Bedtime Routines

When I said Lily was sleeping through the night I lied a little. She was sleeping through the night up until a month or so ago. Then, she decided, like the other two at 5-6 months, to stop. Each time I forgot what I did to get them back on track. But, with a little kick in the butt from my mom and sister, Kristine, they would remind me what I had to do, even though it sort of stinks.

Night 1 (July 17):

Lily went to bed around 8 pm with a full tummy. She woke up crying at 4 am. I went into her room, changed her diaper, soothed her for a few minutes, then told her I wasn't going to feed her until the morning and put her back down. She continued to cry for a solid 20 minutes. Torture.

She woke Maggie for a few minutes, but thankfully nothing too major. She woke Jimmy and he couldn't fall back asleep.

Lily slept until I woke her at 8:45 am!

Night 2 (July 18):

Lily went to bed around 7:30 pm. She woke up at 7 am!

Katie woke up at 4 am because she had to go to the bathroom and her bedtime music wasn't playing loud enough after she turned it back on. She complained loud enough that she woke Maggie for a few minutes, but thankfully nothing too major!

Jimmy slept through it.

Night 3 (July 19):

Lily went to bed around 8 pm. She woke up crying around 6 am, but I took my time to get her, so she fell back asleep. She was awake and happy at 7 am.

The other two girls slept peacefully through the night, along with Pappy. I, on the other hand, was sweating like a pig. I kept tossing and turning all night. Today, I feel like poop. I think I have the cold Maggie got and gave to Jimmy, Katie, and Lily, respectively. At least everyone else slept thought the night! I'll take it!

I was fully prepared for this "cry-it-out" test to last three nights... Kristine says it takes three days to break a habit. Seems we have a genius on our hands with Lily Lillers. She figured it out in one try. Makes me want to cry a little that I didn't test it out a month ago!!! I guess I must have secretly enjoyed our nightly meetings to do anything about it sooner.

My baby is now 6 months old :(

We're back... Maybe.

I just dropped Katie off at the second summer school session (HOORAY!), put the other two tater tots down for a nap, and thought, "Hmm... should I update the blog?"

The last post was from when Maggie (now, 21 months) first started walking! That seems like a million years ago! Now, she is talking up a storm and repeating absolutely EVERYTHING we all say! Her vocabulary is amazing for a not-even-two-year-old... but, her attitude... oh, that attitude!

Katie is Katie (now, 4-1/2 yrs. old). Same old thing. She is as silly as ever and seriously says some of the funniest things on the planet. For example, yesterday, she was making a "smoothie" in their toy blender and handed me a sample. I said, "Wow! There are a lot of flavors in there," referring to the cookies, blocks, legos, and figurines she put in to blend. She replied, "Of course there are, Mommy! I'm Flavor Girl and I can do anything!"

Our newest member, Lillian Maria Wilson (now, 6 months old), is great! I only give her 12 more months of being great though... seems our children like to trick us for their first 18 months of life before they turn evil. Lily loves to smile, and she just started giggling. She's rolling over, sleeping through the night (mostly), and is highly entertained by her two crazy sisters! We are still having issues with her lack of interest in taking a bottle, but that finally seems minor in the grand scheme of things. She is growing as she should, so it is all working out.

Jimmy and I are as tired as any parents of three girls would be, but maybe not nearly as tired as anyone with three boys or triplets would be :) One day at a time seems to be the best way to handle it all.

Here are some pictures and videos of our little ladies...

Katie

Maggie

Lily

The Wilson Sisters

Super Girls Song

Loving on Lily

October/November

We've been going full speed ahead the last several weeks, so I haven't thought much about blogging. We've been getting over colds, helping Maggie practice walking and talking, hosting and attending gatherings, repairing flooded washing machines, refinancing the house, etc... There is just a lot going on in the Wilson household.

Here are some pictures and videos of recent events:

Halloween

Tickle Me, Mags

Walking Mags

Thanksgiving Program at Garner United Methodist Preschool

(Katie is in the white shirt to the right of the boy (Justin) in red...

she keeps clapping throughout the "If you're happy and you know it" song.)

Katie baking

Maggie dancing

6th Annual Fakesgiving Dinner

NC State Fair

We had fun at the state fair last Saturday morning.  Here is a video and a few pictures...

Slide, fun house, and nauseating swing!

Hard to ride something like this when you're pregnant!  Pretty nauseating!

Katie caught a $2 fish, but only got a 10-cent toy!

Katie loved the Ferris Wheel, but Jimmy said it was so cold at the top.

I'm just glad it wasn't a turkey leg!

Mmmmmm!!!

Maggie's One-Year Check-Up

Little Maggie Moo is quite the little peanut!  She is only 18 lbs. 9 oz, which puts her in the 20th percentile for weight.  She is in the 25th percentile for both length and head circumference, measuring 28-1/4 inches long and a 17-1/4 inches around that little noggin.

Magglestein received her vaccines today and was pitiful while getting pricked, but passed out not long afterward.  Katie also got her flu shot and though terrified to begin with she managed to brave it out and was a champ afterward.

We met Jimmy for lunch this afternoon and Katie and Maggie both were revved up during meal time (Katie got ketchup all over daddy's clean white shirt), but passed out on the way home, and are still passed out as I type.  I'm next...

Maggie's First Birthday!

Maggie celebrated her first birthday this past weekend.  Friday, October 2nd, was the actual birthday, but we had some friends over on Saturday to celebrate...  I wasn't sure if we'd do anything big to celebrate since Miss Katie never got a first birthday party, but Katie seemed geared up to decorate and make cupcakes, so party on!

Here are some pictures of the event:

I got this design from another blogger - Annie's Eats 

(her ladybugs turned out way better than mine did!)

Maggie didn't keep the hat on long...  

Maggie and Grandma

Let the fun begin!

Corbin showing Maggie the gift he got for her: Tickle Me Cookie Monster.

   

   

Proud papa of a one-year old.

Vacation Time

We had a wonderful time on Sunday checking out the David's new digs (totally gorgeous) and celebrating Jed's first birthday.  We get to watch him grow through their blog, but it's always a treat to see him in person!  He is beyond cute and that wild hair is so dreamy, at least I think that's what the ladies will say when he's older...  much much much older!

We also got to meet the David's old neighbor, Teddie, who occasionally reads this here blog!  It's fun to learn our readership is up by one, especially since there must be only 5 readers total :)  So, since I've been absent from this here blog for a long time, this one's for you, Teddie!

We got back from our annual Sunset Beach vacation on Saturday.  It was a much needed vacation, although Jimmy and I are now thinking we need another vacation from the vacation! Both girls were well behaved, especially after Grandma Judy arrived on Monday... she was our morning time buffer so we could sleep in some.  I guess she could have locked her door, but something tells me nothing would have stopped Katie from entering that room at 6 AM, pulling back the curtains and saying, "Get up, Grandma!  Sunshine's up!  Put your glasses on! Time for breaksast!"

We had several good beach days.  We read our books.  We went to the Fort Fisher Aquarium. We rode bikes on the island.  We ate ice cream.  I slaughtered Jimmy at miniature golf, since our real game was rained out.  We played some other games like Bananagrams (or as Katie calls it, "letters") and Mad Libs...  who knew Judy would get such uncontrollable giggles after hearing "a tongue in-anus pirate buccaneer."  (I contributed the 'part of the body' word 'anus.')

Here are some pictures from our trip: