tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16147761993896779912024-03-13T10:31:04.712-07:00Sanchez...Party of 6!Isabellahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14124530260010450283noreply@blogger.comBlogger143125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1614776199389677991.post-32701696993833568582013-08-29T14:06:00.001-07:002013-08-29T14:12:46.789-07:00August 28<div style="text-align: center;">
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">The triplets' due date. Not sure I'll ever forget that date. I think most preemie mamas can relate.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">In a perfect world, that's when (or around this date) they should have been born. But instead, they arrived 3 1/2 months early. In my eyes, they are finally and officially two years old! They've come so far! </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">They are walking, running, talking, eating, growing and keeping this mama extremely busy.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Happy Homecoming day Marcos, Sofia, (<a href="http://sanchezpartyofsix.blogspot.com/2011/09/after-long-98-day-stay-marcos-and-sofia.html">August 23, 2011</a>) and Carlos (<a href="http://sanchezpartyofsix.blogspot.com/2011/10/carlitpss-homecoming-dayaugust-27.html">August 27, 2011</a>)!! But most importantly...</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Happy Due Date birthday!!!!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I often wonder if these dates will always be a part of me, I'm sure others do too.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"> You look at my kiddos, and unless you know what we have been through, you would never know. They are thriving and look perfectly healthy and <i>normal </i>(for lack of a better word). And then, I come across articles like this <a href="http://www.ottawacitizen.com/health/Ottawa+study+looks+outcomes+extremely+premature+babies/8835390/story.html">ONE</a> and I'm reminded that they truly are miracles and our lives could have been completely different. So I'll say it again...</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Happy Homecoming days!! Happy <i>Due Date </i>Birthday!!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">One day you will understand why these dates are so important to us!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">We celebrated with some frozen yogurt yesterday after picking up Big Sis from school, 2nd grade! Can't hardly believe it...and so happy the school routine has quickly fallen into place!</span></div>
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Isabellahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14124530260010450283noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1614776199389677991.post-28251791725017706582013-06-26T12:56:00.001-07:002013-06-26T13:19:09.416-07:00Our summer Hello little blog, it's been a long time. I have a pending post that I started writing the day before the trio's 2nd birthday. Their birthday was on May 17. Now the 4th of July is around the corner. It's almost ready...and hope to post some day.<br />
I think of blogging often, but reality and truth is that I have no time or energy. So much has happened in our lives, that it's almost impossible to play catch up and document. So maybe I won't and I'll start at where we are today.<br />
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Right now, the trio is asleep. We just spent 2 hours at their Toddler and Two's group and my brain feels like it hurts. I am on every single second, way more than when we are home. It's vigilant watching. Being aware of where 3 little bodies are at all times is exhausting. It's singing and talking and reading and lots and lots of teaching....<br />
<i>"we go up the slide, down the slide, your turn, his turn, her turn, wash hands, sit please, plates are not for banging, your mouth is too full, get another one, say sorry, good job, please and thank you..." </i><br />
...and non stop x three for two hours. Then there is the 25 minute ride home...and sometimes there is silence. I've gotten quite good at tuning out the toddler songs, and that's when I remembered our blog today.<br />
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A little bit about their group. It is run by the <i>Deaf and Hard of Hearing</i> program. It's a step before preschool. They play, sit in circle and have snack with other children, with mommy there. Marcos continues to have mild hearing loss, and the coordinator is nice enough to let me bring the whole gang. There are some sounds Marcos does not hear, and since this can significantly affect his development, he is being closely watched. Thankfully, his expressive speech has made significant progress (putting 2 words together) but Marcos continues to be tested often. Testing a toddler is quite difficult so we have to be patient and keep waiting for the official diagnosis...(meaning it may never improve). Most likely he has an abnormality in the middle ear or a tiny bone never fully developed. Mild hearing loss is easily fixed with a hearing aid.<br />
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Our summer schedule has us at story time on Tuesdays, Toddlers and Two's on Wednesday, Early Intervention on Thursdays, and Physical Therapy on Fridays. That's just the trio. Isabella has swimming on Tuesdays and Thursdays and dance on Wednesdays. She is at farm camp this week. Yes, farm camp...only in Petaluma, and if the trio only knew where big sis is at, they would be so mad they don't get to see animals everyday! Then there's the park, the grocery store, and errands plus the cooking and the feeding, the never ending laundry and so much more...<br />
