Triple the Kisses

Sailor Baby

2010-04-14T14:43:00.001-07:00

I haven't Blogged in forever but this Girl makes the cutest stuff sailorbaby.blogspot.com

Thought this was soooo sweet

2009-06-25T13:00:00.000-07:00

*Just for this morning, I am going to step over
the laundry, and pick you up and take you t o the park to play.

*Just for this morning, I will leave the dishes
in the sink, and let you teach me how to put that puzzle of yours together.

*Just for this afternoon, I will unplug the telephone and keep the computer off, and sit with you in the backyard and blow bubbles.

*Just for this afternoon, I will not yell once, not even a tiny grumble when you scream and whine for the ice cream truck and I will buy you one if he comes by.

*Just for this afternoon, I won't worry about what you are going to be when you grow up, or second guessevery decision I have made where you are concerned..

*Just for this afternoon, I will let you help me bake cookies, and I won't stand over you trying to fix them.

*Just for this afternoon, I will take us to McDonald's and buy us both a Happy Meal so you can have both toys.

*Just for this evening, I will hold you in my arms and tell you a story about how you were born and how much I ;love you.

*Just for this evening, I will let you splash in the tub and not get angry.

*Just for this evening, I will let you stay up late while we sit on the porch and count all the stars.

*Just for this evening, I will snuggle beside you for hours, and miss my favorite TV shows.

*Just for this evening when I run my finger through your hair as you pray, I will simply be grateful that God
has given me the greatest gift ever given.

*I will think about the mothers And fathers who are searching for their missing children, the mothers a nd fathers who are visiting their children's graves instead of their bedrooms, and mothers and fathers who are in hospital rooms watching their children suffer senselessly, and screaming inside that they can't handle it anymore.

*And when I kiss you good night I will hold you a little tighter, a little longer. It is then, that I will thankGod for you, and ask Him for nothing, except one more day..............

Wow its been a while

2009-06-18T08:18:00.003-07:00

Well now that the kids are a little older. Life has been full of adventure. We are doing a lot more these days. Playing in the back yard is our favorite thing these days. Swimming, swinging and twirling. We recently took the kids to the Childrens Museum. Blaine went crazy we couldn't keep up. Gracie just took it all in and Collin pretty much clung to Daddy. It is so much fun listening to them TRY to talk, and learn so many new things. We also went to the Wild animal experience just last weekend. Gracie enjoyed it most. And everything was a Cat to her. Don't have much time for a long update, But things are great and Exciting. here are picture of the past few months.

Pay it forward challenge

2009-05-30T07:29:00.001-07:00

A friend of mine Is doing this challenge on her blog. Such a great little Idea..So go check her cute blog out buriedinlaundry.blogspot.com

Website

2009-05-20T13:41:00.002-07:00

Just wanted to remind everyone of my other site. Its has a forum on it for HOM's. Please sign up and let me know what you think..

www.Triplethekisses.com

Easter

2009-04-13T11:16:00.003-07:00

I have to say that Holidays are so much more fun now that we have kids. I enjoyed every minute of our easter day. Here are some pictures

Contest @

2009-04-06T10:24:00.000-07:00

www.TripletsMommy.com
Baby samples contest..

Oh how I under estimate my Children

2009-04-06T08:11:00.002-07:00

Its amazing the things they figure out. You think your one step ahead of them. HA!!!
I feel like we have done everything to keep them safe, but yesterday I took my sweet little Collin shopping with me and the other 2 stayed home with daddy. I called him to ask him a few questions about a computer I was going to purchase for him. He all of the sudden says "I gotta Go" and hangs up on me. I can hear the kids screaming in the background. Come to find out about 5 minutes later. Gracie and Blaine had move the T.V. (The t.v Is on wheels and is a 64 inch TV so it is huge) They pushed it so far that the cable box on top came crashing down on there sweet little heads. This thing has to weigh at least 10 lbs. Gracie was gushing blood from her nose and Blaine got a good gash on the top of his little head. :( Poor little pees. So we watched them closely and were very worried to put them to bed. Afraid they may have had minor concussions from this. Thank goodness everyone is OK with the acception of bumps and bruises..I hate when they get hurt..

