A Quick Update

I realize that you are waiting for the 6 month update - I'm still working on it. We go to the doctor for their official 6 month check tomorrow! I want to have new weights and heights for everyone to include with the latest pics for the post so please be patient with me and wait just one more day!

We walked Sunday in the March for Babies in Mystic, CT. We raised over $100. The weather was cloudy and overcast, but not too cold. Perfect walking weather. The walk itself was 3 miles. Lucas rode his scooter and Dave pushed the trio in their stroller. We talked to tons of people and even had our pic taken by the local paper. If you go to :http://thewesterlysun.mycapture.com/mycapture/folder.asp?event=504650 you can check it out. We are the second pic in the third row. ( the triple stroller gives us away)
the kids did great and really enjoyed being outside. They slept for part of the time and then woke up very happy. It was a very enjoyable day and we can't wait to raise more money next year and walk with the trio!

Vanessa's play was this weekend and it was awesome!! They always do a remarkable job and this year was no different. The did the musical "Beauty and the Beast." She had two different parts and I think that she was very good in both small roles. She is feeling a little sad now that it is over and for the first time since she got here she has no after school activity to keep her busy. That just reminds her that in a few short weeks she will be leaving us! I am going to be very sad to see her leave. She has been a huge help with the babies and I have enjoyed her company. It was tough for me last year when our other exchange student, Tim, left last June. However, I knew that Vanessa was shortly to arrive so it was not so bad. This year will be the last for quite some time. Dave and I need to focus on caring for the triplets and Lucas. I mean before I know it I'll have 3 toddlers and a teen!!!

Lucas has a small part in the 6Th grade drama club movie. He is busy studying lines and working on his acting. He is very excited for the movie to be ready some time in May. I know that he will be great - we don't call him a drama king for nothing - LOL !!!

Dave is busy at work. Can I tell you how much I love it when summer gets here and he has to wear his white uniform! I'll find a good pic and post it. There really is something about a great guy in a uniform. We are still waiting to hear if he gets his last shore duty here in Groton or what . He has 18 years in the Navy come June. We would love to get shore duty here to finish his career. We have been toying with the idea of moving closer to base over the summer. It would be a better deal financially with the price of gas and heating oil. We pay rent and utilities here and would only have rent in base housing. As an added bonus it would also be a bigger house - 4 bedrooms and 2 bathrooms.
Right now we are playing the waiting game and for those that know me, they know how much I organize and plan, this is killing me. Dave says we should really know by the very end of May beginning of June. I will post updates as they come to me.

OK, its getting late and we have a long day tomorrow. Be Well.

6 Months Old !!!

I am just shocked at how fast time is flying by this year! The trio is (are?) officially 6 months old today! The pic above is from an area triplet event earlier this month. They are getting soo big. They seem to change a little everyday. I am truly amazed that we have 4 great kids. Lucas is really enjoying the "big brother" role.

I want to take this weekend a write a longer post about the last six months. It has been an awesome adventure and the few minutes I have today don't do it justice.

For those who want to know - my doctor appointment went well yesterday. I am in OK shape for a 36 year old woman who had triplets 6 months ago. LOL ! My doc says that everything is pretty much back to normal - now only if I could lose the pounds I put back on being home and having food available all day !! I am wearing a brace on my left hand to isolate my thumb. Why you ask? I have injured the tendon right underneath the thumb by picking up the triplets all day long!! My wrist is very sore and the brace is a pain to wear. If things don't improve I may need to have a shot in my wrist - yuck! All in all though, I am pretty happy with how I am feeling. I promise to work on a better 6 month post this weekend. OK, I need to go get the kids up from nap . Be well.

