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Saturday, April 30, 2011
Photo Shoot
We finally got to go to our favorite photo studio to get some pix taken. If you love them, tell them we sent you! We were there over 3 hours. The boys all did a super job. Ben was the biggest ham of the day. We got 100's of pix. Here are just a few...
Thursday, April 28, 2011
Sunday, April 24, 2011
Hippity Hoppity
We started Easter Sunday off with the boys' Easter baskets.
Then we got dressed for church. We figured the boys should make their big debut on Easter Sunday. For their first time at church, the babies did a really super job. It helped that they mostly slept through the mass & stayed in their carseats. We ended up needing 2 pews for the 6 of us! So many people were excited to finally see them in real life.
Then we headed out to our favorite Easter Brunch where we saw the "big guy". Ben did the best job at brunch. Sam & Nate were a bit fussy and wanted to see the sights. The staff was super. We rolled the Triple Decker up right next to our table and took out 3 chairs to make it fit. We were at a long table by a wall so it worked out well, we tucked the boys in between the table & the wall.
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| Sammy doesn't know what to think. |
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| Ben's digging in looking for some goodies. |
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| Nate doesn't look too excited. |
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| Eli can't wait to see what he got. |
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| So cool, they've gotta wear shades. Ben-Sam-Nate |
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| Eli Ben-Nate-Sam |
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| EB & Eli Sam-Nate-Ben |
Thursday, April 21, 2011
More April Vacation Field Trips
Today's plan was to head down to Children's Hospital to get our little flatty-heads checked out. Since we were going to be in town, we thought we'd head over to the Public Garden and get our Swan Boats on! For additional adult support we kidnapped one of my former students, Allie, and brought her with us.
We arrived in the Children's garage at 9:05 for our 10:00 appointments! Yay for being super crazy and getting out of the house at 7:30!!! We were greeted by a bunch of semi-ignorant people who don't know how to get out of the way when there is a tractor trailer sized stroller coming their way. Also there were tons of people who didn't know how to skooch out of the way when said tractor trailer sized stroller gets into an elevator. We took a total of 3 elevators to get to the appointment and of course 3 to get back to the van. We had a SUPER tight squeeze with the glass elevator at the main entrance of the hospital. The Triple Decker literally got scraped by the elevator doors as they closed. YIKES!!!
Other than that, I have nothing but nice things to say about that hospital. Everybody was great and what was even better is that the boys don't need helmets!!! The doctor thinks they're getting better every day and will be all set in no time. He said their issues aren't severe enough for helmet therapy...WOOT!!!
Now onto the Public Garden. We started this tradition last year with Eli & the babies. They don't remember much as they were still in utero at the time.
I was a little bummed this year that the tulips hadn't bloomed yet...boo to cold weather!!! I loved them so much last year. I think I took more pictures of them than of Eli.
Oh, well. Maybe next year, right? The line was a bit long, but we made it. The babies were pretty well behaved. There were a few occasions were Eli almost swam with the duckies though.
I think we need to get the babies some shoes. They did not want to keep their socks on. We had a near miss on the swan boat. Oy! I've been procrastinating the shoe purchase because it's going to be expensive and I just can't do it! I think I may have to cave and take care of it soon...
Then we were hungry & I had a hankering for PF Changs...so we did it!!! The manager was very accommodating and even said he used to babysit his friends' identical quads. We told him he was welcome at our house whenever (as long as he brought us some Lettuce Wraps too).
Overall, we had a great day & I can't believe we survived our first trip to Boston (not in the NICU!!!). Can't wait to do it again next year!!!
We arrived in the Children's garage at 9:05 for our 10:00 appointments! Yay for being super crazy and getting out of the house at 7:30!!! We were greeted by a bunch of semi-ignorant people who don't know how to get out of the way when there is a tractor trailer sized stroller coming their way. Also there were tons of people who didn't know how to skooch out of the way when said tractor trailer sized stroller gets into an elevator. We took a total of 3 elevators to get to the appointment and of course 3 to get back to the van. We had a SUPER tight squeeze with the glass elevator at the main entrance of the hospital. The Triple Decker literally got scraped by the elevator doors as they closed. YIKES!!!
