6 Month Check Up

Yesterday was our 6 month exam at the pediatrician's office. The kids did great and everyone was very impressed with their growth and development. The doctor even measured both of the girls himself because he couldn't believe they went from the 3rd percentile to the 25% & 55% in height.

Ryan: 19lbs, 13oz (85%), 28 inches long (90%), and 17.75 inches head (80%)

Caitlin: 15lbs (25%), 25.75 inches long (55%), and 16.5 inches head (30%)

Madison: 14lbs, 2oz (20%), 25 inches long (25%), and 16 inches head (7%)

He said it was interesting to see their different personalities. All the kids cooperated while he examined them, but their reactions were all different. Ryan was the least sure he wanted the doctor to look at him and kept trying to grab his instruments and wiggle. He said Caitlin acted like nothing at all was happening to her, and Madison watched every move he made acted like she knew just what was going on. We had to laugh because he pretty much had them pegged. JP was home sick from school yesterday, so he took a quick look at him too. Luckily his ears and throat looked good, so that was a relief. We put off their immunizations until Friday because we had their 1st set of RSV shots today. The doctor didn't to risk any fever or side affects that would prevent them from getting the shots.

Today went fine as well. We will go every month thru March to get the dosage of medication that will help them fight off RSV if they're exposed to it. Now we're just home getting ready for a quiet Thanksgiving. We decided to stay home this year because we thought the kids were going to be getting shots 2 days in a row and thought we should just take it easy. I just made a pumpkin pie (makes the house smell good!) and will make the turkey dinner tomorrow. We got movie Wall-e from Netflix and I bought the game Twister which I think JP will love. We have so much to be thankful for this year that it should be nice to sit back and enjoy it all. We hope all of our families and friends have a great holiday too!


The Girls

Messy faces...









Maddi












Ryan














Caiti



And when did you start eating solid foods?

When Someone's Not Happy

If somebody's not happy around here, they let you know it. It's amazing how different each of the babies are, even in the way they complain. Caitlin "tells" you when something is not right, Madison will scream at the top of her lungs and then look for a reaction and Ryan, well he just cries until you come get him. Luckily, they can usually all be calmed down pretty easily. I couldn't imagine if this went on all day long!

Everyone is now eating 2 "meals" a day on top of their bottles. Cereal mixed with fruit in the morning and a veggie at night. These kids are not getting any cheaper! They continue to become more aware of what's going on around here. Just about anything that JP does is great and they are starting to notice each other and touch, talk to, or hit the person closest to them.

We're getting set for the kids to be baptized right after Christmas. We waited until baby George was born for them all to be christened together. Ryan will wear JP's outfit, Madison will fit into mine and I found a great deal on a new gown and bonnet for Caitlin. We attended the required class last Saturday and all the babies including George did great! Even JP sat there without complaints for an hour. I bribed him with a trip to McDonald's if he did good. He just can't resist a trip to the PlayPlace! When the class was over the Deacon asked the 20+ people there if anyone one had any questions. JP spoke for the whole group and said "No".

JP is really into art and building things these days. He is always creating something new. He asks me what would be the "coolest" thing I can think of for him to build with his blocks. He is starting to read and write more and more too. People have brought in used greeting cards for the kids to play with at school. Joe came home with a baby card for his siblings yesterday. I thought it was so cute and he did such a good job with their names . A little girl in class taught him how to make snowflakes by folding up paper and making cuts. I have a feeling I will have bits of paper all over the house for the next several months!

George came to visit last week and he fit right in!






















Joe and one of his many cool buildings.






















This is what happens when you don't supervise you 5 year old painting.

















How cute is this?

6 Months Has Flown By Already!

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Bathtime

We go through so many bibs around here everyday, I didn't realize at first that I grabbed a different holiday for each kid this afternoon. I guess having triplets is like Valentine's Day, Christmas & the Fourth of July all rolled into one!

So, today was bath day at our house. I recently realized I had not really taken any cute "baby in the bath" pictures of the kids, so today was the day. JP had to get in on the action too. He was playing downstairs and decided to write all over his hands and arms with marker (he said he was making tattoos). He usually takes showers these days, but off to the tub he went.

Tomorrow, there is no school because of Veteran's Day. JP was invited to his 1st sleepover at his friend Will's house. We are anxiously waiting to see if we will get a late night call to come get him. There are about 4 boys and Will's parents are taking them to a Denver Nuggets basketball game. Joe dropped him off tonight and all the boys were running around saying "Go Nuggets!". JP says "I'm going to yell- Go Chicken Nuggets!"(yep, that's our kid). I guess then all the boys started running around shouting that. We wish Will's parents lots of luck!!

Madison

























Caitlin

Ryan

JP helping to put lotion on.

Why Worry? We've Got Grandmom

Ryan's bib
says it all!









Grandmom and Pop stayed until Wednesday and all 4 of our kids got lots of attention. We had a nice visit and are looking to them coming out again soon. It's always nice to have a couple extra set of hands!

Last Sunday Joe & I became godparents to good friends of ours son, Luke. It was a nice ceremony and Luke did great especially considering the poor guy was sick. Aunt Carolyn and Pop stayed home with the babies so that we could be stress free and enjoy the mass, baptism and brunch. We always have to take pictures of Alexandra and JP too. These guys are about the same age and we joke that we've got their life together chronicled!

I put the babies in their only set of matching outfits that they received when they were born. They look like they are a gang or hosting a baby workout video. Too funny!



Feeding Time

The Baptism

Little Luke

JP & Alexandra

The Crist Gang

That's a lot of toys
for a lot of babies!