Go home baby... you're drunk!

I swear Jacob has gotten so reckless that he looks like he's been adding some liquor to his bottles... there are only a few possible explanations... he's either drunk, practicing for some upcoming baby parcour competition I know nothing about or he's hoping to make it into American Ninja Warrior later in life.  He's just all over the place, falling down, diving off chairs (little foamy ones but still), climbing our bodies as if we were a climbing wall and just letting himself free fall...what a boy...  He'll be walking soon I bet.  Samuel has been getting better and better at standing up but he's much more careful, or less fearless I should say, than Jacob.  Zachary is officially a crawler and he ever stood up on his own today!  We didn't see it, I was just walking by and he was on his feet!  Of course, he fell soon after and started crying so he probably won't do it again HA!  Poor little Zachary is our sooky baby... He could fall in a nest of clouds and he would probably still cry.  He used to cry out of frustration when he couldn't crawl, now he cries because he can't sit or stand up... I guess it doesn't help that he's got another tooth coming in.  He now has 5 teeth!  No wonder he seems to be in constant agony!   Samuel hasn't been napping well for the last three weeks and it's making him a little more sensitive as well due to his lack of sleep.  His inability to nap has now affected the naps of my other babies...URGH!!!  Jacob is my clingy jealous baby.  He really doesn't like to see another baby on me, especially by the end of day when he's getting more and more tired and therefore more and more clingy to his mommy.  It's neat to see how very different the three of them are and how their personalities are surfacing more and more every day.  They are growing up so quick, too quick!  We went over to visit our friends Alicia and Neil today and we let Jacob and Samuel out to play (Zachary is too liable to start a crying fest if he falls) and we were amazed at how quickly they started interacting with the things around them and the toys Alfie had out.  They completely took apart his train set and tried to eat all the pieces, but at least they initiated their own play!  Don't worry, we brought a train set piece to Zachary, he was happily eating at it.

I still haven't figured out my new routine and I think the boys might be feeling my frustration.  They're my guinea pigs and although I know it's not fair for them., I don't really have another baby to test my theories on!  I have enough of three, I don't need a spare experimental one...ha! It's annoying because I went through four book resources I have here and they all say something different! Even Google has let me down!  I think I know what I want to do but I don't think the boys want what I want... My vision is to eliminate the bottles at the same time as formula so I'm only giving them formula in their bottles and milk is reserved for their straw cup.  They're not the best at drinking milk out of their straw cups yet as much of what they suck from the straw ends up on them or on the floor.  I've tried sippy cups and they can't figure out how to hold it high enough for the milk to come out; I have to hold it for them and since I only have two hands, that plan didn't really work.  So I'm now giving them a small bottle of formula in the morning and another one at night.  I'm giving them milk after their three meals in the day.  If I find that they haven't had enough milk, I supplement with a little formula in their bottles so they get what they need in their day (which I'm still not sure what that's supposed to be at this point).  Hopefully, within a few weeks, they'll figure out how to swallow what they suck (I know that sounded dirty but I'm talking about my children so get your mind out of the gutter).  I still remember when they were little and we had special feeding onesies for Jacob because he would always spill half of what went in his mouth.  He eventually figured it out just like I know my boys will one day figure out the milk thing too, I just have to be patient.  I also give them some yogourt and cheese every day so that they get the calcium and dairy they need.  Baby steps... baby steps...

This week has definitely been a trying one... Gabe got sick this week and of course, spread it to the family so the boys were pretty snotty, coughy (I know it's not a word) and needy all week.  Gabe stayed home on Wednesday but I made him stay in bed most of the day, partly because he can't really take days off (he's just lucky to have a great boss) so one day is what he gets to get better, partly because I just needed him to get back to his full capacity because men are useless when they're sick (don't deny it...lol), partly because I care about him and I don't like seeing him down and out and partly because I didn't want the boys exposed more than they had to.  The boys were off and it threw off our whole days but we got through it thanks to a lot of wagon walks, singing, dancing, rocking, cuddling and soothing.  I was glad when the week was over...ouff!!  Samuel also got a rash from I don't know what nor where and it's still not gone so it may mean another trip to the clinic with him tomorrow.  There are no accompanying fever nor does the rash seem to be bothering him but you can never be too careful right?

Saturday my sister, my mother and my nieces came over to help me look after the boys as Gabe was helping my step-dad with some cabin in the woods project.  With their help, I was able to make good dent organizing my "to sell" clothes.  I'm going to be selling a lot of my baby stuff at the Moncton Multiple Consignment Sale (http://www.kijiji.ca/v-baby-lot/moncton/huge-consignment-sale/1013506272) and it requires a lot of planning and organizing.  It'll be nice to get rid of all of those boxes!  What's neat about that sale is that whatever I don't sell, they take care of donating it to other people in need.  Since a lot of the stuff I'm selling is stuff I was given, it'll be nice to see some of it being paid forward.  Don't worry, I've already given a lot to friends so I'm not being completely selfish by selling the stuff.  I am really appreciative of all that was given to me but I figure if I can get some money to help us with future triplet costs, I'm sure the people who gave me stuff won't mind my selling it.  By the way, they are still looking for volunteers for the sale so if you're in the mood or have some time to do something nice and give of your time to a wonderful organization please do so :)

Ok y'all... here are some pics of our week:

Fun times with the paper at the doctor's office

The boys went for their first wagon ride this week!  They loved it!! Jacob is even giving it the thumbs up! 

It was cold this week!  Hoodies came out! 

Samuel standing up all by himself

Jacob loving his Lightning McQueen chair

Big smiles from Samuel.  They were rare this week! 

First time in the big cart at Costco! 

You would think that it would get more attention but it actually got less!  Maybe because I blocked a baby or something but the trip went much smoother! 

Papa serenading the boys after breakfast this morning... he's a much better singer than me and my "Itsy Bitsy Spider"... although they don't seem to mind it...

My poor little Zachary got a bug bite right above his eye... 

Jacob having some fun times with Mémère

Hallway fun!  We tried to have a baby race but it wasn't fair to Zachary and Samuel as Jacob apparently has a Nitro button hidden somewhere in his butt. 

The boys' first taste of an orange

They seemed to like it... it got quite sticky

First night with their footie pyjamas... They didn't really like it because they kept slipping every time they tried to stand up.  It was quite funny for us though. 

I added some Cars decals to their play area to liven up the place

Brothers playing together

Zachary's eye got worse :( 

Finger food?  More like floor food... I told Gab that I knew there was a reason we should have kept Roxy!  I spent more time cleaning my kitchen floor this week than I have in the three years of living here!  The boys are liking all the new foods they're trying though.  Their favourites?  Oatmeal muffins and cheese.  

It was Uncle Joel's 30th birthday yesterday!  We needed a birthday shot with the boys... they didn't really want to cooperate.  

That's all folks!  I hope you have a good week and please send some positive vibes my way that this week goes better than the last!

As always... xox