I also am going to endorse my new favorite thing. SPACE SAVER BAGS... LOVE THEM..
Our upstairs closet is a disaster of sheets and blankets. So yesterday I decided to buy these bags and try them out. You wouldn't believe the stuff i fit in one bag..
I can actually See the closet floor. So nice..SO if your looking to organize these are much smaller then totes..

This summer is going to be so much fun. Time to get the backyard safe for the kids. Outdoors here we come.. We also planned our first family Vacation. We are going to Lake Mcconaughy in Nebraska in July. Grandma and Grandpa are going with us and we are renting a cabin for 5 days and 4 nights. I here they have great sandy beaches. I am so excited to see the kids play in the sand. I can't believe they are going to be 2 this year. Time is going by way to fast..

So I copied another blog

2009-04-01T11:23:00.003-07:00

I couldn't help my self this was to good not to pass on.. I read this on another Triplet Blog who also copied it from another triplet blog. So call me a copy cat but, this is so true. the things you take for granted..

I just wanted to share a perspective on the wonderful gift of motherhood.

Back in 1988, the book Love You Forever, by Robert Munsch hit the bestseller list for the first time. That was the year my son was born and the year I bought my copy. Without exaggerating, I believe I must have read that book a thousand times since then. Already having had one child, I was beginning to see how quickly kids grow. That book holds a very special place in my heart.

When I first read that to my older kids, it seemed a little creepy to me that the mom would drive across town and crawl into her grown son’s room so she could rock him while he slept. Now, it seems I’ve become that creepy mom. No, I won’t really stalk my adult-children, but I can fully relate to sentiment. If I could, and I thought I could get away with it, I’d get in my car and go rock each one of my children to sleep. Tonight, even.

Time passes. We blink and our children are celebrating yet another birthday. Sometimes the most precious moments we get to experience as moms get shuffled in with the day-to-day obligations and are forgotten.

I wrote this for my older children, who turned from babies into adults when I wasn’t looking:

I remember the first time I cradled you in my arms, but I can’t remember the last. Guess I always figured there’d be a next. If I had known it would be the last time, I’d have taken time to breathe in the sweet smell of your skin and hair, feel the heavenly warm weight of your little body in my arms. I’d have tried to burn that feeling – that image – into my brain, my heart, my soul.

When was the very last time I carried you to bed, tucked you in and kissed you goodnight? I wish I could remember. If only I could have known it would be the very last time, I’d have curled up next to you to on your bed, watched the rhythmic rise and fall of your chest, and let myself be lulled to sleep by the sweet sounds of your gentle slumber.

I can never forget the very first time I rocked you in my arms and sang to you – Hush Little Baby. It was as though no song before had ever had meaning. I can’t remember the last song I sang to you. I guess I figured there’d always be one more song to share – one more time that your little smiling eyes would tell me that your mommy had the sweetest voice in all the world. If I had known it would be the very last time, I’d have squeezed you just a little tighter, rocked you just a little longer, and sang another song and another and another…

When, my sweet child, was the very last time I swooped you up off of the floor to the heavenly sound of your squeals of delight and twirled you and dipped you and danced with you until I was out of breath but you were pleading, “Please, Mommy. One more time.” Always to some silly tune. I wish I would have known it would be the last. If only I had known…I’d have picked an endless song and we’d be dancing, still.

Things you’ll miss (among the many), believe it or not:

Trimming fingernails and toenails – those tiny little girl and boy hands – perfect little hands.

Gently putting a Band-Aid on a boo-boo – even if the boo-boo is only in their head.

Your little ones’ fuzzy little legs. I love fuzzy little legs. When my kids sit on my lap, I am tickled to see the golden peach fuzz on their legs. I don’t know exactly what it is, but it screams innocence.

And toys. You’ll miss toys – even when they’re scattered all over the floor. Because when the toys go away, so does a lot of the magic of childhood.

You'll also miss pushing your kids on a swing: The day Angus learned to swing by himself was one of the sweetest, saddest days of my life. I can’t believe the way my emotions tugged at me in two totally different directions at the same time. I was thrilled that my boy had mastered one of the greatest joys in childhood. My little boy had grown wings. I still remember that feeling from my own childhood when I thought that I could touch the clouds with my feet if I only could only swing high enough. But even as I was thrilled for Angus, an equal part of me was sad. I knew it was the end of “Push me, Mommy.”

