Home Sweet Home

The girls came home April 1, so they have been home a little more than a week now and we feel so blessed to be home as a family. The girls are all on apnea monitors, so we are dealing with all the cords and loud alarms. We have to pick them up in one arm and carry their monitor on the other shoulder like a purse, so it can be a little tricky.
Caden keeps saying he is so glad his sisters are home. He is a great big brother and is very gentle with them. His playroom is being taken over with baby swings and bouncy seats, so he probably isn't too happy that he now has to be more careful in the playroom. He is such a good helper and we are very proud of him.
April 3, the girls had their first big outing to the pediatrician's office. Dr. Chandler was very pleased the girls looked so healthy and she is treating them as regular newborns rather than preemies. Addison weighed 4 lbs. 15 oz., Emery was 5 lbs. 5 oz. and Harper was 5 lbs. 2 oz. Mommy packed the diaper bag with six diapers and used all of them at that appointment!
The main question we get asked is if we have family or friends to help us. Greg's parents, Richard and Fran (Gran and Pop) only live about a mile away from our house and help play with Caden and now come over to help with the bottle feedings whenever we need an extra hand. Misty's mom (Grandma) lives in Rockwall outside Dallas, so she came for the babies first week home and played with Caden. We hired two great nurses from the hospital to help us at nights so we can try to keep our sanity during the day and rest at night! The nurse on duty comes around 10:45 pm and stays until 6:45am. Michelle has experience with triplet girls as a night nurse and is a baby/mom nurse at the hospital and also teaches classes. Ryan is our other nurse and he helped take care of our girls in the NICU. So far, it is working out great.
We've had lots of family visit this week. Greg's brother Steve came from Denver for Easter weekend to meet his new nieces and introduce us to his girlfriend Meredith from Kansas City. Greg's other brother Danny, wife Wendi and their three boys Taylor, Bailey and Avery came from Virginia and are here all week. Caden has had so much fun playing with his cousins. It won't be long before there will be three little girls running after all their boy cousins and big brother.