Mom Time

I love my boys and I love being able to stay home with them. Sometimes the constant grunting, whining, spilled milk, diaper changing and biting get to me though and I need some "me time".

There are a couple of times a month I can usually count on for some fun time out of the house - the monthly Triplets Plus of Kansas City dinners and the monthly COR Croppers scrapbooking night. This month (and last too actually) those nights out have fallen on back to back nights. Normally they're a week apart which is great because I can spread the joy out that way. There's something fun about getting out of the house 2 nights in a row though!

Last night I had a great time out with 11 other triplet moms (one of them was actually a triplet-mom-to-be)! I drank way more Diet Coke than anyone should drink at that time of night and was wired until about 12:30 last night. Oh well, gave me a chance to finish the book I was reading :)

Tonight is my night to scrapbook. Did I ever tell you all I took over the scrapbook ministry at our church? Since January I've been in charge and am having a lot of fun. I'm most looking forward to our all day crop coming up at the end of the month! Tonight though I'll get to laugh, talk, learn some new scrapbooking skills (last month I learned about the joys of eyelets!) and stay relatively caught up on the boys' scrapbooks.

Here are a couple of pages I did a while ago for the boys' "baby books". I think the top one is from Chase's book and the bottom from Jackson's.


All moms should have a hobby they love, and they should make time to do it! It feels so great to do things for yourself and have that time to relax and enjoy the company of other adults.

Signs of Spring

Spring has sprung here! Just look at this....


Yep, those are my spring bulbs popping up already! A few of the trees in my yard are starting to work on buds too. I normally love spring, but this year I think I love it even more.

We've been stuck inside all winter for which I ultimately am thankful! The boys hadn't been sick since Thanksgiving until I had to take Chase to the Dr. yesterday because of a double ear infection and even then he wasn't "sick", just tugging at his ears a lot. Keeping the boys home this winter for their health has taken a toll on my sanity though.

This past weekend was gorgeous, so Nick and I jumped at the opportunity to let the boys play outside. Friday we took them to the park and Saturday we just played in the backyard. After the boys' nap on Saturday we set up the Step 2 Coaster that was handed down to us. The boys had a blast on it! The Video Clip of the Week tomorrow will feature clips of them using the coaster, so watch for that.

Let's Get Ready to Rumble!

So my post yesterday that was just chalk full of love and sweet moments came back to bite me later in the day. Here are the cliff notes of what went down at about 4:15pm.

Chase is happily playing with a toy.
Tyler comes and steals said toy.
Chase decides to bite Tyler's shoulder in retaliation.
I decide to rescue Tyler from the clutches of Chase's jaw.
Chase is less than thrilled with this and decides to try to bite Tyler's feet.
I then hoisted Tyler up higher so that Chase couldn't reach his feet.
Chase then decides to turn on Jackson (who had since wandered into the kitchen to see what all the fuss was about).
I then set Tyler down and rescue Jackson, considering he is completely innocent in this ruckus.
Tyler is now angry about being set down and decides now would be a good time to head butt the back of Chase's head. Repeatedly.
I set Jackson down and do my best to separate the mob.
Separation does not work, so instead I observe a squirming, whining, crying pile of arms and legs.
About 30 seconds later Chase discovers Tyler has dropped the toy in all the chaos, so he scoops it up and takes off.
Tyler takes the opportunity to wrestle with Jackson. See?


At about 4:35pm Tyler wanders back into the kitchen and decides he must play with my slipper right now, even though I'm wearing it.
I calmly take the slipper back and tell him he can't have it right now.
Tyler now acts like it's the end of the world. See?


Ahhh what a fun 20 minutes it was! Hey, at least I got a picture of Jackson "playing" with one of his brothers!

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Pushed to the Limit

Blogging has been a great source of release for me. Not only do I get to brag about my kiddos but I get to continue to utilize my writing skills. (For those unfamiliar with my background, I was a radio ad copy writer before and during my pregnancy.) Brace yourself now for a little venting from this tired mama.

Yesterday I reached my breaking point. In the early months of having three tiny babies in the house I reached that breaking point several times, but it's been quite a while since it happened. The last two days have been horrible. The boys somehow reached a state of being over-tired, were super crabby and driving each other and me crazy.

I expect Wednesdays to be bad; it's a long day here at the house. Nick leaves for work at his normal time but then doesn't get home until well after the boys are in bed for the night. Usually on Wednesdays I just tread water until bed time and then I collapse on the couch for a few minutes before cleaning up the house. This past Wednesday bed time couldn't come fast enough and I thought with relief "at least tomorrow will be better". Unfortunately I think it was worse....

It turns out the boys woke up quite early yesterday morning. I didn't know this until I spoke to Nick mid-day, but it sure explained a lot. Tyler and Jackson had been crying, whiny and clingy all morning and were driving me up the wall. Chase, thankfully, was in pretty decent spirits. I prayed for a nice long afternoon nap so that the boys would be in better moods in the afternoon. No such luck though! The boys were up and ready to go less than 90 minutes after I had put them down. I knew I was in trouble then.

The afternoon consisted of one precious moment - Chase was chasing (hehe, that sounds funny) his brothers around the house and when he would catch them he would hug them from behind. Awww! From there things went down hill.... Tyler thought the chase game was fun but decided to kick it up a notch. He thought it would be fun to chase Jackson, tackle him and then try to bite him if he tried to get away. This upset Jackson a great deal and then it upset Tyler when I pulled them apart. This "game" went on for a good 30 minutes. By the end of the 30 minutes Tyler and Jackson were wound tightly and rarely stopped crying and/or whining. It was then that I decided today was not the day to try to go without a Diet Coke.

By 5pm I was at my wits end. I called Nick at 5:10 to make sure he wasn't running any errands then I broke down crying. When Nick arrived home 10 minutes later I was kneeling on the living room floor crying, while the boys whined around me - until they saw Nick. Then all was well in the world.

I had a moment of irritation when I realized Nick never sees just how bad things get here because as soon as he comes home, all is forgotten and the boys are full of giggles! I then remembered I should just be thankful the crying and whining had stopped.

If you've made it through this whole post, than congrats. I promise to be in a better blogging mood on Monday, when I'll be handing out a couple of blog awards!

Semi-Lock Down

It's that wonderful time of year again.... Cold, Flu and RSV season. Yipee! Last year we were under strict orders to keep the boys home with the exception of doctor's appointments. Due to their prematurity (and yet not preemie enough to qualify for the RSV Synagis shots) they would have had a really rough time recovering from RSV and likely would have ended up in the hospital.

This year is slightly different in that the boys are quite a bit bigger and are very healthy, so would have an easier time fighting off RSV should they contract it. That doesn't mean it would be as easy for them as it would be for a full-term toddler, but it wouldn't likely be as devastating. Taking this into consideration we aren't going under full lock down like last winter, but we are taking some precautions.

For the bulk of cold and flu season we will not be bringing the boys to church. Two weeks of being home with sick kiddos was enough for me this month. No more plastic food sharing for my boys (that's what happened last time they were in the nursery)! We also ask that anyone that comes over is healthy - that's a no brainer though really.

Thankfully for the sanity of this mommy, I have been told it will be ok to take the boys to the store or the mall as long as I keep them away from excessive germs (so no playing on giant plastic fruit at the mall). I'm so glad I have the option this winter to load the boys up in the Choo Choo at Target or the mall. I think it will do wonders for my attitude!