To be completely honest, the end of the “push me, Mommy” stage for my triplets held a different meaning. I’m sure I was quite a sight on the public playgrounds, running the gauntlet between three different swings – each swing with the potential to send me flying into a face-full of rubber mulch. I was a bit more relieved when they learned to swing on their own. But there is still a twinge of sadness there, too. Sadness because my babies don’t need me for that anymore.

You’ll also miss hearing “Mommy, look at me!” and “Mommy, do you know what?” and “Mommy, I want that!” Basically just the constant chitter-chatter of your little ones. This one’s a biggy for me. My kids are huge talkers. When my older kids were younger, I used to kid with them that God gave them each a certain amount of words and if they used them up, they’d never be able to speak again. But, even the sweetest, chattiest child turns into a teenager who will seem to have lost all ability to communicate, resorting to one-word sentences, body language, grunts and clicks. Trust me when I say, you’ll miss your chatter-box.

I guess what I’m getting at is that it all goes by so quickly. Don’t forget what a gift motherhood really is. The real gift of motherhood is in the tiny things – in the actual mothering.

So, when your little one begs, “Pick me up, Mommy,” pick her up and whisper in her ear that she is the most precious little girl in the whole world. Make it your little secret. A confidence. Someday, when she’s grown, she’ll give you a call when she’s down and say, “Pick me up, Mom” and you’ll share a funny story to make her smile, and you’ll tell her that she is the most precious girl in the whole world.

When she says, “Watch me, Mommy,” watch her. Someday, she’ll march down the aisle in her cap and gown and her eyes will search the crowd to find you. And when your baby’s eyes meet yours and she smiles, you’ll hear her heart say, “Watch me, Mommy.” And you’ll watch. And you’ll cry tears of joy for what she’s become and tears of sadness because your baby is not your baby anymore.

So when you have those stressed-out days when you want to hang up your mommy-apron for the day, don't lose sight of how fleeting childhood is. It will help you remember what a wonderful gift motherhood really is."

"As long as I'm living, my baby you'll be." - Robert Munsch

www.our3.blogspot.com

Lesa Rhoton
http://www.angusandthetriplets.com/
2009

Oh how the Wiggles make us sooo happy.

2009-03-18T06:14:00.004-07:00

Here is just the cutest video of my son Collin Really Dancing. All 3 of my kids love the Wiggles. Collin danced for about 45 minutes. By the time we took him to bed he was breathing so heavy. I just love these little people..

March for babies

2009-02-25T12:30:00.002-07:00

I am walking for babies in April and still have $150.00 to go to hit my goal. I am reaching out to all my blog readers and fellow triplet familys to please help me reach my goal. Even if it is just 1.00 it would be sooo sooo helpful..March of dimes is such a great cause. It helps babies like mine that were born prematurely have a fighting chance. So again please donate to help me reach my goal...

Thanks to all the people that have already donated. I truely do appreciate it.

If you would like to donate click the banner on my page..

IMO Octomom

2009-02-12T07:44:00.002-07:00

Alright.with all the controversy surrounding the Octuplet mom, I have decided to blog my opinion. Everyone seems to ask me about her or compare me to her. First of all I have Triplets NOT octuplets!!!
I think that this women is a NUT job!! She obviously needs some sort of mental help.
I think that the Doctor put her and these babies in a extreme amount of Danger, by placing all these embryos back. I went through IVF and personally think that Doctors should educate the parents more about the risks of a multiple birth. I am not saying that some don't at all, but from my personal experience I was told it is high risk and that's it. I knew nothing about TTTS, Pre-E and all the other things that could happen during a high risk pregnancy. This Doctor obviously is money greedy and didn't care about her and these babies..
From the very little I have seen, She loves her kids, but is in absolute LA LA Land. You cannot support your kids by giving them love. They need more! She said she will be able to support these children after she finishes school.. How in the F@#K is she going to finish school with 14 kids. I can barely Pee with 3 kids..
I do feel sorry for all the residents in California that will have to pay for these babies. But if they don't, Who will? These babies are hear and deserve to be provided for.
I had a friend call me last night, She started going off about this and then proceeded to tell me that these babies are not blessings from God that they were blessings of a Doctor. I was blown away. I then asked her if that meant that my children were not blessings from god. She tried to back track, and at that point she already had me boiling..
I do not agree that these 8 babies were brought into the world, But I also don't agree that they are any less blessing from god because they were conceived through IVF. I think that it is an absolute Miracle they are all healthy and doing great.