Other than that, I have nothing but nice things to say about that hospital. Everybody was great and what was even better is that the boys don't need helmets!!! The doctor thinks they're getting better every day and will be all set in no time. He said their issues aren't severe enough for helmet therapy...WOOT!!!
Now onto the Public Garden. We started this tradition last year with Eli & the babies. They don't remember much as they were still in utero at the time.
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| Sammy-Benji-Eli-Nate |
Because we had a single and a double stroller, nobody even noticed they were triplets. They only thought we had twins. Good trick!
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| We're on the boat! Renee & Ben Eli Allie & Nate Dave & Sam See why we needed an extra lap??? No siderails or anything!!! |
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| Renee-Ben-Eli-Nate-Sam-Dave |
Here's Eli's picture with the "Make Way for Ducklings" duckies last year.
Here's everybody this year...
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| Nate & Sam Ben Eli |
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| Nate-Sam-Ben |
Wednesday, April 20, 2011
More pix...
Because we celebrate the babies' Mirthday, Eli decided we had to celebrate his too.
It's only fair right? Here he is on his 4 year 11 month Mirthday (yes, that means he'll be 5 next month!!!)
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| Ben-blue, Sam-green, Nate-yellow Eli |
The 2 stronger guys are starting to "prop sit". I get stressed out because they're 7 months and not sitting, but I'm constantly reminded that they were 9 weeks early and that I shouldn't think of them as 7 month olds, but as 5 month olds. I just can't do it!!!
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| Sammy |
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| Benji There's his smile!!! |
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| This is Sammy at the park during Eli's T-ball practice. Yes, he's wearing a snow suit. It was 36 degrees!!! |
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| Lil' Natey bug all snuggled up. |
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| Eli got to go to our favorite G-H-E-T-T-O park. We live in the city, people. |
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| The babies enjoyed their first trip to the park too. |
We've started venturing out to eat more too. Because there's no school this week, Dave decided we should go out to breatfast when there's no crowds at our favorite breakfast place...Dream Diner...
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| Sammy & Renee Nate, Ben, & Eli |
Bring on the Eggs Benedict!!!
Not my idea of a field trip...
Sooo...Saturday night we put the boys to bed just like we normally do and I konked out just like I normally do. Because I'm so out of it at night, Dave usually has to get up to tend to any nighttime issues. Around 11:30 Ben's Angelcare monitor alarmed. This happens sometimes if the boys move around too much and are out of range of the sensor pad. Dave went in and moved Ben back to the center of the crib and went back to bed. It happened at least 3 more times and I eventually woke up because Dave was jumping in and out of bed and cussing up a storm at that point. I thought we should try to put Ben in Sam's crib to see if it was Ben or the alarm. Well, we put him in Sam's crib and it he alarmed there too. At least 2-3 more times. He also started coughing a weird shallow cough that sounded slightly like a cat. It was now 3ish and I made the executive decision to go to the ER.
Luckily we got to the ER and it was pretty empty. Before Ben was signed in and given his fancy hospital bracelet (aka anklet), we were in triage. He sat in his carseat on the chair and the nurse just looked at his chest and took us back. Apparently he was breathing super fast...120+ times/minute (if that doesn't sound right, it's because I might have messed it up).
They hooked him up to get his O2 sats and they were in the 80s (awesome)! They also hooked up his heartrate, pulse, etc. They immediately put him on oxygen to see if that helped. Then they decided we needed a chest x-ray. That was really not fun at all. This is not Ben in the picutre. This guy is much bigger. Ben's face was smooshed down by the "U" in the plexiglass. He was screaming and I was holding him up by his hands. Who invents these things???
While we were there though, it made me appreciate how lucky we truly are. I thought of our lil' buddy Linus all the time. We have been truly blessed to have 4 healthy & happy little boys!!!
