Saturday, November 26, 2011

Not babies, not quite toddlers...

We are ELEVEN months and keeping mom and dad busy!



This captures us - can't sit still, CURIOUS and full of chubby bellies!!
Quinn Scott - 27 lbs and around 31 1/2 inches
Harper Jo - 20 lbs around 28 1/2 inches
Gracie Jean - 25 1/2 lbs and around 29 inches


So much going on around here! I am wishing someone would have told me how "slow going" life was when we had 5 month old triplets! We have rolled out the "fly ball theory" around here. As in, just like a 2nd basemen and center field men have to call out who has the ball, Mommy and Daddy have to call out who has who, so not to miss even a split second while you think the other is watching. A lot can happen in a split second. Including split lips. And black lips (as in Gracie was chewing a gifted homemade cd with a black label made from printer ink. Followed by a really, really black smile. Followed by a call to our buddies at poison control. ) Lots of chasing around corners, behind doors and up stairs and watching for and sometimes fishing out odd objects from mouths. But mostly...just sitting back and watching in wonder... as these three humans we met as newborns...unfold into little people. What a gift it is.

No walking yet - but lots of cruising and standing alone and still crawling everywhere and anywhere. We are developing our own "indian language" -- we all do "ah wa ah wa ah wa" by moving either our hand our finger in and out on our mouths (like an indian noise) and we seem to understand each other. 

Mostly want to feed ourselves and love pretty much anything! Favorites are waffles, french toast, toast,  blueberries,strawberries, cheerios, bananas, peas, mum mums and "squeeze" gogo applesauce. Still love those bottles -- on count down to no more formula!

Sleeping great (don't be jinxed!) - 2 naps and 11-12 hours at night 

We love to play,play, play. We love balls, our piano and any music we can dance to, books and clothes (we LOVE to play and throw around laundry,socks,etc). And don't forget cups, bowls and anything non toy! Including anything that needs "reorganized" in boxes, drawers or cabinets. Had lots of fun going to the park as the warm days ended. LOVE DOGS and go crazy and laugh when we see them. Not the biggest fan of our stroller but like taking Target trips w/ mom in our wagon and love all the attention we get. 

Quinn Scott -- 

You look like such a big boy..I have to look back at newborn pictures just to remember how little you were! You are a boy on the move and have "getting to know the world around you" on your agenda. I treasure night time because you let me rock you, cuddle you and play with your golden locks while you jabber in full baby "sentences" and sing and sing - it is precious. You still love any and all food and love to feed yourself. You can stand on your own and hold toys and lean towards objects, but no real stepping yet. You can crawl like a race car and love to crawl towards the stairs or open "no no" doors when we look away for a second. You got your finger slammed in a drawer, yet still love every drawer and cabinet in the house. You say "mama" "dada" and picked up this new "eeeee" high pitched squeal when you are happy. You say hi and wave your arm up and down at everyone and still laugh from the inner parts of your belly. You amaze us everyday and we are so lucky to have you, little eleven month old baby boy. 

Harper Jo -- You light up a room and can cuddle like a teddy bear. You have no idea you are the smallest and in honor of the Twilight times, "you are the alpha dog" (we will someday watch these terribly wonderful movies together). You scream with delight and you always have something to say. You all of a sudden discovered you can pop right up to standing without anything to pull up on. You lean over with your head down, butt up and just push right up to standing and then laugh and look around proud! You took your first baby step on your eleventh month birthday, but that's as far as we have gotten..no walking, just sweet little attempts at steps. You only have to wear your helmet at night now, yeah!! You say mamamama when you are tired or hurt and I love to come scoop you up when you do :) You love night time after dinner and go crazy crawling all over in your diaper - talking, standing and just acting like a monkey. We love you monkey may!!

Gracie Jean -- Sweet pumpkin pie - how you continue to change! You can, in the same moment, initiate laying your head down on our laps and smile so sweet, followed by whipping away your hand and arching your back because you don't want your diaper changed or your shirt put on! We are happy to see what an independent little baby you have become, but sometimes we get sad because you seem to have it all figured out on your own! But when you are hurt or tired, you are always good for a marshmallow cuddle. You are the best cruiser -- if somebody did a tutorial on cruising, you would star in it -- you pull up, carefully side step around the whole living room and stop and figure out how to bridge to the next piece of furniture by lunging forward. You have really picked up speed on your crawling and escaping up the stairs, but still move funny & slow on the tile (crawl with one knee down and one knee off the floor - very funny!) You say mama, daaa, byeeee, baaaaal (ball), uppp, and oooog (for dog). Your soft dark hair and white toddler teeth make you shine - but your spirit and soul outshine all your outer smiles and we love you for it baby girl.



