le mile hauts triplés: 13 months

This is the only picture I have of all of them together this month (sorry Max).

Evi is quite the talker and still the social butterfly. She waves to everyone as we go on choo choos like she's in a parade. She loves watching older kids especially older girls. She says mama, dada, yes or this,
whoa, ball, book, cheese or maybe it's please or maybe it's geez, and yes she did say Liam but I have to say it only happened that one magical time. Evi is a smarty pants. I think she understands way more than we even think she does. We aren't really teaching them signs but we started doing the "more" sign randomly and she picked it up so fast that maybe we should see what this signing thing is all about. It's kinda funny how she eats now since she signs "more" the whole time! She also knows "all done" and sometimes "eat". Connor and Evi are really good at putting their hands in the air when you ask them how big are they. Max has done it but I guess he thinks it's dumb since he's not really into it. You can also ask Evi where her muneca is (doll in spanish) and she'll crawl over to their play house and get it! She loves kissing her doll or Liam or any baby for that matter. She'll happily climb over the baby and give them a wide open mouth kiss then probably poke them in the eye.

Evi still prefers to have some help when she's walking. She likes to have her hand held and then she'll proudly strut around but without anyone helping her she sticks to crawling and holding on to furniture, brothers, cribs, etc. She is practicing standing on her own, which she gets a big kick out of, so I think it will be any day now.

Max is by far the better walker. He's more steady and confident. He's also really good at walking and doing other things at the same time like drinking, dancing, holding balls, trucks, etc. He went from being a very serious little man to giggling at EVERYTHING. He seems to always be laughing at something even when no one is around. I absolutely love it! He has also started an infatuation with balls. He's our little sweetheart. He loves holding and carrying around blankets; most of the time while sucking his thumb. He recently started staying up late at night but he quietly plays in his bed so I guess it's ok. I would say his favorite food is Daddy's pancakes which are a weekend treat.

Connor is the fastest. He walks with both hands held high in the air and literally runs at top speed until he falls. So far Connor has the most rhythm and dance moves. He also likes balls but seems to like cars just about the same. He's taken a break from being a bully and has had little screaming tantrums...hopefully that's just teething. He is also the first to get into trouble. He get's into really tiny places and then usually gets stuck. He loves to shimmy along the side of his crib and the gate until he's very tightly in there. I"m not really sure what he's doing but he does it quite often.

They all are pretty good eaters now. Evi has more of a sweet tooth and absolutely loves strawberries. The boys sorta eat anything. Next month we are going to transition to cows milk in sippy cups. I can't believe how big they are getting!!

We've been going to music classes this summer and it's amazing how much more they participate now. We play the CD at home and they all get excited and dance around. However, when we go to class they play it pretty cool and don't get to crazy. We signed up for next session so maybe they'll start to let their inhibitions go. :)

Banging pots and pans is a big hit!

Marcie came to visit too! She took us to the Children's Museum for the first time and they had a blast. Liam came over for a visit too and we got the whole crew together.

Evi trying to buy a beet with a ball....geez.The cashier was a little frustrated.

Max

Connor

The whole crew minus Mena

Biggest news of all is that Todd and I went away on vacation for the weekend!!! Our good friends, and god parents to the triplets, AJ and Kris got married in Ojai, CA. It was a beautiful wedding and a great get away for us. Aunt Erin and Grandpa did an amazing job taking care of the kids and we are forever indebted to them. It was sooooooooooooo needed.