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Back to today. Here are pictures of Sofia...painting an ice cream out of pink shaving cream during group. A first for her...oh, how her sister loved doing this. At their age, my Bella was a pro at art projects. The boys lasted only a few seconds before they were off to cause trouble.<br />
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Oh little blog...hope I visit you again soon, and friends...if you are reading, I miss you all and hope to catch up soon.</div>
Isabellahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14124530260010450283noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1614776199389677991.post-56207390193985229372013-04-07T14:46:00.003-07:002013-04-07T20:47:56.783-07:00Easter~Part 2...The baskets<div style="text-align: center;">
Our Easter 2013 morning!</div>
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Bella woke up and came downstairs to find 2 big Easter baskets. Since the trio was still in their room, we brought them upstairs along with the kiddos' morning sippies of milk.</div>
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Watching Big Sis open her stuff...</div>
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Then it was their turn. Things got a little crazy but included lots of movement, laughter and good ole excitement! It was hard to get good pictures but these capture a bit of the craziness.</div>
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Isabellahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14124530260010450283noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1614776199389677991.post-59923586873854440982013-03-14T12:52:00.001-07:002013-03-14T13:55:29.697-07:00March already?!Since our <a href="http://sanchezpartyofsix.blogspot.com/2013/03/high-risk-visit.html">last post</a>, there's been some sickness.<br />
Sofia had some stomach bug with a fever that is pretty much gone....sadly, she lost a pound.<br />
Everyone avoided it except for me. Everyone knows things are rough when mom is sick...luckily, it got me on a weekend and dad took over.<br />
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We also had ANOTHER eval for Marcos by another speech pathologist who also watched him eat. The not so great speech eval in February raised some concerns with the way he ate. Luckily, this mom was right. He eats just fine. This time, we got, what I feel, a more accurate evaluation. He isn't THAT behind after all, but he still qualifies for speech therapy. Carlos was also evaluated the same day. Thankfully it was an in home evaluation. He is right on track for his adjusted age.<br />
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The kiddos are into Elmo and Woody. The boys are repeating 2 word phrases more and more, and Sofia's first 3 word phrase: <i> "Move on back"</i>, from <i>Wheels on the Bus</i>. She also tries to push the boys out of her way and says <i>"Go, go go"</i> as in get out of my way!<br />
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And finally today... their noses are much better, and coughing last night was better than the previous night. The kiddos had their Synagis shot, there might be one more. The rest of preemieland is telling me no but we'll wait and see what our doc says. Next week, spring break for Big Sis and Marcos is getting his 2nd set of tubes (ears) and will go under general anesthesia again. I should be a pro at this but still scary. We hope we can get him out of the house without eating or drinking anything without too many tears. 'Til next time....<br />
<br />Isabellahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14124530260010450283noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1614776199389677991.post-64824263032164925182013-03-05T14:28:00.000-08:002013-03-05T14:28:02.707-08:00High Risk VisitFebruary 27, 2013 was a big day! Finally we made it to our 2nd follow up visit with the high risk nursery clinic. The first time it was scheduled we had to cancel the morning of because one of the three kept us up all night with a fever/cold.... The 2nd time, it was the stomach flu... Again we canceled the morning of due to no sleep and lots and lots of throw up but last week... We made it!<br />
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The six of us were out of the house by 7:45 a.m.! That in itself is a major accomplishment! And...can I just say that the clinic is soo far! About an hour or so away from us...How, really, how did that I make that commute almost every single day for 3 1/2 months?! <br />
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So what is the high risk nursery follow up? Well let's face it, when a baby is born at 25 weeks gestation, there are no guarantees that everything is going to be okay. None whatsoever. When we brought the trio home, I knew in some ways our journey was just beginning. Many things could have interfered with their growth and development, and still can. The high risk clinic is made up of a team of specialists that assesses their progress. And if necessary will track them for FIVE years.<br />
