Bridet's Winter Program

Today was Bridget's Winter Program for day care.  It was originally scheduled for a Saturday in December, but the weather was bad. That turned out good for us because we wouldn't have made it to the previous date. But today, Shawn offered to stay with the babies so I could watch Bridget's performance. 

It was very cute! Each classroom sang a song or two.  The littlest kids just shook bells to the tune of jingle bells while the older kids did more elaborate dances and hand gestures to holiday songs.  Bridget's class sang Rudolph, Jingle Bells, and S-A-N-T-A. She actually sang the words too! I was very proud of her.

After the show we had a cookie, talked about the show, and headed home. It was very nice to spend some time alone with Bridget. I think we both miss all the time we used to spend together while I was home on house rest.  On the other hand, I wished that Shawn and the babies could be there too.

I've posted photos and a very poorly shot video of her performance in My Mobile Me Gallery. Sorry about the video. The room was crowded, and it was hard to keep my hand steady. Bridget's behind the two boys at the far right side of the stage. 

Photo Session

First thing this morning I took Bridget to Sears for her three year photos.  My mom and dad were coming over to help Shawn out with the triplets while we were gone. 

Bridget did very well though she was very disappointed that her favorite photographer, Mr. Josh no longer worked for Sears. After almost 2 hours at Sears, we walked through the mall, and Bridget picked out a special treat: pretzel sticks. She really enjoyed her treat, and after that we headed back home.

Grandma and Grandpa were busy with Megan, Holly and Liam when we got home. Grandpa had also swept off the deck, shoveled the driveway, and took out all the garbage from the cans in the house! What a nice surprise. 

We all ate lunch together, then Grandpa hung up a magnet board in Bridget's room. She really liked that too. Now she had her own place to play with alphabet magnets, and her Hello Kitty and Strawberry Shortcake magnet dress up dolls. 

Before we knew it, it was dinnertime. Grandma and Grandpa joined us for dinner. Bridget liked entertaining our guests with her stories. After dinner, Bridget went to sleep, and Grandma and Grandpa headed home. It was a very nice day for everyone!

Photos from today are posted in My Mobile Me Gallery.

cleaning out the closet

I've been cleaning out the triplet's closet for days now. Trying to wash, fold, sort, and find storage for all the wonderful clothes that people have bought or passed on to us. I'm very grateful for the clothes, but I'm sick of doing laundry! And seriously, the babies have plenty of clothes in all sizes from preemie through 9 months. 

We've been very lucky to have had Aunt Barb and Uncle Pat spend a good part of the day with us yesterday. This allowed Shawn some time to run errands, and I was able to go to my district office to fill out paperwork. I then stopped by PHSCC for a very brief visit with the office workers and math department. It was nice to see familiar faces again, and good to know that they haven't forgotten me.

Today we were lucky to have Auntie Anna and her friend Megan over to watch Holly, Liam and Megan while Shawn and I took Bridget to her 3 year visit with the pediatrician. It took an hour before we were even called back to the exam room. Of course, Bridget's doing well, but we knew that. She's officially 32 lbs. and 37.5 inches tall. That puts her right smack dab at the 50th percentile. Bridget was very quiet during the exam, so Dr. didn't hear her talk at all, and asked if she's trying to put together sentences yet. Shawn and I had to laugh at that. "She tells us stories!" He asked if she's trying to draw circles instead of scribbling. "She's drawn faces of family members with eyes, noses, mouths and ears!" Dr. said drawing a face with features is a 4 year old milestone. (Yeay, Bridget!)

So then he said she's due for a hepatitis shot and urine sample. Surprisingly, she handled the shot with just a little whine. No tears. I think I was closer to tears than she was! Getting the urine sample was interesting. I tried to get it first, but she couldn't go. So she downed some water, and peed in the cup for Shawn. She was so proud that she ran down the hallway, right past the room where I was waiting, screaming, "I peed in a cup, Mommy! I did it!" The nurses got a kick out of that.

That was our morning. In the afternoon and evening, I tackled more laundry, and storing of the baby clothes. Shawn grocery shopped for the week and took out lots of trash. Bridget had lots of fun playing with Aunt Anna. 

Anna got Bridget ready for bed and read her bedtime stories, which Bridget LOVED. Before we knew it all was silent in the Morris house. WHEW! Thus, I was able to have a few minutes to play online. 

Triplets: In Numbers

Statistics for the week of December 27, 2008- January 2, 2009

0 hours of free time Shawn and I have per day.

1 of the largest canisters of formula every 3-4 days.

2 loads of dishes (at least) we do a day in the dishwasher.

2.5-3 hours of continuous sleep at night.

3 infants in our house.

4 children three and under in our house.

4 hours between feedings at night.

7-8 feedings per baby per day.

8-9 hours per day spent feeding babies. (That's 8 hours for me AND 8 hours for Shawn!)

10 loads of baby laundry per week.

15 total loads of laundry (at least) per week.

50 minutes was the shortest time it took to feed the babies overnight.

70 minutes average time it takes to feed the babies overnight.

136 bottles per week.

146 diapers per week.

countless photos taken per week!

Anyone looking for a way to help out?!? Here's a few ideas:

--Take Bridget off our hands for an hour or two. She is a big help to us, and she tells us she loves the babies, but she also could use some extra attention. There are many times a day she asks to do something with Shawn or I and we have to tell her "not now" because we're caring for the babies. She loves reading books, playing games, and doing arts and craft projects.

--Help watch the babies in the day time so Shawn or I can catch up on sleep or housework. 

--We can always use diapers (newborn or larger) or formula (Similac Isomil Advance or any soy based formula, powder or liquid).

--Volunteer on a Thursday night. Shawn bowls Thursday nights, and I need someone to help me survive feeding the triplets and putting Bridget to bed.