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Happy 13 Months!

Boy its been almost a month once again since I blogged last..I am such a slacker!!This past month has flown by between holiday shopping, pulling out winter clothes and going through the beans closet to switch out sizes, holiday decorating and preparing, looking for the perfect "thank you" card to send out for the kids party, taking them to see Santa and holiday pictures...the list just goes on and on....Happy belated turkey day-i know its sorta late for that one. The beans ate so much and they loved the cornbread. The pics above were taken on Thanksgiving.

Heres my usual monthly stats-

Arianna is still the smallest she is 18 pounds and she is Miss Freshy Fresh. She has been beating everyone up. Arianna loves to slap-i don't know where she got this from but its awful. No matter what I do to discipline her she just laughs back at me. She finally has 4 teeth and she is cruising away. Miss Freshy Fresh has also become a picky eater and will keep her mouth closed and shake her head no at everything I try to feed her. Arianna is saying Mama, Dada, BaBa and bye bye once in awhile.

Karl is 19 pounds and has turned into a cry baby ..,..I know this sounds awful coming from a Mommy but yes for at least the past month he has been crying over anything and everything. He loves to play catch, peek a boo and hide under blankets. He is always trying to reach over the baby gate to pet Cobi~ i think these 2 are going to be best friends. Mr Karl is still my best eater but he will not sit in the highchair for long, as soon as he is full he rubs his eyes and wants out! What a typical man ready for a nap after every meal :) My little man didn't get any new teeth this month. My monkey boy is saying Mama, Dada and Bye Bye.

Gabriella is still my youngest and biggest!!! She is 20.8 pounds and she has been trying to walk 24/7..Now she is taking at least 6-7 steps at a time before falling down. She still loves her ball pit and playing with the fisher price laugh and learn home. For some reason the beans swing the door open and close all day long. I highly recommend this toy!!! Gabby loves eating goldfish and cookies but try giving her regular food and she spits it out and blows raspberries at you. Gabby is now saying Mama, Dada, what sounds like Arianna, BaBa and sometimes if your lucky she will say Bye Bye.



****Many of you may know about RSV season from last year. The beans received a rsv shot this month and will receive a few more during the winter season. I ask everyone that comes to visit to please use lots of proper hand washing and hand sanitizing during your visit with us to keep the kids healthy during this dangerous time of year. Also we will not take it personal if your not feeling well and cancel on us I rather keep the children away from germs.***

Lots of Catching Up!!!

So i was thinking about catching everyone up since Halloween but it just seems so long ago. The beans had a great time at their birthday party and thank you so much to everyone that joined them. They had a blast eating those cupcakes and guess what everyone that said the clothes needed to be tossed out because they were stained was wrong!!! I got Karl's shirt sparkling white all over again and the girls dresses are pink..Boy i am such a miracle worker don't you think??..lol The beans got so many gifts from toys, jewelry, money, clothes, shoes and more toys. My garage is a babies r us store and my attic is now toys r us. We decided to purchase new strollers with some of the kids bday money so basically we now have a double graco stroller, a single graco stroller, the peg pereggo triple stroller, a combi single and combi double. I have decided the combi takes up less space in the trunk of the minivan compared to the graco strollers, it folds up and down quickly but the combi is a side by side stroller which makes it hard to use when shopping because I cant fit around the clothing racks and up and down aisles. The graco double stroller is not a side by side and that thing folds down pretty big but its easy to go shopping with. Who would have ever thought at 30 years old I am comparing strollers after strollers... I have found since the kids came out of the infant car seats the peg pereggo stroller has been a huge waste of money because i can barely fit that thing in the minivan and I need to take the wheels off ughhh its just a pain in the ass period. So enough about strollers lets go back to the beans-everyone was sick for about 2 weeks leading up to their birthdays with some type of stomach virus then Karl's face broke out so back to the Dr we went apparently he has eczema but the specialist is in the middle of testing him for allergies. Lets keep our fingers crossed he isn't allergic to the dogs. Since I didnt do my typical monthly update here it goes just a little late for each bean...It seems with the stomach virus they lost some weight..