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Most importantly they have experience working with preemies and know that most likely a 25 weeker will not be caught up entirely by the age of two. They do not stop adjusting age until the kiddos are three. And another cool thing, one of the doctors we saw that day was in our delivery room and the first to hold Sofia. He saved Sofia's life. And today she is right on track. At 21 months she is exceeding some milestones for her adjusted age of 17 months. She refused to do almost everything that was asked of her because she was too busy saying hi and interacting with everyone. Sofia's speech has really taken off this month. She is now saying 2 word phrases like bye milk, night mama, bye dada, more peas, and bye poo poo, and yes Dr. G sees potty training in our near future! She is almost running, and the only concern her physical therapist has is her inability to sometimes stop.<br />
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Preemies (and some full term babies) don't always follow the order of things, it's called sprinting. In her case, she walked before she learned to stand still in one place and now has a hard time stopping especially when she is moving too fast. She works on this everyday and our therapist is predicting she will be released from PT when she turns two in May!<br />
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They boys are not too far behind and actually performed quite well. They scribbled, said a couple of words, pointed to some body parts and were quite social. There are a couple of minor gross motor concerns we need to keep our eyes on:<br />
Carlos favors his left side and tilts his head to the left while Marcos prefers his right side. Marcos has some stability issues but he has not been walking as long as his siblings. He'll get it figured out. This may allow the boys to get PT for an additional six months, we hope.<br />
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What else has happened this month? The trio has said good bye to their bottles!! That's right! The boys had no trouble, while Sofie kept her morning bottle for a couple more weeks but she hasn't had her morning bottle since last Friday! Finally this house is bottle free!!!!!!! My babies are full blown toddlers!<br />
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I did my Pinterest search for Valentines Day early (or I thought)...</div>
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Perhaps you've seen these Valentines <a href="http://pinterest.com/pin/202802789442159302/">"You Rock"</a> or the<a href="http://pinterest.com/pin/202802789442257301/"> "You are Alright"</a></div>
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I didn't want to give Big Sis too many ideas or she'd have a hard time deciding or want me to keep searching...and yes she knows what Google is!</div>
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I was kind of excited, these were so cute and we wouldn't be handing out candy hehehe...but then one night she says, <i>"Mom we don't have to do those, we can just come up with our own design!!"</i></div>
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And just like that my Pinterest bubble was busted! I even offered to buy them!! How easy would that be?</div>
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But the excitement in her eyes convinced me to let her "design" her own Valentine.</div>
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We even took a trip to Michael's with the trio in the choo choo wagon last Monday.</div>
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Timing was perfect because that very same day we got the info that we needed 29 Valentine's. She was responsible for writing her friends' names and signing her own. We were warned to start right away!</div>
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So instead we folded, she wrote, we stamped and stuck stickers on...</div>
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Isabellahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14124530260010450283noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1614776199389677991.post-48740521052447463772013-02-07T21:10:00.005-08:002013-02-07T21:11:59.599-08:00Scribbles!<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Our coloring is still lasting a whole five minutes before they start eating the crayons or markers!</div>
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We are trying so hard to make it part of our everyday routine but frustration sometimes gets the best of me.</div>
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You see the babies are going to be TWO in May! And though they are doing great, they still are lagging behind in some areas. It could be the preemie thing...(25 weekers) lacking interest and fine motor skills...or the triplet thing...lacking one on one time, or also knows as only ONE mommy and four kids. </div>
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But look at these scribbles! (The pink ones!)</div>
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Marcos did those all by himself!!</div>
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And this mama is proud! </div>
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One of the four might just follow in daddy's footsteps!</div>
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<i>They don't have this kind of freedom at home. They still continue to be confined to a pretty big playroom. We are not sure how much longer we will be able to pull this off...as they are constantly banging at the gates and finding things to climb on. We let them walk to the table when its time to eat and walk to get their diaper changed. Most of the time they are holding someone's hand. The thought of baby proofing the entire house at this point is overwhelming. I think its impossible, especially when Isabella's stuff is always nearby and living in a tri-level home with 3 sets of huge stairs.</i></div>
