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			10:17 pm September 25th, 2008

estherchaya


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	I'd like to tell you about the triplets' first birthday, but I've been so busy this week. I'd like to tell you how cute they were when they dove into their birthday cupcakes Friday after dinner, each with their own unique personalities, but I've been too tired at the end of each day to compose a post. I'd like to write an eloquent post about the triplets first birthday party on Sunday, but the babies have been sick all week, which has been keeping me busy. I'd like to tell you about their 12 month appointment with the doctor, but now I'm sick. So, in the absence of eloquence, I'll leave you with a few stats and a couple quick pictures, and then... I'm off to bed: Sam: 21 lbs, 4oz (23rd percentile), 29 inches long (19th percentile) Ellie: 20 lbs, 2 oz (30th percentile), 28 inches long (13th percentile) Abby: 19 lbs (14th percentile), 28 1/2 inches long (24th percentile) I've had people tell me that my babies are really fat; that I'm feeding them too much... but I think it's clear that they are not. Even Ellie, my chunkiest, beautiful girl is only in the 30th percentile. My babies are perfect. I'll tell you more about their visit to the doctor when I'm feeling better. Now for a couple pictures before bed: Ellie loved her cake! Abby was snarly and threw her cake around, but she loved it! Sam got cake EVERYWHERE. Tags: triplet mania

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			Thread started by Jennifer/Rivka

	From: ichur72	Date: September 26th, 2008 02:20 am (UTC)		(Link)

Awesome pictures! Great action shot of Abby's cake in the air.

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	From: estherchaya	Date: September 26th, 2008 01:27 pm (UTC)		(Link)

I have some really BEAUTIFUL pictures of Abby, but that one just cracks me up so much, I couldn't resist!

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			Thread started by Daniel the California Highway Guy

	From: cahwyguy	Date: September 26th, 2008 02:23 am (UTC)		(Link)

Just remember: they get chunky... then they grow... then they get chunky... then they grow...

In other news, I must be getting ready for a growth spurt :-)

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	From: estherchaya	Date: September 26th, 2008 01:27 pm (UTC)		(Link)

I'm still waiting for my teenage growth spurt...

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			Thread started by Abby

	From: yeishlitikvah	Date: September 26th, 2008 02:25 am (UTC)		(Link)

OMG those pictures are something else. they are soo adorable

refuah shelaima

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	From: estherchaya	Date: September 26th, 2008 01:26 pm (UTC)		(Link)

thanks. They're yummy.

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			Thread started by Opinyunz. I haz dem.

	From: hannahsarah	Date: September 26th, 2008 04:14 am (UTC)		(Link)

Your babies are not fat, they are juicy and delicious! Nom nom nom!

Rivka has the exact same waist size at 5 years old as she had when she was two. As cahwyguy says, they get chunky, they grow.

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	From: estherchaya	Date: September 26th, 2008 01:26 pm (UTC)		(Link)

the thing is, except for Ellie's delicious thighs... they're not even all that chunky!

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			Thread started by Mara

	From: marag	Date: September 26th, 2008 11:42 am (UTC)		(Link)

::squeals with incoherent glee over the adorableness::

Also, for the record, people who tell women that they're feeding their babies too much and they're fat should generally be flogged. People who tell mothers of *preemies* that they're feeding their babies too much and they're fat should be *killed*. ::coughs::

It's possible I'm a tad sensitive on this subject ;) And your babies are wonderful and perfect.

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	From: estherchaya	Date: September 26th, 2008 01:25 pm (UTC)		(Link)

I know! Seriously! What is the DEAL? Ellie was Failure to Thrive for crying out loud. I'm not sorry that she's got big, chubby, thriving thighs now. I worked hard for those!

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	From: marag	Date: September 26th, 2008 01:49 pm (UTC)		(Link)

There are few sights more beautiful than those chubby thighs on a preemie. I still remember the day I looked at Yael and suddenly said, "OMG, that's what baby thighs are supposed to look like! We did it!"

I didn't work nearly as hard as you did, but...yeah. ::finds those people and kills them for you, since you're too busy::

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	From: estherchaya	Date: September 26th, 2008 01:28 pm (UTC)		(Link)

heh.

