Happy Two Month Birthday, Babies!

Pictures:

* Grandpa Logan w/ Ryan, Brooke & Jack

* Kyle & daddy decorating our BIG Christmas tree :-)
* Happy two month birthday Jack, Brooke & Ryan

I know I've kind of dropped the ball over the last week and a half. Well, life has all of a sudden become VERY CRAZY! I look back over the past few months and realize it was the calm before the storm. Well the storm has hit! Now that they are awake longer during the day (and sometimes the night too!), it seems someone is always crying for some reason or another. It seems that I never have a moment to myself anymore, even to go to the bathroom, take a shower, etc!?!?

We had our two month appointment last Tuesday and everyone is doing well. They had a few shots (we extended the shot schedule) and they all seemed to do ok. I know that the shots get more difficult as they get older (Kyle hates even the mention of the word "doctor" as he knows that's where shots happen!) so I just tear up a little at the site of shots for my babes. Here's the latest:

Ryan (born 3 lb 3 oz) now weighs 6 lb 13 oz 19.5" long

Brooke (born 4 lb 4 oz) now weighs 7 lb 1 oz 20.5" long

Jack (born 4 lb 5 oz) now weighs 7 lbs 13 oz 20.5" long

Needless to say, they are all growing like weeds! We don't go back to the doctor now until after the new year for the next round of RSV shots. These occur once a month so we're getting to know the doctors/staff very well!

As I said in my last post, Ed's dad came up to visit for Thanksgiving weekend. We had a nice time. I think (as most everyone does after a visit) how crazy busy life with triplets and a two year old really is. We're planning to travel to Champaign after Christmas to visit family and friends. Now THAT will be an adventure :-) Poor Macey dog, no more room for her to travel anymore!

As you can see from the pictures above, we put our Christmas tree up last weekend. This year, we had to downsize the Christmas tree as there is no room for the larger one! The space has been replaced with baby swings, bouncy seats, pack n' play, etc. It is going to be a great Christmas this year though because Kyle is very into the holiday. Ed bought him the old DVD's of Frosty and Rudolph so he's up to speed on his Christmas videos and, like his daddy, has an early start on his favorite holiday. I keep reminding him that he has to be a good boy because Santa is watching and this is how he gets toys. Unfortunately he forgets that point often these days. He's doing so well with the babies but he definitely has his moments. Again, not sure if it's adjusting to three new siblings or the terrible twos but he can definitely be a stinker! I still would have cloned him though if we could have!

Well, mom & dad are here again for the night (hence the reason I had time to write this blog entry!) so I'm off to bed to get a good nights sleep. Everyone tells us how lucky we are to have such amazing parents. We DO know it and DO appreciate it more than we could ever express. They keep reminding us that they're just "paying it forward" as we'll be the ones changing their diapers in twenty years :-)

I know I forgot so many other things I wanted to write about since Thanksgiving but my brain is much smaller these days so I'll just have to be better about writing more often. We'll see how that goes...

P.S. I did have a few minutes this weekend to change the background on the blog. Ed wanted to know why it was pink when I had three boys and one girl. I told him that I thought the pink was very cute and it IS my blog, right?!?! I now know that I can change it up so you may see it change from time to time. I'm getting pretty good at this blogging thing :-)