So to conclude my thoughts. I believe this is so controversial because people are just concerned about the lively hood of these babies. So ask yourself this: If these babies were born to a wealthy husband and wife that had 4-6 previous children and were great parents, Would everyone still be in such and uproar?

I could go on and on, but I won,t. If you would like to leave your oppinion please leave a comment and do so..

Running, Running and Running

2009-01-29T06:58:00.004-07:00

They all have runny noses, It feels like it is a loosing battle on cleaning snot from little faces. I feel so bad for them. They can't drink there milk without having a hard time breathing. We have humidifiers going and rubbing lots of Vick's each night. I guess I will have to come to terms with, When one gets it they all get it. So between snotty noses and all three cutting molars, It has been a blast in our house! Poor little Collin has taken a beating lately. Two nights ago I smashed his little finger in the pantry door. I had no idea he was behind my with his fingers in the crack. Once I realized what i did, It was immediate tears for both of us. I felt so horrible. It swelled up and turn almost purple, I really thought I broke his little finger. In the end he was OK. Then the very next morning he fell and hit his cute little face on a plastic tote. Blood starting coming from the mouth and the nose. I just felt so horrible. Poor little guy, Lets hope that the only thing that happens today is me wiping his nose. Lately I have noticed that when one gets hurt the other two are very concerned. Gracie was rubbing Collins leg and then kissed him on the nose after Mommy hurt his finger. It was the cutest moment EVER! Gracie and Blaine are also into giving each other hugs and kisses. It melts me every time. Collin is the only one that doesn't show much affection towards his brother and sister. I can hardly believe they are pushing 17 months old. They are really starting to learn right from wrong. Even though they no it is wrong to dig all the trash out of the trash can. They still do it, and when they get caught there faces get the look of guilt. Every stage of there little life so far has so many different challenges. Here is an adorable picture I took just the other day in one of there cute moments
I also took a cute video of all of them dancing. It is there favorite thing to do these days..

I am so so so Blessed

2009-01-10T20:13:00.007-07:00

So I was reading the Morrison Sextuplets Blog. And If you don't know there story here is there link http://littlemanmorrison.blogspot.com".

Anyways I am sitting here crying my eyes out. I can't seem to compose myself. I have never met them but can't help to think how amazing this family is. Anyone who ever has to suffer such a tragic loss and some how seem to survive each day, are the strongest and most amazing people ever.
Reading and hearing about stories like this just makes me want to fly across the country and hug these families. I can't even imagine what it would be like to loose a child..

So now I sit here and think about how TRUELY blessed we are. As much as I find myself getting frustrated and tired from all that it takes to raise 3 little ones. I have made a promise to myself never to take for granted. I have been given the greatest gift and that I am Thankful

SO to all those families that have gone through such a loss. Just know that I pray everynight for you.

The Holidays

2009-01-03T06:02:00.006-07:00

I know that we have many more years of fun during the Holidays. But I had absolutely the best Christmas and New Years so far.. It is been 8 years since I have lived in the same town as my Mom. So no short little visits over the Holidays.
We got to bake, which is something we have done since I was little. They also kept the babies over night a few times so that we could come over and hang long after they went to bed. My Mom has a Wii and that thing is soooooo much fun. My sister and nephew came in to town a day after Christmas and spent a week. It has been great..
The babies loved all there new toys and even gave it a shot at opening a few. Grandma and Grandpa Cooper sent a great package of games so our family can build great memories together, It was a great gift. There were even 5 team Little Shirts in there..

Gracie was so Excited when they got there Elmo Live. I just love this Picture

Christmas Morning in there new Chairs

I know I have said this a million time, but they are growing way to fast. We have even started time out. We have take the superyard and put it in a corner. When they hit one another or get into something they know they are not suppose to, they get a 2 minute time out. It has been up for a week and so far only Collin has made it in there.
Blaine Got his first hair cut yesterday. It is amazing what a little cut does to there looks. He is so adorable.

We also took them swimming at the Rec Center. They has so much fun with Aunt Jess and Grandma in the Lazy river. This place was so cool, it had 2 big water slides, a section for the little ones, Lap pools and an indoor play area. We had a blast..

