I am working from home today so I could help Jon take the babies to the High Risk clinic. The clinic is run by the developmental pediatricians and other specialists from the hospital at which we delivered for babies born prematurely and with other high risk conditions. We bring them in and they get a physical and reviewed by a PT, OT and teacher to make sure they are reaching their milestones on time and not having any other significant problems that could be missed. Plus, it allows the neonatologists to update their outcomes- which let's them better advise other parents going through the tough decision of whether to reduce a triplet pregnancy or not.
So, Jon told me yesterday that today was the appointment but he wasn't sure of the time. Then he said it was 10:30am and was written on the calendar (which it wasn't) or in his datebook (which it wasn't). So, off we go, rushing out as usual to arrive there just at 10:30. Only to find out the appointment was actually for 9:00am!!! Luckily, they understood when I explained that I stupidly let my husband make and take care of this appointment and he didn't write anything down and that I had taken off of work for it and... they took pity on us and fit us in between other patients. Oy. Two different doctors saw the babies - one saw Leah and Micah and the other saw Golda and got a history update from me. Then we all met up again and got Leah and Micah's weight taken. All three are doing great. Golda isn't too far behind - a sure sign her therapy is working - and is actually beyond target for the number of words she says (Mama, Dada, Mema, yes, no, wow, oh, oh-no, up, yeah). Leah says Mama and Dada and sometimes Oh no! and Micah says Mama, Dada, glasses (for eyeglasses). And each of them can make some approximation of each other's names. Leah and Micah are on target or beyond for all their milestones, even without correcting their ages for their prematurity!
Here are the stats you are all waiting for: Leah now weighs 22 lbs. 2 oz. and is 31 1/2" long (the tallest!), Micah is 26 lbs. 14 oz. (the heaviest) and is 30 3/4" long and Golda is 20 lbs. 4 oz. and is 29" long. They are all doing great!
I just got back from watching Harry at Karate. It is quite frustrating actually. He can really do the skills, but he gets silly and tries to show off. He yells loudly when the teacher has them do a skill (as he is supposed to) and is very fast and accurate in the moves. The frustrating part is when he isn't being directly watched he goofs around - flailing his limbs, playing with his belt, making silly faces in the mirror and misses the instructions the teacher is giving. I know he is tons better than he was when he first started, but I don't know how they don't clock him in the head more often!
Okay.That's it for now. More later!
Tuesday, January 26, 2010
Saturday, January 9, 2010
January 9, 2010
Good Morning Everyone!
Just a few quick updates this time. Golda was evaluated by a nutritionist and she is going to recommend services for her. This means someone will come twice a month (probably) and discuss her feedings by tube and the amount she is eating by mouth and teach us how to make adjustments, give us tips on how to get more calories in her with less volume, etc. She is currently scheduled on Feb 8th for an upper GI series to check for any constrictions. Of course if they find one then she will go in a few days later for another dilation, but so far, so good, with no signs of any constrictions. We are trying to get Golda used to using the feeding pump backpack, but man does she hate it (hopefully enough to start eating more!). She hates being stuck in the chair while she gets the pump feeds even more now that she is getting good at crawling.
Leah and Micah have now joined forces. Jon found Micah laying on the floor helping Leah stand on him while she reached up to the computer desk and handed things down to him! Then while Jon cleaned off one table they moved on to the next! Little devils!
Apparently the triplets favorite game to play is racing up and down our hallway. Jon reports that they can spend a good chunk of a day crawling / walking and chasing each other back and forth. It usually comes with screams of joy and laughing so it's quite adorable.
Harry's doing well too although hHe has been having some problems in school in the afternoons. We are going to try moving his bedtime a little earlier much to his dismay. He generally does well in school so we are hopeful this will correct the attention issues.
Okay, that's it for now. See, pretty short for me!
