Someone punched me in the eye and other stuff

I accomplished absolutely nothing today. I had plans to clean the kitchen and then start organizing and pricing things for our upcoming yard sale. Instead, I woke up with a big fat swollen eyelid. Bob said he punched me in my sleep. It must have been some punch because you should see my face. I look like some sort of swollen eyed freak from the planet "psycho triplet mom." It was so weird to just wake up like this. I immediately sent Bob to CVS for some benedryl because I was sure it was an allergic reaction to something (perhaps waking up at 7am?). I took 2 pills and promptly passed out for about 4-5 hours. When I woke up, my eye was even bigger than before and I couldn't see very well out of it. I was close to visiting my friend in the ER who happens to work there. I finally ended up calling her instead and it sounds like I'm going live. I'll have to see if I am any better tomorrow. Otherwise, I'll try to get in to see a doctor. The difference between seeing a doctor in clinic vs. the ER is about $90 and 6 hours of my time. I'm hoping my eye is just better tomorrow!

So enough whining about it. I obviously can see enough to be able to type this.

Bob and I had a really fun little vacation in Lake Tahoe. Unfortunately, we don't have any pictures to share. I brought the camera, but we just didn't use it. We started at our favorite local breakfast spot and then headed out of town. We had the BEST dinner at a restaurant called the Tahoe Grille. The food was so delicious I'm seriously still thinking about it. The next day we went to the lake and relaxed. While we were walking around on one of the trails, we saw a map that showed "things to do in the Tahoe area" on it. There was an ice arena around the corner from where we were. Bob asked me if I wanted to skate. Of course I did. I hadn't ice skated for years, but I had so much fun. They had public skating, but a lot of their figure skaters were practicing. It was fun to skate around with them. I didn't do too bad either. I pooped out after about a half hour though. Plus, I wanted to quit while none of my bones were broken. I do have three toddlers to care for. (With my one eye hahaha..) After skating, we did a little gambling. Bob actually won $90 at one point. We left only $20 in the red, but we had plenty of free drinks so we say we broke even. We acted like such old people because we were in our hotel room by 5pm. We ended up watching movies and ordering room service for dinner. We really know how to party. When we woke up Thursday morning, I was so ready to come home and see the girls. I missed them so much. We really did have a nice time away though. It was great to have that alone time as a couple. We're better parents for it.

Let's see...what else.

Morgan is walking pretty well now too. I'm so proud of her. She's so funny. Her favorite thing to do right now is dive head first off the couch. She scares me every time she does it, but she just does it over and over again. Silly girl.

Oh! Sophia was released from physical therapy. She had her last appointment last week. She is doing so well she doesn't need Erin anymore! I'm so proud of how far she has come.

Rachel has her food therapy evaluation this week. I'm really looking forward to it. She can be such a little stinker to feed. She's also so much smaller than Morgan and Sophia. I realized that the baby food she is eating doesn't have nearly as much fat and calories that the foods that the other girls eat does. I started adding a little bit of olive oil to her food at dinner time to add some fat and calories. She is definitely still my peanut!

My mom had her 60th birthday party last weekend. (Happy Birthday again Mom!) When we arrived at the party, Sophia had an immediate meltdown and cried for 20 minutes straight. I ended up having to call Bob to come and get the girls. (He was at home working....again.) He came and brought the girls home with him so that I could stay and enjoy the party.

The next day we were supposed to go up to my dad's for a family reunion. I ended up leaving Sophia behind with Bob and just brought Morgan and Rachel with me. We didn't need a repeat of the night before.

Well, I think I'm going to go rest my eye. Hopefully, I'll be as good as new tomorrow.

Oh and a big shout out and THANK YOU to my mom and neice. They stayed at our house with the girls while we were away.

Until next time!

Back from a little vacation....

Lots to talk about.

Bob and I just got back from a couple of days away together.

We've got another walker.

My mom had a fun birthday party.

Ahhhh.... Will update soon. My poor neglected blog.

Hopefully, I will have some time during the girls' nap tomorrow.

Now I must sleep.

4 Years Later....

Four years ago today, I married my sweetheart.

I couldn't feel more blessed to have my husband and our three beautiful daughters.

I am truly a lucky girl!

Grandma and Grandpa's House

This past weekend, we took the girls to Grandma and Grandpa's house. They had SO MUCH fun. Grandma and Grandpa have a huge yard and the girls took full advantage of it. Playing outside is something that they, unfortunately, don't get to do as often as I'd like. Bob has been working so much lately that our backyard isn't near childproof yet, so I can't get them outside while I'm alone yet. Anyway, I'm so glad the girls got to be outside for such a long time. They loved every minute of it. We even took them for rides around the yard in their choo choo wagon!

Here are some pictures from our day.

Grandma and Grandpa bought the girls their very own lawn chairs! They liked that they could climb into the chairs so easily.

Here's Grandma playing with Sophia. The girls LOVE their new dolls Grammie got for them!

Grandpa and Rachel. She loved walking around (on her knees of course) outside!

Here they are playing with the water fountain. I think this was their favorite thing in the yard. They splashed around in this for the longest time. Morgan tried to get in it..... with her shoes on of course! They were completely soaked within minutes!

