THE TRINITY PROJECT

A chronology of the life changing event of having triplets.

Wednesday, January 31, 2007

6 Month Mark




Well as of today it has been 6 months since the arrival of our bundles of joy. Our days are busy but consistent with feeding, playing and sleeping pretty much in that order. They are starting to recognize each other, and are becoming very interested in what the other is doing. Grace is still the nosey parker watching everything and everyone. Avery, first deemed the 'quiet one' has suddenly found her voice. And my what ear-piercing voice it is. She is still the happy-go-lucky girl, but just louder now. And Everett, still the sad little soul,but we have more laughs than cries now. They are growing like crazy weighing in at about 15 lbs respectively. We are eating cereal twice a day, and looking forward to starting our veggies in about 1 month. They change almost weekly now, and are barely recognizable from the babies of the NICU.

Monday, January 29, 2007

Extra Large Triple Triple


Since the results of the previous "sleep alone" experiment proved successful, it was time to move the 3rd crib to the nursery. For the past 3 nights Grace has been keeping mommy & daddy up for a considerable portion of the night with her soother-popping antics. So for the sake of poor little Avery, who was her bed-mate, it was time for Grace to hit the bricks, and get her own digs.
Everett has been sleeping by himself for about a week, and he has been sleeping soundly ever since. But more exciting than that, is all 3 count 'em, ALL 3 are sleeping through the night. (well most nights except for Grace's dream yells) It just happened on its own, one night they decided they did not want to get up for the 5 am feeding. So listening to the 'non-mommy' voice in my head (why in the he** would you want to wake them up if you can get another couple hours of sleep) I decided to let them sleep in. They slept until 8 am. Ever since then they have been sleeping in until at least 7-9am.
Grandpa Howatt & I re-arragned the new new new nursery around yet again to make room. Have alook at the video to check out the new and improved yet completely functional "sleep room".

Thursday, January 25, 2007

Simpson Family Photo


This is the only decent photo we have of all 5 of us. Enjoy Jason's half-baked glazed look, and Everett's oh-so-serious look. At least all the girls look good.

Jump Around!!




This morning I brought the JumpeRoo from out of the basement and into the new playroom. Now that everyone can touch the floor, well almost everybody, Grace is still a teeny wee bit too short, just the tips of her toes are touching; I thought it would be fun to bring out some new & different toys. So out came the JumpeRoo.
Everett had a grand ol' time jumpin' around, hanging on for dear life. Avery was mezmerized by the new lights and sounds, and Grace was more interested in Riley, who insisted on sniffing every part of the newest apparatus. Once the jumping was over Avery promptly barfed all over the carpet.
Thanks to Tracy who bought the jumperoo for the kids it was certainly a hit!!

Tuesday, January 23, 2007

Large Double Double


And no I don't mean the Tim Horton's double double. Well that day has finally arrived, the dreaded separation. For a few nights now, they have been wrestling around waking each other up, so we (I) have decided its time to set up at least 1 more crib in the new new nursery. Its not yet known who will be sleeping on their own tonight, but whoever it is will either really enjoy all the new found space, or really detest being thrown to the wolves.
This is a big step for mommy to deal with, and I think it may be more difficult on me than it is on them. Its just another reminder of how fast they are growing, and I don't like being reminded.

Monday, January 22, 2007

Feeding Time at the Zoo



Every 4 hours or so its feeding time at the zoo. If this is any indication of what it is going to be like to feed 3, we are going to have to plastic wrap the entire kitchen. About 1 week before Christmas, we started on cereal. Yup, the hard stuff. Everett took to it like a starving dog, Avery was a little apprehensive, and Grace found it down-right objectionable. But since the first taste test, much has changed. Everett is still the starving dog, as well as Avery. They just can't seem to get it fast enough. Grace is starting to enjoy it much more, and literally chews it like she was sitting down for a steak and potato dinner.
Since their ability to hold their heads steady has been mastered, we have found the BUMBO's have really come in handy when its time to eat.
In about a month or so we will be introducing veggies. That should be really interesting.