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<i> So for now we'll be at the baseball field!</i></div>
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Books are bringing a sense of peace and quiet as long as they haven't seen them in a few hours.</div>
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Sofia reading.</div>
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And a big OH NO! I <i>THINK </i>this is Marcos but not 100% sure. This is what happens when I dress them very similar and then take a few days to upload the pics. Unfortunately I didn't take another pic to help me figure it out. Sorry boys!</div>
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These pics are quite peaceful, but very far from everyday living. This morning Marcos was getting really rough with Carlos in a not playing kind of way. Ok, he was beating him up. Marcos has been getting more and more aggressive and we are trying our best to redirect our sweet boy. </div>
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Perhaps the teething...or lack of language...but this too shall pass, we hope quickly.</div>
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She teaches kinder and told me how she put baby powder in her hair on her 100th day of school. </div>
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Then she asked about Isabella's. I hadn't heard much of it yet. Sure enough...a couple of days later, Isabella got assigned her biggest project yet for first grade. A collection of 100 items grouped in 5s and 10's.</div>
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I won't lie...my first reaction was, <i>You have to be kidding me! Who has time for this?! </i>Soon followed by <i>"We'll have to make three projects when the trio is her age!"</i></div>
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So here it is...after a long but healthy week, our Friday and Saturday night...Dad cut out our big heart while Isabella and I collected, arranged and pasted. She came up with the big Valentine idea and the tissue paper all by herself! It turned out to be lots of fun and some good quality Bella time.</div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Very informative. Marcos qualifies for the program. I just need to get one of our doctors or audiologist to make the referral. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">This is requiring lots of coordination because since he is going under general anesthesia, we are requesting that his clogged tear duct be repaired. Again something that we've been dealing with for awhile, that he has not outgrown. Our pediatric <em style="background-color: white; font-style: normal; line-height: 12.800000190734863px;">opthamologist</em> explained it like this:</span></div>
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<span style="line-height: 17px;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">This will help Marcos not get teary every time he goes outdoors. No matter what the weather is like outside, he often looks like he has been crying, when he hasn't been. I've kind of been avoiding this because it's not causing any harm but if we can get it done at the same time, we will be very happy so we can enjoy the outdoors more. Our doctors have advised to have the procedure done if it had not resolved itself at 18 months. The time has come.</span></span></div>
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Marcos was able to make his appointment with the ENT (Ear, Nose, Throat) doctor last Friday and I was not thrilled with the outcome. One of the tubes seems to be clogged with either fluid or ear wax, while the other one is not in place. We've been dealing with hearing issues since the beginning. He did not pass his newborn hearing screening when he was discharged from the NICU. He has been retested several times with very little change. I have been told that the hearing loss is in the middle part of the ear, therefore not permanent, also known as <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Conductive_hearing_loss">conductive hearing loss</a>. Up until now, the doctors have assured me it was fluid in the ears. In June of 2012, Marcos had his ear tubes put in to see if they would help. The test (<a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tympanometry">tympanometry</a>) afterwards did not show much difference. The doctor was a little bit puzzled and decided to wait and retest. I've lost count of how many times we have visited the audiologist. In December, he was tested again with no significant change. So now, the doctor would like to put him under general anesthesia again so he can see what is going on and insert new tubes if necessary. We were also given another explanation as to what could be going on. He may have an abnormality in one of his ear bones resulting in hearing loss due to lack of contact between the conduction bones in the middle ear. This type of hearing loss is easily fixed with a hearing aid.<br />
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Our 2013 started out okay, much better than 2012.</div>
Around this time last year, my little Sofia was fighting RSV. She spent 2 nights in the hospital and her wheezing lasted all winter long. You can read a post from last January <a href="http://sanchezpartyofsix.blogspot.com/2012/01/update.html">here</a>.<br />
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Two weekends ago, we made the switch to big kid car seats. No more infant carriers. We even did forward facing. We went back and forth on this, but the kiddos' legs were a bit squished. <br />
