Happy birthday!!!

Happy 2nd birthday, girls!!!

Maya:

Hannah:

Fiona:
Tonight, we dine on cake. This weekend, we party like little Elmo rockstars!

Late summer 2009

We've had a lot of fun at the beach this summer. Witness the reason we need lots of baths!

The rest of the photos are here.

Happy Birthday Nana!

Happy Happy Happy Birthday, Nana!

Hannah, Maya, and Fiona say they love you bigger than the sky!!!

It is finally summer in Boston, so it's time to be summery!

Friday night, we busted out the bikinis and finger paints.  Little artists in training, for sure.

Fiona:

Maya:
Hannah:
And the ultimate summer complement, of course, is painted toenails.  We had a little pedicure night, and I painted everyone's toes in the same color as mine, which of course the girls LOVED.  They got pretty scuffed pretty quickly, but oh well, it's still cute.  And they look so good in their new flip flops- our latest obsession.  Clearly, these girls are my daughters- in love with painted toenails and flip flops.

The rest of the photos are here.

Can you believe 21 months is just around the corner?

Go Go Go!

Somehow, our shopping excusrions of late have become like amusement park rides for the girls.

I think this has something to do with the fact that I go as fast as possible, racing down the aisles- partly to get the shopping done before boredom kicks in, partly to avoid talking to people.

Fiona, the little daredevil, eggs me on. Last night, flying down the aisles of Costco, she started chanting "Go Go Go" to me. A few moments later, Hannah and Maya joined in- I had a crew of toddler cheerleaders pushing me through the store.

I'm sure we looked certifiably nuts to anyone watching, but oh well. We had fun.

Triplet apprentices

A few weeks ago, we went to visit our friends in Connecticut and their adorable triplet girls, who are now 3 months old.

Left to right:

Meiyi (Mary), Lingyi (Lillian), and Xinyi (Jenny); and Hannah, Maya, and Fiona

Our girls had a blast exploring the Li home and eating all of the gummy bears, cookies, and lollipops the had out for us.

Thank you, Qunliang and Jingli, for having us over to your home!  We are looking forward to many more playdates in the months to come.

Vote for us!

The girls are lucky enough to have made the top 20 in a Cutest Multiples Contest.  Please vote!  They could win some swanky new shoes and other cool stuff.  Vote now, before May 6, and again after May 6- here is the link!

The other day, I took the girls to the playground on the beach in Nahant- it was entirely too warm and sunny to spend the day cooped up inside.  I'll take these pictures as a chance to describe what the girls are up to these days.

Fiona:

Crazy Fiona.  This girl loves to rock.  We frequently find her sitting on the rocking horse her aunt Carolyn got them for their first birthday.  She'll sit there, bouncing like a maniac and screaming for fun.  She's taken to removing all her clothes and all items from her crib, so when you find her in the morning, she's a naked, jumping, giggling maniac.

Hannah:
Hannah has a new nickname- Mother Hannah.  She just wants to take care of her sisters.  If one of them is crying, she brings them a sippy cup or a cookie, along with a pat on the back.  She loves hugs and cuddling, perhaps to an extreme- she won't hesitate to bite the person who interferes with her cuddle time.  But usually the philanthropy prevails- the other night, Maya dropped part of her Oreo, and instead of stealing it for herself, Hannah picked it up and gave it to Maya to finish.

Maya:
Maya is our little adventurer.  She was the first to start walking, and pretty much runs everywhere she wants to go these days.  And if you don't want her to go there, you're in trouble.  Most attempts to hold her hand while walking end up with her struggling to peel your hand off her arm so that she can run away, usually towards whatever undesirable location she can find.  But she isn't totally independent- she's learned how to give very sweet kisses and hugs to make up for her rebellious streak.

We have a bunch of new pictures to share- you can find them here:

Spring 2009

April 2009

Love to you all!

Organizational skills

Little mini-Steeves in their daddy's glasses:


Hannah
Fiona
Maya
And a video of Hannah and her somewhat obsessive tendencies to organize things. One of my favorite parts of watching Hannah put everything where it needs to be is watching Maya in the background- sitting in a dog bed with a toy penguin, eating part of a marshmallow Peep.





Hope you all are doing well!

The pasta dance

For reasons that escape us, even when the girls are in no mood to eat anything real, they will eat pasta until they pop.  Especially pasta with marina sauce, because sauce is the best possible facial moisturizer on the market.

Need proof of the Lubriderm-like qualities of tomato sauce?  Look no further....

And the energy you feel after consuming this tasty repast frequently inspires dance parties:

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Triple stairmasters

Fiona, Maya, and Hannah have learned how to climb the stairs.  While this can be frustrating, like when you need to put dinner dishes away, at naptime or bedtime, it is FANTASTIC as it now means one adult, one trip up the stairs, instead of triple the stair runs.

Evidence:

Way to climb, girls!

Bath time triumph

Our first attempt at giving all 3 girls a bath in the tub recently was nothing less than a total disaster.  Just picture 3 naked babies screaming and scrambling to crawl out of a tub at once, and you have the idea.