An Uneventful Day

The title about sums it up.
While Vani has been extra busy with the musical and Lucas with school and Dave with work, I have been just kind of chugging along thru my week here . The schedule is still working great and the babies are finally all sleeping thru the night!! Will has slept thru the last 4 nights straight! Logan and Jess are old pros at it now. Dave and I are very excited about this milestone and starting to catch up on some sleep.
We went and ordered the 6 month pics that we wanted from the session last week. They all were very cute it was hard to choose - you'll see in a few weeks when I finally get them. The photographer was already planning poses for the 9 month shoot! She does an awesome job and I really am enjoying her photos of the trio.
I am just felling a bit stir-crazy. I have not left the house since Sat. I have a doctor's appointment tomorrow - gee that will be fun -- NOT ! I am just going in for a physical. A 6 month post pregnancy checkup. But at least I will get out of the house.
I am feeling a little disconnected from the outside world right now. Anyone want to come hangout and help me ? Some adult conversation would be great !! LOL I know most people live far away, but I miss working more than I thought I would. Please don't get me wrong - I love my babies, I just wish I could get out more. I am very thankful for my yahoo group of triplet moms. While the kids are napping I can send emails and connect to people who know exactly what I am talking about. It is great and really helped me to relax. It is sometimes just too complicated to try to take the triplets by myself for short trips. Since the weather here has gotten nice, I do try to take them out for a walk thru the neighborhood at least every other day. They really seem to enjoy it and I get some very much needed exercise.
Ok, I am going to to read before I go to bed. Have a great night.

A few Pics

I am too tired to write tonight. Enjoy the pics and I'll blog tomorrow!!

The boys just "hanging out "


Jess smiling at mom





Keeping Vanessa busy

Dad and the trio



Jess "hanging out"

Guess What We Did Today!

It was another full day. Vanessa was out the door for rehearsal by 9am. She did not get home until almost 4:30! She is very tired, but is really excited to be in the school musical and loves the way it is coming together. This is the last few days of practice - shows start Thursday night. We have my friend Jen coming over to watch the babies Fri night so that we can all go. I am excited to see the play. The school always does a great job. This year tickets for all four shows sold out the first week they were available!
We packed the kids up and headed out of the house for a trip to the mall after their "lunch". I needed to have some of my jewelry cleaned and checked out for its usual 6 month inspection. While we were there I found cute hats with chin straps for them to start wearing while we are out going for walks and stuff. We walked around and Dave pushed the triple decker stroller and had people stopping him every few minutes to admire the babies. The stroller looks like this--





so we always attract attention wherever we go !!
It always takes us longer to shop anywhere now because we always have to answer a few questions or comments from people - some nice, some not so nice. Why is it that everyone has to tell me "God bless you" or "better you than me"or "You have your hands full"? My two favorites - "Are they triplets? and "Two boys and a girl?" I always think " what tipped you off- the PINK car seat?!? Notice I said think not say. I politely say "Yes, they are triplets. Two boys and a girl. They are almost 6 months old. I understand that people don't see triplets very often and that everyone usually means well, but after a while it gets annoying. Do any other triplet moms feel this way? I hope that you don't take this the wrong way. My kids are the greatest blessings in the world and I love to show them off. Guess I just needed to vent a little.
Anyway, while we were at the mall we decided to do something that Dave and I had recently been talking about ---

As you can see from the pics - We got Jessica's ears pierced!! We had been talking about it a lot and I did some research and found out from other moms and my sister(Thanks K!) that this is the best time to get them done or we would be waiting until she was much older. The lady was awesome and did it very fast and Jess only really cried for a minute or two. It was really no worse than having her shots at the doctors. I think that I felt worse and cried longer than she did!!! LOL Dave picked out some very pretty pink opals- her birthstone. The best part is since she is so young - she has left them completely alone! I don't think that she even knows/remembers they are there! That was the main reason people said if I was going to do it anyway do it sooner rather than later. I hope she doesn't hate me in a few years, but if later in life she decides not to have them - no problem - the holes will close up by themselves. So I figure it is really not a big deal.