What I am Thankful for

2008-12-23T22:35:00.002-07:00

I am so blessed to have 3 wonderful, healthy and beautiful babies. Everyday that goes by I count my blessings. As hard as it is everyday it only takes 1 laugh, 1 crinkled little nose or simply a smile to make it all worth it...Just even the thought of them sleeping so peacefully in there bed makes my heart smile.
I am thankful for my Husband. He is an amazing father and is truely dedicated to making this family happy and healthy. He may not always be romantic like I would want. But he still makes me smile and laugh and thats what matters.

I could go on and on about each thing I am greatful for, but I won't So here is my list.

*My Family

*my Friends ( Especially my Kristin)

*My Health

*all the comforts of Home

*Laughter

I know that there are many more things to be thankful for, and I count my blessings everyday.

Also My New Years Resolution is to spend a little more time on me.. For the past almost 2 years I have focused on having my babies and taking none stop care of them, and that will never stop but I have also learned that I deserve to have a little all about me time. I also am going to spend some time on my life list.
I am going to think long and hard on the top 10 things that I would like to Accomplish in my lifetime that will better myself.

Please Leave A comment

2008-12-22T06:54:00.002-07:00

So I get several hits a day from all over. I would like to know who is reading. So please leave a comment on this thread with just a name and where you are from. I have noticed as well that I receive a lot of hits from Los Angeles, CA. So again please leave a comment and/or maybe a suggestion on what I should change or write about. Thanks

Oh ya please sign my guest book....

March of Dimes - Sudoku

2008-12-15T16:55:00.001-07:00

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The Appt Update

2008-12-12T08:37:00.002-07:00

Argghhh Now we have 3 babies with strep throat. Although I think we caught Gracie and Blaines on time, before it got really bad. So now we just have to hope Aaron and I do not catch it. Aaron has stayed home from work today so that he can help me.
Gracie and Blaine woke up with High Temps but after a dose of Motrin and Antibiotics they seem to be doing a hole lot better.
So I am going to take advantage of him being home and finish our Christmas shopping today.
We also are in the middle of signing papers for a house to be built and trying to get all the details worked out for that. What a very hectic week we are going to have..

AHHH Tis the Season to get sick

2008-12-11T14:37:00.002-07:00

I am sitting here with Collin in anticipation for the other 2 to wake up to head to the Doctor. Last week I had to take Collin in do to a 102.5 Temp. They did a strep test and it came back positive. So we tried our best to keep everything clean and separated from the other 2. We figured it would be miracle if the other 2 came out of this without getting sick. Well 6 days went by and we thought we were ok. Today Gracie and Blaine are both running fevers. So on the safe side we are headed to the doc.
This could possibly be just teething and lets hope so..Keep us in your good thoughts..

Just some Holiday Pictures

2008-12-05T14:28:00.001-07:00

Here are a few holiday pics.

Thanks Giving & Snow

2008-12-01T08:16:00.004-07:00

Well its been a while. I have lots updates. Thanks giving was wonderful. Its been so long since I have spent thanksgiving with my Mom. She always goes all out and makes everything so great. I was also excited because the kids actually got to grub on all the great food for the first time. They loved it all and we even gave them a little slice of pumpkin pie. The boys loved it and Gracie was OK with it.
We just spent the day relaxing and while the kids took a nap we play the Wii. We just put the kids down for bed there and picked them up the next day. I can't understand why I can have an empty house, and I still can't sleep in. Aaron and I got up and went shopping. It was nice to get out of the house with him. We got a lot of the Christmas shopping done together. Here are a few pictures from thanks giving day.

We also go a good snow here and bundled the kids up and took them out in it for the first time. Collin absolutely loved it. Gracie and Blaine were not sure what to think of it they just sat there looking around while Colling was playing.

Teething is getting worse. They are so grumpy lately. I was actually scared for myself after Aaron went back to work. They are running fevers and just plain grumpy. I find it so sad they have to go through this. I can only imagine what it feels like.
I can't wait until teething is over.

Oh the wonderful world of teething..

