Matching Outfits

This past week I packed up the newborn clothes and unpacked the 0-3 month clothes.  Sad Day! I cannot believe they have already outgrown their newborn stuff.  The boys have several matching outfits in this size clothing and oddly enough we have not taken their picture in matching outfits.  So we had to take advantage of the opportunity!

Back to Front: Tyler, Ryan, Chase

Tyler, Chase, Ryan

They started falling asleep one by one as we were taking pictures.
I think they enjoy cuddling with one another.

Super Dad!

On Saturday, Derek watched all four boys while I went shopping. He took care of all of them like a champ.  He is our Super Dad!  I am so blessed to have him as a husband and a father to our children.

Feeding all four boys at the same time.

Family Time

Sundays are our family days.  We love to spend time outside enjoying the beautiful weather on our covered back porch.  Ben loves to play outside and the babies seem to enjoy the fresh air too. We enjoy spending time together as a family.  Here are a few snapshots from our afternoon.

Tyler

What a face!

Chase enjoying time with his mommy.

This is Chase's favorite way to cuddle.

Ben having fun outside.

Big Brother

Mornings are usually very hectic around our house.  Derek is busy getting ready to go to work.  I have three babies to feed plus Ben needs breakfast.  I also am busy getting Ben ready for school and making his lunch.  However, on this morning Ben took a few minutes to spend time holding Chase while watching Toy Story.  He loves to hold and talk to his brothers.  This was a sweet moment. I just had to grab a picture.

Big Brother Ben holding Chase.

2 month Check Up

The boys had their 2 month check up today.  The visit went great!  The boys are all healthy, happy, and growing like crazy.  They had a good time laying on the table and wiggling around in their diapers.  That is until the nurses came in with all their vaccinations.  I've never seen so many needles at one time.  It was torture to watch them give each baby three shots a piece and an oral vaccination as well.  They were quickly comforted and we were on our way back home.  The next 48 hours I had three fussy babies on my hands.  I didn't have enough hands to go around.  They all wanted to be held and comforted.  It was a good thing my dad was here to visit so he could help hold and soothe them.

Tyler, Ryan, Chase

Triplets Stats:

Chase: 9 lbs. 15 oz  25th percentile
            23.25 inches 70th percentile!!!!

Ryan: 9 lbs. 0 oz 10th percentile
          21.5 inches 25th percentile

Tyler: 9 lbs. 2 oz. 10th percentile
           22 inches 25th percentile

Percentiles are based on full term babies, which means Chase is really long.  Ryan is gaining on Tyler. There was a 7 oz difference at birth, but Ryan is closing the gap on him.  It will be interesting to see if Ryan continues to be the smallest or if he passes Tyler up.  Chase on the other hand is taking the lead by  almost a pound!  He's our 'Big Man'.

2 Months

Wow!  Two months already!  These little guys are growing fast.  I could not believe how much they weigh now.  I went to weigh Ryan first and I had to do it twice because I thought there was no way he could weigh that much.  My scale was right.  I verified their weights the next day at their two month check up.  We are long gone from the preemie stage and we are glad for it.  Chase and Tyler are losing their hair on the top of their heads.  Chase's hair looks like it will grow back in brown.  This will be different because Derek, Ben, and I were all born with dark hair that turned blonde.  We will have to wait and see what happens.  Tyler's looks like it will be coming back in blonde, which means his white spots in his hair will blend in with the rest of his hair.  This is a bummer because we commonly use those spots to tell him apart from Ryan.  The boys are all tracking people with their eyes and they definitely recognize me, their Daddy, and big brother Ben. It is fun to watch them turn their heads and look for us when they hear us talking.  They are all beginning to really smile at us, which just makes my heart melt every time!  The best part about it is that I get three times the smiles.

Two Months: Chase, Ryan, & Tyler

Chase
Weight 9 lbs. 14 oz

Ryan
Weight 8 lbs 14 oz

Tyler
 Weight 9 lbs. 1 oz

Here are some outtakes from our two month photo shoot.  Taking pictures of three babies is quite a challenge to get all of them to cooperate at the same time.

Tyler trying to eat Ryan's hand. We regularly see them trying to use
their brother's head/hand as a pacifier.  Cracks me up every time.

I love this picture because Ryan and Tyler are
looking at me as I calm Tyler down.

Ryan smiling in the middle...again makes my heart melt.

Chase is the smiliest one of them all.  

Ryan

I finally decided to pick up our new camera and figure out how to use it.  Derek upgraded our DSLR camera while I was pregnant with the triplets.  He has been taking all the pictures for us, but now that he is back at work there are times during the day when I would love to grab a picture of something cute the boys are doing.  I have not played with the new camera until now.  The only good shots I got today were of Ryan, so this post will focus on him. I will keep practicing and get some pictures of the other boys as well.

I love this sweet face.  

Check out my dimple!

I love baby feet.  They are just so darn cute!