Take note of Grampa Howattt's open mouth, why is it that you just can't help but open your mouth when you are trying to feed some else?
Food for thought. HeeHee

Sunday, January 14, 2007

AquaTots Week 1




Well it looks like we will be able to use the swim suits Nanny Di got the girls for Christmas after all. Saturday morning was our very first AquaTots swim class. With everyone suited up including Grandpa Howatt, Mommy & Daddy, we headed out to the local pool. We arrived about 20 minutes prior to class, so it gave everybody a chance to select their swimming partners. Grandpa chose Avery, daddy had Everett, and mommy had Grace. Now this may sound normal, however everyones choice was based on things going on behind the scenes. Since Graces' "scene" hadn't gone in a couple of days everyone knew she was due at any moment. Now of course they all had little swimmer diapers on but the smallest diaper was still a little too big, especially around the leg.
Everyone appeard to be having a good time until Grace was splashed in the face, and Everett was accidently put under water. Everett eventually recovered, but Grace just tolerated the rest of the class. Thankfully we did not have any kind of intestinal incident, she at least waited until we got home, but just barely. Hopefully she will enjoy next week.

Girls Night Out



This past Friday night was the first official Simpson girls night out. We were invited over to Steve & Amanda's for some drinks and dessert. Since I hadn't been outside in a while I thought this would be a nice change. When Amanda called and asked me I gladly accepted but there was one condition, she wanted me to bring babies. "All of them?" I asked. I had to pick myself off the floor when she replied "All of them". I was a little hesitant at first since this would be the first time I would be travelling alone with three amigos. Jason was more than accomodating since he saw this as an opportunity to catch some needed ZZZ's.
I arrived at Steve & Amanda's shortly after 7 pm, and was greeted at the door by some eager gals willing to take a few kids off my hands. I met Steve at the door with 2 kids in hand and the first thing he asked me was "Did you leave a kid in the car?" Since Amanda told me it was a girls party, I decided to just bring the girls. So mommy, Avery & Grace were out whooping it up while Everett & daddy had a lay-on-the-couch night. It was a lovely evening, and I would like to thank Amanda for inviting me.

I would like to take this opportunity to congratulate Steve & Amanda on their engagement. I told Steve I had found the perfect girl for him when they sent me to Thompson, and it looks like I was right.

Friday, January 12, 2007

Grampy Bubbles heads home


Well the vacation is now over, and its back to business as usual. Grampy Bubbles who was up for a 3 week "vacation" went home on Thursday. Poor guy, we made him cook, clean, make formula, change poopy diapers and feed babies. Not very often did he miss the 5 am feeding. I certainly wouldn't be surprised if its a long time before Grampy comes for a visit. His attendance was certainly appreciated, and will defintely be missed. We couldn't even tempt him to stay even when we offered a salary. This did not bode well with the other employees. There was even talk of a strike, and picketing at the end of the driveway. Little do they know that this is a non-unionized position.
Thanks Grampy!!

Love Avery, Grace & Everett

Quilts from Wigan, England


I want to thank Jason's granddad & his wife Jean for the beautiful hand-made quilts they sent the kids for Christmas. Jean did an absolutely beautiful job. Each quilt is personalized with their names, who made the quilt, and the date it was made. They will certainly come in handy for those cold winter nights.
Avery's is pink, Everett's is blue, and Grace's is purple.

The Plaque


Our family would like to thank all those who generously donated to the NorthEastern Cancer Research Foundation on behalf of my mom Linda. The NECRF received over $2500 in donations, and to commemorate her, a plaque was hung in the tulip garden at the Cancer Center.

Weekend Visitors



Over the past weekend we had a few more visitors. Jeff & Diane from Burlington made a returning visit, as well as Robert & Dawna from Pembroke. With all the extra hands Mommy & Daddy had virtually nothing to do but sit back and relax.
But the chilin's did not see it as a vacation at all. Avery, the girl genius, has learned how to roll over. Not a full-fledged log roll, but a half roll and she was more than willing to show anyone who would watch. She certainly did have a captive audience (See Video). Thanks to everyone who took the time out of their busy lives to join us for a fun-filled weekend of laughs, food, and diapers.

Saturday, January 06, 2007

New Playroom






Well after 4 days of steady painting, the new official playroom is finally complete. The idea was to convert the no-use front room into a playroom. Well, after day 3 of painting, the great idea was starting to get very thin. But I do have to admit that it turned out better than I had first anticipated.