le mile hauts triplés: 10 months!!

BIG NEWS!!!! We are officially cousins!

Liam. I think he looks like Evi.

I love this picture! This is minutes after he was born!!!

Liam Frederick Templeton was born on April 5th 11:09am, 5lbs 12 oz, and 18 3/4 inches!!! We are so incredibly happy to have him in our lives!!! He's a strong little guy and is still in the hospital after his surgery but he'll be coming home very soon. The triplets have visited the hospital a couple time but stayed outside for a picnic with Mike and Jess. They did get to 'face time' on our iPhones and met Liam...virtually!

Everyone dressed up for Easter! It is sooo incredibly hard to get a good picture these days! No one wants to sit still...ever!

Yep, 10 months! That's crazy!! These little guys are growing like weeds and developing very distinct personalities.

Connor: Connor is by far the fastest crawler in the group. He flies around the room getting into everything and quickly moving on to the next toy/hazard/thing he can put in his mouth. He's the littlest of the three but definitely the bully. No need to try and stick up for the little guy in this case. He is a monster! Pushes his siblings over, steals everyone's toys, crawls on top of anyone if they're in the way maybe even sticking a finger in their eye on the way over, and doesn't bat an eye when he makes someone else hysterically cry their eyes out. Doesn't even phase him. He's a mile a minute with everything from running around the room to his attention span. He's got so much energy and curiosity it's wonderful! I think all this excitement makes him a good sleeper too though. He's quick to fall asleep but always the first to wake up. He just wants to explore the world!

Max: Max is the most pensive. He's always contemplating everything. He even tilts his head a bit like he's thinking. (That may be from being squished in the womb but it's pretty darn cute) Max is very curious too but he spends more time inspecting each toy. If a toy lights up he'll put his face right on it and stare directly into it. He's also the most patient, calm, quite baby. He's pretty amazing! The other two will be screaming their heads off waiting for their bottle and Max will be quietly waiting his turn playing by himself. Thank God for Max! It's almost like he knows he's not going to go hungry so what's the rush. He's wise beyond his years (months). One day he crawled in the other room sat down and quietly picked up a book while his brother was getting into something and his sis was having a meltdown. Max is also a big thumb sucker. Yet another thing he's figured out how to be self reliant! Such a mommy's helper!

Evi: Princess Evelyn knows how to scream to get her way. Unfortunately it's so loud it usually works and we quickly succome to her every wish. (not at all what the parenting books tell you to do so I guess we'll see how this plays out....yikes!) I have to admit her little meltdowns are so drama filled that they are pretty cute! She'll open her mouth wide and scream as loud as she can, then tilt her head back and put her hands on the back of her head and all over the tiniest thing. Thank goodness for the paci. We tried to just keep those for bedtime and nap time but with her 'temper' she gets one when she wants one. And she loves it. It works wonders. She was the last to crawl and her crawl isn't the most graceful. She still drags her legs sometimes and rolls to get places. It's like she's figured out how to use the least amount of energy to get from A to B. What a smarty pants. Evi is also the social butterfly. She'll flirt and smile with almost anyone as long as she's getting attention she's happy.

Evi 2 teeth: Boys 0

They all love to stand this month. They want to hold on to cribs, furniture, or just your hands. I think they'll be walking pretty soon!! They all climb on everything too.

meltdown mode!

Sally has been a HUGE help! She has come over many many times so that I can run to the hospital and visit Mike, Jess, and Liam. (It is VERY hard to get a picture of Sally so this is the best I could do!)