The triplets are doing well. They are all off of oxegon. The nurses taking care of them are amazing- we want to take one home ! Alyssa had a little heart murmer but it seems to be going away.

The next step is to get them feeding on their own- currently they are fed through a tube. Kerry and I are holding the girls as much as possible. We do “Kagaroo Care” this invloves holding the baby skin to skin- the girls love it- They seem to be happy and content.

We are already seeing their personalites – which I noticed before we delivered- Alyssa is a kicker and a bit fussy- Katie and Emma are a little more laid back. Katie and Emma sleep so peacefully AND they look identical, althoughKatie is the little peanut – she is just about to break 3 lbs !. Its amazing when you think about it , imagine holding a cat Katie is 1/2 to 1/3rd the weight of an average cat. But she is doing the best out of the three.

We are so thankful the girls are doing well. The hardest part for us continues to be the fact that we live 1.5 hours from the hospital. We have been in a diferent hotel OR relatives house every day. Thanks Aunt Mary for the bed last night and for helping with Lilly – and Aunt Elayne too. We are STILL on the list for the Ronald Mcdonald house. Tonight for the first time we will sleep at our house- It is so hard being this far from the girls- The other problem is feeding- I have been pumping for the girls- and its going well- tommorow I will start feeding… So it will just not be possible to drive back and forth everyday when I need to be there to feed the girls. So we will keep calling- We are heading back tommorow morning !

Lilly has been great- (she loves Demma – Katie and Lysa) but she is homesick and has been throwing a few fits latley- I feel bad so we are trying to give her some time back at home as well as more attention. She doesnt last when we visit the girls so luckily family has been taking her. I tried to allow Lilly in by the girls today-Linda (one of the best nurses ever) helped setup a play area in the corner- but Daddy was in another part of the hospital (in a phone meeting with a client) and Lilly had a fit until he came back. She is really turning into a daddy’s girl.. ALSO – Grandma Sue made Lilly a shirt that says “I’m the big SISTER to triplets”.. – Its really cute and a nice conversation piece. We keep getting ” Is that true?” or “Is that for real” or “Glad it’s you and not me” (Im glad its me and not you too !)

Today I held all three girls for a quick photo shoot. See the latest triplets photos here…

Keep the comments coming and Thank you everyone for your support.

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