evan, madison, mason
Showing posts with label 6 months old. Show all posts
Showing posts with label 6 months old. Show all posts
Thursday, March 18, 2010
Tuesday, March 16, 2010
Wednesday, March 10, 2010
recent pictures
things have been getting more and more crazy busy as they get older. in some aspects life is getting easier, in other ways it's getting harder. but we're enjoying every minute with these precious babies!
today i finally had a few minutes were all 3 were happy and i didn't have anything i needed to be getting done so we had a mini photo shoot. it lasted all of 10 minutes before they were done. but we got a few cute pictures.
i'm not a professional so don't expect anything grand. i just have fun with my nikon and adobe cs4. it was fun doing this, i haven't had time to take pictures and play around in photoshop for quite a while.
anyway...here they are.
oh and i'm not going to label who the babies are...i'd like to see you all guess!
man is it hard to get 3 babies posed just so and all smiling!
and yes i'm going to start writing our blog name on all the pictures in order to make it harder for people to steal them.
if you ever want copies of any pictures i post without the writing contact me and i'll e-mail you a copy.
today i finally had a few minutes were all 3 were happy and i didn't have anything i needed to be getting done so we had a mini photo shoot. it lasted all of 10 minutes before they were done. but we got a few cute pictures.
i'm not a professional so don't expect anything grand. i just have fun with my nikon and adobe cs4. it was fun doing this, i haven't had time to take pictures and play around in photoshop for quite a while.
anyway...here they are.
oh and i'm not going to label who the babies are...i'd like to see you all guess!
man is it hard to get 3 babies posed just so and all smiling!
and yes i'm going to start writing our blog name on all the pictures in order to make it harder for people to steal them.
if you ever want copies of any pictures i post without the writing contact me and i'll e-mail you a copy.
Monday, March 1, 2010
homemade baby food
when we started spending $100.00 (sometimes more) per week on baby food i decided it was time to find a cheaper solution...quickly.
i've always wanted to make our own baby food but was intimidated at the idea and didn't know where to start.
after talking with a fellow triplet mama who makes baby food i felt better about the idea and decided to give it a shot.
she told me about this website:
http://www.wholesomebabyfood.com
my first trip to the store i really didn't know how much to buy. i started out with this:
3 pkgs of carrots at $0.89ea. so $2.69 total.
2 whole butternut squashes at $0.99/lb. so $3.64 total.
one bunch of bananas $1.37
7 apples at $1.49/lb so $6.41 total
so all together i spent $14.11
yesterday i baked, steamed and pureed. it really didn't take long at all. being a mommy of a 2 1/2 year old and 6 month old triplets, anything i do needs to be something that doesn't take too much time. i didn't even finish pureeing all the apples and by the looks of it i will have enough baby food to feed all THREE babies for 2 weeks. yes, that's right, 2 weeks!
$14.11 every 2 weeks is a LOT better than $100.00 every week.
so to all you mommies of babies out there, i highly recommend you trying it! seriously, it is SO worth it. just a couple pros to making your own food is obviously it will save you a lot of money and it is a lot healthier for your baby to have fresh ground food. oh and the cost, i bought all the veggies and fruit at target and wasn't looking at sale prices. i'm sure if i shopped around and found good deals i could save even more!
think about this too...i'm feeding triplets. so if you have one baby think of the money you'll be saving. if i spend approx. $15.00 for enough food to last 2 weeks...just triple that if you have one baby. you'd probably spend $15.00 every 6 weeks! (if my math is correct...i'm horrible at math)
and if you're worried about having the right equipment, DON'T. the triplet mom i talked to uses the good old stove and an electric mixer, sometimes her hand mixer. i have a steamer and a food processor which works awesome...but you can use almost anything!
i store the food in sandwich-sized ziploc bags label and date them and stick them in our freezer. when i'm ready to feed the babies i thaw one bag and cut off the lower corner with some scissors and squeeze the food out into a bowl....so easy!
some parents with just one baby use these because each cube is equivalent to one serving for one baby. but i obviously need 3 servings, hence the ziploc bags.
i've always wanted to make our own baby food but was intimidated at the idea and didn't know where to start.
after talking with a fellow triplet mama who makes baby food i felt better about the idea and decided to give it a shot.
she told me about this website:
http://www.wholesomebabyfood.com
my first trip to the store i really didn't know how much to buy. i started out with this:
3 pkgs of carrots at $0.89ea. so $2.69 total.