2008-11-18T13:08:00.003-07:00

Why can't they just get them all at once? That is a question i ask myself daily. They all did great getting there front teeth, but now we have moved on to the molars. "Yikes" I just have to say this sucks. I know we well get through this but teething is messing there whole systems up. All 3 had horrible but rash last week and I swear I changed 7-10 poopie diapers per baby per day. I am sooooooo sick of poop.
Gracie finally has caught up with her brothers and has her 8 front teeth. Collin is the first to have a molar and so far Blaine hasn't showed any new teeth but you never know what tomorrow will bring.

I am looking forward to the Holidays. It has been a few years since I have been able to bake and shop with my mom. Plus the kids actually get turkey and all that goes with it.

Christmas is my favorite. I just wish my husband would be more into it. Its also going to be hard to decorate a lot. The kids have managed to get into everything they are not supposed to so I can only imagine what they would do with some garlin.

I am thinking about getting the kids the Thomas the Train ride on. It has tracks that is goes around. I would love to see if anyone else has gotten one of these and what they thought of it.

Well short and sweet here are a few new pics

This one of Collin is soo sad this is what teething is doing to him.

Preemie Petition

2008-11-12T11:19:00.002-07:00

http://www.marchofdimes.com/padpetition/index.aspx?a=1&z=1&c=1&l=en

Please take a minute and sign this Petition.

Thanks

just some updates

2008-10-30T06:07:00.004-07:00

Ok So I haven't just wrote anything in a while. So here goes. The kids are definitely becoming more work. They are all walking and getting into every thing.
How is it that you can sweep, vacuum, clean clean and more clean and they still manage to find the one little thing on the ground pick it up and put it in there mouth. And now when I go to take it out they bite down. OWWWWWW!

I am looking forward to taken the kids out for Halloween. We are taking them to an assisted living home in the morning and then to the mall in the evening. It should be lots of fun. They are all going to be little tigers. and as far as i am concerned they are the cutest tigers EVER.

Gracie- She is such a little fire cracker. She talks all the time in her own little language and is very giving. She will go dig every toy out of the toy box and bring it to you. It used to be she would act like she was giving it to you and then pull it back and walk away. Her hair is growing out of control, but I am not cutting it until she is 5. She is such a doll.

Blaine- He is my lover. He gives hugs every chance he get. He actually hugged Gracie for the first time yesterday. It made me cry it was the sweetest moment. He is the cutest to watch when it comes to him walking. He walks every where but still concentrates very hard at it. He always has the biggest smile.

Collin- He has become our little handful. He is very demanding. If he doesn't get his way he lets you know. He is so loving when it comes to his dad and I but he does not like is brother and sister. If they even touch him he screams. He is still our giggler. His knew nickname is pig pin. He eats with his fist and not his fingers. SO he wears more then he eats and it smears all over his face.

I fall in love with them more and more each day, if thats even possible. As much work as they are it is all worth every smile and giggle and hug.

Just a couple sweet Poems

2008-10-25T20:07:00.002-07:00

I got these Poems out of our local triplet clubs cook book. They are to cute. Had to share

Triplets
So many good things come in threes,
Like Musketeers and ABC's.
But triplets are the best of all
From little ones to those quite tall.
Its extra laughter, triple grins.
With Joys and mischief's multiplies
And two defenders by each side.
So much alike forever linked,
And yet they're also quite distinct.
They share a birthday and a name,
But moods and tempers aren't the same.
From days of youth till life is done,
Its one for all and all for one.
We're all quite novel and precise,
But special folks-God made them thrice!

Larry Howland

Tiplets
There're three to wash, there're three to dry.
There're three to argue, There're three to cry
Two are in the mud having a ball,
The other hold a crayon, just look at the wall!
Some days seem endless, my patience leaves me.
Why was I chosen to be a mother of three?
The answer comes clear at the end of each day.
Ask I tuck them in bed and to myself I say
There're three to kiss, there're three to hug.
And best of all there're three to love!

Triplets
Three sets of clothes, three sets of shoes
Three tummies to feed, no time to snooze.
Sometimes they scream, Sometimes they shout,
By the end of the day, You're all worn out.
Each precious smile, each sweet little hug,
But best of all, There's three to love!

