we went to a little restaurant around the corner that has an out door patio so the boys could run around while Phil and I enjoyed a beer and appetizer. We forgot how hard it is to go out with these guys. It was anything but relaxing as we ran after the boys while trying not to spill our beers. At one point Phil tells me "I'm going to wash Eli's hands." I thought to myself "boy, Phil is really turning into a germ-a-phobe." When he got back he told me that Eli got into some dog poop! So besides that and Thomas chewing on a cigarette butt, we managed to make it out of there without offending too many patrons. 

We continued the party in our back yard. Please don't be too horrified by it, at one point it looked like the garden of Eden back there. 

Eli and Caleb were having so much fun jumping back in forth between the couches. They were laughing and giggling with each other, I thought it was so cute, that is until Caleb missed and went down head first onto the floor : (

Million Dollar smile by Thomas

The boys love looking at our mini reef aquarium, it's a great hobby for dad's of triplets because you can do it at home!

I took Eli with me to the grocery store and when we came back I found the other two conked out on dad! Sundays are so hard juggling grocery shopping, our meeting and a messed up nap schedule : ( But God knows we try!

Baby Updates

Caleb new tooth, front bottom left side. 

Eli got his first molar, bottom left side (opposite of Thomas)

Thomas got another molar, so he has two now. 

We are going on almost three weeks since the boys last cold! I can hardly believe it after more than a year of being sick literally every other week (and no their pediatrician was not concerned and told me it was normal). I think their immune systems are getting caught up. After they were newborns I gave up trying to keep them from catching stuff because mostly it meant quarantine and we just can't live like that. I really think it's now or later, they need to get exposed to everything to build a strong immune system. Here's to fewer colds! (I hope)

For A LONG time now I've felt like a referee, breaking up fights and consoling hurt feelings. But I've noticed the boys playing longer stretches of time without intervention! They have also been obeying me a little when I tell them 'no,' and by little I mean like once out of ten times : P 

I really want to write a personality update since they have changed so much since the last update! Hopefully soon : )

Oh Crap! moment #13-17

Oh Crap! moment #13

Caleb can now easily climb up onto the table, he was scared to stand up at first but has since shed that fear. Another inch and he'll be able to touch the chandelier. I like how Eli is cheering him on in the background. 

Oh Crap! moment #14

These guys don't pardon a single mistake! Caleb got into the worst of choking hazards, tortilla chips! And he was passing them down to his brothers

Oh Crap! moment #15

Seriously?! I'm so tired of rearranging furniture!!! Guess who? Caleb of course. 

Oh Crap! moment #16

This one makes my stomach churn! So I left the room to change Eli's diaper and when I came back Caleb had climbed the gate, that separates the living room from the kitchen, like he always does. This time the trash can was within his reach and there was tons of stuff on the floor that he had taken out of it. Then I saw Thomas chewing on something...make sure you have somewhere to puke after reading this....he was chewing on the styrofoam container were ground beef had been packaged! I had made something with ground beef for dinner the night before so it had been out at room temperature for almost a full day! I was on high alert for signs of food poisoning after that. 

Oh Crap! moment #17

This one almost gave me a heart attack! I left the room to use the bathroom. While I was gone the boys knocked over a lamp that I had taken the shade off of to let more light out. The lamp lives on the other side of the super yard so the light bulb broke mostly on the other side of the fence but a little spilled onto the side where the babies roam around. I'm not sure why I didn't hear the crash but maybe it doesn't take much to break a light bulb? So when I got back I didn't notice what had happened. After some time Eli gets close to me and I noticed he had something in his mouth. Nothing unusual yet since they love picking up trash off the floor and chewing on it. I go to swipe out his mouth and as I'm doing it something pokes me. He had several pieces of broken glass in his mouth!!! "How is your mouth not bleeding child!!!" Glass of all things, OMG!!! Not a single scratch was on the boy though.

17 months!

I made these shirts as prototypes, I'm envisioning 2T plain colored hoodies each with a different cool monster of my own personal design : ) 

I love having triplets! And yes I obsess all the time about coordinating their outfits       : P

Caleb with mama Elda

Thomas

Eli

The true triple hold is becoming too difficult these days!

My mom was out here last week and like I mentioned before it was go go go! We'd take the boys somewhere in the mornings to get their wiggles out and then after nap time we'd go and do some thing fun for us (like shopping!). I think we did too much though because I ended up terribly sick the last two days of my mom's visit, I'll explain it in a bit. As you can imagine there was plenty of kisses, hugs, and Spanish baby talk. After each unhealthy dose of Spanish baby talk the boys' would add a swagger to their step and they'd get all goofy, needless to say my mom left the boys sooo 'chiciados!' (sorry no English equivalent but you can kind of see it in Eli's face in the pic where he's with my mom).

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If you're wondering were the boys got such cute outfits, they are hand me down's from another set of BBB triplets. Along with tons of clothes they gave us many sets of matching Nike's and Converse shoes that supposedly were used but they look brand new to me! The first set of shoes finally fit and I wanted to get a nice picture of them before my trio got them all grubby but didn't get the chance : ( Such generous folks, thank you, thank you, thank you!

We're back in business! There was a new Eebe's Adventures added to Netflix and I thought I'd give it a try and the boys loved it! We survived several months without t.v. so we'll keep our t.v. viewing to once a week now!

Caleb watching Eebe's from afar

The Breastfeeding saga continues...

