June 2009

So far, it's been an eventful summer with non-stop action. In the past month we've of course brought home the triplets, attempted to develope a routine for them, had a birthday part for our 4-year old Elsie, and one for our 2-year old Adeline, sold a house, moved completely out of a house, and bought a new one. So, needless to say, time has flown by us.

We've had the triplets home now for almost 3 weeks and we are getting into a decent routine. They still sleep 3-4 hours between feedings, occasionally an hour longer, and sometimes an hour shorter, but they are fairly consistent. Leah and I have devised a couple of ways for one of us to feed two of the babies at once, which saves a considerable amount of time. It still takes approx 30 minutes to change, feed, and burp each baby, not unlike any other baby in the world, and we do it on average 7 times a day.

Elsie and Adeline each had their birthdays in the past month. We think they were pretty pleased with what toys they got, or at least they didn't complain otherwise. We are trying to keep them busy this summer with swimming lessons and gymnastics, then dance a little later in the summer. Elsie and Adeline can be very helpful with baby chores as you might imagine and have assumed ownership of all swings, vibrating chairs, carseats, and any other baby item they can get their hands on, for the their dolls. We think they are pretty happy with the new additions to the family.

In other news, Leah and I were able to sell our Kansas City home. We actually sold it to some of our close friends in KC and hope they are enjoying the house as much as we did. And b/c of that, we were able to begin searching for a new home up here in Norfolk. And as of last weekend we did find a home and agreed to terms with the seller. We are hoping to close in approx 3 weeks.

Hope everyone is doing well.

The Olberdings

All Home

A quick update to give regarding the family consists of the news that we are all home. Last week (Tuesday), Louie and Greta were released from the hospital and were brought back to Norfolk, then on Wednesday, the doctor called and said if we wanted, we could come back down to Omaha and pick up Agatha.

At this time, they are all doing very well. They eat well, sleep relatively well, and couldn't be more beautiful.

Leah and I would be lying if we said it was easy, but it really hasn't been too bad. They typically wake up every 3-4 hrs to eat, then go back to sleep, although Greta and Agatha are starting to stay awake more often.

They each of course have their own personalities which are beginning to be demonstrated. Greta is the easiest to describe, in the sense that she wakes up, and expects to have had the bottle in her mouth 2 mins ago, and she'll let you know about it if you fail to comply. Louie on the other hand is pretty close to the opposite in that he is still the most laid back of the bunch. Agatha is a mix between the two, she has displayed both her brother's patience and her sister's sassiness.

All in all though, things are going well. Will add more soon.