The title above does not refer to Mommy and Daddy even though having three babies in the house is sometimes stressful. Instead, we have moved the girls into their own cribs. We began to notice last week that the baby that was still in the crib when the other two were being fed was pretty content and appeared to be stretching out. So we tried putting each girl in their own crib. The transition was pretty easy.
The girls are almost 14 weeks old and are getting bigger. We are constantly asked how much they weigh now, but we haven't been to the doctor since their 8 week check-up and won't return to the doctor until their 16 week check-up.
Mommy, Daddy, Caden, Addison, Emery and Harper have made several excursions outside the house now. We have eaten with their Gran and Pop at the Carlton Woods country club three times (once for Easter, once for Mother's Day and once for dinner). We also went to our friends' house (the Meredith's) for dinner.
About two or three weeks ago, the girls started making eye contact with us and this week, the girls started to charm Mommy and Daddy with their smiles. It is a lot of fun to hold the girls and see a toothless-smile being shared with us.
Our efforts lately have been to try and get the girls to sleep as long as possible at night. Addison seems to be our best sleeper as she consistently sleeps over 6 1/2 hours each night and has slept over 8 hours a couple of times. Emery is doing great too. She also sleeps over 6 hours most nights and has reached 7 1/2 a couple of times. Harper has been too interested in eating to worry about sleeping a long time. It appears that she has hit a growth spurt as she now looks bigger than the other two (not combined, just bigger than each of her sisters). She routinely sleeps 4 hours at night but sometimes sleeps 5 or 6 hours in the morning. So, maybe her internal clock is a few hours off.
While their sleeping times above might suggest that the nights are uneventful, please remember that there are still three babies and that their schedules have not been synchronized just yet. This means that a baby is still being changed, fed, or burped most hours of the night. Mommy and Daddy are very thankful for our night help that ensures we are still able to sleep in one bed.
