They all do a great job with holding up their heads, although Jack seems to enjoy looking around so much that I think it's made him a little stronger than his sisters. In fact, I'm convinced Jack is ready to be a little boy instead of a baby so that he can explore and learn as he is continually looking around when eating his bottle, being burped, being carried, etc. He simply can't get enough of this exciting world and he's mostly only seen the inside of our house! He also loves to practice "standing" whenever we let him. Jack seems to have more smiles for his mommy than his daddy right now, but he will smile at anyone.
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| Jack is standing! |
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| He's not strong enough for a bumbo chair, but this works pretty well as a seat (supervised of course!) |
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| Jack (left), Alexis (top right), Faith (bottom right) |
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| Jack and Alexis |
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| Jack |
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| Jack |
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| Alexis |
I've read that the smiles mean that babies now feel a whole bunch of emotions, which means each of our triplets has started expressing their unhappiness with situations as well. Our house has become increasingly more noisy as one crying baby starts off the whole choir! Even Jack who is quite laid back gets pretty upset about things these days.
Some changes in the last month are that the babies are now eating six to seven bottles a day instead of eight. This is great for me as it means less time is spent feeding and there are fewer bottles to wash. They are also starting to sleep longer at night, which is amazing. In general they eat their last bottles between 10:00 and 11:00, and then they wake up between 3:00 a.m. and 5:00 a.m. But last night they actually slept until 5:30 a.m.! I get up a few times during the night to put pacifiers back in their mouths, but it still feels like a huge change in my sleep since they first came home.
Faith has now been home longer than her two month NICU stay! This might sound strange to new parents who get to bring their baby home with them when they leave the hospital, but I finally can say that I "feel" like Alexis, Jack, and Faith's mom. Since Jack and Alexis were in the NICU for six weeks and Faith for two months, and then we had family in town helping for awhile, it has taken time for me to really feel like their mom. I didn't feel like they knew me from a nurse, a grandma, a friend, etc, but now that I really have been spending most days alone with them as their sole caretaker, I feel like their mom. This is a great feeling and also a bit scary to realize how much they depend on me!
Their four months weights were:
Alexis: 9 lbs 9 oz
Jack: 10 lbs 1.5 oz
Faith: 9 lbs 7.5 oz
And they continue to gain weight every day! It is astounding to me that they are now outgrowing some of their three month clothes (especially Jack). I actually just bought some three month stuff at used clothing sales and those things might only get worn a couple of times before they outgrow them!
We are soooo thankful for everyone who has given us gifts, gift cards, and money. We are overwhelmed by the generosity that has been shown to us with the birth of the triplets. We received so many diapers from my baby shower and from others that we still have some left on our shelves, and we only had to buy a couple of packages of preemies and a couple of packages of newborns as we ran out. We also have hardly cooked since the babies were born thanks to our family, friends, and church. This has been huge as it's taken us a bit to adjust to life at home with three babies. THANK YOU!!!
Here are their 4 month pics...
JACK
ALEXIS
FAITH
Group Shots (Alexis, Jack, Faith)
So cute! :) Max and Jack would get along great - he's always loved standing too!
ReplyDeleteKendra! They look so sweet with their adorable smiles! It is obvious all the babies and their mama are doing so beautifully! Way to go friend! Praying for continued health and happiness! Miss u so!
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