What he would remember from the concert!

I will do a two part entry to the Wiggles concert we attended tonight with Aiden and Mia. We knew from the start that it would not be a good fit for Seth to attend. He got to spend some one on one time with grandma and grandpa. We had great seats and the music was great. Mia was in complete awe the whole time, strumming her guitar while sitting in her dads lap the whole night. Aiden, however, could not be contained. He appeared more fascinated by the lighting set up and big speakers. Most of all, he loved his new light toy he got before the show. He pretty much looked at it the whole time, except for when Wags the Dog was on stage. I, however, thought the show kicked butt. I am thankful for these guys and the music and laughs they have brought into my kids life.

"Are you okay?"

After some fun in the sun, we came inside for a cool down. While attempting to do the dishes, I notice yet another "inside game" that Aiden and Mia are playing. With Seth having a disability, I think it makes Aiden and Mia behave more like twins. I see them starting to have a lot of games that just the two of them partake in. They are fiercely competitive, but are also very much concerned for each others well being. Mia even decided to sit with Aiden in time out the other day just to console him. It was too cute.

A good start to the week

Seth decided he could feed himself this morning. It was so nice to see him trying to self feed with a spoon. He seems to be slowly gaining some control over his hand and fingers. I look forward to the day when I can just place his plate in front of him and he just eats away with no help. I also look forward to getting him off stage III foods. Until then, we will cherish these little baby steps of success.

The Breathing Machine's side job

My husband has sleep apnea. He is supposed to wear this contraption at night that makes him look more like a pilot from Top Gun. I say Ice Man from Top Gun, but the kids says Elephant and make long swaying motions with their arms to mimic a trunk. Take your pick, I prefer Ice Man. Anyway, over the past few days one of our kids (cough, cough, Aiden, cough, cough) thought it would make the perfect place to store all his crayons.

As Anthony brought the machine to me, I couldn't help but laugh. That is until I got a whiff of how bad it smelled. Water, melted crayons and I guess mold and a bit of crackers also stuffed in there??? Whatever it was it was awful and is pretty much impossible to clean. I am afraid to find out how much it will be to replace this part.

Bedtime routine

In these long days of Summer, I find that the bedtime routine keeps getting later and later. Aiden and Mia start the bath time routine out first. Aiden and Seth usually go potty before bath time. Mia flat out refuses to go potty, but I do have her at least sitting on the potty for my amusement. Seth gets some alone time in the bath after the other two get out. I am a little scared of his ways in the water, he seems to not fear the water like he should. I also use this time to work on his fine motor skills. Of course, they all usually get a song of Slippery Fish or Itsy Bitsy Spider in. After bath, they usually get handed over to dad for drying and to have PJ's put on. Which for the boys is usually Thomas themed and for Mia anything Princess will do. Every night I hope for an easy bedtime, but of course, there are those nights where they stay up till midnight, or there are the times when Seth screams for an hour. These are hard because I have no way of really knowing why he is upset. There are definetly better nights of sleep now, than when they were younger. Now I find that I am so used to not sleeping that even when they sleep...I can't.

Summertime Blur

This summer has been a blur. Fast, long and hot days. My little guys are changing so much daily. My favorite time is when we can just relax for a little bit in the backyard while the little ones play. Jacob has graduated, got his first car and has a great job lined up at a local dairy plant. Skyler is in a summer basketball league and made the volleyball team for her new high school. I tried out a part time job, but found it was too much for Seth and I. We started seeing new behaviors in Seth and are now working twice as hard to get him back where he was. He is having a very hard time at his group meeting once a week. He will have his official diagnoses during August, but it is all too evident that Seth struggles somewhere on the spectrum of autism. I have spent most this summer coming to grips with the realization that I have a special needs child. How will I manage triplets, autism, my sanity, and my marriage? Well, so far...family, faith, tears and a lot a laughter! Oh and the one thing that I must remember to have...perseverance and hope. Focusing on all the love and blessings I do have, rather than dwelling in the thought of how it could be if only.

Bath time fun

Bubbles make bath time fun. I wish I could join in with them but I would need a much, much bigger tub.

Best of cousins

I hope these girls can be there for each other as life's challenges lay ahead. I have been blessed with some great cousins, and I really hope these two will remain friends for life.

Just another Monday morning....

A week from today my triplets will be 2 and a half.

Seth did great in his ABA therapy today. He went pee pee in the potty and did his work session without too much of a fight. It seems he will do anything if he knows Gabba Gabba is next. I am becoming more and more aware that he understands much, much more than I realize. It is easy to think they don't get what is going on, when they can't talk or sign. Then I will see little things happen that tell me he understands more than I give him credit for. For example, I had just finished a load of laundry that had his favorite blanket in it. I didn't announce that it was done. I just took his blanket to my bed and put the rest of the laundry away in the kids room. Seth came in the room, made his motor boat sound, looked at the laundry and then ran to my room. I peeked out of the room to see what he was doing and there went Seth running down the hall with his blanket. Now the key is getting him to be able to communicate appropriately. Seth loves Gabba, dancing, the slide, outdoors, giving kisses, tickling and the color yellow. His curiosity in things is growing a lot lately. His eye contact is increasing, too. Sleeping is not the easiest thing with Seth.


Aiden is doing so good. He knows his shapes, colors, can count to 12 and identify the numbers, and can sing a mean "I am a Pizza." He loves to read. He is the most polite little boy ever. No Thanks, please and your welcome are used all day long. He is very compassionate and has to inspect everything in full detail. With this eye for detail, comes a lot of fearful anxieties he needs to work on. He gets afraid of loud noises or anything that seems a threat to him. He is very friendly with strangers, however. He is my shopping buddy. His love of Cars, seems to be getting trumped by his obsession with Thomas the Train. He has thanked me over a hundred times for his latest engine, Gordon. Aiden still gets up in the nite to be tucked back in and find his binkie. You can read Aiden's thoughts through his many expressions.





Mia. Emilia Ann Delgado....a force to be reckoned with. She is stubborn, strong willed, silly, crazy, loving, shy, awkward, and talkative. She loves dirt, bugs, lollipops, Fancy Nancy, trains, and Marvin. She loves her dog, but can be a little too rough with him. She has a death grip hug she does to him. Mia loves being on her daddy's lap. She loves picking flowers and weeds. She will eat anything and then eat anything you, sister, brother, grandma, grandpa and puppy are eating. She is growing so tall and is yet so thin. Her expressions are priceless. She needs to be moving and rocking. She seems to learn concepts but then doesn't answer what she knows. Everything is green! She sleeps the best. She does not like her hair messed with and is very selective about what she will wear. She loves shoes. I am so glad God gave me at least one little girl. Her hair is crazy, it has a mind of its own.

A good end to a long week

Time is going by so fast. I will look at my kids and think, "when did they get that tall?" I find myself not realizing that they can reach things on the counters now or open a door that I feel is safely closed. I also, find myself watching Jake or Skyler walk across the room and see two young adults. It is even harder to see them growing up. I still think of them as little grade school kids. So I took a picture of them all tonight. Time goes by and I never seem to get a picture of all of them together. I love all my children, step or not, with all my heart. I am glad they are always there for each other.

We have our first grandkid due in June. Jacque is expecting James by June 20th. She is excited and nervous, as any new mom is. She will be a great mom. It is funny to think that Jacque's kid and ours could be in high school together.