Birthday pictures

This was the only picture I got of all three before they started crawling off (I may try again later)
The yummy cupcakes that mommy made
Look at all these toys (we haven't even had our birthday party yet)!

Happy 1st Birthday!

Addison, Bryce and Collin are 1! This last year has flown by and it has been so much fun watching them grow, develop unique personalities, and become more active. On Monday we wished Addison a Happy Birthday and sang to her but it just didn't feel like her birthday yet so we celebrated all of their birthday's today. We started the day with a big pancake breakfast and then had some family over tonight for dinner and cupcakes. Bryce devoured his cupcake and most of Addison's. It took Collin a while to dive in but he eventually figured out it was good. Addison didn't want much to do with her cupcake so Bryce helped her out. They opened several presents and enjoyed playing with their new toys. Overall I think it was a pretty good day. I don't have my pictures downloaded yet so I will put those on another post. We will celebrate again this weekend with a bigger party and tomorrow we go for their 12 month check up. HAPPY BIRTHDAY, ADDISON, BRYCE and COLLIN!

New Carseats

It took me forever to take the plunge and buy new car seats but I finally did it. I guess I was a little sad that my babies were getting bigger and outgrowing the infant seats and I wanted to make sure I picked the safest car seats I could find. Bryce has totally outgrown his infant seat and is getting difficult to carry around. I really wanted a rear facing car seat but I also wanted something that would last them a long time. Our infant seats were Graco and we loved them so I really liked this Graco Nautilus 3 in 1 seat. It was recommended by several safety sites and had nothing but good comments from consumers. The seats were delivered Thursday, the FedEx man ran through the pouring rain and as I greeted him at the door he said "I think they made a mistake and sent you 3". "Nope, no mistake we need all three we have triplets", the look on his face was priceless so he ran back to the truck and grabbed the other two. I took one of the seats out to see how Bryce would look in it and all three wanted to check it out. I left it sitting in the living room for a day and they all had a great time climbing in and out of it. We plan to get Bryce's seat installed by his birthday and we will see how much weight Addison and Collin need to gain before they are legal to turn around.

Our First Walmart Experience

I ventured out again for a "quick" errand to Walmart. I parked close to a lonely cart in the parking lot and unloaded my crew. As I pushed the cart accross the parking lot the shaking of the cart on the rough pavement scared the babies. Collin and Bryce were sitting closely in the basket of the cart and Collin reached over and held on to Bryce's neck. Bryce was probably so freaked out by the cart that he didn't care but I think he has a kind heart and wanted to comfort his brother. Once we got inside the store and on a smooth surface everything was okay. They did so good and enjoyed checking out the lights, people, sounds, etc.

We checked out and headed to the car and that is where the real story begins. I roll my basket of babies and groceries to the car, unload all of my groceries, put Collin in his carseat and realize it is kind of hot and I should probably start the car. I have a remote start on my key ring but you must lock the doors to start it so I lock the doors(you see where this is headed), start the car and load Bryce in next. After I get Bryce loaded I slam the door closed so I could push Addison to her side of the car and put her in her carseat. That's when it hits me, "the doors are locked and my babies are in the car." To make it worse, I left my cell phone at home so I immediately start searching the parking lot for a friendly face. I see a nice young lady with her mom and baby and I beg them to let me use a cell phone, "I just locked my babies in the car"! The only number that I have memorized is Steven's and he is in a meeting so I know he's not going to answer an unknown number but I knew I needed him. I asked the sweet lady if I could keep calling and finally on the third try he picked up, "Steven, I locked the boys in the car, I'm at Walmart, come get me"! Steven's on his way, Walmart employees are coming out to "help" and my car only stays running for 10 minutes with the remote start. The boys did good and I watched them through the windows the whole time. Bryce cried a little because he saw me just standing there. Collin would just smiled at me, he probably thought it was funny! By the time Steven got there the car stopped running but the boys were fine. I was embarrassed that I did something so stupid but I learned my lesson and promise I will be very cautious about using my remote start again!

Retro

I played dress up today with Addison and Collin. Don't tell Collin but these were my clothes when I was a baby. I wanted to take a picture of them before they outgrew the clothes. Thank goodness for Collin they are netural clothes because of course back then there was no such thing as finding out the sex of your baby. Bryce is a little too big for the outfits so he lucked out and didn't have to play dress up. And yes that is a big boo-boo on Addison's head. With low platelets it doesn't take much for her to bruise and Sunday she did a header into Alan's coffee table. If she keeps this up Steven is threatening to put her in a helmet.

Nap Time!

I'm probably a terrible mother for torturing my babies to get this video but I thought everyone would get a kick out of what it is like around our house with three tired babies! It cracks me up how they've learned to throw their heads down to add drama to their little tantrums.

They have also started crying when they hear someone else cry. Just watching this video on my computer made Addison start to cry again.

What a mess!

Bryce is definitely our messiest eater! All three babies like to feed themselves now so we feed them a lot of finger foods (peaches, green beans, carrots, avacado's, pears, etc.) By the time Bryce gets finished eating he usually needs a bath. He will rub his messy hands in his hair, ears, and eyes. Not only do I have to wash him off but we also have to hose down the high chair, tray and floor around him!

Bryce enjoying his food!