chillin' with mom

we like this king size bed - so much room to spred out! it is so relaxing to just "chill" with mom!
(l-r mary, mateo, gab)

yes...we ARE happy babies in our bumbo's! (especially when we are looking at daddy!)

fine mom...I'll just do it myself! - Mary

babies in the bumbo

....and they say it gets easier as they get older?! ha! 16weeks already!!!

The babies are growing so fast! They are attempting to sleep longer at night...with some interruption for a late night feed (we call them"dream feeds" because they are mostly sleeping as they drink) or a pacifier...but for the most part, they are sleeping a good few hours at night. (So, mom does get to catch some zzz's inbetween pumping.)

They are up to 6oz at each feeding, although they might not finish the bottle. (Ok, not you, Mary, you finish it EVERY time.) They are also almost out of their stage 1 diapers and are pushing the 0-3mo size in clothes. They pick their heads up when on the tummies...and Gabby continues to be the houdini and scooch around as much as possible when lying on her back.

The girls are quite the little flirts and smile and coo at anyone who will listen...and we have seen an occasional smirk on Mateo. He is more known for the "it wasn't me" look (you know, when they look side to side and won't look directly at you) when dirtying his diaper. It is hysterical.

The bigger news is that they can sit up in their bumbo's (for the most part.) They love to eat dinner with Mom and Dad while in their bumbo's...and each day, they gain more and more head strength and can sit in the bumbo longer...

Below are pic's from recent visitors and the last few weeks. They go for their 4mo old shots in a few weeks...




babies in the bumbo - (l-r) Mateo or "mat-E-o" as uncle Jeremy calls him, Gabby i.e. "gabbers", and Mary (still our "simba")

Lolo and Lola Garcia

Pa and Grammy Schwartz

Our "peas in the pod" t-shirts (thank you Aunt Melissa) fit like real t-shirts! Check out our Dec blog to see how large the t-shirts were on them back then!

Our Baptism attire... (l-r) Gabby, Mateo, Mary

Everyone at the Church on Baptism Day!

Drs' Garcia

We had such a nice visit with our "Auntie Liz"!! Below are pictures we took during her visit. We continue to grow and develop our own personalities as we hit 12 weeks of age.

"Get ready Dad... three in medical school!"

The triplet stroller is a "stopper" on the street - everyone is fascinated with the three babies when we go on walks! Aunt Liz walked us to our favorite ice cream place, Brusters, right before this picture was taken... and the ice cream sure looked yummy!

"We can't believe you tried to cram us into a wicker laundry basket! Mateooooooo is too heavy and is squishing us, Mom!!!"

"yes, I do like the warmth of this fuzzy jacket" - Mary

"all right Mom....we'll attempt to hold hands...but we won't look at each other!" - Gab & Mateo

double the weight

At our 11wk appointment last week, we found out that we have doubled our weight! Mary was 9.9lbs, Mateo was 9.5lbs, and Itty-bitty Gabby was 9.3lbs! Way to go babies!!!


"mom this is not quite the most comfortable position...."

"yes, I am a happy baby - especially when Daddy is holding me!" - Gab

"Hmmm let me think about this for a second...do I want to stretch, cry, or eat?" - Mary

"Mom... a little help please??? My head is too heavy and chubby to lift on my own.." - Mary

"Mary, I have no problems lifting MY head" - Gab

"If I stay low enough, maybe I will scooch under all of their radar and not get caught up in all the "girl" drama!!" - Mateo

got milk?

Ever wonder what 30 bottles a day might look like?



Survival of the fittest for food in the Garcia home... below, Mary is anxiously awaiting her bottle and wasn't quiet about it! Mateo had had enough...."quiet sissy!" "Here...take my fist and use it to suck on....that should hold you over until the bottle is ready!"

Gabby, the innocent bystander

...wonders how she will learn to live with the other two and their crazy antics! She is not amused.

aren't we photogenic?

At their 6wk mark, a friend that does part time photography made a house call to take pictures of the babies. Although it was cloudy, we did get a few good "natural light" shots of the babies - see below. (they will be 9wks this Thurs.!) Photos by Gretchen:

mateo

'>mary



gabby

8 weeks today!

We are growing strong and steady over here at Casa Garcia... still eating every three hours, although the amounts vary at each feeding. (Sometimes we have a "hunger strike" and other times we can't feed them enough - as you can see from Mateo's plump cheeks!) We aren't sleeping through the night yet and giving Mommy a lot of running around with feeds, changes, and the often "I just want my nuk!" cry in the middle of the night. But it is all worth it when you stare into those gorgeous eyes!
Pictures are from past 2 weeks...





I can't see Mommy!!!

Uh....this isn't much better, says Gab

You wanna what???? You woke me up for this? - Mateo

Don't hate me because I'm beautiful... - Mary

Gab loves to purse her lips like this!

Mary is the one that is usually awake!

Sisters...we are learning to love each other!