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Good thing. I had the great idea of trying them out prior to me being solo during the week to make sure the straps were on correctly, etc...So we ventured out on Sunday afternoon and not too long after leaving our house, I looked back, and Marcos was quietly throwing up while the car was moving (and all over the new car seat cover!) Since his seat was facing forward, I was able to get back there quicker. We thought perhaps he got car sick. So we cleaned him up as well as the car, and continued with our outing.<br />
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Then that Tuesday night right before bed time...Sofia coughs, then throws up. She does this now and again, if she coughs right after taking a bottle. I nervously put her to bed not knowing if she caught the bug Marcos had or what. Sure enough, about 20 minutes later she was still awake screaming and crying. Good thing we went in her room right away. My Sofie was covered in throw up and so was her crib.<br />
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This sickness caused the trio to miss a dentist appointment and our high risk follow up appointment, which I was very sad to miss. The trio was left with very little appetite and lots of diarrhea, but really we are lucky the vomiting only lasted one night because once I began to feel better it was daddy's turn to get sick. At least we take turns, right? <br />
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Strep throat!!! She's been home all week and I've managed to go up and down the stairs numerous times taking turns between the four. I miss my helper!! and she misses her babies. She's been quarantined to her room, and I really HATE winter.<br />
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A few days before Christmas and here are some Thanksgiving pictures....</div>
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For the first time, we brought in the trio's table to the dining room! The kiddos were excited. The trio were not big fans of the turkey, I think most of it got thrown on the ground (happy dogs) but they ate everything else and especially loved the stuffing. Isabella, on the other hand continues to stick to what she knows. This year though we convinced her to try some of the sweet potatoes...oh the joys of a very picky 6 year old!</div>
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We had a very nice Thanksgiving. In the ten years we have been married, it was our very first one with just our family. Though we missed seeing the rest of our families, I will admit that it was very relaxed and quiet...well as quiet as our household can be. And I loved how we didn't have to rush anywhere.We had turkey, stuffing, sweet potatoes, homemade mac n cheese and pumpkin pie. </div>
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The trio continue to meet more and more milestones... all three are walking! Yes six more little feet walking around and they are getting better and better each day. I am so bad at keeping track of dates for this stuff. I do know Sofia has been walking for awhile now, she was followed by Carlos and Marcos was barely beginning to take step on November 30, the day of their 18 month check up. Our pediatrician, physical therapist, and staff from Early Intervention are quite pleased with their developmental progress. These past 2 weeks have been a bit tough, the kiddos haven't gone anywhere, they've been sick with a cold...lots of yucky noses and a little bit of coughing. I am so thankful they are receiving another year of Synagis. Though definitely not fun at all, now that they are bigger and smarter.<br />
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We are still having issues with Marcos's ears, his ear drums to be more specific. He has tubes in but for some reason they are not doing what they are supposed to do. We are going back to the ENT and a speech evaluation is currently in the works. Carlos and Sofia have both passed their last hearing test.<br />
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Isabella is becoming even more and more helpful. She can play with them more and even help carry one upstairs. She can take them out of exersuacers and pack n plays...of course we find this out after its done. She can entertain them so much and their faces light up when she walks into the playroom. She loves that all of them walk now. She continues to be in the highest reading level in her class and I am making an effort to dedicate a bit more time to her writing. My big girl did awesome during the Holiday singing performance and is super excited to be off from school for 16 days!<br />
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Thankfully all noses cleared up just in time for Christmas! And we are ready as we are going to be, the tree has been up since December 1, our stockings are hung, Christmas cards are out and we have family in town!<br />
The countdown is on....Happy HolidaysIsabellahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14124530260010450283noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1614776199389677991.post-56402081569686566772012-11-17T08:12:00.001-08:002012-11-17T08:12:55.713-08:00World Prematurity Day 2012<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Here is our post from last year:</div>
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I'm working on one but this triplet mama never has enough time...I'll post it soon though.</div>