The other important thing I almost forgot to mention - Lucas cooked dinner and dessert! I recently purchased a kid cookbook and he found the reciepes and did all the work. I was very proud of him and we decided from now on every weekend he can cook a breakfast or lunch and dessert out of the book. My men are all going to learn how to cook!!!

Anyway, that was our Saturday. Be Well.

A Few Things

It has been a very eventful two days. We took the kids for their 6 month pictures! I am still in shock that I have triplets, never mind that they are 6 months old !! LOL Where did the time go? It seems like it was only yesterday we were traveling the hour away to New Haven everyday to visit them in the NICU!! They did really well at the photo shoot- I think that we have everyone smiling in a few poses. When I get them back in a few weeks I will post them here. I had my friend Cindy come with me to help hold a baby or two since Dave had to be at work. Thanks Cindy !! We fed everyone and headed back home for the long afternoon nap. It was great that we were able to stay on schedule. Sometimes I feel like the schedule is totally overtaking our life, but I don't want to mess with it. I know that there will be days when the schedule goes awry, but I am NOT ready for that yet.

The next big event of the day - Jess is really rolling and starting to put her legs and knees underneath her while she is on her tummy!!! She lifts her head and puts her arms down too, but not at the same time as her legs. She works either her head and arms or her legs, but then after a bit she gets completely frustrated and just gives up and rolls around crying. It was fun to watch her until she got upset - then we had to come to her rescue. The next best roller is Will, because Logan is actually quite happy on his side playing with toys. He will roll if we are playing with him, but otherwise very happy to stay put for now. Will loves to have his tummy tickled. He even sticks out his tummy for you to reach it better. Logan has been a much happier baby since we finally got a better dosage of reflux medicine for him. He is still spitting up lots and now it is even the solid foods. I am a little worried but we see the specialist the middle of May. I am waiting for the day when what he eats actually all stays down all day !! I hope it comes very very soon!

Today was another big event - we were officially discharged from the visiting nurse ! It feels weird to realize that she won't be coming back to weight the kids or answer any questions that I have. She has really been a great help and after 6 months of twice weekly visits, it just feels like a good friend is moving away. She had twins herself last year and brought over a bunch of clothes for the boys. I don't know what I am going to do without her.

I was finally able to obtain a temporary handicapped parking permit. I got all the paperwork signed by the pediatrician and Dave took it to the DMV. The permit is good until Oct. Now, before anyone yells at me - "you're not handicapped!" I know that- but when I take the triplets out by myself I have to leave the stroller unattended next to the car as I put each car seat in and out of the van. I HATE IT !!! I am always parking way out of the way for fear that someone will try to park too close to me while I am getting them in and out. I even had someone come too close for my comfort which is why I applied for the permit in the first place!! Now I can park in the handicapped spots and put the stroller in a much safer area to load/unload. I feel better about the whole thing and am going to be very conscious to only use it when necessary.

Oh, I almost forgot. Since the nurse was here to discharge us, I had her weigh everyone one last time. William is 12 lbs 9.5 oz
Logan is 13 lbs 3.5 oz
Jessica is 10lbs 13oz

Have a great weekend!

Yes - it's Finally Spring!!!

Yesterday afternoon I was able to take the trio for a real ride in the stroller as we walked around our little town. I waited til after the mid-afternoon feeding and their big nap. The weather was great - short sleeves for me and they had on lite jackets. Lucas is on spring break so he came with me. ( yeah - I know spring break is usually for college kids, but here everyone gets a little vacation -even kindergarteners! LOL) I let Lucas decide what route we should take. I figure that we probably walked close to a mile and 1/2. The little ones loved it! All the new sights and sounds - they all were so busy just taking it all in. It was really amazing to watch my oldest son pushing his siblings in the stroller and talking to me like a "big kid". He has really had a rough year and I am trying to help him adjust a little better. Anyone have any ideas? The trio took their late afternoon nap mid way through our walk. It was just soo much fun to get out of the house and enjoy the beautiful day. I need to go buy hats for the kids so that I can put the canopies down and then they will really see a lot more! I am looking forward to spending some time outdoors now that RSV season is over and we are not house bound. We try to spend lots of time outside if the weather permits. Dave can't wait for the first camping/fishing trips !! Ok, my friend is here with her twins for some play time so I'll sign off for now. Be Well.