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			Thread started by debsters1101

	From: debsters1101	Date: September 26th, 2008 01:38 pm (UTC)		(Link)

wait, ellie is the chunkiest?? lol FTT what?
in other news, do you read parenting101 at all? people like to snark about baby products for lazy parents and bottle proppers come up a lot. the rebuttal is always, well what if you have triplets? lol I couldnt help it this time i was like WELL I know this woman... 91 gallons!! no bottle proppers!! lol they were impressed ;-)
have a good shabbos, a shana tovah, and all that good stuff

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	From: estherchaya	Date: September 26th, 2008 01:42 pm (UTC)		(Link)

a lot of triplet mother prop bottles. I personally do not believe in bottle propping. Next time you see a post about bottle propping, please point me in that direction, because I feel very strongly about it. My babies never had a propped bottle, I never used podee bottles. My babies, even when they had bottles instead of breastfeeding, were held by a person for every feeding. A nurse in my pediatrician's office once propped a bottle for one of my babies and I went ballistic. It is absolutely not necessary and anyone who says it is is full of it. I breastfed two babies and bottlefed the third baby who couldn't breastfeed and managed just fine without ever propping a bottle. SO THERE.

And yes, how ironic is it that Ellie's the chunkiest? (And still only in the 30th percentile... but still, definitely my chunkiest, though not my heaviest).

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	From: debsters1101	Date: September 26th, 2008 02:21 pm (UTC)		(Link)

lol 99% of the commenters to the post agree with you. if you're that lazy, dont have kids lol. theres always the speculation of why these things were created though. but I will definitely link you the next time it comes up.

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			Thread started by Shelly

	From: journeytoernie	Date: September 26th, 2008 02:20 pm (UTC)		(Link)

cake outside? brilliant move!

and the cakes in the shape of a block? just awesome!!!! did you make them?

also, i seem to recall that 20 lbs at 1 year was normal? like the average? it's impressive that they've caught up so quickly! you must be making gravy instead of milk ;)

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	From: estherchaya	Date: September 26th, 2008 05:43 pm (UTC)		(Link)

Well, 20 pounds is below average... you see that Ellie at 20 pounds is only in the 30th percentile. But they're doing GREAT!

Yes, I made the cakes, and the party was in a park, by design!

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	From: journeytoernie	Date: September 26th, 2008 09:16 pm (UTC)		(Link)

that's funny. i seriously recall that 20 lbs was normal. so what is average for a one year old?

you made the cakes! wow karen! you deserve a medal!

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			Thread started by atimesif

From: atimesif	Date: September 26th, 2008 02:43 pm (UTC)		(Link)

Great weights! They look perfect B"H.
Boy did they attack those cupcakes.
They don't even look like cupcakes, they look like creations! Stunning!

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	From: estherchaya	Date: September 26th, 2008 05:43 pm (UTC)		(Link)

They weren't cupcakes, they were small cakes that I made in the shape of building blocks. They did a great job attacking them! :)

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			Thread started by Tanya

	From: mortuus	Date: September 26th, 2008 03:32 pm (UTC)		(Link)

Adorable! I love those photos! Abby's photo made me laugh. "Die, cake! Die!"

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	From: estherchaya	Date: September 26th, 2008 05:43 pm (UTC)		(Link)

Abby was sure annoyed!

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			Thread started by Bethy

	From: real_bethy	Date: September 26th, 2008 04:58 pm (UTC)		(Link)

Oh, is there anything better than pictures of babies with cakes?!

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	From: estherchaya	Date: September 26th, 2008 05:44 pm (UTC)		(Link)

yes. Pictures of babies sleeping.

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			Comment by stronger than she thinks

	From: hopeness	Date: September 26th, 2008 09:10 pm (UTC)		(Link)

Yay babies with cakes!

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			Comment by Chronicles of a Little Man and his Parents

	From: bookworm1212	Date: September 28th, 2008 04:04 am (UTC)		(Link)

OMG those pictures are priceless!

Hope you and the babies are feeling better soon!

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