We all need a little laughter.

As I was browsing craigslist a little to see what wonderfully overpriced materials people were trying to scam me with. I ran across a multiples website selling things for multiples.


Exhibit #1 Twin High Chair

That's right... it's a 'twin' highchair. Forget chairs all you really need is a table, with two holes cut out of it... so that you could dangle your children in the center. I love sitting in the middle of a table don't you?


Exhibit #2 Twin Carrier

Just in case one baby isn't enough you can strap this nifty device onto your back and your favorite dolly can go for a ride along with you. Doesn't this look comfortable? I have to admit things are so much easier to do 'hands free' with two babies or 1 baby and a hunk of plastic strapped to my chest. It will only run you about 130 dollars.... So... is the doll included?

Exhibit #3 Comfort Labor Pillow

I'll let this little number explain itself.

"COMFORT, POSITION, RELAX, CALM

Wow, what this little silkie pregnancy pillow can do. Perfect for unlimited positioning, hugging, stroking, and squeezing.."

I'll give Tom credit with this response.... "Is this a 'having baby' pillow or 'making a baby' pillow"

And finally..... the Triplet Carrier....

The pack horse look is in style right now

Hope you enjoyed... I sure did.

Q-wik Update

I took Kiley and Kara into the ENT today. When I called them to ask about the mattery things around their eyes and the snotty noses + frequent waking at night they told me they wanted to see them. So I drove down quick after class, picked them up and headed in.

My dr was off but we saw another great guy and he said that there was still fluid back behind the ear drums that needed to drain. He gave me another type of drop that I need to get into their ears 2x daily and... I found out the tubes are waterproof ... aka drop proof. So I need to insert the drops a certain way to get them in. Yay more drops!

His thoughts on the night wakings makes sense to me too. He told me that the level of fluid in their ears prior to the tubes was bordering zero hearing *YIKES!* that there was a chance they weren't hearing a thing. So... if you think about it, they might have been sleeping through their sister's little movements not because they were accustomed to their sister... but because they couldn't hear a thing! So it might take awhile for them to adjust to the fact that they can hear things again.

And I doubt it helps that they are also teething.

At the zoo

Monday ... you guessed it. We went to the zoo. I decided after mid-afternoon naps that we were all going to go out and do something fun with my last unofficial day of summer before I started school. But was I crazy taking all three girls alone? To the zoo?

We had pretty much free reign of the zoo and it was fantastic. Abby was able to run around and look at whatever animals she wanted without me needing to worry that someone would snatch her. As long as I could see her she was free.

There was a beautiful baby giraffe and I think that she was as enamored with it as I was. Look at how cute it is! (sorry it's really small in the picture... but that little stick thing is a giraffe) 

She enjoyed climbing the fences to look at the animals. The turtle's over..... there!

She loved the baby goats and they loved her shirt!

It was a beautiful day and the girls all did so well. Abby listened and loved looking at all of the animals. It was funny I tried to get some water from a vending machine but they were all out. So I got an orange soda. Abby really liked it but I'd only let her have a little at a time. So SHE decided she was getting her own and kept pushing all of the buttons trying to figure it out. Now every time she sees a vending machine she tries to get a pop out :o)

Poor Kiley and Kara spent most of the time in the stroller drinking their bottles. They liked watching Abby run all over though. This is how Abby rides on the front of the stroller when we go places. It works really well actually! Well except for that one time... but otherwise great!

She loves ducks... this was her favorite place after the baby goats. At least the ducks don't eat her clothes...

School Ramblings

My last day of summer vacation, and then it is off to my last last last year of school... did I mention it is my last? My last first day, last day of orientation... I'm ready! I'm ready to put that chapter of my life behind me and struggle with trying to comprehend how I will manage to get through this semester with 3 kids 2 and under... all of whom rely on me in a very big way. I'm also just a little sad that the routine will change, that I won't be home with them as much... and I'm also a little afraid that they won't want me as much anymore...

Isn't that strange? That I worry they won't want me and will want my mom more? Hundreds of thousands of kids go to daycare everyday why should my girls be any different?

Because I struggled with that already once before. With Abby... I knew and felt and sensed that she wasn't attached to me around 10 months-15 months. (around the time the hair pulling got bad) She didn't come to me when she was hurt (and that hurt a lot) and just sorta did her own thing. She never wanted 'mommy.' No matter how I tried I felt like something wasn't right and I blamed myself for being gone with school.... I cried a lot about that. And I didn't really tell anyone either because I was ashamed.

 And now look at how much progress we have made, she wants me to hold her and kiss her owies and hold her hand at night when she is scared. She likes playing baseball with me and building sandcastles, coloring, or making muffins. I feel special to her and loved and like HER mom... ("don't you touch her" lol) And even if it is irrational and crazy and I know in my head that there were other issues going on that prevented her from 'attaching' to me those months... my heart is shaking in it's boots that once I get back to school it will start all over again. I'm afraid that if she's away from me too long she'll forget about me.

But she'll be ok... I'll be ok... We'll be ok.