Arianna- Has become a fresh little girl and likes to hit and yell at her brother and sister. She finally has a 4th tooth coming in on the top and she loves to walk with her walker. She has also figured out how to toss all her toys over the baby gate and laugh while doing it. She loves taking her socks and shoes off in the car. We also weighed her last week and she is 17lbs 4 oz

Karl-Became very clingy since he got sick but he is getting better. He is getting another tooth so he now has 7 teeth. He is still my little eating machine and is ready for a nap after every meal. Aunt Dot also taught him on his birthday how to walk with the walker so is all over the place with that toy. My little man also loves Cobi he is always going up to the baby gate and reaching out to pet the dog. We also weighed him last week and he is 17lbs.

Gabriella- Umm Miss Gabby Gab she is still very needy and wants me to be next her 24-7, if i leave baby jail she screams bloody murder. Gab loves to stand up all the time but she is afraid to take a step. She now has 5 teeth 2 on top and 3 on the bottom. The latest is when I say Gabriella she says *UGH*..its so cute ;) Her favorite toy is the new ball pit we got them for their birthday she seems to be in that pit all the time. We also weighed her last week and she was 18 pounds.

Heres more bday pics-enjoy!!

Happy 1st Birthday!!

Wow-we have so much catching up but i am exhausted kids have been sick, plus teething and then the big bday bash. Oh and did i mention Marc has been on vacation all week so basically my schedule that I am on is all messed up.....I just want to post 3 amazing pics I had done a few weeks ago of them..I promise to give you lots of updates within the next few days once i get a minute to myself.

OMG 10 days to the beans are 1!!

Since I have so much free time..j/k yeah right ..I have decided to make scrapbooks for each baby. I cant believe how little they once were and how much they looked alike when they were newborns. All of you coming to the party will get to see the books because I am going to put them out so everyone can sign them. So far we have about 90 people coming to the party and out of those 90 30 are kids. Does it sound like a party or a 3 ring circus to you??..lol..Thank god I dont have to have another big party like this until they turn 16 or so I am hoping thats the case. Ok enough of the boring stuff...Gabriella is doing so well standing up alone that she even claps while standing up. Today she waived at me when her Daddy took her out of her highchair to bring her inside and then blew a kiss. Ahhh these babies are not babies anymore they are little people ;( Karl is starting to stand up alone for a few seconds and then he sits down when he realizes he is not holding on to anything and my Little Miss Arianna has 3 teeth 2 on the bottom and a half of one on the top. She looks like a little old man. I think the kids may be getting sick so off to the doctors we go tomorrow which I dread because half the time the kids make me look like a liar and the doctor tells me nothing is wrong with them. I just don't want them sick for Halloween or their birthday party. I am not sure if it's a new phase or if they aren't feeling well but all they do is cry 24-7 if I am not in the play area with them. My neighbors must wonder what is going on in my house because the kids are constantly screaming. Ummm so do you think I am crazy for wanting another baby??

Happy /sad 11 Months!!!

Woo-hooo the beans are 11 months which means only 1 month to go before the big bash. Just think this time last year I was stuck on bed rest and so big I could hardly get up to use the bathroom. I looked forward to my 2 weekly outings which were to the peri (specialists) and Dr G. For some reason no matter how cold it was in my house I still complained it wasn't cool enough and I couldn't sleep until the sun came up. Did I mention the amount of gallons of water and ice cubes I also consumed?? Sounds awful doesn't it?? As awful as it was I can't help but think how much I miss those days....

I don't have any 11 month stats since the beans aren't going back to see Dr George until after their birthday. So I will post my usual likes and dislikes etc...

