On your Mark, Get Set, Go!!!

So many moms tried to warn me... they tried to tell me how fast time goes by.  I should have listened more closely when they told me to enjoy every single minute when they were little - they DO grow up so fast!

I got a little teary-eyed when James, my hubby, came down the stairs and announced that he lowered Morgan's bed - the last bed upstairs that was still as high as it was when the 3 amigos first arrived home.  Good thing he DID lower the bed - she has grown by leaps and bounds this week alone!

Here's the latest:

Morgan - In less than one week, she has mastered crawling on her hands & knees (skipping the army crawl), pulling up to her knees, and can sit up on her own after lying down.  When we stand her up, she can balance herself while holding onto only one of our fingers!  If her brother or sister takes a toy away from her, she can now chase them down to get it back!  She wakes up much earlier, excited to start crawling for the day.  Once she is on the floor, she lays flat, giggles, and kicks her feet - we think she is so excited about crawling that she isn't sure what to do!!  Her tooth-count is four now, and her favorite meal is yogurt!!!

James - What a ham!  He cruises around the room chasing both of his sisters.  He can pull up to a standing position, and pulls up on anything that stands still long enough.  Although his favorite place to stand is at the window, he also loves standing in his crib during nap time OR at 6:00 in the morning, calling out to his sisters & trying to convince them to start their day as well!  Favorite book?  Brown Bear!!!  After reading his favorite, I tried switching books, and he let me know very loudly that he wasn't a happy boy!  "Brown Bear, Brown Bear, What do you see?"  That phrase can fix James anytime!

Madison - Otherwise known as the bulldozer!  Madison not only is pulling up to a stand on anything she can find, she is starting to inch her way down the wall or gate.  She has also figured out how to lower herself to the ground if she isn't comfortable standing anymore! She still crawls over James & Morgan, but can also be found crawling over their baby furniture, pulling books off the shelf, and rearranging items in storage bins!  Madison recently learned "ARMS UP!" and will smile every time she is asked to show off :)

Scary thought - the next time I update our blog, I will probably be breaking the news that someone is now walking!  We're sure the other 2 will be close behind!

Happy Valentine's Day!

Happy Valentine's Day!!!

Our Valentine Update:

We wanted to pose on Valentine's day with some special gifts

given to us by Sofia, a favorite friend of the triplets.

Morgan posed sweetly by the window, eager to please, her giraffe tucked safely nearby.  Her tooth count as of today is 4! She received the first of her upper-teeth on her 10-month birthday, and they were not giving her an easy time!  Morgan will probably skip the "Army Crawl" - she's on her hands & knees trying to figure out the hand-foot coordination.

Madison would have nothing to do with a stuffed animal as long as a book was close at hand. She turns pages, laughs at the pictures, and makes up her own words! She is proudly pulling up on anything available and standing as long as her little legs will let her!

James was fine sitting for photos, but spent his time flinging his stuffed animal around as he watched his fish swimming on the TV DVD.  Notice his shirt - Mama's Boy.  I told him not ever to forget it! He is still proudly showing 6 teeth, but furiously cutting #7.  James CAN crawl on his hands/knees when he chooses, but finds it faster to do the Army crawl when he is keeping up with Madison.  He is pulling up to his knees easily, and figuring out how to stand as well.

The babies received a Valentine card with a quote from Winnie the Pooh:

"Sometimes," said Pooh, "the smallest things take up the most room in your heart."

May your heart be filled with things of ALL sizes!!