Vomit vomit everywhere

It started last week sometime, Wednesday I think it was. Mark went to get the kiddo's ready while I jumped in the shower and when I came out, he was washing Tristan off. Poor guy had thrown up in bed sometime during the night and was covered in it. He threw up twice at daycare, so it was home from an early day at work for me.

Nothing on Thursday....WOOHOO! We figured maybe he was gnawing on his hands (darn molars) and accidentally gaved himself. Then came Friday... Man oh man, I didn't know little bodies could store this much food. We put them to bed on Friday night and an hour later, they were still screaming, which was a little unusual. So I went upstairs to quickly check on them. I knew the moment I stepped in the room what was going on. Let's just say Mark ended his workout a bit early that night.

Into the tub both boys went. As Mark is drying Ryland off, he throws up all over the towel. Back to the tub, and this time makes it through the diaper and clothing application. He's in Cassie's crib with her (because I'm still busy cleaning their cribs, and the floor, and trying to find sheets...), and he throws up all over her crib, just barely missing his sister. Luckly, nothing got on either of them. But now I was in need of 3 sheets.

I quickly finished up his crib and put him in it-with a bucket for you know what. Cleaned up Cassie's bed and put her in it, and finished Tristan's crib just as Mark was finished with his bath. Ry threw up three more times in his crib-but he had great aim and made it into the bucket. Pretty good accomplisment for a 16 month old little guy.

When I was SURE he was done throwing up, I sat with him in the rocking chair and just snuggled him and rocked him. Tristan seemed to be holding his own at this point so I just kept him in his crib. Ohhhh the joys of motherhood, that boy threw up on me two more times, and then I required a bath.

Imagine our horror when tonight, Cassie is eating dinner and suddenly throws up. Just as I'm going to grab her out of her high chair and she throws up again. Then again, and then a little more before I have a chance to get her out of that seat. That was about 2 hours ago and she's sleeping soundly in bed right now. I just hope it stays that way. Hopefully she just choked on something which made her gag, vice having this bug the boys had.

Cassie used the potty

So I was reading some posting on the triplet connection last week about potty training. I realize the kids are only 16 months, but it can't hurt to introduce them to a potty seat early on-right??? I mean, Cassie has been interested in the flush factor of the toilet for a few months now. So Mark went on a hunt about two weeks ago the perfect potty chair. He did a fabulous job and came home with this Winnie the Pooh one. We put it in the toy room so they could play with it, sit on it and see what it was all about.

After a week of being in the toy room, we moved part that sits on the toilet, up to the bathroom I give them their nightly bath in. I put Cassie on it the other day and she FLIPPED out. That girl screamed. Ok, it didn't go as well as I thought. At least the boys thought it was cool. They thought it was pretty fun to sit on top of that big toilet.

I've kept up with putting her on the potty this whole week, and tonight was nothing different. Me lifting her onto the toilet was followed by ear-piercing screaming. However, Mark was in the bathroom with me tonight and as I pulled the screaming Cassie off the toilet, he said, "honey, I think there was something there" so I put her back on the toilet, and the screaming started again. After a very short wait (which I can assure you felt like forever with her screaming in my ear) Mark and I both heard the sound of pee pee in the potty.

We made a really big deal about it, clapping and cheering and woo-hooing it. I'm not sure whether she had a clue about what she had just done, but we are both excited. Excited enough to call my mom, and Mark's mom to share the news.