Just a few quick updates this time. Golda was evaluated by a nutritionist and she is going to recommend services for her. This means someone will come twice a month (probably) and discuss her feedings by tube and the amount she is eating by mouth and teach us how to make adjustments, give us tips on how to get more calories in her with less volume, etc. She is currently scheduled on Feb 8th for an upper GI series to check for any constrictions. Of course if they find one then she will go in a few days later for another dilation, but so far, so good, with no signs of any constrictions. We are trying to get Golda used to using the feeding pump backpack, but man does she hate it (hopefully enough to start eating more!). She hates being stuck in the chair while she gets the pump feeds even more now that she is getting good at crawling.
Leah and Micah have now joined forces. Jon found Micah laying on the floor helping Leah stand on him while she reached up to the computer desk and handed things down to him! Then while Jon cleaned off one table they moved on to the next! Little devils!
Apparently the triplets favorite game to play is racing up and down our hallway. Jon reports that they can spend a good chunk of a day crawling / walking and chasing each other back and forth. It usually comes with screams of joy and laughing so it's quite adorable.
Harry's doing well too although hHe has been having some problems in school in the afternoons. We are going to try moving his bedtime a little earlier much to his dismay. He generally does well in school so we are hopeful this will correct the attention issues.
Okay, that's it for now. See, pretty short for me!
Sunday, January 3, 2010
January 3, 2010
Hi Everyone! I hope you had a safe and happy New Year and a great holiday break. I for one am really looking forward to getting back to work and our usual routine. I love my kids and family, but I really don't know how Jon does this everyday! I have always said I would go nuts if I was home all the time and I'm getting there! lol. I can honestly say that once I am back at work I don't think I will care what anyone has for breakfast or lunch - constantly having to figure out what to feed Leah and Micah, Golda, and Harry, and me and Jon is painful. I guess that could be why Jon gets annoyed when I say I don't know what I want for dinner - oops!
This vacation has been wonderful though. I have enjoyed spending a lot of time with the kids, especially Harry. We did some shopping together and some reading and Harry and I finally finished cleaning up his room last week. He is so pleased with all the space that he has been keeping it clean! A minor miracle to be sure. It took us four days to do and included emptying every single draw and bin and rearranging everything, but it looks great now. And it makes things easier to clean and to find and play with.
Leah has really loved being able to toddle over and get hugs and snuggles from Mommy whenever she wants and she has really been taking advantage of it. Not that I am complaining at all. She is great snuggler - putting her little head down under yours and pushing against you when you kiss her. Adorable. And she has finally stopped fighting the ponytails and lets me put her hair up everyday now. She looks so freaking cute with her little ponytails that even Golda has to touch them!
Micah has finally started standing for a few minutes without holding on. He is so determined to walk! He's cruising everywhere he can and speed-crawling when he can't. He can climb stairs and anything else like a monkey.He climbs onto Golda's rocking chair, stands up and rocks, usually backwards. Onto the couch and hangs over the arm. Onto the love seat and hangs over that arm. Even onto his sisters (which usually leads to much screaming and hitting and hair pulling and ends with Micah in retreat). Micah loves to tease people, especially his Daddy. This usually entails him doing something he knows he isn't supposed to, like rocking backwards in Golda's chair, screaming to get Daddy's attention, then spinning around, sitting down and quickly putting on a big smile while looking angelic. And as soon as Daddy turns away he's back up again.
Golda is doing very well. Her therapy has really paid off. She is now a confirmed crawler, a little slow but getting faster every day. And sometimes she even crawls with her head up now so she doesn't bonk into absolutely everything! Jon even saw her cruising a bit on the couch the other day. Man are we in trouble when all three are walking pros! Golda is eating better and better too. I think the biggest challenge for us is finding things to keep her interested in eating. She does best when she is being fed while everyone else is eating and when we give her something we are eating - like Miso soup broth, crackers, the fillings from our ravioli. She really likes flavor and saltiness so we are trying to be creative and try different things often. Today she had her second helping of hummus and "mmm"ed the whole time.
I was very productive over my vacation. In addition to cleaning Harry's room I (with Pam's help) re-organized the babies' room and our room and finally got the cards out for the babies' birth announcements/thank yous and our moving cards! The cards are the biggest weight off my shoulders. I have been working on them off and on, whenever I had a chance, since the triplets were born and they are of course way over due, but please enjoy them.