2 whole butternut squashes at $0.99/lb. so $3.64 total.
one bunch of bananas $1.37
7 apples at $1.49/lb so $6.41 total
so all together i spent $14.11
yesterday i baked, steamed and pureed. it really didn't take long at all. being a mommy of a 2 1/2 year old and 6 month old triplets, anything i do needs to be something that doesn't take too much time. i didn't even finish pureeing all the apples and by the looks of it i will have enough baby food to feed all THREE babies for 2 weeks. yes, that's right, 2 weeks!
$14.11 every 2 weeks is a LOT better than $100.00 every week.
so to all you mommies of babies out there, i highly recommend you trying it! seriously, it is SO worth it. just a couple pros to making your own food is obviously it will save you a lot of money and it is a lot healthier for your baby to have fresh ground food. oh and the cost, i bought all the veggies and fruit at target and wasn't looking at sale prices. i'm sure if i shopped around and found good deals i could save even more!
think about this too...i'm feeding triplets. so if you have one baby think of the money you'll be saving. if i spend approx. $15.00 for enough food to last 2 weeks...just triple that if you have one baby. you'd probably spend $15.00 every 6 weeks! (if my math is correct...i'm horrible at math)
and if you're worried about having the right equipment, DON'T. the triplet mom i talked to uses the good old stove and an electric mixer, sometimes her hand mixer. i have a steamer and a food processor which works awesome...but you can use almost anything!
i store the food in sandwich-sized ziploc bags label and date them and stick them in our freezer. when i'm ready to feed the babies i thaw one bag and cut off the lower corner with some scissors and squeeze the food out into a bowl....so easy!
some parents with just one baby use these because each cube is equivalent to one serving for one baby. but i obviously need 3 servings, hence the ziploc bags.
Tuesday, February 23, 2010
6 month old doctor's appointment
the babies turned 6 months old on the 18th...crazy! i can't believe 6 months has already flown by and we're 1/2 way to them being 1!!!
we took the babies in to their 6 month check-up yesterday and they are all growing well
mason
14 lbs (3%)
25" (6%)
head: 16.7" (16%)
evan
15.8 lbs (18%)
25.24" (10%)
head: 17.5" (70%)
madison
13.8 lbs (10%)
24.5" (11%)
head: 17.1" (78%)
as soon as i get a chance i will take a picture of them now and post a pic of now and birth to compare. they sure are changing a lot and growing so fast! we will get their professional pictures done when they can sit on their own....i'm working hard with them on that one!
the babies are cooing and laughing all the time. madison loves to work up her spit and gurgle. mason has started this coughing thing...i think he does it for attention. and evan is still the biggest mommy's boy ever!
so far madison and evan are still the only ones who have rolled over. madison rolled over on her 5 month birthday and evan rolled over on his 6 month birthday. we're still waiting on mason! c'mon mason!
the babies are eating 2 meals of baby food a day. mornings i feed them baby food oatmeal mixed with a fruit and evenings i feed them veggies sometimes followed by fruit. they are going through baby food like crazy, we've been spending on average $100 per week on baby food. yikes!
the babies are in size 3 diapers. madison is still in 3-6 month clothes and the boys are now in 6-12 month clothes.
we took the babies in to their 6 month check-up yesterday and they are all growing well
mason
14 lbs (3%)
25" (6%)
head: 16.7" (16%)
evan
15.8 lbs (18%)
25.24" (10%)
head: 17.5" (70%)
madison
13.8 lbs (10%)
24.5" (11%)
head: 17.1" (78%)
as soon as i get a chance i will take a picture of them now and post a pic of now and birth to compare. they sure are changing a lot and growing so fast! we will get their professional pictures done when they can sit on their own....i'm working hard with them on that one!
the babies are cooing and laughing all the time. madison loves to work up her spit and gurgle. mason has started this coughing thing...i think he does it for attention. and evan is still the biggest mommy's boy ever!
so far madison and evan are still the only ones who have rolled over. madison rolled over on her 5 month birthday and evan rolled over on his 6 month birthday. we're still waiting on mason! c'mon mason!
the babies are eating 2 meals of baby food a day. mornings i feed them baby food oatmeal mixed with a fruit and evenings i feed them veggies sometimes followed by fruit. they are going through baby food like crazy, we've been spending on average $100 per week on baby food. yikes!
the babies are in size 3 diapers. madison is still in 3-6 month clothes and the boys are now in 6-12 month clothes.
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