NEW FORUM

2008-10-19T17:42:00.002-07:00

Hello,
I just developed a new website. www.triplethekisses.com . It is still a work in progress but it does have a great forum board set up. when you get to the main page click on homepage and it will take you to the forum. I know a lot of you already belong to a bunch of other sites. but I am trying to make this forum for everyone including grand parents and nannies. There is a for sale section that you do not have to pay for to post in.
I am working on adding pages for different resources to help HOM families.
In order to see the forum you have to be a member to do so. I don't want people to be able to steel photos or any kind of information posted. I also have to aprove every member.
As this board grows, Which I hope it does. I will be adding alot more.
You can post pictures and videos. Please sign up Introduce your self and I want this board to be fun. Feel free to tell great stories, brag or ask any questions.

PLEASE COME JOIN

Thanks LeAnn

Our Story

2008-10-16T09:17:00.009-07:00

In My local Moms group they feature a families story once a month in the news letter. Ours will be coming in Novemeber and I thought I would share it with everyone.
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The Little Story

It all started when I was only 14 years old and living in the small town of Grand Junction, Colorado. Aaron and I met doing the things all young people do. We dated for a very brief couple of weeks; if that's even considered dating at age 14. After our short relationship, Aaron returned to California where his family was. We didn’t speak again until eight or nine years later.

Aaron came back to Grand Junction in 2005 to visit with his family and old friends. We got together and we both knew it was love at first sight. We spent an amazing week together and we decided we couldn't live without each other. So no more then a month later, I packed up my little house and moved to Las Vegas.

It took only a few months after I moved to Las Vegas, for Aaron and I to get engaged. On August 12th, 2006 we were married in the traditional Vegas fashion at the Special Memory Chapel. We were having such a great time doing all the fun things that Vegas has to offer young couples, Aaron was the local president of Nevada’s largest Mustang car club; so we were busy with car shows, track dates, and the cars Aaron would work on in the garage.

Shortly after Aaron and I were married, I started having irregular periods and a lot of pain so I decided to make a doctors appointment. During my appointment the topic of having children was brought up. I wasn't sure if we were even ready for children at this point and it was not a topic that Aaron and I had discussed. We were having too much fun with each other and with everything we had going on. I also mentioned to the doctor that I did not think I could conceive on my own, because Aaron and I have been doing nothing to prevent getting pregnant for over a year at this point. She suggested that I go see a fertility specialist, because they could better diagnose the problems I was having. Better to take care of it earlier, rather then later right?

On my first appointment with the specialist she decided to schedule a procedure called a Laparoscopy. During this procedure, the doctors discovered I had severe endometriosis. They removed scar tissue and cleaned out everything they could . At my surgery follow up appointment I was told that the doctors also discovered that my tubes were also 95% closed and would not allow any of my eggs to reach my uterus to be fertilized. I went through a procedure to try to open my tubes which was not successful. At this point, the doctors told me that if we wanted to have children we should consider having them soon. Due to the endometriosis, all the scar tissue they had removed would eventually come back and I would have to go through the laparoscopy again. I was devastated by the news. No one ever wants to hear that they cannot conceive a child on there own.

I went home and discussed our options with Aaron. We discussed the options of IVF or adoption. We decided to speak with the doctor’s billing department to see if IVF was even an option for us, due to how expensive the procedure is. The office gave us many different options, but we just couldn't spend that kind of money on IVF. Adoption was also a option, but wasn't something we were going to rush in to. So as much as it hurt us both to think that we would never have our own children, we let the topic go.

About a month went by and the subject was weighing heavy on my mind, so I decided to look into what our health insurance had to offer. I thought that the chances of my health insurance covering infertility is pretty rare, but I decided to call anyway and check into it. I called our insurance company and to my surprise they covered one IVF treatment per member per lifetime. I was so excited I called Aaron at work and told him the good news! He told me to call Dr. McConnell and get things started. After my first appointment a week went by and this huge box showed up on our front porch. When I opened it, I was completely shocked at the amount of needles and medications packed into this box that I became overwhelmed with it all and started crying.

January 8th, 2007. That's when it all started, all the shots, pills and doctors appointments. It felt as if it was never ending. We were both very nervous on the day of the retrieval, but also very excited at the same time. They retrieved 33 eggs and after the incubation period 22 of them were excellent and was great news to hear. Aaron and I went back and forth for a few days about how many eggs we were going to have placed back in. We hadn't come to decision until we were at the doctors office. I wanted to only place two eggs, but Aaron wanted to place three back in. We knew this was our one and only chance and we really wanted two children. If we could get twins that would be great. Dr. McConnell and Aaron both managed to talk me into placing three eggs back in, based on the better odds of having a successful outcome. The doctor also said the odds of all three eggs taking was rare, but was possible. The days went by and I was feeling like it just didn't work. The doctors office advised me not to take a home pregnancy test, but I have never been good at listening. Aaron went out to get a home test and I took it about 4 days before my appointment. It only took a few seconds before the test turned positive. I immediately started crying.

