Big Baby Smiles

Lauren is smiling and Makenna is smiling and Livy is maybe a week or two behind. We feel like we finally have some little human beings who are ready to interact with us. All three girls LOVE Paddy Cake, although my version of said nursery rhyme is suspect. I cut out a few lines and cut right to the chase:

Paddy Cake, Paddy Cake, Baker's Makenna
Bake me a Lauren/Livy as fast as you can!
Roooooooooolllllllllllll 'em
And put 'em in the pan!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

They love that I get down to the business of just rolling their hands and tickling their bellies.

So back to the smiles. No giggles yet, just big grins. Fortunately, Olivia is on a new formula that she is tolerating quite well. That means no vomiting...and that means that we can actually play after she eats. So now that we can interact with her w/out her barfing all over the place, she is starting to progress a bit more. She has given us a couple of smiles on demand, but not quite as many as her sisters. So, yeah, another week or two and we'll be a family of grinning babies!!!

Tonight was fantastic. We did big girl baths for the very first time. I loaded up all of the Bumbo chairs into the bathtub and put all three girls in together. They looked a bit stunned, but really had a great time. Of course, someone had to relieve herself about halfway through the bath. Tonight, that someone was Livy. We actually smelled it before we saw it. So, yeah, first big girl bath...and first time Makenna and Lauren had to bathe in their sister's poo. I'm sure they will all pay one another back at some point.



Here are some bathtime fun pics!!!

We all got RSV

Well, we all have now officially had RSV. Livy was in the hospital a couple of weeks ago. By the time she came home, I felt HORRIBLE. Paul also got sick, and so did his mom. Now Makenna and Lauren are doing terribly. They are coughing, not eating, eating and vomiting, constipated. You name it. The RSV SUCKS!!! I'm sure all will be well by next week and within another month we'll all be sick with something else.

So our fantastic news is that Lauren has been sleeping through the night fairly well. A few nights ago she went 7 hours, then 6 hours two nights in a row. Last night was around 5, I think. Maybe it's just because she's sick, but whatever, we'll take it. Makenna is going about 5 to 6 hours. We haven't waited around to see how long Livy goes since she needs to eat as much as possible. We may start letting her go 5 hours at night, though. We'll see. Either way, it has been a welcome change in our home. I just hope they sleep as well when they are feeling better in a week.

No big fat smiles yet, but we have gotten a few teeny little grins out of Makenna and Lauren. Livy is more serious, though. She smiles a lot in her sleep, but while awake puts on her serious face. I hope she develops a sense of humor!

Current weights:
Makenna - 8 lbs 10oz
Olivia - 7lbs 5oz
Lauren - 9lbs 10oz

The following are the most recent pics:

Makenna


Lauren



Olivia