the dentist

The triplets had their first dentist appointment yesterday. It went really well. Everyone got their teeth cleaned and counted. They all got a new Cars and Snow White toothbrushes as well as balloons. As a special treat we took the kids to Jamba Juice. Overall it was a good morning and I hope a good experience for them so that future dental appointments will continue to be good!

Potty training and new rooms

We're making attempt #2 to potty train the little boys (Ryan and Dylan). Megan has been potty trained for the last few months and the boys are showing a renewed interest in the potty again. So we're back in undies and doing lots of laundry. I'm really hoping to get them trained by the summer. It would be so great to use our diaper money to do something fun with this summer!

Another transition is moving some rooms around. The triplets have been sharing a room since day 1, well since the true day 1 in the womb! But they have decided it's more fun to goof around than nap and go to sleep at night. So we're going to move Jacob downstairs and then give Megan Jacob's room. R&D will stay in their current room. I'm really excited about this because I get to decorate a girls room!! We'll also change up R&D's room to more of a boy room. Should be fun. We've been doing a ton of painting around our house in our spare time... usually after the kids are in bed. Just trying to get the place to feel more like home.

Let's get caught up

So, another month has passed with no blogs. Sometimes I think, how can that be? But then I remember, oh yeah, I have a 4-yr-old and 2-yr-old triplets! Duh! So in a nutshell, here's the last month ...

1. Successful move of the triplets from cribs to beds (about 2 weeks)
2. 12 day vacation for Jon
3. Weekend trip to Monterey with all the Allingham's
4. Painted our bedroom and started the master bathroom
5. Valentine's day/preschool party
6. Jacob's follow-up MRI
7. No more binky's!
8. 4 out of the 6 of us with colds

I think that's about it. Like that's not enough, right!? I really want to make a better effort at keeping up with the blog. Jacob is starting t-ball next weekend and I hope to capture some fun pictures of that experience. Next major task is getting the little boys potty trained. We made a first attempt a few months ago and they did pretty good, but didn't catch on completely. I'm hoping for a more successful second attempt.

Day 1 (yesterday) of crib to bed transition was tough! Naptime was exactly as I predicted - party time! However, bedtime went pretty smooth. I ended up sitting in the kids room until they fell asleep, about an hour. We woke up at 4:30am to Megan falling out of Ryan's crib... not sure what happened there. But overall, day 1 went as expected.

Day 2 (today) was better. All the kids took a 2-hour nap with little help from me - yeah! I actually was really surprised. I needed the break, so I was really happy to get some quiet time. Bedtime tonight was about the same as last night - about an hour of "get back in bed" and "stop talking". It's about 10:30pm and I'm finally off my feet for the day! Here's hoping tomorrow and each day following gets easier!

We broke the cribs down today. Ryan and Dylan's were converted into toddler beds and Megan's is gone. Her mattress is on the floor until we can borrow a bed from my sister. It's about an hour until naptime and I'm terrified! I think it'll be party time, but we'll see!

The pitter-patter of little feet

We are in for it now... two out of the three little ones are climbing out of their cribs! Ryan started climbing out a few days ago and now Megan is climbing out. I am not ready for them to be in big beds. Not because I don't want them to grow up, but because I don't want to deal with the craziness that will go along with the move from cribs to beds! I've already had to remove Ryan from their room at naptime due to too much goofing around. Tonight I was talking to my sister-in-law on the phone and I hear the pitter-patter of little feet upstairs. That only means one thing - T-R-O-U-B-L-E! I go up to their room and the door is open, the light is on, Megan is running around in circles, Ryan is out of his crib, completely naked (no clothes, no diaper) and he's IN Dylan's crib! The kicker was that Dylan was dead asleep! We had been gone all day so the kids didn't nap and poor Dylan was exhausted. Ryan was jumping up and down in Dylan's crib, but Dylan was zonked out. I have to admit, I started laughing out loud! It was a hilarious scene to walk in on. Of course the two additional times I had to go upstairs to put Megan and Ryan back in their cribs wasn't so hilarious! After about an hour and a half, they finally gave up and fell asleep. I have a feeling the next few weeks are going to be interesting around here! Stay tuned ...

Goodbye 2009, Hello 2010!

2009 - what a year. It was one I will never forget. The first half of the year was consumed with selling our house and moving. We made a very difficult decision to leave our home in Folsom due to financial concerns and the desire to live closer to family and have a bit more space. And the second half of the year was focused on Jacob and him being diagnosed with Epilepsy. This past year has been life changing for us in so many ways. It was full of wonderful holidays and birthdays, happiness, sadness, fear, joy, prayer and faith in the good Lord above. I am so thankful for my wonderful husband and the strength he brings to our marriage. He has absolutely been my rock this year. We are looking forward to a calm, stress-free, fun and adventurous 2010... not too much to ask, right?!