1st Christmas

4 Months Old

1st Christmas Eve in their Christmas jammies.

4 Months Old!

Mason, Evan and Madison with our awesome family doctor

The Triplets turned 4 Months old last friday! They had their 4 month check-up today and here's their recent measurements:

Mason: 11.6 lbs.(2%) 22.25"(0%) Head Circumference: 15.9" (10%)

Evan: 12.5 lbs.(7%) 22.75"(1%) Head Circumference: 16.3" (27%)

Madison: 11 lbs.(4%) 21.75"(0%) Head Circumference: 16.1"(49%)

Yes, our children have big heads.

At Four Months old our babies are holding their heads up, sitting up(with assistance), eating between 4-6oz every 3 hours during the day and sleeping from 8pm-6am every night. We also started them on rice cereal and two out of the three hate it, they cry the whole time. Evan (the biggest one of course) loves rice cereal and does great at eating it. The babies aren't quite rolling over yet, I need to do better at giving them more tummy time. They smile all the time and have chuckled a few times, they haven't quite gotten a big laugh out yet, it seems like that will come any day now. They are wearing 3-6 months clothes and size 2 diapers.

Yes, we do have moments of Insanity...

The babies are doing awesome and only get up once during the night to eat. Usually between 4am-6am. It's not always quiet leading up to the feeding however...most nights we have to tide over at least one baby until that feeding time. It's funny how they rotate which baby is fussy. One night it will be Madison, and the next it will be Mason...They like to take turns. Needless to say, yes, it is awesome that they only get up once to eat and we feel incredibly blessed to get this extra sleep, but sometimes it's not a deep sleep because of the babies fussiness. SO not having a full 7 hours of deep sleep sometimes at that early morning feeding my husband or I or both of us show signs of insanity.
This particular occasion was just over the weekend. I was feeding Evan and my husband was feeding Madison. He gets finished feeding her and realizes she messed her pants. He then goes to change her, opens her diaper and says, "Maddy....WHAT?......Oh.....this is Mason."
Yes, we do mix up our kids, and most frequently during the night.

Weight Update

The Trio will be 4 months old on the 18th of this month. CRAZY thought, I know.
I think I've already mentioned this but I'll just touch on it again...
The babies have to get the RSV (Synagist) shot to help protect them from getting RSV this winter season. They get an injection once every 28 days through the winter. So their last dose will probably be sometime in March. The shot is ridiculously expensive. They charge by the dose and they figure out the dose your baby needs based on their weight. So in preparation for the babies first shot they were weighed this past weekend.
Evan weighed in as the biggest (like always) at 11lbs. 9oz. Mason came in second at 10lbs. 14oz. Madison came in last at 9lbs. 14oz. We were expecting big numbers from Evan because he's gotten so big lately he fits perfectly in his size 3-6 month clothes, I think he'll be moving into 6-9 month clothes before he's 6 months old. Mason and Madison however we were shocked at how big they've gotten. We're so proud of our healthy babies, we're incredibly blessed that they're such good growers!

The Triplets at 3 1/2 Months Old

Mason is on the far left, Evan in the middle, Madison on the far right.