Visits to the Doctor

We really don't go anywhere, for a couple of reasons.  First because it is insanely hard to take three babies out with our strict schedule.  Second because of the exposure to illness.  Being 9 weeks early earns you quarantine.  Though I'm not terribly upset we can't go anywhere yet because it is so exhausting when we do I will say the quarantine (and I'm convinced their crazy healthy diet) has meant 11 months of very healthy babies!  We have only been sick once with colds over the holidays.  So basically our outings are to the doctors office.

Crazy babies!  Another reason it's difficult to go anywhere, they can't sit still.  

Emma is strapped into that bouncy seat!  She also climbed out of her exersaucer this week!

We qualify for Synagis injections for RSV. (check out what RSV is at this link https://www.synagis.com/)  Every 28 days we make a pilgrimage to a specific doctors office who administers the injection.  It's never fun.  The physician isn't our pediatrician, and even though she has seen us every 28 days for 5 months still walks in the room every time and says "Your kids must eat a lot of orange stuff, their skin is orange."  Yes, lady, they do and you seriously can't remember orange triplets???  Really?  I can't imagine there are a lot of us.  Oh well, the point is they get the shot and are protected.  2 more visits to go.  Oh, and yes, you read right, I have orange babies due to their home made formula - carrot juice and goat milk.  Seriously it's like the cast of Jersey Shore live here.  Again, another post on home made formula to come.

We have extremely limited windows in which the babies aren't eating or sleeping so finding a time to go to the doctor is no fun.  Our best time is right after a solid food meal and before a bottle and a nap.  I normally have to wake them early from a nap to eat early.  I pick only their favorite foods so they eat quickly.  We wash up fast as we can, I run them to the changing table for a quick diaper refresh then to the car.  They are very good car riders, probably because we never go anywhere so it's fun to get out.  We take our tandem triplet stroller which I drive into everything but somehow it actually fits everywhere.  Not sure how much longer it will last us though, there is 60 lbs of babies in it and it seems to be struggling.  We have a heavy duty quad stroller which works great but I can't get it in the car, it's too big and too heavy.

Emma and Ethan, pre shots (11 months)

Alex, Emma, and Ethan pre shots (11 months)  

This was the first time I thought to bring a snack, apple O's.

During their appointments they are really good about sitting on the table and playing with the toys I bring.  Alex is the most wary, she knows doctors usually mean shots.  They do well until the shots happen then it's crazy crying, mommy holding two babies my help holding a third.  They feed off each other.  Then the nurse leaves the room and silence.  Cracks me up.  We are happy again so back into the stroller and we rush home for a bottle and a nap.

We get weighed and measured at our RSV visits so here are their current sizes:
Ethan 23lbs 5oz 30inches long
Alex 19lbs 14oz 28.5inches long
Emma 17lbs 13oz 28.2inches long
Amazing babies!!!  (Our nanny read somewhere yesterday that babies should triple their birth weight by one year... Ha, that would mean Emma should weigh 6lbs 15oz at a year.  Um hum...)  The girls are still well below the 50th percentile on the baby chart but Mr. Ethan is solidly above.

After doctors appointments all I want to do is take bath with a glass of wine and then a nap.  It takes it out of me!