Amaya isn’t crawling yet but she can certainly roll her way wherever she’d like to go so this weekend we made the necessary decision to set up the playroom and, in the process, took back our living room.

See? I am happy and sad. The first year is just one transition after another.

As a reminder, here’s what it used to look like!

Here’s a before shot of the playroom. Frankly, this is one of the better looking iterations. This room was packed.

And here we are now!!

We added french doors and will get a baby gate. Everything in here is baby proofed and pretty much set for crawling babies! The bonus is that there’s also a bathroom attached to the playroom which will come in handy.

We do plan to get a baby jail for the living room so we can bring the babies in there but, for now, it’s great to have a safe space and, frankly, awesome to check this off our list.

Here’s Jason holding court with Amaya, Steven and Sammy.

The rest of the week was equally eventful. Megan (Super Megan) took all 3 babies to see the orthotist (helmet tech) on Friday because I had concerns about some changes with Steven’s head shape. It was certainly an adventure for Megan which included sitting on the floor in the waiting area to feed all 3 babies in their car seats in advance of Steven’s appointment.

There was no major issue but they made some adjustments to the helmet and we have our first follow-up with the actual cranio-facial doc on Friday. Excited to hear more about when Steven’s helmet days will be through. He’s made amazing progress so far! He started with 11mm of asymmetry, was down to 8mm in mid-August and was down to 5mm on Friday!

We also tried out another new set of triplet onesies! (Someday Sammy is going to ask why he was the goose. It’s because he’s our Silly Goose!!)

Megan had fun coordinating everyone.

And Steven had fun with Amaya’s leg.

New for us, are battles over toys. The first of maaaaaaaany, I expect. Amaya tends to want to play with whatever one of her brothers have. Their interest seems to make the toy much more interesting!

But there are also moments where everyone is playing together quite nicely!

This week we had apples, broccoli, pears and avocado. The kids like avocado best because it’s easiest to eat but it’s also the messiest. I wish they’d stick with broccoli. Even the little pieces they rip apart can’t compare with avocado everywhere.

During the week, I got this photo from Megan. I immediately knew what she was telling me. Steven was standing flat footed! It’s a developmental milestone and one that Steven hasn’t been too excited about. As I’ve told it, Steven prefers to stand on his toes in fourth position and then curtsy. It’s adorable and I’ll miss it if he’s got the hang of supported standing but it’s also great to see each new progression. (Sammy is now babbling consonants. The first one to do it! Da-da-da-da-da.) And, for the record, everything Steven’s lacked in gross motor skill is more than made up for with his amazing fine motor skills.

I had my fair share of mommy adventures this week.

Yesterday was a trip to the mall. People were so nice. Sometimes strangers are really annoying but yesterday they were kind and generous and pretty much made me feel like a hero.

Here we are at a jewelry store. I had patient, patient babies.

Today, I met up with my colleague Joe and his wife Gina. I’m bummed I didn’t think to take a photo but we sat outdoors in downtown Northville and had frozen yogurt. It was beautiful out and Steven, Sammy and Amaya were so calm and happy the entire time. Joe and Gina kept mentioning how easy they were. Thank you, babies!!

But the big one is that I’ve mastered the solo bath time. I gave Steven, Sammy and Amaya a bath on Wednesday before work and again on Saturday night. It’s all about the staging to make sure no one is left alone in a tub full of water. Thanks to my triplet mom buddies for helping me figure it out!

Sammy’s got swagger.

Steven’s got smiles.

I’d be remiss if I didn’t mention that Steven, Sammy and Amaya are ready for a GREAT season of football and basketball. GO GREEN!

Finally, I’ll leave you with a happy Steven, Sammy and Amaya.