90 pounds!

Ninety pounds. That is how much the stroller weighs these days with babies in tow (excluding anything in the lower basket). Sure the weather keeps me from the daily walks I long for but when I do get to take them outside, it is much more of a workout than it was when they came home at under 5 1/2 pounds.

The babies just love their exersaucer and took right to it reaching for toys, spinning themselves around to play with various gizmos and doing everything in their power to get the attached items into their mouths. Payson often likes to just lean back and look at everything while he sucks on his fingers so we stuff blankets behind him to help in lean forward and get in the action. Hayden plays beautifully but grunts and gets frustrated with the attached cell phone, especially when it falls off over the outside. Madison is light on her feet going in circles from toy to toy. They all love it when you give them attention while they are in it and sound like they are hyperventilating out of excitement.


We've been working on a four hour feeding schedule the last two weeks and we are slowly making a successful transition. This takes us from 15 bottles/day down to 12 and 4 naps/day down to 3. It may not sound like much of a change but, trust me, it is! The first two naps are *supposed* to be solid naps between 1.5 and 2.5 hours long but the last nap of the day is often a short 30 minutes. This makes it the best time to get out if we need/want to during a nap because they can usually get 20-30 minutes in the car to help make up for it. Also this way we don't ruin the entire day if they miss a nap.

Though we've taken the babies to the neighborhood grill twice for brunch we ventured out this week for an early dinner. We chose On The Border for the quick turnaround time and noisy atmosphere. We were in and out in less than an hour and were finished eating and able to leave just when the third child began to fuss (since our hands were full with the other two).

STRANGER QUOTE OF THE WEEK:
(From a male bartender when picking up food to-go)
"Wow, I only have one kid so I don't know how you do it. I've always wanted twins, but triplets are fine too. Do you know what kind of fertility treatments to go on for twins or triplets?"