Arianna- She is still the smallest in height and only has 2 teeth, yet she is the oldest. She looks like a wiggly worm when she crawls because she moves so quick from one place to another. She is showing no signs of walking or standing alone. My perfect princess loves to stick her tongue out and spit all over while blowing raspberries, today while in Costco she actually did it to a man that was walking past her and he did it right back and she started to giggle. She loves crawling up to her sister and brother and giving them kisses as well as dancing which she has been doing for a few months now. She is saying Ba-Ba, Da-Da, Ma-ma and she also waves at everyone. As far as favorite foods she pretty much eats whatever I give her except for green beans or if she is full or doesn't want to eat something she will gag and sometimes throw up. I also think she is the hardest one to dress or change her diaper because she loves to roll over and take off!

Karl-He is my wild monkey boy, need i say more?? lol..He eats like a little garbage can and doesn't seem to gain a pound the poor baby is sooo skinny!! Mr Karl loves to smile at everyone and show his 3 bottom teeth but good news is he finally has 2 on the top!! He says Mama and Dada and he tries to answer me back when I yell at him or tell him no. I always find him climbing up the baby gate or standing on top of his toys. Today at the park he actually stood up in his swing..yeap..see why i call him monkey boy?? Lately he has been the thief of the trio and always stealing toys from the girls but that use to be Arianna so it seems like they are all taking turns.

Gabriella-Miss Gabriella is standing on her own!!! She cries and fusses anytime I walk away from her. She loves eating her cheerios and swinging in the swing whether its at the park or the baby swing at home. As long as the swing moves I refuse to pack it away no matter how big or old they get :) Gabby still has the same 4 teeth for the past few months. She can say Ma-Ma, Da-Da and Bye-bye. She is starting to interact more with the other 2 instead of always playing alone and she doesn't get as mad when they come into her space like she did before. Gab also loves giving kisses to her sister but not her brother for some reason.

*********Birthday Party Info*********

For those of you that haven't received an invite please email me or call. I am finding that some of the invites in Staten Island for some reason are lost. They went out over a week ago and everyone should have them by now. Also Toys R Us has lost our registry and they no longer have a system for gift registries at the moment until they fix it which means I can not re-register!! However I do have a copy of my registry and I can email it, fax it or mail you one and we can use that for now. I hope to see all of you in a few weeks!

Here' s some pics from todays playdate

My 3 Little Monkeys!

Arianna, Karl and Gabriella

Aren't they cute?? We took them for Halloween pics yesterday, i wasn't to impressed but I was able to find one decent one. Karl is getting 2 top teeth finally!! He has been showing everyone his 3 bottom teeth every time he smiles it's about time my poor baby gets top teeth. Gabriella has been standing up without holding on and then she thinks its a game so she will sit down and laugh. Im sure they will be walking by their first birthday. Speaking of first birthday all the invites went out in the mail this week and then I get some bad news, toysrus did a system upgrade and apparently they have lost everyones registries. The manager assured me they will try to retrieve it but I have yet to hear back from him. I may have to register again as if i have all the time in the world...lol..Well thats about it no more prison breaks lately to report!

Prison Break!

My little monkey Karl escaped from baby jail, how he did it still remains a mystery...On Monday I was putting the diaper bag, bottle bag and the beans pj's in the car. Basically I was outside for a minute while I left the kids in the play area aka baby prison, by the time I walked back up my front stairs to the front door I see Karl and his partner in crime the dog sitting at my front door looking at me through the glass. I was so scared because I didn't know if he had hit his head or hurt himself since he wasn't crying...Let me tell you I was a nervous wreck right away I called Dr George they told me to keep an eye out for excessive sleeping and vomiting. They must think I am a nervous nelly because i call them at least once a week over something these crazy kids have done. So I guess he figured out how to climb not only up the gate but over!!! Today he also figured out how to break out of his highchair while he was strapped in. I guess his Halloween costume really suits him well.
My beans are now all standing up in their cribs so when I walk into the nursery in the morning I find 6 little eyes all peeking over the railing looking back at me along with 3 big smiles. Its such an amazing thing to wake up to :)

