All's well here at the Olberdings. Again it has been a while since we've been able to update the blog, but things are going well. Since our last posting, we've made it through Halloween (Elsie a bunny, Adeline a cheerleader, and the triplets were peas in a pod), Thanksgiving with all of the grandparents, and 2 Christmases, with one still to go. We've been fortunate to have avoided any major sicknesses, although we have had 2 separate bouts with ear infections. As anyone who has visited our house would know, we are firm believers in hand sanitizer.

As far as everyone goes, Elsie and Adeline are staying busy with swimming lessons, gymnastics, and dance. Adeline will be joining Elsie at the Montessori this upcoming January and is very excited to be a bigger girl, although if you'd ask her now, she is as big as it gets. She needs no help from no one. Christmas was good to the girls with dolls, clothes, and video games being delivered by Santa. This winter they have also had the priveledge of going sledding a time or two as well as building a family of seven snowmen, however, according to Elsie, it isn't our family, but a family with a bigger little boy.

The triplets are doing well. They are just shy of 9 months old. We are still waiting for their teeth to come through, but in time. Because of this, needless to say, we go through quite a few bibs every day. Sizewise, Louie has continued to outgrow his younger sisters. He weighs in at a tad over 20 pounds, while Greta and Agatha are both around the 15 pound mark. Some recent milestones include all three being able to sit up on their own and eating food. Louie, of course, loves to eat, while the two girls aren't as hip about it. And as of the past couple of days, Louie is happy to return a kiss or two, or suck on your face, however you want to describe it.

Overall, life has gotten a bit easier with the triplets. In regards to sleeping, Louie and Greta will both sleep through the night, around 10 hours. Agatha however, still feels the need to get up and eat a couple of times through the night, and b/c of this has become a bit of a chunk. They have all developed very distinctive personalities. Even Elsie and Adeline can identify the cry to the baby.

Hope all is well with everyone.

6 month report

We're just shy of 6 months after the arrival of the triplets, and I guess no major news is good news. Life has been busy for the family as things never stay the same. The update of our daily happenings are as follows.

Elsie is 4+ now, and is busy with all the activities that we can get her into. She has been enjoying gymnastics, dancing, and swimming. She spends the majority of her time teaching Adeline the ways of the world, not all of which we wish she knew. She is going to preschool 2-3 days a week, but is tired of it, she's "ready for real school". Leah and I aren't.

Adeline as you can see in the following pics still has her curly, wild, everywhere hair, which fits her personality to a tee. There is very little that Leah and I can do to deter her from what she wants to do, she's headstrong and stubborn, much like her mother. She too is busy this fall with her swimming and her gymnastics.

The triplets are doing great. So far we have avoided the major flu bugs and whatever other virus' are going around, but it of course is just a matter of time. Size-wise, Louie is still far and beyond the biggest, but is also the most gentle. Very little upsets him. Agatha has gained some weight and now is running neck and neck with Greta in pounds. Greta is our little goofball, and will smile and giggle at about anything her older sisters will do in front of her. It's still hectic taking care of all of them, but we're not complaining.

Hope everyone is well and we'll have some Halloween pics to download in about a week.

Fall update

Well it's been a while since our last posting, but here we are. The triplets are now about 4 and a half months old and doing extremely well. We actually just went in for a checkup yesterday and Louie is almost 15lbs, Greta is 11 lbs, and Agatha is 10 lbs. Heightwise, they are all approx 1.5 inches within one another, and most importantly, healthy as can be. The triplets have actually made Leah and I's lives alot easier as of late by sleeping through the night, or at least the majority of it. All three babies are usually down by 8-9 PM, and one may awake by 4-5AM, but usually can make it to 6 AM or so. So far, life with the triplets has been about what we expected it to be. It's not hard work having them, it's just a lot of it. All three are now more expressive with their faces, enjoy smiling, and have developed their own little personalities.

Life has been busy this past summer, not just with the addition of the triplets, but the move to Norfolk, selling and buying a couple of houses, moving our every possession, and not to forget, trying to keep up with Elsie and Adeline. But we have all enjoyed it. Elsie is attending preschool at a montessori here in town, and is enjoying it. Adeline is just busy doing what Adeline does. She currently is staying home with Mom and the babies, but is hopeful to go to school with Elsie here in the near future. She's tackled potty-training and is little miss independent.

Leah and I are doing well. As a family we went down to Kansas City this past weekend for a work conference, staying at a hotel with an indoor waterpark. Elsie and Adeline loved it, not being afraid any slide that was in their way. We also were able to visit alot of friends whom we miss.

That's about it in a nutshell. Will post more when time is available.