It's Official --- we're Teething!! plus weekend updates

Jess and Logan have been very busily chewing on anyting and everything. They are drooling a ton and their gums are super hard. I can even see two white areas on Logan's gums. I think that he will have the first tooth of the trio! They have both been extra cuddlely and can I just say "Thank God" for those teething tablets! They work great and along with them I have been cooling washcloths and teething rings. Will has been doing alot of exploring with his mouth, but he doesn't seem to be bothered yet. It works out that the older kids have spring break this week and will be home to help me otherwise I don't think anything would get done. We have 6 month pics scheduled for Thurs. I hope it is during a happy time.
I started adding a "lunch" to the schedule at the late morning feeding. It did not really go well. They ate great, but then refused their bottles on Sat. so Sun. I dropped the amount they ate and again still no bottles until almost 1/2 hour afterwards. I fed them around 10:45 and they finally drank their bottles about 11:30 before nap. I think I may wait another week to try again or tomorrow just drop the amount they eat in the highchair and then offer the bottles. I am not sure quite how to proceed. With all the teething pain today I did not even offer "lunch" just bottles. Wonder how dinner wil go ?
Saturday was a fun day. There was a surprise party for Vanessa for her birthday. Her actual birthday is April 3rd, but the weekend before and after she had school trips. One to Canada and last weekend to Washington D.C. She was completely shocked and had a great time. The kids were all great and had a good nap afterwards!
Sunday I had a Partylite party. They sell candles and accessories. I had several friends whom I had not seen in a while come and spend the afternoon. The kids got up from nap and were very pleasant with everyone. We had a feeding and I did not have to feed anyone! Will was a little unsure - the loud noise and commotion were a bit for him, but he warmed up quickly. It was great to see my friends and hang out. It made me realize how much I miss seeing everyone. The party worked out well for me. I got to shop for almost $200 in free stuff. Yeah!!!
All in all it was a very nice weekend.

I Got Out of the House!!!

Since I started the trio on their new feeding/nap/sleep schedule two weeks ago, finding time during the day for me to leave the house has all but dissappeared. Then by the time my DH gets home I am so busy trying to get stuff around the house done or I am just too tired to make myself go anywhere. I have been trying to get back to working out at Curves, but it is hard to fit it in in the evening routine. I was really starting to go a little stir crazy. I probably could take the trio out from 10am-12pm but there is a feeding during that time and I also have to count in the drive to where I am going. If I keep them up past 12 they start having meltdowns. Once I can drop the late afternoon nap from 4:00 - 5:00, then I will be able to leave the house for outings around 3pm. However, since they are really just catching up on some good sleep and getting into the routine - I don't want to mess with it. It is really working well.
But back to my original thought. Last night we had good friends come over and watch the trio while we took the older kids out to see a comedian in Hartford. We had watched all of Jeff Dunham's dvds and loved them so when I saw tickets for sale, I quickly snatched us a few good seats. The show was AWESOME!!! If you have never heard of him, he is a ventriloquist who does a great act with several puppet characters. I suggest you do a search and listen to some of his stuff - very very funny. He really doesn't use too many bad curses at all (hell, dumbass) and the few things that he said I worried about my 11 year did not get anyway! It is definitely not for the littler ones, but Lucas and Vanessa loved it. He was taping some stuff for a xmas special so it will be cool to know that we were there when the show and dvd come out. We were home around 10pm and the best part of the deal -- the trio all slept all night!!! We got up to very happy to see us kids at 7am this morning. This weekend is another busy one - I'll try to blog but if not check back on Monday to hear all about it.

