Another month has come and gone, with the triplets changing more and more each month. We officially have 3 babies that now can roll front to back and back to front, thus all 3 are now sleeping un-swaddled every night. That being the case, we never know what position we are going to find them in, who’s sucking their thumb, who’s limbs are hanging out between the bars on their cribs. (See Dylan Below) We love it =) We have been very blessed with good sleepers; We still have a night here and there where we have to get up to console someone back to sleep, but for the most part they are now sleeping from 7:30pm – 7am. We did have to separate them at nap time, so we have one in their crib, one in a pack-n-play in our room and another in a pack-n-play in the guest room. With Mason learning to scream and Dylan ‘talking’ super loud when he wakes up, they have been waking each other up from nap time constantly.
We went up to Fargo the first weekend in June for cousin Claudia’s graduation party, and we had so much fun! We stayed in a hotel and took the babies on their first swimming adventure; they loved it!
All 3 babies are on the move, I have a feeling it won’t be long until we have someone crawling. They are getting good at practicing sitting up, but none of them can do it on their own for long without falling over =) They also love to put every toy they get into their hands directly into their mouths; it’s so fun to watch them actually reach out for the toy that you are holding for them.
Every night now we give them rice cereal and a fruit or veggie to try. So far we have done bananas, prunes, apples, carrots, and sweet potatoes; peaches, pears and peas are next in line with more to follow. They faces they make while trying each of the different foods is priceless!
One of our new favorite activities is for the babies to play ‘ball’ with Kita. We lay them down on their bellies in the basement and toss the ball around to Kita. They just lay there and laugh super hard to see Kita chasing it all over the basement.
Mason James
Mason has really changed a lot this month, more so in the last weeks. Our big boy that always loves to snuggle has started to get a little more independent. He scoots around the floor on his belly and has started actually jumping around and playing in the jumper we have for them. Don’t get me wrong though, he still does love to snuggle! He is over 19 lbs now, so he is definitely our big boy! This past weekend he also got his first two teeth! The first one cut through on Friday the 15th and we noticed the second one on the following Sunday. It makes me sad to think that we will be loosing the gummy smiles I love so much!
Dylan Patrick
Dylan is still our wild little monkey; he prefers to be standing more than anything else. Just the other night I walked into him in his crib up and on his hands and knees rocking back and forth. It won’t be long now before he will be crawling around. Mom and dad are really nervous, but excited for this next stage. It’s hard to imagine what it will be like with 3 little ones on the move constantly!
Madelynn Grace
Maddy has also changed a lot this past month. She is steadily catching up to her brothers in weight, now weighing in over 15 lbs. She has the chubbiest little cheeks that you could just kiss all day long. Her newfound best friend is Kita. Every time she sees him she gets the biggest grin on her face. She even looks for him when she hears his nails on the wood floor. She has gotten so smiley over these past few weeks, it just warms your heart.
Daddy’s Day
On Sunday we celebrated Shawn’s very first Father’s Day, which was an amazing day for him. I think he is truly loving being a dad to these 3 very special yet individual little one’s. We sent him golfing with Uncle Kory on Saturday which is one of his favorite things to do. Auntie Abby came over and helped feed and snuggle babies while they were gone. We couldn’t be more blessed and thankful that we were chosen to be the parents of them. With all the craziness that being a parent to triplets can bring, we have learned to be more flexible with our schedules and lives, but we have also learned what it really means to love, not only with your heart, but with our whole bodies. We would not want it any other way!
Wishing you a warm and fun start to your summer!
S&B+3
