Anna looking a little nervous at her first bit of rice cereal

We decided it was time for the girls to try a little rice cereal- they are 6 months old now (can you believe it!!) and are so big and the 32 oz a day of milk/formula just does not seem to be enough.
It was a lot of fun and they did really well.
Anna tried it first and she really did well- most of it she did swallow. Elisabeth also enjoyed it- she even smiled and then tried to eat the extra off her bib after she was done. Natalie on the other hand was not too into it. She cried the first time and the following time she just sat there with her mouth open and everything we put in just came back out. Of course she was the slowest to learn to bottle feed, too, but she'll catch up!

Elisabeth














Enjoying her bib afterwards














Natalie- not too happy



















Anna feeding


Here are some videos of the girls laughing
I am trying so hard to catch them talking to each other on video, but usually the second I bring out the camera they stop and just look at me and the camera. I'll keep trying!
Elisabeth


Natalie

I am finally getting to post- sorry it has been a while. The girls have been battling their colds- ear infections and coughs for a few weeks and it has been tiring for all of us. I think they have turned the corner on their sickness, though- at least I hope so!

Here are some cute pics of the girls after their baths. ( I don't know why all that was underlined, but I couldn't fix it.
Anna














Elisabeth














Natalie














Our friends Missy and Mark came with their boys to see the girls for the first time. We had a great visit.














Aunt Laura and Uncle David also came from North Carolina to see the girls (and Alex!)














My dad and Elisabeth














Which reminded me of another picture I took of them only 3 months ago. You've come along way Elisabeth!














Elisabeth and Daddy cheering on Georgia! Go Dawgs!!



















A funny picture of Anna. They don't actually hold their bottles yet of course, but she was at the time.














We borrowed some bumbos so the girls are having fun practicing sitting up them. When I took this picture Elisabeth and Natalie were talking away to eachother. It was soooo cute!














Here they are in their bumbos! -I know they aren't supposed to be on a raised surface in them- this was only for the picture :)














Elisabeth also enjoys the exersaucer. She is the only one that can enjoy it so far. They are just starting to have really good head control.














Here is Natalie and the "happy apple" that was mine when I was little. Did any of you have that, too?














We are having a lot of fun together. Elisabeth may have started behind but she is now the first to roll over and does better at sitting up, etc.. They are all so fun as they talk and laugh- my favorite is when they do it with each other.
The colds set us back a little on the sleeping in the night- for a week someone was waking up every hour! They all still only go 5-7 hrs at a time. Anna was my great sleeper- sleeping 8-10 hours but now she won't anymore either I can't figure out why! I've increased her food and even tried rice cereal when the pediatrician recommended it. I feel like my 15 lb girls should be going longer, but we'll see- maybe soon! I try very hard to keep a schedule with them during the day, but it is very difficult! I've also starting separating them for their naps as they wake each other up constantly. We'll just keep figuring stuff out!!

Just posting a few pics- don't have much time to write. The girls are sick with colds :(
Here is Alex doctoring them up, and also the girls doing tummy time. They are getting better at holding their heads up!














Elisabeth














Natalie- she is actually good at it, but I couldn't catch it in the picture














Anna














My crazy son- he wants me to "sign him up" for a band!

Kitchen counter? What kitchen counter?

It's official! Our babies have caught up completely on the growth charts!
Anna, at 13 lbs, 10 oz is in the 50th % for a 4 month old!
Natalie weighs 12 lbs, 5 oz
Elisabeth is 12 lbs, 2 oz. She has quadrupled her birth weight!
They are doing so awesome!
Here are some comparison pics with their dolls- one at 1 month of age, and one now at 4 months.
Elisabeth






































Natalie






































Anna

































Here are some more cute pictures- you can tell they are getting chubby!
Anna














Elisabeth














Natalie

Happy 7th Birthday, Alex!

I can't believe our little boy is already seven and starting first grade! He is so excited for first grade. I know the summer was hard for him as we were pretty confined at home with the triplets, but he has become a great big brother and such a great help! For his birthday present we took him to Medieval Times in Atlanta. He loved it, and Chris and I were pretty impressed as well. They put on a great show, and it is perfect thing for a boy Alex's age :)






































































Here is Alex entertaining his sisters














The girls are now 4 months old and we are having a lot of fun with them. They are interacting more- smiling and coo-ing and goo-ing. Here are pictures of Anna and Elisabeth's first smiles.
Anna's














Elisabeth's














Here are two really cute pics of Natalie




























Here are two pics of the three of them- I couldn't get them all smiling in one picture, but two at once was pretty good.




























Anna is on the left, then Elisabeth, then Natalie
I think you can tell, especially in the last picture, why we think Elisabeth and Natalie are the identical ones.
I thought I would write a bit more about the girls since I haven't really done that much-just posted pictures. These are answers to frequently asked questions:)

For those who are wondering exactly how/if we can tell them apart- yes, Chris and I can usually tell them apart pretty well. Anna we can always tell for sure- she has a fuller face, her features are a little different, her eyes and hair are a little lighter. Natalie and Elisabeth are getting harder for us. Natalie, however, has a mole on her belly so we can never get them totally mixed up. To make it easier we have color coded their bottles, burp cloths, and often clothes so that Anna is pink, Natalie purple, and Elisabeth yellow.

We are still feeding them, about 4 oz, every 2 1/2 -3 hours during the day. They are really starting to sleep well at night, though. Anna will go about 8-10 hours a night! Of course, she is the biggest and the better eater, but we think she is doing awesome! Natalie and Elisabeth will average 4-6 hours a time at night. It sounds good that they are going longer, but it can be hard too because instead of waking up once to feed them all I am letting them go as long as they will and waking up with each baby. My mom comes and stays with me every other night while Chris is working to help feed so that is a great help. Chris will get up and help all the other nights. It is just too much to do alone- especially when I am by myself with them all day, too!

They are so fun now as they interact more. Natalie is our happy baby- she just smiles all the time even if she is lying there by herself. She also talks more with us- we think she will be the first to talk! She always was our easygoing baby and still is!
Anna has become our fussier one- she gets overstimulated easily so we have to be sure to get her down for her naps before it is too late! She still makes such funny faces, and while she smiles and talks less it sure is sweet when she does!
Elisabeth still likes to be held the most. She is the one that will cry just so she can be held! We love to indulge her- but she has to remember that she is one of three so it's not always easy.

We have their 4 month check up on Tuesday so I will post how much they are weighing then. They haven't been on the growth chart for their age yet, but I think they might make it this time. They are really growing so well- I think they are around 12 lbs.