Just over a month...

Yupz.. the babies just celebrated their 1-month. Alot of relatives and friends came to share in the fun. Thanks goes out to all who came and thank you for the gifts. :-)

Here are some pics of the babies.
Dr Nair with us.




















Here's them on show... during the 1-month celebrations.

Parenthood.. 26 days in.

This parenting thing is not as easy and with 3 at a go, the effort required is three fold. As mentioned by Sharon, we need all the help we can get and it's not easy getting them. Current arrangement as it stands, Sharon's mom stays in with us most of the days.. except for the weekends and my mother swings by daily from Bedok and leaves at around 6pm. My mother is with us everyday but only during the days as she has to rush back home and look after my younger sister (16yrs old). My mother does not drive and so she has to either gets a lift from my retired dad or take a 1hr 30mins journey to my place in Sengkang. She has to do this almost everyday. :-(

So when night comes around, with Sharon's mother not around, we are left alone to fend for ourselves. We do have a maid with us, but she is there mainly to do the housework and to cook for us. The maid has alot of catching up to do before we are pleased with her performance. So with that, you know we can't depend on her for anything major unless we have to.

Also mentioned by Sharon, I have a day job and it's not easy working in the day and not getting enough rest at home. So far since the babies are back, I haven't had any decent sleep and I don't think Sharon has either. What I worry is if one of us falls ill, then we are in trouble as it means we would be down a pair of helping hands.

With Sharon's mother taking a 1 month holiday to China in April, we have to seriously consider how we can manage with just the two of us. Yes, my mother will still be around, but how can they handle 3 babies and still expect Sharon to rest in the day (since she tries and cover the night feeds). Not many options left and one of them is to consider moving back to my parent's place in Bedok. This would help as my mother will always be around and to add to the goodness of this, we have very nice neighbours.. the Chongs! who we can call for help if required. (I hope! :-) )

Pray for us to get thruogh this period. We need all the help we can get.

Love and hugz,
Mommy & Daddy.

Jared is home..... i.e. All the Babies are home =)

Hi, all the babies are finally home.... Jared came home on Wednesday when we brought Joanne for her 1st check up with her PD. Joanne weighs approx. 2.27kg, Jilllian wweighs approx. 2.02kg now..... Jared will be catching up with big sisters soon..... =)

And as expected, it's a "mad house", with millk feeds, crying, sleeping & lastly clearing of soiled diapers. And trust me, these babies "poo" alot......lots of help is required, both grandmas have been mobilised to help out as much in the day, while I usually cover the night feeding with Gene. It's a tuff job man....!!!! =) I'm sleep deprived. I usually try not to disturb Gene unless I really need his help, but he hears their cry too.... so I guess we have to sacrifice some of our sleep and we understand what most parents go thru now, but ours is triple the effect all at one go..... So here's what Gene and I have worked out, he'll go to bed earlier and then he can try to cover their early morning feeds while I'll stay up late to cover their wee hour feeds.... so lets see if this pattern works for both of us. =) hahaha..... I'll keep all posted.... maybe other triplet parents can use our arrangements as well.....

We'll post more photos as we go along and when we can afford the time.... stay tuned.....

Luv,
Dad & Mom.

Jillian is back home!!!

*snaps* *snaps*

Guess who called in the morning.. the PD! Yupz... he gave his green light on Jillian and she was back home with us in the afternoon. With them together, it still hard to tell who is who. Ha! Features aside, you can still tell who is who by their size... as Joanne is a bit bigger.

Jared should be back home soon so this week things are set to be exciting. Stay tuned! ;-p

Love and Hugs,
M & D

Sleepless Nites... and tots

Hahaha.. as expected, we haven't been getting enough sleep at night. The first nite was bad cause whenever Joanne made any noise, I would wake up. Not good. Second night is better and now, I'm getting used to it. Whenever Joanne requires a feed or changing, Sharon would wake up and do the required. Sounds bad for the husband not to do anything right? Well, I try to offer help if I can but I would be really tired out the next day.

With the rest of them coming back next week, it's gonna get even tougher and with how things are happening around here. We might need extra help and might consider shifting back to my parent's place. There are pro and cons with doing that, but I guess, there would be more pros than cons.

Joanne has been eating well and her habits are pretty predictable. It's either "feed me" or "clean me". I don't about the other two.. I just pray we can manage them.

Today at church during homily, Father talked about persistence and to look forward towards the goal/target. hmm..... Something to think about as I end today's blog entry.

Lov,
Mum & Dad