Today was Jason's Uncle Berts funeral. It was a very nice service and a packed house! You could tell he was a very loved and respected man. Such a sad hard time! We did bring the babies (thanks Kristen, Aunt Boo and Danny for watching them!) and I think that was a bright spot in the day. Katies boys and Brogan were there too for their Grandpa. The family could still use the prayers!

Brogan is 1!!

This is a little late in being posted too! We had Brogans 1st birthday party two weeks ago! One year old already - I can't believe it! What a cuite he is though!! It was a fun little party, cowboy themed of course. It was really funny cause they gave hime cake to tear into as is tradition, and he did want any of it! He just threw it all over the ground! It was SO funny! :) He did eventually end up eating it though! We love this guy! Happy Birthday Brogan~

Sumpter

We had so much fun on our trip to Sumpter! It was quite a few weeks ago now - I am a little behind! It was a great success and SO nice to get out of the house and go somewhere. The babies did GREAT on the ride there and back and seemed to enjoy being in the great outdoors. Can't wait to go camping......

Please pray for Jason and his family! We have had a very heartbreaking loss in the family and could really use the prayers!

A little bit of everything

I'm a little behind on getting things posted! How does that happen so fast??? These are just some random shots of the babies - being cute! :)

We've been trying out lots of veggies and fruits and making a big mess doing it!

Madison is in a dress that Kristen and I wore when we were little. SO cute! I think she looks like Kristen as a baby in this pic. Not quite fair I don't think! :) There used to be an orange slip to go under it but went missing somewhere over the years which is why it's totally see through on Madison.

We bought a trailer last weekend! I am SOSO psyched! I am going to take some pics of it and post soon. That's me and Madison hanging out in the car while the boys figured out the boring stuff. :) I LOVE it and can't wait to go camping soon! YEA!!

Yesterday we finally broke down and went to the dr. The kids had just not been getting any better with eating and fussiness. So they thought they should be seen. We had to go to an on call dr cause mine ped was out of town. :( Our appointment was at 4pm and didn't get seen until 5pm. Then another 45 min with the dr. That was a miserable afternoon! The babies usally are napping around then (or eating) but I figured it would work out cause it wasn't supposed to take too long.......They were so exausted! By the time we saw the dr they were about 2 hours overdo for their nap and GRUMPY! Whew...we made it through though - barely - and with some results I think. It seems the babies may be lactose intolerant. We are still testing it out but ever since we switched the babies have eaten good and been a lot happier after feedings. SO we will see. I am excited to have something working - not so excited to deal with lactose intolerance! Hopefully they will grow out of it quickly!

8 Months

Where does the time go? These last 8 months have just flown by! Well, this last month not quite as much.... The kiddos have been having a hard month. We had such a wonderful schedule down: Eat, play, fuss, nap, repeat. Not so much lately. I don't know if they are teething or just going through a stage. It's so hard to tell with little ones when they can't just tell you what's going on. So the last month has been something of a challenge for Mom! Most days I don't think I will make it. But regardless of all that, we love these babies! They are healthy and growing and learning new things everyday! It's so fun to watch them discover new things. I love it! We are so blessed to have Cameron, Blake and Madi! :)

Cameron:

*Quite the charater! He is our little clown

*He is into screaming these days. Mostly when he is mad or upset. He also does quite a bit when he is happy too! :)

*Laughs, smiles and giggles

*Rolling like a pro! Get's stuck a lot and that frustrates him a lot!

*Not been a good eater this past month - still trying to figure out what's going on there. When he does eat it's about 7-8oz per feeding. We are down to 4 feedings a day.

*LOVELOVELOVES any food! He loves the baby food but REALLY wants our food! :) He would eat it all day.

*Starting to figure out a sippy cup. Mostly just practicing.

*Clucks his tongue - SO cute! :)

*Been pretty crabby this last month. We don't know if it's teething, sickness, a phase or a combo of both! :)

*Probably weighs 15lbs maybe a little more.

*On the shorter side and very chubby, love that! :)

*Says dadada and babababa, loves to talk.

*One of the loves of my life!

Blake:

*Such a sweet guy! Very quite, studies everything.

*Pretty easy going guy, has learned to throw fits though! They are pretty few and far between.

*Has started rolling and moving around a lot more. Still kinda gets stuck on his belly and he does not like that at all!

*Great sleeper at night and nap time.

*Walks really well holding your hands

*Still LOVELOVELOVES to bounce in his jumper(or anywhere else he feels he can try it! :))

*He has still been eating like a pro, about 7-8 oz per feeding. He is also down to about 4 feedings per day.

*Is still not sure about solid food, we are still working on that one.

*He has started to talk also, does dadadada and then coos alot.

*He is tall and lean.

*Weighs somewhere in the 15lb area

*Another one of the loves of my life!

Madison:

*Is our funny, sweet, dramatic little one!

*She is full of life and smiles, and let's you know whatever mood she is in! :)

*She moves everywhere! We have to wrap her up tight in her crib or she rolls all over and ends up on her belly and HATES that cause she can't get off in her bed.

*Has started to get up on her hands and knees.
*Good night sleeper, soso nap taker.

*She laughs very easy these days which is so cute.
*She has not been a good eater the past month either, but when she does eat she eats about 5 1/2oz.

*Is down to 4 feedings a day also

*Loves her food! Has started on teething biscuits(so have the boys)

*Loves to talk and a coo and shriek! She sticks her tongue out while she talks - so cute! :)

*She is still so tiny! I love it! Can only wear newborn size shoes still and is in 3-6 months clothes depending on the brand.

*Probably 12-13lbs now.

*Has also been pretty crabby, I think the same combo as Cam might apply.

*The third love of my life!

(And of course Jason is number one! ;) )

Ahhh...... I don't even know where to start! I am feeling SOSO discouraged as of late! I knew being a Mom of triplets was going to be challenging but right now I wonder what God was thinking when He decided to choose ME to do it. I feel so overwhelmed with parenthood. They have been so fussy lately and I don't know why. Are they hurting, are they sick, just cranky, not enough sleep, do they like me? They just don't seem happy very often and I don't understand why. I feel like already I am not making them happy, like I am doing something so wrong.


They are changing so much and are needing new things I don't know how to change their schedule to make it work right. I am so worn out just trying to get their bottle in them I don't know when to do their solid food. Cameron screems all the time. By the end of the day I am emotionally drained from listening to it. It's so hard to tell if somethings wrong or what's going on in there.


I have always been a pretty patient person - not so much anymore! I feel like I am never patient or loving enough. I feel like I am not cut out for this job.....


BUT - I know the Lord will be my strength, I know I need to turn to him! I am so thankful that I have Him, that I have my wonderfully supportive husband, and so many wonderful helpers that bless me with their time and love. I know I will get through this and I will look back one day and laugh and wish for these days again! I think that is part of my problem, I don't want to regret this time. I don't want to waste my time moping or being discouraged. I want to take joy in this amazingly precious journey I am on and not waste a second of it!!! But some days (and it feels like most days lately) I am struggling to stay above water.

This is kinda a downer spill your guts kinda post. Which is so not me, I am usally pretty private. But, I want to remember it all. I so often put on a happy face, I can handle anything and everything is perfect kinda front. Twenty years from now I want to look back and see the good times and the hard ones and see where I was and how God brought me through. I do love those babies, Cameron Blake and Madison! They are so special to me.