Some pictures of this month in action! (excuse the spot in my camera lens,ugh!)

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Our 1st pumpkin patch at Stoney Creek with Grayson,Ella, Cohen & Colsen


1st hayride...don't we look comfy?

Gracie girl 

Harper reading and saying thanks for a full belly

Yep, can feed herself with her feet

G girl zoom!

Night night with Grandma , one of my fav moments of the day 

This is how I would describe Harper - happy and just cute 



Maybe I'll take a step, when I'm ready

Quinn is master of closing doors and hiding behind them 





Happy Halloween - Our 1st! Tigger (Harper) Gracie (Pooh Bear -only because Q outgrew it before the big day) and Quinn as Eyore




Gracie's speciality - rearranging diapers and checking out the characters on each diaper

Someday I'll get out of here..

All day, every day. I want what she has.

Awe Quinn. Love that face

This is as sweet as it can get

We conquer the stairs 

A little alone time with mom while the girls sleep 

Just want to bottle it -messy hair and chaos...this is life at 10 months. Climb and be crazy


And everything is cool. Even laundry 

B.R.U.I.S.E.R (you should see the other guy, the coffee table)

Come on girls 

Harper, I'll go if you go

Gracie girl checking out her tired eyes

Harps favorite post, back and forth down the chairs 


He's had better days
Sleeping babies - nothing more precious. Nothing.




Gracie really jams on this piano - bounces and Stevie Wonder head to every song 



Watching Daddy throw a ball up - look at that wide eye interest 

She knows its cute.. 




United we stand ... one year, here we come 




Saturday, October 22, 2011

A Perfect 10


The best we could do to strike a pose!! This is us at 10 months! (stats from our 9 month appt a few weeks ago)
Quinn Scott - 25.8 lbs  30 1/2 inches
Harper Jo - 18.5 lbs 28 inches
Gracie Jean - 23.12 lbs 29 1/2 inches

TEN MONTHS!! So much action, discovery and newness...

Which leads to high security, at all times in all ways. For an example, here is a sample of a day's activities at the Hackman house: 11 am - I think it's a good idea to take babies upstairs w/ me to fold & put away laundry. 11:03  I'm on the phone with poison control (good idea to have programmed into your cell phone..well, at least for me it is). Why was I chatting with Mrs. Poison Control? Oh, Quinn decided to snack on those little sandy sounding bags that come in new purses, shoe boxes and apparently nesting storage boxes I was letting them enjoy while I folded. Yep the bag that says "DANGEROUS, DO NOT EAT". Good news, it is in fact non-toxic, just a choking hazard. Phew. 11:05 am-  I hear a shrill cry. I look over. Harper has the whole hook of a little plastic Carter's hanger down her throat and she is choking because it is stuck, down her throat. I have to wedge it out and call the Dr, once again. 6 pm - Bath time...Harper is reaching for a toy behind Gracie. Harper face plants. Harper inhales water and is spitting like a fish out of water. Don't forget the naked boy crawling with no diaper that you throw down on the floor...and that other sweet girl still in the bath....and welcome to 10 month old triplets!

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Quinn Scott -- 
What happened to my little 4.15 lb baby??? You are SO big and have such toddler-ish features! Big feet (size 6 wide!), long golden locks (should we cut?? NO!) and so tall and big! The only thing keeping you my little baby is your baby root beer belly and chipmunk cheeks. You graduated from your helmet this month. You seem to never forget the no-no spots (everyday you go straight back to the same cabinets and wires) You have finally found a space to fit some "words" in between your sisters jabber - the day you turned 10 months, clear as day, you looked at me as I was passing out puffs and say "mooooeeee" (more- it's what you meant to say,right?) . We were not surprised more would be your first word. The past few days you have been learning what your tongue and mouth can do by practicing daaaa and baaa and maaaaam by making noises and blowing bubbles and letting the drool just pool out with every noise. (hopefully you learn the two are not one in the same??) You are Mr Personality at home, but have been VERY shy out in public and with new people! I finally let you have a blankie to cover up with at night, and you love cuddling with it. You also love books, eating (shocker!) just about anything, swinging at the park, walks and standing and pulling up on anything and everything. You wave your arms for just about everything - clapping, asking for "more" at the highchair and when you are pure excited or pure tired and grumpy :( You just popped your 3rd tooth in the upper middle! You still love cuddles right before naps and night night and I will cuddle you as long as you let me!