Climber, Clapper and Talker

My amazing beans once again have shocked me! Karl is climbing up the baby gate fence and putting his head on the back of the couch. Arianna is finally standing up and she also learned how to clap her hands. Little Miss Gabriella said Bye Bye to me today as I was leaving the house and she tries her hardest to throw kisses!!!! I know I say this all the time but its just such a miracle to have these 3 healthy babies and to be able to watch them grow each and every day. Nobody has any new teeth to report but they are starting to eat more and more table food.
Ohh I am not sure if I posted this in a previous post but I got the beans Halloween costumes, they are going to be 3 lil monkeys and I am going to decorate their triple stroller as well. I can just picture them 15 years from now complaining about the costumes I put them in and the decorated stroller.

opps i forgot to add 1 last thing

Karl and Gabriella are both clappers!

Happy 10 Months!!

So the beans turned 10 months on Wednesday. The older they are getting the more upset I get, where is time going? where are those preemies I came home with? what happen to those babies that only drank 20 cc , now they drink 6 oz.....I guess I need to get over it and be thankful for my healthy children. Actually we are all sick again we saw Dr George and everyone is congested filled with mucus. Basically its nonstop snotty noses and coughing.

Life works in mysterious ways yesterday 9/11 was 3 years that I had my miscarriage. I always wonder if I didn't miscarry that baby would I have these 3 or did god give me these 3 because he took one from us.....humm just something I always think about........ Well here goes my usual monthly post

Arianna~Still has 2 small teeth on the bottom, says MaMa, DaDa and BaBa. She is showing no interest in trying to stand and loves eating cheerios and pancakes. Oh did i mention she is going to be a dancer?? Yeap!! When I say Arianna dance, dance dance, shake your booty she wiggles her arms all around and her legs on command. Even though she is the smallest in size she loves pulling on Gabriella and Karls clothes to knock them over and to steal toys. She is known as "the thief" of the bunch. Lately she has become the hardest to change because she will not stand still and when she is tired she starts laughing hysterical.

Karl~ Oh boy where do I start with the maniac...lol..He still only has 3 teeth all on the bottom, says MaMa and Dada. Since he learned to stand he never sits down anymore, he loves to climb on anything and everything including his sisters to try to get over the gates. He loves to unfold all the clean laundry after I fold it and he no longer is a good sleeper. Earlier this week he picked up a toy cell phone, put it to his ear and rambled something I guess he is going to take after his Daddy with the phone bit. He also loves cheerios, pancakes, italian bread and chicken basically eating is the only time he will sit still. My son is also a huge ham he now smiles anytime someone pulls out a camera to take a pic of him without anyone having to say a word to him.

Gabriella~She has become mommy's girl, she will scream and cry anytime I even attempt to walk out of the baby play area even if her daddy is with her. She has 4 big teeth (2 on the bottom and 2 on the top) She is always blowing raspberries anytime I feed her and she likes to put on a comedy show for the other 2 at dinner time. She also says MaMa and DaDa and finally this week she started standing up holding on to the gate. She still doesn't like anyone in her space or touching her toys. Gab loves to sit in her swing strapped in and flip the tray open and close. Lately I have been finding her falling asleep sitting up in her crib so basically her head is between her knees and her glow worm is usually under her body, i feel so bad but every time I try to move her she wakes up. Gabriella also loves cheerios, puffs, ice cream and chicken.

Vaseline eating child

Omg I just realized I havent posted in weeks!! Things have been hectic as usual but hey life goes on no matter what chaos is going on in our household. I booked the babies first bday please save the date its definitely going to be in NJ on Nov 9th approx 3pm.

The beans are growing like weeds. Gabby has 4 teeth (2 on the top and 2 on the bottom) Karl has 3 all on the bottom and Arianna has 2 small ones on the bottom. Karl is now standing up and pulling himself up onto everything you can possibly think of. Today i was in the kitchen and all 3 of them weren't making a peep. To good to be true right??? Right-so I peek in the play area and I find Karl eating vaseline and Gabriella has the top to the jar in her mouth. I know I am such a bad mommy..lol...I guess it's time to take all the bins out from underneath the changing table. Today we went to Dr George heres the 10 month stats (well a few days shy of 10 months) I will do a 10 month post on the 8th with more details on each bean.

