Granny the Great in SF!

Eric's Granny and cousin Katie from Colorado came to visit and to meet the babies this weekend. We've had a lot of fun and Granny even convinced us to take the babies on a walk across the Golden Gate Bridge. We were a little hesitant since it had been a pretty dreary and rainy day. However, once we decided to give it a try the weather cleared up and it ended up being quite beautiful. The babies could care less about the amazing views from the bridge, but instead were fascinated by the speeding cars driving by! Anyway, it was great to have Eric's Granny come visit and to realize that the babies have 3 Great Grandma's! What a blessing!

Beach Day

The weather in San Francisco has been smashing, at least until the rain arrived yesterday. We took advantage of the beautiful day this past weekend. We took the babies on a stroll from our house to the beach and once we go there we decided to "pull" the strollers on to the sand so we could see the waves. It was quite a workout, but the babies seemed to enjoy the scenery, as well. We also took some cute pictures of Josiah and Alexa sitting together on the couch, as well as Alana and Alexa.

Tummy Time

Every morning after their breakfast bottle, we take the babies to the "gym". They get to lay on their backs and grab at the dangling toys and it truly is one of their funnest times of the day. They are always super smiley and full of squeals! We also try to give them some "tummy time" so they can strengthen their neck and back. They've recently gotten stronger and don't seem to mind it so much. We got some cute pictures of them enjoying their tummies...

We also now have 3 cribs. We woke up one night this past weekend to Alexa's head all crooked and every time Alana would move she'd kick Alexa and wake her up. So, we decided it was time to let them have their own space and crib (sniffle sniffle). They are getting so big...

Auntie Sheri in town

Sheri who is my little sister was in town from Colorado this last weekend. She started out a little timid but ended up being a baby pro. We are especially thankful for Jose, her husband loaning her to us for so many days. Below is a picture of Sheri with all three of the kids. Alexa is on her right and Alana on the left.



Last night the kids slept from 8pm to 5am without even a peep! We were all so proud of their sleeping skill. I am quite thankful for the recent advancements in diaper technology that allows for so much pee to be held away from the skin that they can sleep that long. It is very impressive that they can sleep for such a long period. Now all we need is for them to be good at church... Maybe the kids are more pentecostal because it seems like every time we set foot in church they can't be quiet. Maybe the sqeals and sqawks are Amen's and speaking in tongues but it is proving challenging as parents as they each take turns causing a ruckus. We get there an immediately hand off one of the babies and still feel outnumbered. I can only imagine the challenge when they are running around the place in a few years. Thankfully, there is so much help offered when we get there that we often get a brief respite from the chaos.

Cowboy Joe

We had to share this picture of Joe yesterday. As you can see his Cowboy onesie is getting a bit snug (of course we are trying to squeeze him into a 3 month onsie when he is 6 months old). His belly looks like that of an Arizona sheriff that has had a few too many donuts...

What are the odds?

I am a numbers guy so I thought I would share with you all the odds. One would think we are lucky but luck simply cannot explain it all.

Naturally conceiving triplets 1 in 10k
Triplets with one identical twins 1 in 25k
Carrying three babies to delivery? Less than 1 in 10k
The odds of survival at 28 weeks is about 85%. The odds of three babies surviving at 28 weeks would then be about 61%.
The odds of 28 week babies with no health complications?
What are the odds that we only have had three times where all three were crying at the same time?
What are the odds that three babies are sleeping at the same time? I figure that a baby is awake about 1/3 of the day. Therefore, the odds that three babies are asleep at the same time is a about a 29%

One would say that we are lucky. Luck simply does not explain this! This kind of health, joy and peace for both kids and family can only come from God. Seriously, our luck stopped the day that we found out that there was three. That can barely be explained with probability. The compounded odds are so insurmountable that we can only thank God for his Hand.

Like father like son

A few weeks ago I got a voicemail at 9:00pm from Scott. He said that he was sure that I was either busy or drifting off to sleep on the couch. I must confess it was the latter. After a long day, I was incredibly sleepy and drifting off on the couch.

Tonight Josiah had a similar moment. He was sitting in his bouncy chair talking up a storm and squealing with delight after dinner. Then started to get quiet. He then assumed his nightime sleeping position with his hands behind his head and squinted his eyes half shut just like the picture above. I picked him up and wrapped him in his swaddle and he gave me a big smile. The whole time he did not move his hands out of his ready to sleep position. He didn't have to say, "I'm ready for bed. Dad." He just had to get into his sleeping pose and was immediately taken to where he wanted to be.

We think Alexa is starting to teeth. She has been a bit fussy for the last couple days. We could have some real interesting nights ahead:-)

We've Moved!!!

Well, we did it! We have successfully moved with 3 babies! Quite a feat, I must say! We definitely couldn't have done it without the tremendous amount of help from both of our parents and numerous friends from our church. Word got out that we were moving and people just started showing up at our door! What a blessing!

Well, we definitely have lots more space now! We moved from a 2 bedroom/1 bath flat to a 4 bedroom/3 bath single family home. We are still in the City, but now we have our own back yard, garage, and washer and dryer! Yippee! Plus, we have plenty of space for all the "helpers" that are here on a regular basis (Grandma/Grandpa, Nani/Papa). We are truly blessed! Thank you so much for all of you that went out of your way to help! We couldn't have done it without you!

Our Little Prayer Warrior

Recently, the girls have learned how to interlace their fingers together and they seem to love sitting with their hands together. It's very sweet! This picture is of Alana sleeping in her swing saying her prayers! She's had so many prayers lifted up for her and her brother and sister, I am sure she is going to be quite the prayer warrior, once she realizes what a miracle she is and how truly blessed she is!