Luckily we got to the ER and it was pretty empty. Before Ben was signed in and given his fancy hospital bracelet (aka anklet), we were in triage. He sat in his carseat on the chair and the nurse just looked at his chest and took us back. Apparently he was breathing super fast...120+ times/minute (if that doesn't sound right, it's because I might have messed it up).
They hooked him up to get his O2 sats and they were in the 80s (awesome)! They also hooked up his heartrate, pulse, etc. They immediately put him on oxygen to see if that helped. Then they decided we needed a chest x-ray. That was really not fun at all. This is not Ben in the picutre. This guy is much bigger. Ben's face was smooshed down by the "U" in the plexiglass. He was screaming and I was holding him up by his hands. Who invents these things???
His lungs were clear so we were on to the next thing. They tested him for RSV, the flu, pneumonia, etc. They took boogers & blood. (On a side note, we got the whole ER's attention when they had to poke him in both arms to get blood...). They even gave him a nebulizer treatment & hooked him up to a nasal cannula. At around 8am they decided he needed to be admitted.
He was asleep on me on the gurney so we both got wheeled upstairs while I held the O2 blower thingee near his face. Once we got upstairs, they tested him for RSV (yes, again), rotovirus, etc. Now they took boogers & poop. All he didn't give them was urine or saliva.
He continued to breathe super fast but they discontinued the O2 and just hooked him up to monitors to watch the situation.
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| Doesn't he look sick? If it wasn't for the industrial crib, you wouldn't even know he was in the hospital. |
We ended up staying until late Monday morning. Nobody could ever figure out what was wrong. Even when we went for our follow up at the pedi, nobody knew. He's still breathing fast, but we're supposed to watch it. Other than the O2 and the nebulizer, he never got any medical intervention. So weird. We are very thankful for the Angelcare monitors though. They're what alerted us that something was wrong. They're worth their weight in gold & every penny we paid for them (all 3 of them).
While we were there though, it made me appreciate how lucky we truly are. I thought of our lil' buddy Linus all the time. We have been truly blessed to have 4 healthy & happy little boys!!!
Saturday, April 16, 2011
Field Trips
So we've finally ventured out of the house and we've been having a blast! We even attempted to eat out at a restaraunt. Unfortunately, I didn't bring my camera! I know, I'm fired!
Today was Eli's first t-ball practice and we made it out without turning into popsicles. Literally. It was 36 degrees and windy. We dressed the babies up in their fuzzy bear suits and had the bundle-me's on their carseats. They mostly behaved and slept. Sammy woke up and I walked over to the playground with him where he went for a ride in the baby swing. It was his first time! I can't wait to give the other two guys a try. Eli rocked his t-ball practice (kinda). He's never used a baseball glove, so that didn't go so well. I was surprised that he also had a hard time throwing (like 2 miles in the wrong direction) and hitting off the T. He was hitting the T more than the ball. It turns out he's the youngest kid on the team and he's never played before so I think they'll cut him some slack. He made it onto the Red Sox though. Bring it on!
Then this afternoon, we took a trip to Kohl's to cash in my extra bucks and coupons (love that place). The babies did laps around the store with Dave. It's a bit of a tight squeeze to fit them around the clothes and stuff. They got a few stares, but not too many. More happy comments than nasty comments & that's always good.
Then a quick trip over to Staples and we were on our way home...or so we thought. We had planned on trying a restaraunt this weekend. We were planning on tomorrow...BUT we really wanted to go today. So we did. We had bottles with us in case we were out late so we gave it a whirl. We went to a local pizza place, Sal's, which was right down the street. We were familiar with the layout and it's counter service so we knew we wouldn't have to worry about waiting for a waitress & to be seated. We went in and I claimed a nice corner by the window. They didn't have enough high chairs so we just left the babies in their carseats & lined them up on the floor. I ordered the pizza and it was a 20 minute wait for the food so we fed the babies. We left them in their seats & propped their bottles on their bundle-me's. It all went pretty smoothly. Eli was the biggest issue because he was flirting with this adorable little 3 year old, Lilly. Luckily her grandparents were good sports & let him sit with them (I KNOW!!! I never would have let that happen Before Triplets). We made it out unscathed. Everybody was pretty exhausted (including the adults) when we got home so hopefully it's a quiet night...