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After all, prematurity is something I think about on a daily basis.</div>
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For now here is the only video footage we took in the beginning.</div>
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Isabellahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14124530260010450283noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1614776199389677991.post-85103894390804437462012-11-12T20:42:00.002-08:002012-11-12T20:42:13.690-08:00Crayons!<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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I've been wanting to do this for a few weeks now. Thankfully last weekend while Daddy was home, I remembered. and put the crayons in front of them. Our activity lasted, uuummm, maybe a whole 5 minutes, definitely no more than 10. Baby steps, baby steps...<br />
The trio is about to turn 18 months old but we are not quite ready for coloring yet. Opportunity alone and scribbles plus cause and effect will continue to be our focus. <br />
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Every six months, the three go through a developmental evaluation to see where they are at in all areas. Marcos had his last Thursday and here's what is written on his report:<br />
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Cognitive & Fine Motor: 12-14 months<br />
Receptive Language: 12-14 months<br />
Expressive Language: 11-13 months<br />
Gross Motor 9-11 months<br />
Fine Motor 10-12 months<br />
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At the time of the assessment, his actual age was 17 months (adjusted age = 14 months) so he is doing great in a couple of areas. His biggest challenges are gross motor (he is not walking yet) and language. He has always been the least vocal out of the three. Colds (runny noses) have gotten in the way each time a hearing test is scheduled. The test after he got ear tubes put in did not show a significant improvement, and the doctor really didn't have an explanation. The good thing is that usually gross motor usually takes over the brain so once he figures that out, we are hoping for a language explosion. This is the trend that Sofia (our walker) followed and we are praying that the boys will get there soon. <br />
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I would be lying if I said that these numbers don't get to to me. But only because all this stuff is a reminder of what they have all been through. I allow myself moments of sadness, worry and concern but then I move on knowing that these three beat the odds. In the mean time, the waiting game continues. Patience, patience, patience...and everything on their own time.<br />
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Did you know that early intervention and medical professionals stop adjusting age at TWO?<br />
That's in six months! I'm thinking it may take much longer for my little ones to catch up and hopefully they will qualify for more services to speed this process up. <br />
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Isabellahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14124530260010450283noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1614776199389677991.post-55219624537210601792012-11-09T14:51:00.004-08:002012-11-09T22:04:45.493-08:00Flashback Friday~our identical boys<div style="text-align: center;">
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Everyday I think of just how tiny our three once were. </div>
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Carlos and Marcos are identical twins, they shared a placenta, while Ms. Sofie had her very own and an individual sac.</div>
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Sharing a placenta put them at a very high risk for <a href="http://www.americanpregnancy.org/multiples/ttts.htm">Twin to Twin Transfusion Syndrome</a>.</div>
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Very early in the pregnancy, I underwent a procedure called <a href="http://www.americanpregnancy.org/prenataltesting/cvs.html">Chorionic Villus Sampling </a>(CVS) to rule out chromosomal abnormalities. At the time, ultrasounds showed a concern for Baby B's (Marcos) bladder, it was enlarged. We were so worried at the time and had no idea that the test will also confirm their sex.</div>
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I remember being asked on the phone if I wanted to know their sex and of course I said yes!</div>
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...my first thought? What will I do if there is three boys?!</div>
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First of many pics together...</div>
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The pics were taken by a special someone who wanted to make mama smile once she got home from the NICU.</div>
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The <a href="http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/ency/article/007235.htm">NG-tube</a>...Carlos's (left) thru his mouth and Marcos's thru his nose.<br />
This allowed them to drink mama's milk every 3 hours. Carlitos was our sickest of the three and was on TPN (<a href="http://preemies.about.com/od/glossary/g/tpn.htm">Total Parenteral Nutrition)</a> the longest. He took what seemed forever to work his way up to full feeds. He patiently waited to receive breast milk, nurse and drink from a bottle. Perhaps that is why our identical boys have always had a weight difference.<br />