Latest News

This week has been very busy. Somehow its already Thursday!

Yesterday Vanessa and Lucas got their report cards. Vanessa is our exchange student from Germany. She is a junior at the local high school. She is on the honor roll and having a really great time here with us this year. She is very busy rehearsing for the school musical that will be later this month. We don't see much of her at all during the school week and she has been missing the triplets. They are all in bed before she gets home. We are looking forward to seeing her perform.

Lucas is in 6th grade and is doing enough to get by, but not too much more. He has really had a rough year. He went from elementary school to middle school and then from an only child to having three siblings. It has been a rougher transition than we were prepared for. I think that we are finally back on the same page and he assures us that the rest of the school year will be better and that his attitude will improve as well. Only time will tell.

The triplets are all doing great. We had our last nurse home visit today. The weighs are: William 12 lbs 6 oz
Logan 12 lbs 15.5 oz
Jessica 10 lbs 13.5 oz
They are growing by leaps and bounds. They are all eating and drinking very well. Logan is still having major reflux issues and spitting up a lot, but his medicine is working and he seems much happier. They all love to eat their "dinner". I line them all up in their highchairs and just go down the line. Everybody waits very patiently so far. They have all had rice cereal, oatmeal, several different veggies and a few fruits. Jessica and Logan eat very well. Will does well to, but he is also the messiest. The second the spoon is out of his mouth- the fingers go in! It takes more time to clean him up then it does to feed him sometimes. LOL I am really enjoying the faces they make when they get to try a new food. Jessica loves to talk while she eats. (have to wait a few years for mom/daughter lunches though)

Ok, that is the latest and greatest with all the kids in the Dudley house.

Just a quick post

Monday was my day to play "catch up" from the extra busy weekend. In between feeding and playing with the triplets I must have done four loads of laundry, washed dishes and vacuumed most of the house. It was not much fun,but had to be done. I am really trying to stay on top of the housework and ahead of the laundry, but some days it gets to be too much to do and not enough time to get it all done. After dinner last night Dave went out for a Dad's night out. He played poker with a few guys that have twins in Groton. He had a great time and said that next month they may go bowling. I was very happy that he got to go out - I know that he works hard all day and then I make him work even harder here at home! Now if we can just find time to go out together. LOL!!

Today was the triplets last Synergis shot.YEAH!!(to protect against RSV) The nurse could not believe how big everyone is getting. We planned to go before morning nap and it worked out perfectly. They slept a little on the way down to Groton and then were very pleasant for us during the whole visit. They all did not really cry much at all when they got their shots and were quickly over it. We scheduled their 6 month appointments for April 30th. I just can not beleive how quickly these first months have flown by. It seems like only yesterday we were bringing them home from their NICU stay and now they are going to be 6 MONTHS OLD !!! I have started to realize that we are so busy that sometimes the days blur into one another and that I really need to take time everyday to realize how special this time with them is. I have been a bit behind and really need to take more pics and video of them now to remind ourselves later.
Anyway, back to our day. After shots and a few quick visits to people on base, we had another nap on the way home. We got them up at 10 to stay on schedule and SueAnn came for her weekly visit. Everyone is really doing well. We are practicing rolling over and trying to learn how to sit by ourselves. Jessica is realy close to holding her own bottle with only minimum help from a prop. Logan is also trying hard to hold his bottle, but Will is very happy that the prop does all the work! They worked really hard, had their bottles at 11 and everyone ate 7ozs. By the time noon came around they were very tired. I am letting them sleep now until 2:30 to help get the schedule synchronized into two shorter naps and one long one. They have really been doing great and Dave and I are enjoying our sleep. We just need to get them past this waking up at 4:30-5:00am bit. Somebody usually sleeps until 6:30-7:00, but they have all been waking at the early time lately. Luckily they go right back to sleep afterwards. I have tried to wean them off this bottle and we are now only offering 2 ozs instead of 4ozs. I really wish they would just sleep for those last two hours, but then I also thank God that they are sleeping as well as they are. I realize that some singletons don't sleep this well at 5 months let alone triplets who have to share a room!
Ok, the post turned into a longer one, but I hope you enjoyed it. I'll try to blog again tomorrow.

