Zoo :)

Today was so nice out, that we pulled Jade out of school early, and Gairod and I took all the kids to the zoo!! It was fun, we haven't been there since the end of last summer, since I am really not a big fan of going to the zoo in the winter! I can't wait until it is really spring out, so I can take the kids to the zoo all the time. It is such a nice way to spend the day, and great exercise for me! lol! I am EXHAUSTED! We walked around for 2 1/2 hours. Everyone was tired by the end, and I am sure I will be sore tomorrow!

Sick Kids :(

On Saturday, I ended up taking Hayden to the Urgent Care clinic, because he was up most of Friday night. He was coughing, fevered, and breathing very loudly, so I wanted to get him checked out. They figured he probably has a viral croup, but did a throat swab too, just to be thorough. Well, they called yesterday, and turns out his throat swab was positive, meaning he has strep throat. So since the other 2 now have all the same symptoms, I took them into our family doctor today, and got them all on antibiotics!

Birthday Party!

I know it's been too long since I posted, but I have been busy!

On Sunday, we had the triplets' birthday party with some friends. We went to a place in Calgary called "Coffee and S'cream" it is an indoor play area totally geared towards toddlers! The kids had lots of fun, despite all being sick, and not feeling very well!

Waiting patiently for their snack!

Time to blow out the candles!

Kadance eating her cupcake

Hayden didn't want to get his hands dirty, so this is how he ate his cupcake!

Cole trying to decide what to play with next!

New Pics of the Kids!

On Sunday, we went to Superstore and got new pictures of the kids done! We haven't gotten any since the triplets were 13 months old, so almost a year!! As soon as we got there, I remembered why it has taken me so long to go back! Last time the kids were all just crawling, but they would not sit still, so it was a struggle to get good pictures! This time of course everyone was running, so it was even harder!! The group shot was actually easier than the individuals (I thought it would be the other way around!), but eventually we managed to get a half decent shot of each of them. These are the ones we picked!

12 weeks!

Here I am at 12 weeks pregnant!! I can't believe how much I am showing already, but I guess that is what happens after your uterus has carried 3 babies at once!

Weight

Gaining weight in pregnancy has never really bugged me before, but with this one it is already bugging me, and I have only gained 2 pounds!!

Before I got pregnant with Jade, I weighted 135 lbs. That was a very good weight for me. I am 5'7, and have never been "skinny". I was 18 years old, and that was the skinniest I had ever been. When I delivered Jade, I weighed 191. That's right, I gained 56 lbs! I have NEVER gotten back down to 135 lbs. The closest I have ever come is 150, right around the time I got married.

By the time I got pregnant with the triplets, I was up to 182 lbs. I gained 30 lbs in a year. I think a lot of it had to do with the stress of trying to get pregnant, and being disappointed every month, so I would drown my sorrows in food. When I delivered the triplets, I weighed 250 lbs. Yeah, 250 lbs. That is HUGE! But I was okay with it, because I gained 68 lbs in my pregnancy, which is right on target for triplets (you are supposed to gain 50 - 75 lbs with triplets). All that mattered at that time was having big healthy babies!

My goal after the triplets was to get back down to 150 lbs. That would mean losing 100 lbs!! We weren't planning on having any more kids, so I wanted to try and get down to my goal weight. I figured if I could get down to 150, I could probably maintain it, and I would be happy with that weight. I dropped most of my pregnancy weight very quickly (with in the first few weeks!), and was down to my pre-pregnancy weight of 182 lbs, by 5 1/2 months postpartom. From there I struggled. I managed to get down to 175, but that was short lived, and I pretty much fluctuated between 180 - 190 for the next several months.

When I got pregnant with this baby, I weighed 189 lbs. In my opinion, too much. Even though it is only 7 lbs more then when I started my pregnancy with the triplets, it bugs me, because it is my highest starting weight. I am terrified to get into the 200's, although I know that realistically, I will. I will be 12 weeks tomorrow, and I have only gained 2 lbs so far. That is good for the first trimester.

I have NEVER worried about weight while pregnant before, but this time I feel like I am obsessing about it! I weight myself every week, and I feel a sense of panic when I see the number go up. Ultimately, I just want a healthy baby, but I can't seem to get over this fear of gaining weight! I know that I shouldn't worry about it, I am pregnant, I am supposed to gain weight. But for some reason, I can't seem to put it out of my mind!

Birthday Pictures!

Here are a few pictures of the kids birthday party on Thursday!

Opening presents from Mom and Dad, before our guests arrive!

Hayden enjoying his new cars!

Cole enjoying his new cars!

Eating pizza!

Opening Presents!

Backyardigan ice cream cake!

Tired toddlers, waiting for cake.

Singing "Happy Birthday" to Kadance!

Singing "Happy Birthday" to Cole!

Singing "Happy Birthday" to Hayden - he was the only one who actually blew out his candles!

Happy Birthday!!!

I can't believe my babies are TWO!!! It seriously seems like they just turned one. This year has gone by soooo fast! I must say, it is a good thing we are having another baby, or I would really be freaking out right now! Two just seem so OLD! They are not babies anymore :(

To start off being "big boys", we made the boys give up their soothers today! They were only having them at nap and bedtime, and it really wasn't a big deal, but I figured with the new baby coming, now would be a good time to get rid of them. The new baby will most likely have a soother (all of my kids have had one) and I don't want to try and make the boys give them up when the baby gets to keep his/hers. So I figure if we give them up now, then there is still 6 months till the new baby comes, which is plenty of time to adjust!
They did okay at nap time, didn't cry for their soothers, just played around forever! Bedtime will be the 'real' test, when they are very tired and just want to go to sleep!

Tonight we are having our parents and brothers and sisters over for dinner and cake! We are just ordering pizza, and I ordered a Dairy Queen Backyardigans cake, so it should be easy and fun! The kids saw their cake yesterday when I picked it up, and they were very excited about it!

Here are some pictures of my two-year-olds!

Jade and Hayden :)

I love how in the last few months, the triplets seem to have really grown up (in some ways!) They like to really play with Jade now! Jade and Hayden seem to have a special bond. Hayden really likes Jade. He likes to play with her, snuggle with her, or just hang out on the couch with her!

Sorry!

Okay, so I know it has been WAY too long since I have posted anything, but I have just been so tired lately, and have hardly been on the computer! It has actually felt nice to not be on the computer so much, but of course now I am way behind on stuff!


Last Thursday, (Feb 26th) I went with my sister up to the hospital to see Lily! She is doing so well, they have her on one breast/bottle feed a day! That is great considering she is still so small!!

Oh, I almost forgot to mention, that she is in the same spot that Cole was at PLC!!! How weird is that?! Both hospitals, she has been in the same spot as her cousin! Crazy!!

Anyways, here are some pictures of her at 9 days old!