I spent more than 24 hours with a fever I just couldn't kick, and then another two days feeling like I was going to die. I got a plugged milk duct that got infected and I'm on antibiotics now. This is my third plugged milk duct, and if you are wondering why you've never experienced this after successfully nursing your own children, well it occurs more frequently when nursing multiples (yay!). The first time only lasted a few hours. The second time, I dealt with it for close to a week, it got infected but I was able to overcome it without any antibiotics. They are soooo painful, to the touch and especially when nursing, I seriously almost started crying at one point. And can you guess what the best way to get rid of them is??? Massage (not the gentle kind) and nursing nursing nursing! I couldn't breastfeed on the affected side until I kicked the fever so I just pumped till I could stand to nurse. Seriously so painful. I'm feeling much better now and the duct is unplugged but I'm still quite sore not to mention the sharp shooting pains I feel for up to and hour after nursing. 

Current studies are showing that nursing (even just two or three times a day) to the age of two is still beneficial to baby's immune system and brain development. However, at this point I'm thinking the sacrifice is far out weighing the benefit. I DO NOT want another one of these again and I'm not entirely sure why I got it this time around. I have read that it can be a way for the body to tell you to slow down so this is my only guess since the babies had been nursing normally. The cause of my last one was obvious because the babies were sick and not wanting to eat, and we were in California so I didn't have my pump with me. 

Initially the antibiotics made my milk supply tank, so much so that for a moment I thought it might be the cause to an abrupt end to nursing. I was very sad and immediately started missing the close bond it gives me to my babies. This is not the way I had envisioned weaning, I wanted it to end my way when the time came. Since the start I had no idea if I'd be able to breastfeed successfully so I had no goals for when to stop, I was just playing it by ear so to speak. When I made it to one I thought hey maybe I can make to two! Thankfully my milk supply rebounded but I think it's time to start thinking about weaning sooner than two : (

Good day sirs!

Bear Hugs

If you liked the video on my last post this one will melt your heart! Just try to ignore my dumb voice in the background <3 <3 <3

 Back, side, front: I don't know why I like this picture so much : )

 All the boys sporting their Mexican futbol jerseys that mama Elda brought them

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 Went up to the rose gardens and stopped by the play ground

 Mama Elda with Eli

The boys were a big hit with some tourists from Saudi Arabia they even requested a picture with all three of the boys. I figured what the heck, it's not everyday you get to see identical triplets!

Caleb said 'eight' (perfectly pronounced) and 'thank you' twice (sounded like tay uuuu)! The hard part is getting them to repeat them selves, it's once or twice and they never say the same words again : (

Caleb climbed up a chair today for the first time all by himself! He's not even tall enough to do it but he uses his upper body strength to pull himself onto it. Big sigh!

I have been good about posting twice a week but since my mom got here we've been going all over the place so I haven't had time. My mom leaves tomorrow : ( so I'll do better next week : )

Hugs & Molars

Very very short video I promise...

Hugs among the boys are occurring more frequently, we didn't even teach them to hug each other, so this is true brotherly love : )

Last post I mentioned that Thomas got his first molar in but I hadn't realized that Caleb had cut two molars too. Let me write this down so I can keep this straight (I'll probably get tired of keeping track soon, HA!).

Eli: 4 up top all in the front in a row
      4 on bottom all in the front in row

Caleb: 4 up top all in the front in a row
          2 on bottom in the front
          2 molars on the bottom, left and right one

Thomas: 4 up top all in the front in a row
              3 on the bottom, the front two ones and the one his left
              1 molar on the bottom on his left

24 teeth altogether, AHHHHH!!!

 The boys are responsible water babies and read all safety materials provided. Next time you see these infant life jackets there will be clear blue water in the background and sand under their toes. Call me paranoid if you want but I call it a healthy fear of the ocean. Sympathize with me since I don't even know how to swim. 

 Fell right off the couch and landed like this. If only they could wear these all the time there would be no more head bonks!

No we will not be taking that umbrella with us!

Hawaii checklist

sandals √

sunblock √

swim trunks √

life jackets √

sun hats...I'm on a mad search! Thankfully I still have a couple of months, grrrr!

Oh Crap! moment #12

Oh Crap! moment #12 brought to you by Caleb...

Looks like some furniture rearranging was in order

Walah! The boys fav new corner of the house

 Eli being a snuggly-wug with me : )

 Caleb looking so sweet but little do you know how much of a whippersnapper he is at home!

 "Now tell me what I can do to get you in this set of wheels?" Thomas practicing his used car salesman look

 The sacrificial book to see if the boys are ready to have full access of their books, that's a nay!

 Caleb got some new boo boos : (

Notice something strange about this picture? Expecting full out fighting and slipping I experimented to see how the boys would do without their bath seats. It was a 2/3rds disaster when Caleb and Eli freaked out because they didn't have their seats. Thomas seemed to do ok but he pretty much stayed in one spot as if he was in his seat the whole time. Looks like we're staying in our bath seats for a while longer, yay! : )

 I once found Eli with a pair of dad's shorts on and underwear on his head, I couldn't get the camera fast enough so here's the second best. In case you are doubting, yes he did this all on his own : )

Caleb and Eli did the sign for 'thank you' back to me when I prompted them for it, what polite boys!

Thomas was pretty miserable all day yesterday, I felt to see if he had any new teeth and couldn't feel anything. This morning I felt the tip of his new bottom left molar!