Grilled cheese and fruit for lunch. YUMO! No bibs needed. They were already a mess! lol...

The girls had such a great day that they were zonked out within five minutes of the one hour drive home. Luckily, I brought some nice comfy (and clean and dry) pajamas to go home in.

We had such a nice time. The girls loved being able to roam all over the yard. They were so excited to be outside and somewhere new. We can't wait to go back and visit again very soon!

Phase 1 of our kitchen makeover

Phase one of our kitchen make over is complete! Thanks to my friend Deana (a fellow triplet mommy), we got this kitchen painted in just one afternoon and two evenings! I couldn't have finished it without her.

So here are the before and after pics..... (even though I already posted them on facebook last week. hehe...)

BEFORE......

AFTER.........

Whoops... I need to put the molding back on the cabinet above the fridge. hehehehe....

We removed the ugly outdated wood shelf that was above these windows. It really made the room look more spacious.

I'm so excited about the way it turned out. Painting really transformed our kitchen. I can't wait to get started on painting the rest of the house.

Phase two is coming soon. We're getting a new floor, new baseboards, and a new cooking range. I'm really looking forward to seeing how it all turns out! So far, it feels like a whole new room.

16 Months!!!

Do I have to even say it? Where did the time go? My babies are 16 month old toddlers. Sophia is walking all over the house. Morgan is taking around 8-10 steps at a time. Rachel is saying "hi" to everyone she sees including cars driving by on our walks. They are growing and changing so fast. A few days ago, I picked Morgan up and she was so heavy. She must have gained a couple of pounds overnight right? They are developing these sweet little personalities and are becoming little people. Sounds silly to say, but it's true.

I'm so proud and so blessed to be their Mommy.

Happy Sweet Sixteen Months girls! Mommy loves you!

Blah blah blog

I've been neglecting the blog lately. Not intentionally.... I've just been super tired lately. The last time I had my iron checked, it was above the "anemic" line so to speak. The iron absorption level was down so who knows. Maybe that is why I haven't had any energy whatsoever. I still can't believe the girls are almost 16 months old and I'm still having issues with anemia. Not fun, but it's also my fault because I refuse to take the iron supplements. (They give me severe stomach cramps.)

Anyway...... enough excuses...

This is going to be a super random blog update.

Bob has been working 6 days a week lately. He's got his full time job and he's also working on a contract. The weekends haven't been relaxing at all for either of us. We're both really tired on Sundays. The good thing is that we've been able to really help each other out though. He'll only be working this schedule for another few weeks. I can't wait until he is done with this contract! I miss my husband AND my sanity!

Speaking of.... he did manage to get a few days away last week when he went on his annual camping trip. I survived without him. It wasn't fun, but with a lot of help from my mom.....I did just fine with the girls. Well..other than sleep deprivation, but that was my fault because I don't sleep very good and I go to bed really late on the rare occasions that Bob isn't here.

Rachel was recently referred to have some therapy for her food issues. As I have talked about before, Rachel doesn't like foods with texture. She spits it out, gags, and sometimes pukes. She will only eat a few things right now, which makes meal time around here quite difficult. We have to wait about 30 days for the evaluation, but at least it's in the works and I can get her some help soon. We're also having her evaluated for her development. She is noticeably behind Morgan and Sophia, so we think it's better to get her checked sooner than later. I don't have big concerns there, but I do want to see if there is anything I can do to help her be less wobbly.

Let's see....what else...

Sophia is walking really well. She's so cute. If you say... Walk, walk, walk and hold her hand, she will walk all over with you. Morgan is taking 8-10 steps now too. She does it very slowly with caution. It's the cutest thing.

Oh...The girls shared their first donut yesterday. Sophia and Morgan LOVED it. Rachel wouldn't touch it. (More on that in a minute.) Morgan couldn't get enough of it. She would reach for the whole donut in my hand rather than the little pieces I was handing them. She's just like Daddy...hahahaha....When the donut was "all gone," and I told the girls so, Sophia cried. It was so funny. She wanted more. The girls made a little bit of a mess since I let them eat the donut pieces in the living room. There were some crumbs and little chunks on the floor. Rachel has a new habit of eating carpet fuzz. She won't eat FOOD, but she'll eat carpet fuzz. She must have mistaken a piece of the donut for fuzz because she picked it up and ate it off the floor. She looked up at me and started saying... MMMmmm, MMMmmm.... I know that if I had put that same piece of donut on her high chair tray, she would have thrown it on the floor!!!! Now she is going to think carpet fuzz is delicious! The good thing is that when I catch her with fuzz in her mouth, she gives up easily and spits it out in my hand.

I finally picked a paint color for the kitchen...I think. I painted a couple of different spots on the wall tonight to see if I like it tomorrow in the sunlight. If I do, a friend and I will be painting the kitchen on Sunday! I'm so happy to finally start painting this house!

If you were worried, I passed my written DMV test to renew my license! Still don't know why they had to waste my time and make Mrs. Perfect Driving Record take a test hahahaha! Seems like they should be testing the DUI people or the 5 speeding ticket people..... Oh well. It's done!

Well, I'm exhausted. I didn't realize how badly I was neglecting this blog. I'll try and do better. I'm just so sleepy lately!