Arianna 16lbs 6oz
Karl 16lbs 7 oz
Gabriella 18 lbs

In the past few weeks we have gone on several play dates, 4 auditions/casting calls, took our first trips with the trio to Time Square, Seaside to the boardwalk, Atlantic City, and crabbing. Boy have we kept them busy!

I just wanted to share some new pics!!!

Teething, talking..what comes next???

This week has been another busy week for my beans. Everyone is chatting away and we had our first words, my boyfriend (karl) can now say MAMA---woo-hooo!!! my girls on the other hand are saying DA-DA. I also taught Miss Gabriella how to clap her hands, she gets so excited. I just melt watching her. Gabriella also got her 2 top teeth in and Karl has 3 bottom teeth now. I did notice Arianna today trying to figure out how to pull herself up on the baby gates so she may be the next one to stand up.

Just a quick recap of the past week or so..we had a play date at the park with Allison. The kids played well with what little time they had until we got rained out. Janine came over with her trio. Janine I swear Justin must have pep talks with Karl because after our play dates Mr Karl figures out how to copy everything Justin does..lol...and save the best info for last - today we went into the city for a casting call for a Kleenex commercial, say a prayer hopefully the beans get the job because we cant afford them anymore :)

Quick Updates!

Gabriella is on the move!!! I guess I should add "slow and steady" but hey shes crawling right?..lol.She also cut another tooth. So now Gab has 1 full bottom tooth, 1/2 of tooth on the bottom and a brand new one on the top.

Karl has figured out how to climb up on to the baby gate and his toys. This little monkey doesn't sit still for a minute.

Arianna is still the same my little pretty princess with 1/4 of a tooth.

Happy 9 months beans !!!!!!! ok so mommy is just 1 day late.

LOTS OF UPDATED PICS!

Pics from our playdate with Debbie and her trio-Lisa, Christina and Christopher!

Our playdate with Janine and her trio-Joey, Justin and Dayna

Dinner time in my house :)

I have a 3 ring circus!

Boy as these beans are getting older it just keeps getting crazier by the day. Tonight i am trying to feed them dinner and Karl is turning around climbing out of his highchair and pulling his arm out of his pj's all at the same time. Then we have Miss Gabriella she is holding her mouth shut with all her might refusing to eat because the only thing she wants to eat lately is puffs and ice cream (umm I wonder who she is gonna take after), then Princess Arianna who fell asleep in the middle of dinner...lol..The beans lately have been talking up a storm to each other, Miss Arinna is in a new phase where instead of sticking her tongue out she is snorting like a little piggy and laughing at the same time..its so cute! I can't help but laugh when she does it. Karl is trying to pull himself up onto everything. Gabriella has found a new love besides puffs and ice cream her glow worm, she sleeps with it every night. Karl and Arianna are crawling everywhere and Gab's still has no interest. Can you believe tomorrow they will be 9 months????? I am so sad these past 9 months have flown by so quick ;(

My babies are growing too quick!

I just wanted to give everyone a quick update on us. We had another birthday party this past Saturday. The kids had lots of fun, my mom came and helped with the kids. Once again it was another saturday stuck in traffic heading south, it took me over 2 hrs to get to the party. On the way to the party I could smell a stinky diaper but I couldn't pull over because the traffic was barely moving. I figured nobody is crying so I will change it as soon as I get to the party-what a mistake that was! When I arrive my mom is looking at the kids saying her hello's and she looked at me said, "umm did u give Arianna a cookie in the car?" at this point I was pretty confused and wondering what she was talking about. I look over at Arianna and my little princess must have put her hand in her dirty diaper because her pretty dress was covered in poop from head to toe. It was so gross!!! Thank god Grandma cleaned her up because I didn't know where to start.

