Everything Elmore: October 2009

We are big fans of fall around here. The weather gets cooler, lots of decorating with pumpkins and scarecrows, and Brooke's 5th birthday is Oct. 30th. I can't believe she will be five! I am so sad and in denial. I told her she could have a party and get presents, but not turn five. Five is OLD! My baby is growing up.

The triplets are so much fun now. We have their acid reflux under control and they are smiling all the time and "talking" to us. Kara and Paige have huge smiles. Kara is the talker and Reagan is the cool cat. She will look at you with a little smirk and raise her eyebrows. It is so adorable. She also has big smiles too and is really starting to talk. They love to be around us and be held. We bring all their bouncy seats to the table each night so they can join us for dinner. They usually end up in our laps, so we are getting used to eating with one hand. Super news!! The babies are sleeping through the night. They start out in their bed, but we end up putting them in their swings. We don't have to feed them though. Yippee!

We are keeping the babies quarantined due to the swine flu. They are not able to have any kind of flu shot because they are too young, but they are too old for the RSV vaccine. So...we don't take them anywhere. I am a little bit of a hypochondriac, so bear with us if you come around with kids and hear in a paranoid voice, "ahhh, don't touch them." Our doctor said that when Brooke comes home from school she has to wash her hands, face and change her clothes. She has done so every single day and will not come near the babies until she does. It is so sweet. There has been swine flu at her little preschool and in our neighborhood, so we are extra cautious. I wondered how worried I should be about the swine flu and our pediatrician said "very". What??? That just fueled my hypochondria fire. She is not one to get us worried about anything with our girls, so that made me a bit nervous.

Big News!!! I am going back to work! Don't get alarmed, just one hour a week. I'll be teaching my 5am class at 24 Hour Fitness starting Oct. 20th (only Tuesdays). I'll be back home before the babies even wake up. I'm a little nervous, but ready and excited. I miss teaching aerobics and actually enjoy getting up that early because I can come home have coffee, do my bible study and take a shower before anyone is up. I was able to have "me" time in the mornings when it was just Brooke. Hopefully the babies will sleep at least until 7am. We'll see how it goes.

Our pumpkin patch

(Kara, Reagan & Paige)

It is tough to get them all smiling at the same time, so I am very proud of this picture (thank you Bonnie for acting so goofy).

Kara - loves to smile!

Brooke - We are getting our money's worth from this costume. She wears the wig everywhere!!! To the grocery store, outside to play, even to Cracker Barrel. She wanted to wear it to school today! I had to draw the line there, but she did wear it the whole way in the car.

Paige - loves to be held right now and wants to be right with the family all the time.

When we put their costumes on, Paige kept staring at Reagan. I think she was wondering what in the world she was wearing. I think this picture is so cute. She is really looking at her sister.