We had a LOVELY weekend together as a family. We're definitely settling down into a "normal" routine with the boys. Not many people would recognize what we do as "normal", but it's working for us. :)
This may seem like a goofy thing to consider as a milestone, but for the first time ever, we fed the boys their bottles at a place other than a home or the doctor's office! On Saturday morning, the five of us ventured out to our local Ikea. I have always LOVED getting breakfast at Ikea- inexpensive, delicious, easy. So I was super stoked to pack up the munchkins yesterday morning to go out for our first breakfast since the boys arrived.
They were little angels! All three slept while Jason and I ate, which allowed us to just sit and chat with each other like old times. Of course, there were some differences. Instead of holding hands in line with each other, Jason went through the line to get our food while I waited at a table with the two strollers. While normally Jason and I don't draw much attention from those around us (at least we didn't before the pregnancy!), that was definitely not the case as I watched people's heads turn and heard the whispers when they saw the munchkins.
So regardless of the fact that we appear to be seen by others as a circus sideshow act, we had fun. We had fun with each other, we had a blast with the boys, and we enjoyed the outing. After our breakfast and a stroll around the store, it was time to feed the boys. Jason and I each grabbed a baby and plugged their bottles in. Sidney was still snoozing, so we let him continue while we fed the other two. As each baby finished their bottle, we'd burp them and then I'd take them into the bathroom (one at a time) to change their diaper. Quite the production line, and quite the attention grabber. But it would have been far more awkward to try to do this in the parked car.
So the lesson we learned is this: nothing says "classy" like feeding your triplet boys in the lobby of your local Ikea. :)
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