Yes Sir, Yes Sir, Three Cribs Full

Quinn came home to join his siblings last night, so we're now one big, happy family. It's nice to be freed from the logistical nightmare that is having your children in two different places. We only did it for 3 days and I extend my sympathy and admiration to those parents who have to do it longer. All in all, we were extremely lucky in terms of everything hospital-related. We managed to get everyone out in a little over a fortnight and it's not uncommon to hear about children staying in Neo for triple-digit days.

Getting all three of them together and unencumbered by electrodes and feeding tubes has given Jen and I a chance to learn a little more about their personalities. Here are my thoughts after less than 24 hours with the three of them:

I think of Quinn as "The Professor." From Day 1, he's been the most curious about his surroundings and it's very common to see him with his eyes wide open, studying the world.

Jacob is definitely the gentle giant ("giant" being extremely relative here.) He's the biggest of the bunch and is extremely easygoing. He's like our own personal Buddha, although I haven't yet started rubbing his belly for luck.

Claire, on the other hand, is the drama queen. She is always the first one to start getting hungry (she takes less than the boys so I would expect her to be running on empty sooner), and she certainly lets us know. Her brothers don't seem to be bothered by her pre-meal howling, so we're thankful for that.

Now that everyone's home we can concentrate on preparation for Lance (Jen's brother) and Blair's wedding this weekend and possibly take some more pictures. Maybe we'll even have time for the obligatory "parent holding all those kids" shot.