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What else do I see? Nothing on their face!! Our wonderful nurses were allowing them a little break from oxygen support. This photo shoot took about 20 seconds and required a team of four, including <a href="http://www.aboutkidshealth.ca/En/ResourceCentres/PrematureBabies/AboutPrematureBabies/ThePrematureBabysHealthCareTeam/Pages/Respiratory-Therapist.aspx">RT </a>(respiratory therapist)<br />
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They came home about a month later.<br />
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Happy Friday!<br />
And Happy 10 years to us! <br />
TEN years ago I married the most wonderful man, husband and father.<br />
We just wanted one more...<br />
and God blessed us with three and after getting through a high risk pregnancy, an almost 3 1/2 month NICU stay, sleep deprivation and exhaustion, we are stronger than ever!</div>
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Its been hard to keep up with this blog...in between the three littles and big sister, the ridiculous amount of laundry, cooking, school pick ups, play dates, teething and sickness, I've had very little down time. I can't even remember whom it started with but the trio has managed to take turns being sick almost the entire month of October. We have had fevers, runny noses, and one ear infection. Luckily the colds have not hit their lungs and we are managing just fine. Sofia even finished a round of antibiotics without getting a nasty rash. She is the only one who has begun taking albuterol but only once a day. I'm praying it stays that way. Most of the trio's first winter was spent doing nebulizer treatments every 4 hours...if you do the math, that's a good chunk of the day, something we'd like to avoid.</div>
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Luckily we made it out on Halloween. Our day was busy, and the trio and I made it to sissy's parade at school before 9 am that morning. Our lil dinos got lots of attention. I even agreed to let people take pics! Reality is, I may be around these people for years...so I try my hardest to put on a smile and ignore all the comments we get. After all, the attention is just part of what comes along with triplet land...and besides it was Halloween and the trio was looking adorable!</div>
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Once we got home, it was time for daddy day care. Big sis had a party at 5:30 so I warmed up the trio's dinner and ran out the door. She did lots of trick or treating. It was a cold and wet Halloween but it didn't stop us one bit. I can now say I've trick or treated in the pouring rain, with rain boots and an umbrella!</div>
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I looked at some pics from last month and here I am...about the only ones I found.</div>
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This must have been one of the few <i>"let's put some make up on" </i>kind of day.</div>
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This was the same day the boys got their <a href="http://sanchezpartyofsix.blogspot.com/2012/10/first-haircuts.html">first haircut</a>. </div>
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Since we were already downtown with the big limo, we headed to<i> Lala's Creamery</i> for some ice cream. </div>
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Isabellahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14124530260010450283noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1614776199389677991.post-22847469716169268142012-10-04T13:57:00.002-07:002012-10-04T16:00:51.547-07:00Hiiiii, Bye-Bye, Clap and Arms Up!<div style="text-align: center;">
Yesterday we went to story time! Our 3rd time! Huge accomplishment. Not too long ago I would have never thought this to be possible with the three.</div>
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Now that we are out and about a bit more, we often get asked how old they are. </div>
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I think this month, we have gotten...</div>
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<i>Are they 6 months? 9 months? </i>Last week, someone asked if they were 4 months!!</div>
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We've gotten quite a few looks of confusion when people are surprised by my answer.</div>
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The trio is 16 months. And no they are not walking yet.<br />
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During introductions at the library, I went back and forth a bit...</div>
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Do I say their actual age? their adjusted age?</div>
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I went with the actual age but it's still a struggle within me. I'm surrounded by babies who are half their age and sometimes bigger than them. Kiddos who are their age and are twice as big as them. It's hard not to wonder what people think. Strangers don't know our story or what they have been through. It's natural to wonder. I am sure if I had not walked this micro-preemie journey, I would do the same.</div>
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I don't mind sharing their history but one big disadvantage of being out with three is that there is no down time, no breathing time and little room for conversation with others. They are left wondering. Instead of allowing myself to worry about what others think, we'll focus on the positive...</div>