Harper Jo -- You are the life of any social situation... especially out of the house. You love new people and new places and have not a shy bone in your body! You somehow, although you are never really around them, LOVE dogs. You laugh and laugh at their tails and want to be in their face. You also love kids and toddlers and laugh just looking at them. You are on the GO and are quick with your crawling and climbing (climbed half way up the stairs before I knew it) and have to be watched all the time! You like being on the ground and eat leaves, rocks or dirt VERY quickly. You are a bit aggressive with toy taking and face touching ... good thing you are the little one :) You are the ultimate hybrid baby. As crazy as you are while being a monkey and exploring the world around you, at times, you are the sweetest, softest little sweet pea. Normally after your morning and night bottle you will just linger on our laps, sing softly and crave cuddles and hugs. You love books and normally want to hold them. You really like to laugh and squeal in the infant swing at the park. You are either standing or crawling during playtime (we say you get up and "go to work" everyday). You LOVE baths and crawl in the bath room ready to jump in. You always want to climb the stairs and can stand on your own for 10-30 seconds...but no real attempts to walk yet! You only have 5 weeks left in your helmet..but we may keep you in longer! The house is usually filled with your voice - either yelling Ahhhh,aaaaa for the whole word to hear or your more toned down sweet ba,ba,ba or ma,ma,ma with your little bird mouth moving. Music to our ears and couldn't imagine life without your voice in this world!



Gracie Jean -- You continue to change and grow right before our eyes! This picture says it all - you are so happy everyday and when we get you in the morning you wave and jump up and down! You make us laugh because you are so full of sugar but have such a little sneaky side! You love little details/items like little buttons or price tags and love to very quietly and quickly pick up them up. You find weird, obscure little things on the floor and way under the couch and stick it right in your mouth! You are a perfect little crawler on the carpet but sometimes on the tile you do this weird drag one leg crawl..but it sure doesn't slow you down! You graduated from your helmet this month.You are the watcher of the group...when Harper climbs the stairs, you are right behind her. When Quinn gets into his favorite cabinet, you are right there as the accomplice. You could sit forever looking at and chewing books. You are the most content little baby! When we say your name and smile at you, you get this big toothy grin and scrunch up your nose and make a funny face that lights the whole room up! Nothing makes your daddy smile more than your little lispy DaDaDa that is starting to sound more like daddaddaddyyy! You continue to be our "baby" baby and just will melt in our arms when you are tired and always let us feed you a bottle. You laugh so hard when you are tickled or when daddy bounces you on the bed. But you laugh the hardest when you take Harpers paci! Sneaky girl! You really love the fresh air and when we put the windows down and look back at you in the van you will be just smiling this huge smile, so happy to just be! When you get on the infant swing at the park and the wind hits you, you are like the pure definition of happiness! You are contagious sweet little girl!

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Caught kissing that baby in the bar stool again

Boys day out to Lowes

Hi Harper

I'm not a caged animal

Quinn is such a big boy 

Gracie is always good for a bottle and a cuddle

A favorite place to stand and stand and stand 

Peas!

And Carrots

Oh My!

Gogo applesauce, a crowd favorite now

A chat over dinner 

Girls in their playhouse

Garage band

Early morning walks ... we will miss you this winter!

Oh cell phones, we love you

Pretty Gracie Girl 



1st visit to the park and our first swing rides!!! We loved it!! 




Gracie working on standing 

How does this thing work?

Harper puts the skinny in skinny jeans 
 Just a normal afternoon with 2 sisters...it always ends in a laugh at least...



Quinn works hard for those abs

Night night Gracie 

Good Nap, Quinn? Nothing better than being greeted by this warm,sleepy face!


Let me out of here!

My favorite Gracie girl face in the world!!

Hey, I know these feet...they were in my face for 8 months!

When things get cold outside, we heat it up inside with a swing in the sun room

Beets for lunch. Hmmm......


Love the wind on our faces 

Fall fun day 


Excuse me 



Happy Harper

Can't beat bedtime with these babies and a book