I've started taking the triplets out and about and they have been many places now! Our first trip was to SuperTarget. They were so good, I've now taken them to the grocery store, and the store that sells used child items, just to name a few places.This past weekend Jeff and I took the kids to one of our favorite restaurants, Mighty Fine burgers & fries. We ended up eating on the covered porch. The kids were great! (Walter in front, Adele middle, Gordon back and looking at all the people & lights in the restaurant) It is getting warm here, so we've broken out a few summer outfits. How cute is Adele? I bought a bumbo a while back and Walt is the one who really likes sitting in it. He can sit in it like a big boy for 15 or 20 minutes without getting bored. All the kids are playing with their hands and feet, but Adele is definitely my future gymnast.
I bought a play mat a couple of weeks ago and all the kids love it. It has really helped improve Walter's capabilities to reach and pull.
The kids like to lay on their tummies where they can all see each other. Then we put toys in the middles and they reach, laugh, and play.
The babies are all experimenting with the sounds they can now make. Here's Gordon showing off his latest "Ggggg"
The kids are grooving right along. For those who've been following along with Adele's eye, she's looking a lot better. The dermatologist has her on proplanolol, a beta blocker, and it has already reduced the vascular hemangioma on her eyelid by half or more. We have a follow-up with the opthomologist next Tuesday to check on the vision in that eye, but in the meantime we are patching her 'good' eye to force the 'bad' eye to do some work. She doesn't like the patches much, but she's distractable and she does look very cute.
We bought a play mat with mobile that the kids discovered on a play date with our friend Leo (mom Karina) . The kids aren't the only ones who love it! I thought I'd share a few bath photos. Here's Walter, just before his bath. Here's Adele in the bath. She was smiling like crazy until I took the phone out to take the photo. Then she got all serious. LOL! And here's Gordon post bath. Again, he smiled right up until the phone came out. Silly kids! I saw this on a friend's blog. They took hand and foot photos of their little boy. It was so cute, I had to try. I only had a chance to take the foot photo and that took about 20 tries and three people. LOL! Adele's toes are attached to the pink pants. Gordon's toes are the ones coming from the pants closest to the camera vantage point and Walter's toes are the ones directly across. Gordon has started trying to taste everything with his tongue. Walter is doing that to a point also, but Adele not at all. She does put everything in her mouth, but not the tongue thing like Gordon...well I'll let you see for yourself.
The babies have been put to work strengthening up those core muscles with lots of tummy time. And they are getting really good at it! Even Adele is holding her head way up considering how behind she was due to issues with her reflux.
We did a weigh in the other night and here is where we stand:
Walter - 13lb 6oz Gordon -16lb (!!) Adele - 13lb 9oz
Today is their 5 month birthday (3 months, 1 week adjusted) and we've already moved Gordon into 6-9months sized clothes. He was just too long and the pants were all getting a bit tight. The new sizes fit much better! Walt has really started vocalizing and smiling in the past week. He is such a cutie-patootie. Adele is finally under treatment for the vascular hemangioma (raised birthmark) on her eyelid and we should see results very quickly. I'm SUPER happy with the dermatologist who has taken over the treatment. I like him the best of all the specialists we bounced around with.
Here are some tummy time photos.
Gordon: Gordon and Walter Adele Adele and Gordon doing floor time And Triplet Team Berube Tummy Time