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We've had huge development and growth these past few weeks.</div>
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I really do wish I could write down every little thing!</div>
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The kids are playing, I mean really playing with toys, with each other, it's wonderful. </div>
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They are curious about everything around them. They are figuring out how toys work and playing with them correctly. They are taking in the world. What I am enjoying the most is their level of understanding, language development is slowly picking up. </div>
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All three are waving at the right times, when we (or strangers) say hi and hello, and of course bye-bye.</div>
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Marcos is the most social while we are out. I think he waves at everyone in sight. Then Carlos does not let his brother show off, he often follows. Sofie is her own person and glares at strangers with her serious look. If she really likes you and finds you good enough to smile at, then her smile is huge.<br />
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They are all clapping when we say <i>"clap"</i>, kissing mama (or doll) often when we say <i>"kiss"</i> and lifting their arms up when we say <i>"arms up!".</i> This week my heart melted when Sofia kissed her brothers after I said <i>"kiss your brother"</i>, then she proudly smiled and giggled.</div>
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Sofia is (as always) showing off her verbal skills these days. She repeats many sounds. I am not sure if I am making it up or my ears are playing tricks on me but I believe I have heard her attempt and say a few words such as <i>"hi, bye, book, hat, cup, sleep, ball, up, peas, cake, duck, and car"</i> in a very cute way. Of course she often yells our <i>"ELLA"</i> for Bella. The boys are repeating A LOT especially <i>up, cup, ball, car and bye</i>, and a lot more sounds that my brain can't remember at the moment. Sofie pants has mastered pointing to her nose when asked and all three are working on touching their head when mama asks<i>. </i>All of my singing is also paying off. They are bouncing and dancing and recognizing songs. They are starting to mimic some motions of<i> Itsy Bitsy Spider </i>and <i>Open Shut Them </i>and they all clap for me when the song is over as if asking for more. </div>
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Every parent celebrates milestones. We know we celebrated plenty with Isabella but with these three, all of this is big! Big can't even describe it. It's a bit different this time around and times three. Things are happening, they are slowly catching up and we are so thankful and blessed. </div>
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The day they all raised their little hands up in the air, I almost shed some tears!</div>
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Now since we are talking about development and growth...I must share that we are quite proud that Isabella has found herself in the highest reading level of first grade. I guess all those hours of reading for six years has really paid off! She is enjoying the popular <i>Junie B. Jones</i> series and scoring 100% on math and spelling tests! She is also enjoying her siblings a lot more and celebrating their milestones with us. <br />
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<br />Isabellahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14124530260010450283noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1614776199389677991.post-54552055312882034892012-10-01T22:18:00.001-07:002012-10-01T22:22:41.448-07:00First haircuts<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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These pictures really show just how different these identical boys are!</div>
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I haven't had a flashback in awhile. We've actually been quite busy trying to get out before RSV season is in full swing. But unfortunately those moments creep up when you don't expect it. Last night the trio went to bed at seven, Isabella was asleep by nine. And I oddly remembered it was the premiere of Grey's Anatomy. First I'm completely shocked and excited to 1) remember TV exists and 2) to have the freedom to watch a TV show on its premiere night. For a mom of four, this is huge! With lots of guilt, I turned on the TV when the show was halfway over (good thing for that DVR). I watched the show without folding laundry or getting up. I was actually quite disappointed in the episode and I've been a fan for years. But towards the end, the uncontrollable tears began. When McSteamy was pulled off life support, the screen kept showing that monitor, the same monitor that took over my world for 102 days. So there came the flashbacks, of those three tiny babies, often getting extubated and then re-intubated. The times I made myself watch the tube come in and out, knowing that was the only thing that kept them alive. When you are going through this, there is no time to process. So now, scenes from what used to be a favorite show, kind of make me sick to my stomach. Knowing that I've actually have been in a similar hospital setting sometimes blows my mind especially now since I am feeling more and more a sense of normalcy...as normal as life can be raising a 6 year old and micro-preemie triplets.</div>
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