Busy Weekend & Weight check

It was yet another very busy weekend at the Dudley house. How does the weekend fly by so fast?

Friday was a very busy day. SueAnn, the kids birth to three teacher, was here after morning nap from 10 - 12. Birth to Three is a Connecticut program to help kids that may have developmental delays catch up and stay ahead. The trio qualified for the program because they don't age adjust during the evaluation. While they are almost 5 1/2 months old, their adjusted age is only 4 months old. Now, they can do some stuff that 5 month old babies can do, but in a lot of ways are still very much closer to their adjusted age. Anyway, SueAnn was very happy with everyone's progress. Jess is tolerating tummy time a lot better and is holding her head up and starting to figure out the tummy to back roll. When she gets tired she just lays on her tummy and sucks on her thumb. We have noticed that she is really chomping away on her thumb lately. I think teething is going to be in full swing any day now. (Lucas had teeth at 7 months so who knows.) Logan is also working hard on rolling. He can do it, but he gets frustrated and after the first 2/3 times just won't do it and he lays on his side and watches what everyone else is doing. William is the best roller! He will roll from tummy to back both ways almost as soon as you get him on his tummy. He loves it! All three of them are really starting to grasp for toys and chew on them! Eeverybody luckily has a different favorite for now!
After a nice two hour nap - they always sleep great after a visit from SueAnn - the visiting nurse came by for a quick check. I was concerned since we dropped a bottle from the schedule but upped the ounces per bottle- that everyone was handling it.
The new weights:
William 12 lbs 2oz
Logan 12 lbs 9oz
Jessica 10 lbs 5.5 oz

The nurse looked over my schedule and was pretty happy. She even wants to borrow my book Healthy Sleep Habits, Happy Child for her twins since they are not sleeping and napping as well as my trio and they are about 15 months old!!! Her only concern was that maybe I offer the solid amount over two feedings - lunch and dinner instead of all at once and then offer bottles right after. We are going to see what the weights are this week and perhaps add lunch next weekend. I'll keep you posted.

Friday night was my MNO. (Mom night out) I met a couple other triplet moms for dinner and talking. It was great to get out of the house- I was starting to go stir-crazy- the new schedule has me pretty home bound for now. I got home late and eveyone was sleeping.

Saturday just seemed to fly by. Dave was adjusting to the new schedule. He has only seen the evening rountine in action, not the morning. We did get out to the store to get diapers and a few other items . We worked around the nap schedule and kept to it as best we could.

Today was another first! We attended our very first triplet event!!! Luckily it was very schedule friendly and we were able to keep the kids right on track. It was an event with Triplet Moms and More (TMM). They are a New England parents of multiples group. It was awesome to see all the older triplets and there were even two others there with babies. One set was 5 months like ours and the other set was 3 months. Two of us had the kids in the triple decker strollers. It was fun and everyone kept coming over and saying hi and admiring the kids. Lucas was a great big brother and even took Jessica dancing! Logan was prety happy and loved the music and was smiling. William was the most unsure. He spent a lot of time in my arms and took a while to warm up. He seems to be the one with the most stranger anxiety. They even had a photograper there for $15 we got a family pic. Once I get it I'll post it here on the blog. It was alot of fun and we even won a basket raffle - a chocolate basket - Lucas was very very happy.

Big sister Vanessa has been sightseeing in Washington D. C. this weekend with a school group. She left on Fri and will be home very late tonight. Her scheule now has her home most weeknights after the babies go to bed so she is really looking forward to the weekends to spend time with the triplets.

