I wanted to share how the girls were doing at their two month checkup. They are increasing well on weights and if born through singleton pregnancy, would probably all be about 8 pounds.

• Harper: 9 pounds 3 oz & 21″
• Emerie: 7 pounds 10 oz & 19.75″
• Reagan: 8 pounds 13 oz & 20.5″

All have extremely surpassed their birth weights and are growing great.

We planned our day around the appointment, figuring 2 month shots were going to equal some pretty fussy babies for the remainder of the day. Craig went and picked up baby Tylenol and we gave the girls a little before we left. The doctor’s office heat was turned up too far in the exam room, meaning the girls drifted off to sleep in only their diapers as we chatted with the doctor.

In fact, Harper was so content that she went right to sleep and stayed that way until it was time for her shots.

Reagan showed off her head lifting skills and thoroughly impressed the doctor. She tried rolling over as well but doesn’t quite have that figured out at this age.

Emerie watched everything from Dad’s lap with her binky. The nurse was a pro and gave them three shots really quickly, which I found impressive. The girls cried and then we bottle fed them and snuggled until they adjusted. Shots are no fun; I’m not sure if it’s worse for the babies or the parents.

The rest of the day resulted in lots of baby snuggles, with Emerie the fussiest and wanting to constantly be held. A second dose of baby Tylenol helped them sleep for the night and by the time I’m writing this, they seem to be fine and their usual happy selves. We are definitely scheduling all future shots at the end of the workweek, both for our sanity and because triplet appointments take a lot longer!

2 months down, the girls are doing great, and we are excited to see the upcoming baby milestones like reactionary smiling (instead of just gas), better and reciprocating eye contact, and stronger neck muscles!

Today marks two months old for the girls. It’s been a trying day, with Emerie pretty fussy and staying awake! We dressed the girls in matching outfits for a quick photo op that Emerie did not appreciate but Reagan and Harper didn’t seem to mind. And the rest of the day was spent at home, with a visit from cousin Tyler and Aunt Janelle, so we were able to get a few things done around the house and fold some laundry while they visited. The girls are almost asleep, so we are off to bed (nap?) before the next feed.

Today I had a trial run spending the afternoon alone with the girls and doing feedings solo. Craig ran errands and had a lunch date and I attempted to see how survivable my future two months will be. As it turns out, not surprisingly, I pretty much accomplished nothing other than changing, feeding, and soothing the girls and pumping in between.

They just seem to know when Dad leaves the house, because at least one always wakes up. The first feeding took me almost 2 hours, with propping Harper (who ate like a champ), partially propping Reagan, and feeding Emerie in my lap. That two hours took a bit longer because I picked out some cute outfits, and put these fantastic leg warmers I ordered on Etsy awhile back on each of them. I now know that while Harper weighs the most, Reagan has the biggest thighs!

All the girls seemed to like the warmers, and they kept those little legs nice and cozy.

During the feed I also put them on the play mat for the first time to try to entertain them while I fed their sisters. Reagan loved it, and Emerie seemed pretty enthusiastic as well. Harper, on the other hand, was not really impressed, although she didn’t cry.

All in all, solo feeding the trips is going to be quite a daunting task multiple times a day once Craig is back at work, but survivable. I will definitely need to do bottle prep and have snacks and water readily available in the nursery, since I barely left the room the whole afternoon. But it’ll be good bonding time with the girls and they will get faster on feeds as they get older. Baby steps.