It's all smooth-sailing in our little household of five

Last updated: 18/02/2016 14:00 by LivingWithTriplets to LivingWithTriplets's Blog
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Life is such a wonderful thing with our three little miracles in it.
 
Don't get me wrong, I miss my family so much more since the babies have been born and so wish I was nearer to them, as well as my friends at home in the UK. I also miss my dad and think of him everyday and how proud he would be. If only he was here to give the triplets the love that he gave me, my brothers, sister, and nieces and nephews, but I know he watches down on us and is smiling down at our three beauties.

The babies are doing great with their weights now: last week Elliot was 13lb 14oz, Rebecca was 10lb 3oz and Róisín was 9lb 8oz. They are feeding so much better and take six 5oz bottles a day now. Elliot is also having baby rice.
 
Elliot is starting to sleep longer through the night as well, and last night he even went from 6.45pm until 5.50am - my little star! The girls, however, woke at 10pm and 11pm then 2.15am and then 6.55am... So I am certainly not getting long stints of sleep yet. I normally get 5-6hours in a couple of stints but, hopefully, when the girls get onto solids they will start going longer too.

At the last visit to the hospital the consultant said the girls needed to remain on premature formula until they are four-months-old corrected age, so come this weekend they will at last move onto normal formula.
 
I can also start weaning them too and so the baby rice will begin with them soon. Elliot has had baby rice for a week now and is getting to terms with the spoon and feeding malarkey and he seems to be enjoying it.
 
Tomorrow begins the real food-carrot purée first... I am such a clean/tidy person, I am already considering how to keep this bright orange slop from being splattered on me and over Elliot - the things I ponder over!
 
I have ordered sleeved bibs but haven't found any in Ireland yet so I'll have to wait until I go to England in a couple of weeks to see Mum.
 
 
Each week I try to keep us busy. We have a good routine and I am happy to be left to get on with it by myself most of the time, and the socialising slots in around the routine. The babies are normally up about 7/7.30am and we have a bottle and a play and I get them dressed. They then have a short nap at 9am.
 
We then have a play and then they are fed at 11am. They then go for a longer sleep of 1-2hours so if I have to go out of go then so they sleep in their car seats or carrycots. They are then fed at 3pm.
 
At 6pm Conor and I bath (three times a week) and feed them together and they are normally fast asleep by 7pm. The girls (and Elliot if he stirs) are fed around 11pm by the two of us, then I feed them when they wake - normally around 3/4am, and then the cycle begins again around 7am.
 
They are full of smiles, laughter and chatter so they bring so much joy to both of our lives. Often when they are sleeping peacefully and I check on them the overwhelming feeling of being truly blessed hits me.
 
Thirteen months ago I had almost given up hope of ever becoming a mummy (a dream I had always wished for), and now I am a mummy to three beautiful, healthy and happy babies.

I have made a number of new friends through having the triplets so I try to go out for coffee or lunch or have people round a few times a week. When the weather is dry I try to get out walking just to have some fresh air. My mum was here last week too, which I do love, and so we got out and about too.
 
I am also trying to get back to my tennis and gym, and if anyone volunteers to babysit we go to the cinema or for dinner together - we manage that quite often really so are very fortunate. The babies don't often stir once they go down about 6.45 until 11pm so the evenings are relaxing for whoever is at home with them.

We are just in the process of arranging the christening, which is in April. We have chosen the godparents the way it is done in England: Róisín and Rebecca have two godmothers and one godfather and Elliot has two godfathers and one godmother.
 
We have also invited our very close friends who will play an important role in the babies upbringing. We have many wonderful friends so it is difficult limiting it there but, I suppose, that is how it will be.
 
My family have all made their arrangements for coming over to celebrate, and it will be so nice having them all here for the weekend or longer. My mum is also making the cake, which will be lovely. She has made every christening cake for her grandchildren so there will be no exception here!
 
My mother-in-law is also decorating a cake for the day too and we will make some desserts and then a caterer will provide the main course.

So all is going well in this little household of five!
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