After some coaxing and several tries at bath time, we've turned a major corner.  Last night, everyone had a screeching, squealing, splashing good time.   Maya had a meltdown when we took her out to get dried off.

Some video evidence of the fun:

I should have posted earlier, but our little peanuts had their 15 month check-up recently.  I was really hoping somebody would crack 20 pounds, but sadly not.

Hannah- 19 pounds, 7 ounces; 30 inches

Fiona- 17 pounds, 8 ounces; 29.5 inches

Maya- 17 pounds, 8 ounces; 29 inches

Thankfully, they all got the nasty stomach bug that swept through our house right after the check-up, otherwise they would have weighed even less.  The nurse's advice: pork up the girls with regular chocolate frappes.  As if I needed an additional excuse to have ice cream in the house!

Skirts and kisses

Today the girls wore the cute skirts they got from Jill for Christmas, and it was too cute not to document.

Hannah in her skirt:

Fiona in her skirt:

Maya in her skirt:

And lastly, photographic evidence that these girls will either be the world's best or worst kissers when they are older.  Here is Bella giving Hannah a tutorial on French kissing.

Triplet Dance Party

Jay got the girls dancing last night, thanks to his lovely singing voice.  Watch how Fiona rocks some wicked moves.  And please note the entirely desperate puppy at the end, frantically searching for his lost ball.

Way to dance, girls!!!

New Year, New Skills

Happy new year to you all! Sorry we've been MIA lately, but we have lots of new skills to show off in the new year....

Walking! Granted, it is still very much a drunk-Frankenstein walk, but each day it gets better. The look of joy and elation on each girls' face is totally priceless when they realize that they are standing and about to take a step.

Jodi took a lot of photos over New Years, and they're posted here.

And for evidence, here's a video of Maya walking:

And Hannah walking:

And Fiona walking:

Way to go, girls!!!

Happy Birthday!!!

Happy 1st birthday to Fiona, Hannah, and Maya!!!

We can't believe it's been a whole year since you three lovely ladies came into the world.  Last year, you were born in the middle of a hurricane and the fall time change.

This year, you celebrate one year in the middle of a pretty historic election day.

This weekend, your family and friends will get together to celebrate with your big birthday bash.

And tonight, you got to try out cake and frosting in anticipation of your party.

Fiona was a little skeptical about the cake, and would only eat some frosting off my finger.

Hannah enjoyed her green frosting and painted her face with it to show her appreciation.

And Maya went Picasso with her cake, painting her face and her high chair with chocolate cake crumbs and pink frosting.

Happy first birthday girls!!!

Adventure to Costco

On Sunday, I took Hannah and Maya to Costco, since the shopping carts there can hold 2 babies at once. Fiona stayed home and played pool with her daddy.

You know what? Two babies is a lot easier than three babies. They were fantastically well behaved, and provided many cute photo opportunities.

Hannah is being charming, and Maya is showing off her new snarly face, which I can't help but find hilarious.

And I love this picture, because it looks like I'm buying babies in wholesale. And I guess we did, since you could definitely call 3 little girls a bulk purchase of babies.

11 months, only 2 days late

Happy 11 months old, girls! Sorry I'm a little late posting to celebrate, but you have a tendency to keep us very busy these days.


We spent the weekend visiting my parents and my sister. Everyone conked out on a walk through downtown West Hartford:

Hannah's magical grin:

Fiona's devilish smirk:

Maya and her daddy's tasty shirt:

The rest of the photos from this past weekend are here.
Happy 11/12 of a year girls! We can't wait for your birthday!

Random picture post, just because.

Happy 10 months old, girls!  I can't believe you've left me only 2 months to realize I have a first birthday party to plan....

My beautiful bouncing girls.  Here are videos of Hannah and Maya in their favorite spot, the jumpy swing.  Fiona loves it too, probably more than either of her sisters, yet a video of her showing how to use the jumper is still forthcoming.

Happy 0.833 birthday, girls!!!

9 months in numbers

The girls had their 9 month check-up on Friday. Everyone is healthy and growing well, even though they are still tiny for a 9 month old. We've got some tall and skinny little girls.

Maya- 14 pounds, 1 ounce; 26 inches
Fiona- 14 pounds, 10 ounces; 26.5 inches
Hannah- 16 pounds; 27 inches

Maya is most definitely crawling now. She has two favorite destinations in her travels- the dog bed and underneath any of the saucers. Frequently we find her in the dog bed trying to chew on computer cables, which is a charming habit to develop.

Fiona and Hannah are getting up on all fours now, but no crawling yet. They are quite adept at rolling across the room, though.

This week they're trying chicken for the first time. I made them chicken last night- can't say I've ever made pureed meat before, but it wasn't too hard. I only ended up with a small amount of chicken juice in my hair by the time I was done.

Maya, relaxing in the saucer.


Fiona rocking out in the swing.


Hannah's cheeky grin.

Fiona hamming it up for the camera.

Maya and Hannah having a conference on the floor.