It's so nice to finally be getting out of the house. I didn't realize how much I missed it!
Today was Eli's first t-ball practice and we made it out without turning into popsicles. Literally. It was 36 degrees and windy. We dressed the babies up in their fuzzy bear suits and had the bundle-me's on their carseats. They mostly behaved and slept. Sammy woke up and I walked over to the playground with him where he went for a ride in the baby swing. It was his first time! I can't wait to give the other two guys a try. Eli rocked his t-ball practice (kinda). He's never used a baseball glove, so that didn't go so well. I was surprised that he also had a hard time throwing (like 2 miles in the wrong direction) and hitting off the T. He was hitting the T more than the ball. It turns out he's the youngest kid on the team and he's never played before so I think they'll cut him some slack. He made it onto the Red Sox though. Bring it on!
Then this afternoon, we took a trip to Kohl's to cash in my extra bucks and coupons (love that place). The babies did laps around the store with Dave. It's a bit of a tight squeeze to fit them around the clothes and stuff. They got a few stares, but not too many. More happy comments than nasty comments & that's always good.
Then a quick trip over to Staples and we were on our way home...or so we thought. We had planned on trying a restaraunt this weekend. We were planning on tomorrow...BUT we really wanted to go today. So we did. We had bottles with us in case we were out late so we gave it a whirl. We went to a local pizza place, Sal's, which was right down the street. We were familiar with the layout and it's counter service so we knew we wouldn't have to worry about waiting for a waitress & to be seated. We went in and I claimed a nice corner by the window. They didn't have enough high chairs so we just left the babies in their carseats & lined them up on the floor. I ordered the pizza and it was a 20 minute wait for the food so we fed the babies. We left them in their seats & propped their bottles on their bundle-me's. It all went pretty smoothly. Eli was the biggest issue because he was flirting with this adorable little 3 year old, Lilly. Luckily her grandparents were good sports & let him sit with them (I KNOW!!! I never would have let that happen Before Triplets). We made it out unscathed. Everybody was pretty exhausted (including the adults) when we got home so hopefully it's a quiet night...
It's so nice to finally be getting out of the house. I didn't realize how much I missed it!
Wednesday, April 13, 2011
Here come Peter Cottontails...
OK...so we've already established the fact that I enjoy dressing my children up and posing them...Here's my attempt at Easter...We used these pix for our Easter card.
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| Natey Bunny |
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| Benji Bunny |
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| Sammy Bunny Is he making an Elvis lip??? |
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| Triple Bunnies N-B-S |
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| Eli Bunny |
Picture Bomb
So I have a ton of random pix I'd like to share...No rhyme or reason...here we go...
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| Nate holding his bottle like a big boy! |
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| Twins??? Can you tell them apart? Sam is on the left & Nate's on the right. Sam's still bigger & you can see it in his face. |
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| Ben & Nate rockin' their big boy high chairs & their delicious green beans! |
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| Sammy with his perpetual look of "shocked". |
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| Eli at his art fair at school. |
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| No real reason for this one...just wanted to show off their argyle shirts. Nate-Sam-Ben |
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| Sam is totally konked out...I wonder what he's praying about... |
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| It's finally nice enough to go outside. We even had a picnic! Eli-Sam-Ben-Nate |
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| Ben holding his bottle. They seem to like the handles. |
Snap out of it!!!
Come on Red Sox,
Snap out of it!!!
We're rooting for you!!!
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| N-B-S-E Eli was heartbroken when we took this picture because he wanted to have "Red Sox" day at school. Because he needs to wear a uniform, he wasn't allowed to. So, we let him wear his Red Sox sweatshirt over his uniform. Gotta love hand me downs on the babies! What are we gonna do when we run out??? Uh-Oh!!! |
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