Just Some Recycling and Odds and Ends.

Keep all my food separate - Brielle 

But doesn't it all end up in the same place? Doesn't matter!

We recycle

Is this plastic?

This is aluminum that's plastic

One red bull down 100 to go. 

What is this stuff? It's for adults Teagan, just put it in the recycling. 

After an exhausting day recycling, time for church, and of course, they find the Kindle Fires. Seeya on the holidays. 

CrossFit Triplet Workout Part II

You put the donuts in front of us and we can't eat them yet!

I can eat donuts with my zero front teeth!

Cheese!

Hey, three makes a triplet! 

You're getting a napkin, what's that?

Just one?

How can you eat just one?

Just get a really big one, silly!

Did you get the picture, I can't hold this smile any longer! 

Teagan eyeing someone else's donut.  

It's so pretty I almost don't want to eat it. 

Well, we could split it. 

You can have a second donut if you want! What?

Triplets first CrossFit Workout Part I

Why do they give me such little weights?

I could totally rock the 45s. 

Put the bouncy 25s where they go and the shiny 25s where they go, why is it so hard to put things back where they belong?

I could do this with one hand, I'm just playing it safe. 

Don't let your fingers get squished. 

Why is it so easy to put barbell plates away, but plates that we eat on to the dishwasher, that's hard.

Here's the action video, donuts and Part II next week.

Drake Basketball Night with the Triplets

Why did they let the other team catch up?

Can't really go wrong with some Nachos! 

That's as close as they got!

I like to make sure I crush it with one bite.  

Oooh, nice three pointer. 

When do I get to play?

Just a few more weeks!

Rianne and Spike saying seeya next week! 

Just a Quick Night Out with the Triplets

This is how we get ready for a CrossFit workout!

I think my jaw's stuck.

Dinner and a Movie

Oooh, it's spicy!

It's Au Juis? Au Jus? 

Protein and Candy

Rianne, why don't you just eat one at a time?  

I get a little biceps workout this way. 

How do you get a biceps workout with a nugget? 

I think it's going to take a while to figure that one out. 

It's all chocolate, I really want some chewy stuff. 

I got Doritos. I still want chewy stuff.  

More biceps workout. 

Actually, if you keep the bag at one level, you're technically doing zero work. 

That's physics. 

Brielle's Growth Hormone Journey Update

We have recently changed providers and are going to the University of Iowa Pediatric Endocrinology department. And it is AMAZING. I mean the doctor herself called me with Brielle’s test results! Our visits there make for a long day but they are worth it.  Here is the latest.

Brielle 2018 Standing (Sitting) Tall!

Brielle is growing.. taller that is. She is ACTUALLY on a “normal” growth chart! Let’s just say the doctor and I were so excited the whole room got high fives. Her latest tests estimate that she should reach 5 feet tall at a minimum!

October 1st 2018

• Height: 3’9.2” (7^th percentile)
• Weight: 38 lb 5.8 oz  (a generous 1^st percentile)

Brielle in 2018, catching up to her sister. They both started at 1 pound 8 ounces, so it's been a journey!

April 23^rd 2018

• Height: 3’7.9”
• Weight: 38 lb 2.2oz

Brielle in 2017 before school started

The growth hormones will continue until after puberty or would stop early if for some reason she fails to grow taller. Next on our list, find an insurance company that will help cover the cost of her medication. I am so over Zomactin. It is a great financial savings (still costly) for us but the mixing (I may have done it wrong once) and syringes and longer needles and larger pokes.  We really don’t want to do that for another 8ish years.

Brielle in 2018 holding her own in 8U soccer 

Brielle in 2017, same "I got this" look 

Now her weight. Brielle is a picky eater who takes bites smaller than a mouse. She has recently said it hurts to swallow so she doesn’t always eat. 

When a food doesn't meet Brielle's (and her American Girl Doll's) approval

So back to the GI doctor we went. She is on omeprazole for the next few months and MiraLAXfor constipation. (Yes I now have to ask her daily if her poop is like a snake or rabbit turds).  We are hoping that combination can help her eat better and actually gain weight. If not, another scope may be in order. (Mind you she has already had 2).  It is definitely a bit scary to see failure to thrive as a diagnosis she still carries.  Brielle is a very active and bright kid so I have no doubts she will continue to flourish in life, we just want her to not be a skeleton.

Still the brains and boss of the family (and she knows it!)