Monday we had a play date with Janine and her trio (Justine, Joey and Dayna). I think the mom's had more fun then the kids..lol..For some reason my happy go lucky Karl was crabby. Janine's little ones at one point all took quick cat naps so hopefully as the kids get older they will interact more with each other. Janine's little ones are all over the place so to my surprise while doing floor time today Arianna is soldier/army crawling all over and going into a sitting position from laying down. She is sitting up like such a big girl. Karl is trying to stand up....thanks to Justine showing him the ropes :) I feel like overnight my kids have grown up into "big kids"

Karl is Crawling!!!!!

My little man crawled today!! I actually have it taped on my cellphone but i have no idea how to transfer it over to my laptop. I can't believe he is on the move!!! We have a play date on Monday with another set of triplets so now Karl can keep up with them :)

Lots of updates!!

The beans have been little busy bee's lately. Last weekend we went to a birthday party down in Point Pleasant. The traffic was horrible!! It took us over 2 1/2 hours when normally it would take 1 hr. So we basically got to the party when it was about to end, so after the party we went to the park with Niki and Jordyn the b-day girl. All the kids had a great time in the swings and Jordyn is a babysitter in training. Heres a few picks from her bday and the park.

Karl eating his hat at the boardwalk!! poor baby he was soo hot.

Arianna just chilling out

Jordyn pushing my limo stroller..notice the new mommy mobile in the background

Miss Gabriella hanging out in her favorite spot...do u think my beans are going to get hair anytime soon??

Jordyn pushing Arianna and Gabriella in the swing

My lil monkey actually sitting in the swing

Baldy Princess Arianna

Aww sisterly love

Karl hanging out after a hard day of playing

Tuesday we took them to the doctors for a check-up and shots :( Dr George said the beans look great and that it looks like they will be getting top teeth shortly because their top gums are swollen..ughhh does it ever end for these poor kids?

Heres our 8 1/2 month update

Arianna 15 pounds 3 oz 26 1/2 inches long
Karl 15 pounds 6 oz 28 inches long
Gabriella 16 pounds 5 oz 28 inches long

Arianna is a huge chatter bug, she chats up a storm even in the middle of the night when everyone is asleep. I have to wrestle her down to change a diaper or get her dressed because she laughs at you while rolling over in the middle of a diaper change. She has become such a giggle monster she will laugh at anything you say and still loves to sleep in. Even though she is the smallest one she seems to eat the most out of everyone lately.

Karl is still a crazy maniac, this little boy will not sit still!! He breaks out of everything his carseat, highchair and swing. Lately when I feed him something he doesn't like he will gag and make himself sick. I also have to wrestle him to change his diaper or clothes. He still hasn't mastered crawling yet but he is trying his hardest.

Gabriella ummm where do I start..She loves to sit up like a big girl in the pack n play and play with all her toys but she will fuss and scream if I put her sister or brother with her. She does not like to share at all!! Several times when she has woken up in the middle of the night we have found her sitting up in her crib drinking her bottle, playing with her toys. She still loves the swing even though it barely moves-i think the kids are getting to heavy for it.

The kids are now eating puffs which they love, italian ices, ice cream, melons, pastina and pretty much all baby food except for anything green.


Wednesday we went to the Bronx Zoo with Aunt Wendy and cousin Madison. I have to be honest the zoo was awful, nothing like what I expected. The crowd was rude, we hardly saw any animals and most exhibits or indoor stuff wouldn't allow us to bring in strollers. No way in hell was i leaving my $1,100 stroller outside not to mention how was I going to carry 3 kids? One thing I will say was the PAPARAZZI was out at it's fullest. I do not recommend going to this zoo if you have multiples. When we went to the Staten Island zoo earlier this summer we were able to take the strollers into all exhibits and we saw more animals.

Tomorrow we have another birthday party so once again another busy weekend ahead of us!!