OK, I told you this weekend was busy and this week is pretty full so check back often as I plan to update the blog almost daily (at least every other). I usually update and check email during the long nap from 12-2. Be well.

The New Schedule and Latest Weights

Who knew that my last post was soo long! Oh well, I guess it felt good getting it down. I have been very busy the past few days with the help of some other great triplet moms (you know who you are) working on the latest and greatest schedule. It turns out the babies were not really sleeping enough and going to bed too late. This past weekend we instituted "baby boot camp" with the new schedule and things have been going great! So for those who are interested here it is:

somewhere between 6:30-7:00am wake up and play in crib (usually happy)
7:00 diaper change and medications - Logan and Jess on prevacid
7:30 bottle #1 (7oz)
somewhere between 8:45-9:00 down in crib for nap #1 (one hour max.)
10:00 up from nap and playtime
10:45ish bottle #2 (7oz)
somewhere between 11:45-12:00 down in crib for nap #2 (I shoot for 2 hours hopefully this will lengthen into closer to 3 hours)
2:30 bottle #3 (70z)
3:45 down for nap #3 (this one is the one I am going to shorten to 1/2 hour -closer to 5:00- as they get bigger, but right now to catch up on sleep )
5:00 up from nap
5:15 dinner - cereal and a veggie with little fruit for dessert ( I hope to move this up a little as they get bigger to closer to 6:00)
5:45-6:30 playtime
6:30 baths
7;00 bottle #4 (7oz)
7:15ish Bedtime

It looks a lot more daunting than it really is ! It is a work in progress and it seems to be going well. The kids have really been doing great and are much happier.

The visiting nurse came on Friday. Here are the latest weights for everyone.
William - 11 lbs 14.5 oz
Logan - 12 lbs 10 oz
Jessica - 10 lbs 1 oz
They are all growing at great rates and I am looking forward to the next doctor's visit. April 25 means they will be 6 months old !!

Birthday Reflections

OK, so its my birthday today. I am now 36 years old. That just doesn't seem possible. What a wild year it has been! It was on my birthday last year that we offically found out I was pregnant. We didn't find out about the triplets until a few weeks later. After trying for so many years and all the fertility treatments - it was finally going to happen. We were going to have another baby! Dave and I were so excited. Lucas was too- he had been waiting to be a big brother a long time. I had all but given up hope. We had even started the paperwork to go thru an adoption. For those who know what a roller coaster ride fertility treatments and failures can bring - you can understand my hopeless feelings. I was really down to "one more try". When I found out I was pregnant I thought it was the best birthday gift in the world. I was WRONG! The best gift came on Oct 25th 2007 ! I would never have dreamed in a million years that I would be sitting here adding a post to a blog about our family life with TRIPLETS! It has been a year filled with surprise and worry. I spent the first few weeks not really believing that our dream of having another baby was going to come true. I kept waiting for something bad to happen. Then we found out at 10 weeks that it was triplets. I was in shock. I was really nervouse then. I kept waiting for the proverbial" other shoe to drop." I spent countless hours worrying about how we would handle things and praying that everything would turn out for the best. Then the morning sickness kicked in. I never had it with Lucas but the trio decided to gang up on me. I was very greatful when that stage passed. However, I was always bracing myself - after so long it just didn't seem possible that we would have not one healthy baby but Three !! But as I sit here- three healthy, happy babies are napping upstairs! Will, Logan and Jess are absolute miracles to me! The first few months have been going by in a blur. The lack of sleep was hard to handle. But now they are mostly slepping thru the night (7pm - 7am) and when they smile and laugh at you - it is the absolute best feeling in the whole wide world! I would not switch places with anyone. I now have 4 beautiful kids that mean the world to me and a great husband who was and is always supportive of whatever decisions I had to make. I LOVE YOU DAVE !!! Right now I feel like I am on top of thw world. I can't wait to see what this year will bring!