Bye Bye Dadu

We said good bye to Grandpa Gera this morning (aka Dadu) who will be returning to London, England.

The babies will miss you!

The long weekend was nice. Dadu, Geeta, and I took the kids for walks including an outing to Toronto's Distillery District - the babies were quite the tourist attraction. At one point, we stopped for ice cream and within 2 mins we had a crowd of 15 surrounding the kids! It was kind of crazy, but everyone was really nice and just curious for the most part. We realize that the 'Little Ship' (aka our stroller) is quite the attraction and I guess most people have never seen triplets before. Jaiden put on a bit of show with his constant smiles for the audience - almost like he knew he was getting lots of attention. We also went for a stroll in a nearby forest (yes - T.O. has a forest downtown by the Don Valley Parkway and it is amazing to walk/run through it) - the kids loved the sounds of nature and the mist and sound of the stream.

What's new?

The babies are starting to smile more and more - sometimes on demand. They pay more attention to their Dr. Seuss Baby books and it sometimes feels like they have a favourite page in the story book. They are growing super fast. They are sleeping longer. They are recognizing mommy and daddy more and more. They love the outdoors and the sounds of nature. They are sleeping less in the day playing more with their toys!

Oh - and we are so glad to have Sarah (our nanny) back from vacation!! Welcome home.

We had some visitors this weekend...

Avinash Uncle and Sangeeta Auntie visited us from Brampton..

Van Dieu and Genevieve were up from Ottawa...

Puja Masi (aka auntie Puja/Geeta's sister) visited from Ottawa...Puj enjoying a nap with Jaiden...

Some recent videos...

'The Mamma'

Geeta has recently started to refer to herself as 'the mamma'.

Here's a sample of common discussion between Geeta and the kids: "smile for the mamma", "open your mouth for the mamma", "stop peeing on the mamma." I think it's about time that I start referring to myself as "the daddy." Adding a 'the' in front of your name just sounds so interesting :)

Kailen giving a smile for 'the mamma'

Welcome Dadu!

Grandpa Gera (aka Dadu in hindi) has come to meet his grandkids for the first time.

In only a couple of short days, dadu has become a pro at feeding and playing with the babies - now we just have to teach to change diapers ;)

The kids are doing great. This past Saturday, our nanny Sarah took care of the kids at night and Geeta and I got out for an outing - the first since the babes were born. We had an amazing time. On Sunday, our close family friends Uma Auntie and Shainu came over and took care of the kids to give us a bit of a bit of a break. Geeta got some much needed sleep and I was able to hit the driving range for the first time this year. In the evening we got out for quick drink and snack - thank you Auntie and Shainu!

Dadu!

Ariya

Kailen

Jaiden

Shainu

Uma Auntie

Popping some champagne with Geeta and Dad

Almost three months old!

I understand now why parents say that their babies grow up so fast - we see our little ones growing by the day and we only get to go through this cute stage once....yes no more kids for us in the future!

What's new?

Kailen and Jaiden can now hold their heads up during tummy times and are starting to look around more - they especially love looking at the ceiling!

All three are starting to smile more and more

The babies are sleeping longer and longer and are getting closer to sleeping through the night!

They love to dance and listen to music.

They are all eating more and more (especially Kailen) and Ariya is even trying to hold the bottle.

Common Nick Names?

Kailen - 'Koala Bear', 'Baba'

Jaiden - 'Bug', 'JJ'

Ariya - 'Lady Bug', 'Bella Baby', 'Baby Girl'

Happy 1st Mother's Day

Today was Geeta's first Mother's Day!!

Happy Mother's Day Mommy!

Some recent pics below including recent vistors...

Some Recent Visitors...

From 3-3-4 to 8-9-10

Aritya and Jaiden were born in the 3 lbs range and Kailen in the 4 lbs range. Today they are 8, 9, and 10 lbs respectively!! We are so proud of our little babies!

Unfortunately, our little ones have a slight stomach bug that is causing lots of diaper changes and some discomfort. Hopefully, it will pass soon.

Some good news for us..as Grandma Uppal departed back home we got word that the Ontario Gov't would be providing us with a nurse helper for the month of May. The help is timely. Sarah, our nanny, continues to get us through the nights on the weekdays and we are so lucky to have such amazing help. If all goes well, the babies will be sleeping through the night soon!!

Ariya & Mommy

Two brothers..

Super-Mom!

We never get enough pics of Geeta and the babies - she is so busy all the time! Here are a few from last week. Geeta is a super-mom. Not sure how she functions day in and day out but triplet motherhood suits her so well and the babies just love their mommy. I'm always in awe at how well she is handling things. No doubt that she loves every minute of it and the babies and I are looking forward to celebrating mother's day soon!

Grandma Uppal is leaving us tomorrow morning. We thank her for all her help. We are very lucky to have such a helpful set of Grandmas!! We hope you'll visit us again soon because the babies will be missing you!