Big Week for Big Boys

Now that the boys are officially one we have been doing some very big boy things. It is funny how they all of a sudden don't seem like babies anymore. I'm always excited to see what they will do next but a little sad because before too long they will be all grown up. They are really loving all the new toys that they received for their birthday. They are now pushing cars around the hall and living room, diving into their ball pit and walking behind or along anything they can.

We have also made some MAJOR changes in boys diet. We got the OK from our pediatrician to switch from formula to whole milk. I can't even tell you what a financial relief that is. I'm not sure if you know, but they practically give milk away at the store! At least that's how it seems after buying specialty preemie formula for so many months. The boys adjusted to the new milk really well and we even dropped a bottle! We are now down to 3 bottles a day so 9 total for me to "make". I love being able to open the fridge and pour the milk in and presto! bottles made! So much easier than mixing formula everyday. It doesn't sound like that big of a deal but when time is so precious it really makes a big difference. We are also working on introducing more table foods to the boys. Our next step is to get off of baby food and on to all big boy foods. I think it will take a few more months to get there but we are definitely headed in the right direction. The boys and I took Justin out to eat at Red Robin for fathers day. Everyone was well behaved and the boys even split a grilled cheese! It is so nice to do normal things like that so we can start to feel somewhat like a normal family.

We also said goodbye to our old car seats and bought new forward facing car seats! It is soooo much easier to get the boys into the car now that they are forward facing and all sitting in the middle seat together. It is funny how such little things make such a BIG difference in our daily life.

Now that we are getting out more we have really realized what a spectacle we are. We can't go anywhere without people staring and whispering or even walking up to us and saying "wow I have never seen triplets before! Can I take a picture to put on my facebook page?" Yes, some weird (and scary looking I should add) guy wanted to put our babies on his facebook page. We just smiled and laughed it off and walked quickly in the other direction. So I guess we are sort of celebrities. Now, where is my stylist and my million dollar pay check? Just kidding! I know we aren't that special, but I do enjoy seeing people smile when we role by. Most often we just get and exaggerated "God bless you" or "you sure have your hands full". I'm sure those people are secreting thinking "thank God that's not me". What they don't know is that we really are the lucky ones. We get three times the laughs, hugs, and baby kisses. I can't imagine our lives any other way!