22 reasons it’s hard to be a triplet

I’ve been having so much fun making these for the New Orleans Moms Blog (moms, dads, kids, Mardi Gras), that I thought I’d do one for my own blog. The boys helped with some of them, so they’re legit. (See if you can guess which ones they came up with.)

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Special thanks to my triplet mama friends who helped me with some of these too!

Edited to add this one from Linus that I forgot to put in the post. But it’s not really limited to triplets anyway.

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February 10, 11, 12, 2016

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8 year well visit at the doctor on Wednesday.

8 year stats:
Linus: 58ish lbs; 52ish” tall
Oliver: 59ish lbs; 52ish” tall
Miles: 60ish lbs; 51ish” tall
I lost the sheet of paper with the exact numbers, so it’s a good thing our next door neighbor is our pediatrician! I’ll get the exact numbers and edit this post sometime.

Compared with 7 years:
Linus: 49.6 lbs (50th); 49″ tall (50-75th)
Oliver: 47.8 lbs (25-50th); 48.7″ tall (50-75th)
Miles: 51.2 lbs (50th); 48.8″ tall (50-75th)

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Oliver has a 100th day of school project due Monday.

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On a walk with Ziggy and the boys. Here’s Linus caught in a sunbeam.

February 8, 2016

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I took Linus and Oliver to get haircuts. Oliver’s doesn’t look that different but Linus’s cut was pretty dramatic. He said, “I just don’t want to look like Justin Beaver.”

Happy Mardi Gras 2016!

As people here are fond of saying…

Everywhere else, it’s just Tuesday!

Just a random sampling of fun pics from the last few days…

And a bonus video of dancing boys:

I’m also calling this my 366in2016 entry for February 7 and 9th, since I include pics from those days.

A Miles funny

I was going through the pictures I took at a parade yesterday and I came across this photo of Miles…

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Which reminded me a lot of this photo, which was funny because once, when he was tiny (he was a month old here) he wriggled his hand out of his swaddle and started screaming at this foreign object in his face. (Well, I know that’s not really why he was screaming but it sure seemed that way.)

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Anyway, I’m just glad he’s not scared of that hand anymore.

February 5, 2016

I volunteered in Linus’s class for the school Mardi Gras parade yesterday. The theme for his class was French artists, and the cute was overwhelming. They all had artist’s smocks, floppy ties, mustaches, and berets, naturellement.

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Bonus pic of Millie:

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February 4, 2016 {98 months}

monthly pics of triplets by pyjammy.com

98 months!

Getting close to the magic 100, and I’m trying to think of some way to make it special, in spite of the fact that it’s going to be a Monday morning. Hmm.

It was also pretty cold out, but Miles refused to wear a jacket, so his goofy face is probably the only thing keeping him warm.

February 2, 3, 2016

Brace yourself for some EXCITING photos…

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This is me trying to get a photo of the back of my head. Because when in NYC, we dyed the underneath blue. Because why not?

 

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Took the boys out for Chinese food Wednesday night.

January 25, 26, 27, 2016

I’m hoping no one notices I skipped over January 24. I’m going to try to go easy on myself and not declare this 366 project a total failure because I missed a day in the first month. No, if I fail it’s going to be because I only take crappy pictures with my iPhone.

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January 25 – Oh, doesn’t Ziggy look sooooo innocent here? I had started walking on my treadmill and he was trying to lick my ankles while I walked.

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January 26 – Got George his own reading glasses. We’re getting old, yo!

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January 27 – bribed the boys with cookies so they’d let me look for new shoes at the mall. (No luck.)

I asked, they answered

There’s a meme going around Facebook. You ask your kids some questions, they answer. I decided to try it with the boys. They were alone with me when they answered, so they couldn’t be biased by each others’ replies.

1. What is something I always say to you?
Linus: I don’t know.
Oliver: I love you.
Miles: I love you.

Well. Now we know which one listens to me the least.

2. What makes me happy?
Linus: Us being happy
Oliver: Us being happy
Miles: Us happy

Aw. I love that they answered this all the same. But also, Smarties. Smarties make me happy.

3. What makes me sad?
Linus: When we whine
Oliver: When we don’t listen.
Miles: When we fight.

Sad, mad, either way, they’re all correct.

4. How do I make you laugh?
Linus: I don’t know.
Oliver: I don’t know.
Miles: By tickling us!

Apparently, I way overestimate my sense of humor.

5. What was I like as a child?
Linus: You were unhappy. Not lonely, unhappy
Oliver: An ordinary kid. Liked playing outside
Miles: Didn’t have video games

I think I need to discuss my childhood with them more. Oliver probably got the closest, though. Except the outside part.

6. How old am I?
Linus: 41
Oliver: 41
Miles: 41

It pays to be obsessed with your birthday! Though I wouldn’t have minded if someone had thrown in a “31” in there. Oh well.

7. How tall am I?
Linus: 45 inches
Oliver: 6ft tall
Miles: 78 inches

At 5’10”, I’m closest in height to Oliver’s guess.

8. What is my favorite thing to do?
Linus: Hang out
Oliver: Read
Miles: Snuggle

Check, check, check

9. What do I do when you’re not around?
Linus: Work.
Oliver: Work. Or sit down and read or text.
Miles: Work.

I mean. I guess. That makes me sound kind of dull, though. Just as well I love my job.

10. What am I really good at?
Linus: This is a tough one. Reading?
Oliver: Being a parent
Miles: Mario

OLIVER WINS.

11. What is something I’m not good at?
Linus: Yoga
Oliver: Playing video games
Miles: Super Smash Bros

Can’t really argue with Linus (he takes a yoga class and SUDDENLY he’s an expert) or Miles (it’s true, I’m really bad at it) but Oliver has obviously forgotten my stunning victories at Super Mario Bros for the NES.

12. What do I do for a job?
Linus: Help people
Oliver: Help people with blogging
Miles: Help people

Good!

13. What is my favorite food?
Linus: Chips and guacamole
Oliver: Salad or oatmeal
Miles: Pizza

Oliver pays very little attention to my food, apparently.

14. What do you enjoy doing with me?
Linus: Snuggling
Oliver: Going on walks with Ziggy
Miles: Snuggle

Awwww, yep!

 

January 17, 18, 19, 2016

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We finally made it to see George’s parents (his mom has been sick for a while) and they gave me these Santa ornaments. I don’t know where they got the idea that I like wine. Heh.

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The boys were off on Monday, and I, being the Meanest Mom on Earth, made them leave the house and go for a walk. They brought cheese. The river is still so high! Usually it’s out past those trees back there.

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Pretty rose, so vibrant it almost hurts. It’s like springtime in New Orleans. I love the house in the background.

January 6, 2016

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Linus was acting insane after school today, so I took him for a walk. I let Ziggy come too.