And the last thing on my To-Do List, I have posted a ton of photos for you to enjoy. There are the Lunching Triplets, our Visit to Great Grandma, the Hanukkah Party at Grandma Deena, Christmas 2009, Leah and Micah's first time eating blueberry pancakes, Harry's Yellow Belt Test, a combined album of Chanukkah for the Babies and Brent's birthday, the first night of Hanukkah 2009, some random shots of Thanksgiving weekend 2009, and of course, Random Cuties as of 1-3-10. There are also two albums from Aunt Sheila. One is Hope's Baby Shower and the other is from our visit to meet Liam and Liam's Bris, with a cake for Julian's birthday thrown in!
I hope everyone has an easy return to work and/or school. At least some of you have Martin Luther King Day to look forward to this month!
Windy
This vacation has been wonderful though. I have enjoyed spending a lot of time with the kids, especially Harry. We did some shopping together and some reading and Harry and I finally finished cleaning up his room last week. He is so pleased with all the space that he has been keeping it clean! A minor miracle to be sure. It took us four days to do and included emptying every single draw and bin and rearranging everything, but it looks great now. And it makes things easier to clean and to find and play with.
Leah has really loved being able to toddle over and get hugs and snuggles from Mommy whenever she wants and she has really been taking advantage of it. Not that I am complaining at all. She is great snuggler - putting her little head down under yours and pushing against you when you kiss her. Adorable. And she has finally stopped fighting the ponytails and lets me put her hair up everyday now. She looks so freaking cute with her little ponytails that even Golda has to touch them!
Micah has finally started standing for a few minutes without holding on. He is so determined to walk! He's cruising everywhere he can and speed-crawling when he can't. He can climb stairs and anything else like a monkey.He climbs onto Golda's rocking chair, stands up and rocks, usually backwards. Onto the couch and hangs over the arm. Onto the love seat and hangs over that arm. Even onto his sisters (which usually leads to much screaming and hitting and hair pulling and ends with Micah in retreat). Micah loves to tease people, especially his Daddy. This usually entails him doing something he knows he isn't supposed to, like rocking backwards in Golda's chair, screaming to get Daddy's attention, then spinning around, sitting down and quickly putting on a big smile while looking angelic. And as soon as Daddy turns away he's back up again.
Golda is doing very well. Her therapy has really paid off. She is now a confirmed crawler, a little slow but getting faster every day. And sometimes she even crawls with her head up now so she doesn't bonk into absolutely everything! Jon even saw her cruising a bit on the couch the other day. Man are we in trouble when all three are walking pros! Golda is eating better and better too. I think the biggest challenge for us is finding things to keep her interested in eating. She does best when she is being fed while everyone else is eating and when we give her something we are eating - like Miso soup broth, crackers, the fillings from our ravioli. She really likes flavor and saltiness so we are trying to be creative and try different things often. Today she had her second helping of hummus and "mmm"ed the whole time.
I was very productive over my vacation. In addition to cleaning Harry's room I (with Pam's help) re-organized the babies' room and our room and finally got the cards out for the babies' birth announcements/thank yous and our moving cards! The cards are the biggest weight off my shoulders. I have been working on them off and on, whenever I had a chance, since the triplets were born and they are of course way over due, but please enjoy them.
And the last thing on my To-Do List, I have posted a ton of photos for you to enjoy. There are the Lunching Triplets, our Visit to Great Grandma, the Hanukkah Party at Grandma Deena, Christmas 2009, Leah and Micah's first time eating blueberry pancakes, Harry's Yellow Belt Test, a combined album of Chanukkah for the Babies and Brent's birthday, the first night of Hanukkah 2009, some random shots of Thanksgiving weekend 2009, and of course, Random Cuties as of 1-3-10. There are also two albums from Aunt Sheila. One is Hope's Baby Shower and the other is from our visit to meet Liam and Liam's Bris, with a cake for Julian's birthday thrown in!
I hope everyone has an easy return to work and/or school. At least some of you have Martin Luther King Day to look forward to this month!
Windy
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