Happy Birthday my Love

Happy Birthday Stinky! To the Love of my Life! Today is your special day! I hope the next year brings you every happiness that you wish for.

I hope you enjoyed sleeping in this morning, well sort of. As much as anyone can sleep in at our house anyway. I look forward to spending the beautiful day together with you and with our beautiful girls.

Here's to many more happy birthdays. I love you with my entire being.

Cake

birthday fun

Tiny Miracles Turn Two

As the foggy haze begins to settle in my eyes...I wish my tiny three a Happy Second Birthday today. It seems like yesterday when we welcomed three tiny precious miracles into our world.
It was a Sunday morning unlike any I have ever experienced. One I will never ever forget. I had been in the hospital nine plus weeks on bed rest. I had been feeling yucky. Regular contractions, which was my normal, always watched very closely by the nurses and doctors. I had not slept at all during the night and had a terrible pressure all night and into the early morning hours. When the doctors came into do their rounds, about six a.m. I mentioned this and they felt they needed to check my cervix, I agreed, knowing that if it had changed, even a tiny bit from the five it had been at, that it would be time to go. I began crying. When Dr Piehl came in, she had been on the night shift just getting ready to leave but they called her to check on me, I cried even more. She confirmed that today was the day I would meet my Beauties. The next two hours was a whirlwind. It went so fast, it seemed time literally stood still. Matt came, my parents and Chloe came, Val came, my Grandma. I was prepped for a cesarean, the NICU teams were there, a team for each baby. There were about forty people in the delivery room! It was amazing. I was so nervous, anxious, excited, scared, happy, worried...every emotion you could imagine all at once. I shook and cried. Everything happened so fast. Time continued to stand still.
10:37 a.m. Baby A. Jocelyn Pearl. 4lbs 12oz 16 3/4 in.
10:38 a.m. Baby B. Farrah Grace. 3lbs 9 oz 16 1/4 in.
10:38 a.m.+ Baby C. Silvie Mae. 4lbs 1 oz 16 1/2 in.
Three beautiful healthy baby girls. Our triplet baby girls. Our miracles were here. They were really here.
Jocelyn had some breathing problems in her first twenty four hours. She was ventilated and received surfactant in her lungs to help lubricate them and keep them open. She remained on oxygen for 3 days with a cpap. Farrah also was on oxygen with a cpap for 2 days. Silvie was on room air from day one. No oxygen for Silvie. They had some ups and downs. They were under bili lights several times. Were back and forth from isolettes and cribs because they were unable to maintain body temperatures. But overall they were very healthy and had very few issues, especially for 7 week preemies, during their NICU stay. They all began breastfeeding on day three of life. I am proud to say they had only milk from Mommy until they were 16 months old! They were in the NICU only 24 days and they all came home together on April 4th!
During the last two years we have learned lots together. Poopy diapers times three. Three babies up in the night. Three babies in swings at the same time, which leads to three times the batteries needed. Three babies ready to go. Three babies to load in the van. Three of every outfit to wash. Three of every outfit to fold and put away. Three to dress and three to bath. Three times the mealtime mess...three times everyday. Three coats to put on. Six shoes. Three times to breastfeed every two hours, sometimes more. Three times the toys to pick up. Three times the biting. This always leads to three smiles. Three times the kisses. Three times the hugs. Three times the giggles. The times the sleepy eyes looking up at you. Three times the tub troll hair dos. Three times the babies toes. Three times the baby tushies. Three times the sharing. Three times the laughter. Thirty little fingers to tickle me. Thirty little fingers to hold my hands. Three times the love. It is truly breathtaking to watch my children together. Together with each other. With their big sissy. With their Daddy and me. With their grandparents. They have so much love. The are truly tiny miracles...even though they aren't so tiny any more. I cannot imagine my life any different. I never in a million years would have thought that I would have triplets, but I am so fortunate that God trusted me with these tiny miracles. I am proud to be their Mommy.
Happy Birthday to my Sweet (and Feisty) Two Year Old Beauties!

Congratulations!

Welcome to the world
Emmerson Mae
We cannot wait to meet you.
Our friend Danielle, who is also our family photographer, had a little baby girl in February.
Congratulations Danielle and Brock and big brother Ashton!

Boycot

I have time changes. Hate them. Yes, I realize that "hate" is a strong word. However, we have had two napless days around here, which equals crabby triplet beauties, which equals a crabby Sugar Mommy. Their little internal time clocks are all out of whack. Wake up times are wacky. Meals are messed up. No naps. Bedtime is CRAZY. Why can't the farmers just adjust? I mean really? It screws everything! Is that too harsh of me?

Birthday Party on Wheels

Silvie resting on the way to the party.

Farrah too excited to rest.

Chloe and Jocelyn resting on the way to the party.

Mommy getting the birthday girls skates on. She is ready to skate.

Chloe and her magical cake. Made by Aunt Deanna. Unicorns by Grammy.

The magical cake, complete with Pegasus and Tinkerbell.

Haley and Mollimarie getting warmed up.

Chloe showing her backwards moves.

Sugar Mommy and her Granddad. Yep he is on roller skates! What a man!

Aunt Ande and Chloe.

Chloe with Mommy and Daddy.

Grammy helping Jocelyn.

Jocelyn was a natural.

Technical difficulties. Stand by one.

Papa Steve and Silvie.

Jocelyn and Mommy skating.

Daddy and cousin Molli and Jocelyn and Mommy.

Aunt Ande and Molli.

Getting ready for cake. Aunt Molly, Olivia, Mollmarie, Chloe and Keaton.

Meleah (Fonda Cuffs) and Hattie skating like pros.

Silvie skating. Look no hands Mommy!

Haley and Aunt Ande. Some more technical difficulties.

Silvie with Daddy and Mommy.

Silvie the skater.

Molly, Olivia and Laila.

Chloe, Hattie and Olivia. It's the girls club.

The pro skaters.

Chloe and Olivia running around like they own the place.

Daddy taking a breather. His wheels were on fire!

Chloe and her cousin Haley.

More pro skaters.

Chloe and Haley...what a couple of posers!

Mommy and Farrah rolling.

Jocelyn and Papa.

The skate party was a blast for all! If you ask Chloe it was a "derby party" not a roller skate party. She had friends and family all around, yummy cake and great music, and what would a birthday blast be without gifts? She received plenty! When I asked her what her favorite part was...she replied..."skating derby style with my friends Momma." Happy Birthday Sweetie!

Photos by Gramma Valerie.

Happy Birthday Photos

Birthday Morning...Chloe was able to open a gift first thing...Miley's new CD...a keeper...of course

The night before the big day...Grandma Val, Aunt Ande and Haley came down to have cake!

Chloe took Sunflower cupcakes with little ladybugs on them to share with her classmates at preschool. Thanks again Aunt Deanna!

Daddy helping the birthday girl with her candles. She was a little camera shy. Daddy was in Des Moines for the week but made a special trip home for the evening for his little girl's birthday dinner and cake!

Papa and Farrah

Silvie showing her cake face

Chloe and her special Barbie cake from Gramma Pam.

Chloe posing in her birthday crown. They made it for her at preschool.

Jocelyn showing her cake face.

Chloe posing with her new bedroom accessory. A "mosquito net" she loves it!

Pretending not to pay attention to Mommy's camera...doing a pretty good job too.

High School Musical Barbie

More presents!