I took the day off today and had the triplets solo. The day started off with their first visit/evaluation from their new speech therapist. It will be another 2 weeks until she can start the therapy. We have had several evaluation and are anxious to get going. We really liked the therapist though so that was great. The kids seemed comfortable with her.

Then it was off to Viera to see Nana and Papa. Nana made lunch which was awesome and fresh homemade cookies. Yum. Then we went shopping. Fun day for all. I think the kids left about a ...<< MORE >>

Today is day two back on Weight Watchers. WW has always worked for me in the past. I lost a lot of the 60+ pounds I gained with the triplets on Weight Watchers. But somehow over the past 6 months I have managed to put on 7-10 pounds. Hopefully it doesn't take long to take it off. Then maybe I will fit back in some of my clothes again.

I swear it is harder to diet now that the kids are toddlers. Because I am so used to snacking on whatever I am feeding them.

My husband was happy tonight as I actually cooked dinner. It was a pasta and veggie dish. It was really good. The problem with cooking is that it is now 8:45 and I just got done with cleaning up. Between the kids and work, finding time to start my new business has been tough. I really need to focus more on it.

You can check out the site for all the new artwork for twins and triplets. www.twinandtripletgifts.com/Artwork.html

        

We made one of the hardest decisions ever! We have decided to put the kids into daycare full-time. They have been under the care of their nanny for the past 2 years while I work. She is a god send. We felt horrible telling her the news but we hope she understands. Our kids are all really behind (especially the boys) with their speech and socialization and we are hoping daycare helps. We are also going tomorrow to get them evaluated. In Florida, if they qualify they will get free help until they are 3. We are starting them in ...<< MORE >>

It must be because I am a parent of multiples, but I was so upset by last night's episode. It makes me so sad to think of them divorcing. You would think that having 2 sets of multiples is enough reason to fight for your marriage. Granted, Kate was really hard on Jon but it seems like he just gave up. I can't even comprehend how she is going to raise these 8 kids herself. Yes, she has tons of paid help, but that doesn't replace having a father around all the time.

I know triplets don't even compare to sextuplets and twins on top, but I can say that dealing with my triplets can be very challenging and hard on my marriage. I hope to think it makes it stronger. Or at least that is what I tell myself but then after seeing Jon and Kate split up it makes you realize that you need to continue to work on your marriage at all costs.

Currently, my husband and I have about zero social life, but we are hoping that changes a bit soon. My parents are moving from Minnesota to about an hour from where we live in Orlando. I don't intend to torture them with baby sitting requests right off the bat, but I do expect to get a night out every now and then. We could really use it.

        

We took the kids to a small water park over in Tampa with my mother-in-law. The kids had a ball. It was really hot today, so it was the perfect activity.

Came home, died my hair and have been working on the site. Check out www.twinandtripletgifts.com for the latest and greatest. ...<< MORE >>

There was an article written about my family and several others in my neighborhood called Multiple Rewards. It just so happens that there are 4 sets of multiples just on my block. Crazy! So a nice article was written about us in the local paper. Click below.

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One of my sons said "I love you" tonight. It made me melt. My triplets don't talk much, so this just made my day!

        

I thought I should maybe give a little history on my triplets. Let me start by saying just how desperately I wanted these babies. My husband and I tried for a few years and had lost 3 other pregnancies. Our intention was to do another IVF but they canceled my cycle because my lining was thin and I didn't have a lot of follicles (eggs). So I switched last minute to an IUI. The chances of me even getting pregnant with one were really slim. But when I found out I was pregnant I was told my beta hcg test ...<< MORE >>

It has been raining in Florida for over 10 days straight. The sun did finally pop out today but then it became hotter than blazes. So we took the kids to the mall just to change things up a bit. They were stir crazy at the house so I think we could have taken them to the dentist and they would have been happy. The triplets ate cookies and ran around the kid area.

Came home and went over and played with our good friends that live across the street. They have a daughter close in age to the triplets and ...<< MORE >>

After a rough week on the home front, we took the triplets to the beach yesterday to try to have a little fun. It started off as a disaster. We were hoping they would all follow us down to the water so we could stake an area. But they thought it would be more fun to participate in the beach volleyball game. My husband quickly ran down and dropped off a bunch of chairs and raced back up to try to wrangle in the kids. Then the real fun started. My daughter went #2 all over the place and it ...<< MORE >>