So now the question was how many babies were we having. I went in for the blood test and the doctor called me that evening. She said ,“ Well you’re definitely pregnant and we are hoping only one or two took”. She stated that a women pregnant with one child at this stage had hormone levels of around fifty, and that mine were in the 300's. At that point Aaron and I were both a little nervous. Roughly two weeks later we went in for the first ultrasound. I just remember lying there and the nurse counting “one, two, ah yep there's three little heart beats. I can't even remember how I felt at that moment. I just remember looking at Aaron and him saying,” I'm sorry honey, its my fault I said to put three back in”. We both left the doctors office in utter disbelief. At one point we never thought we were going to have children of our own and now we have three on the way! I don't think it really hit me until the next day when Aaron found me on the shower floor crying. I was so scared, nervous, shocked etc.......

My pregnancy was pretty uneventful in the beginning. I never got morning sickness and I was feeling great. Around seventeen weeks, Aaron and I traveled 550 miles to Grand Junction from Las Vegas for my baby shower. By the time we got home I was exhausted, I no longer had ankles and was wondering where my toes went. The following week I was told I was starting to dilate and I had to have a cerclage. Around 22 weeks, I got carpal tunnel in both hands and had to sleep with braces at night. As if I wasn't uncomfortable enough at 26 weeks I started to develop PUPPP ( Pruritic urticarial papules and plaques of pregnancy). It is a rash that started on my belly and worked its way to my arms and legs. PUPPP brings uncontrollable itching. I can't tell you how many anti-itch creams I tried. The dermatologist put me on oral steroids and steroids creams, but nothing relieved it. By the time I was 33 weeks along I hadn't gotten any sleep in three weeks. I just couldn't take it any more. The only cure for PUPPP is delivery. At that point it wasn't healthy for me or the babies. I was so emotionally and physically drained from getting absolutely no sleep, that I called my doctor and pretty much begged him to deliver me. I know that it sounds funny for me to want to deliver, but at this point I could barely walk due to the PUPPP. He agreed with me and we planned the delivery for the following week. He did an amniocentesis on that Monday, he also had me do two rounds of steroids; the first one that night and the second round Tuesday.

Thursday September 13th at 34 weeks and one day, Gracie Kaye entered the world at 6:22am weighing 3 lbs 4oz and 15 inches long. At 6:23 am Blaine William entered weighing 3 lbs 9 oz 16 inches, and finally at 6:24 am Collin Joseph entered at 4 lbs 9 oz 17 inches. I did not get to see my precious babies for fourteen hours and when I finally saw them it was the most amazing moment in my life.

Gracie had no major complications. She was at 100% oxygen saturation. She was just little and needed to grow stronger. Gracie spent 3 weeks in the NICU eating and growing. Blaine also had no major complications and was at 100% oxygen saturation. He also came home after 3 weeks in the NICU. Collin was on a little oxygen for the first five hours. He was having lots of apneas and bradys. The hospital would not allow him to come home until he went 7 days with out having an episode. Collin got to come home after spending 6 weeks in the NICU. It was the longest 6 weeks of our lives.

We were truly blessed to have three preemies with only minor issues. Blaine had problems at first with opening his 2 middle fingers. He went to PT a few times and his fingers straightened out. Blaine also had torticolosis, which caused him to only lay his head on one side. He also started to get a flat spot on the right side of his head. We helped stretch his neck muscles by turning his headed the opposite way. At one point we thought we were going to have to get Blaine a helmet, but thankfully when we took him to the specialist his head had already started to reshaping back to normal. Now you can't even tell. When Collin was born they detected a slight heart murmur. When he was 5 months we took him to the cardiologist for a follow up, and the murmur had went away. Gracie has been absolutely healthy and has only had routine check ups.

When the babies were just shy of 4 months old, Aaron and I decided to pack everything up and make the move from Las Vegas to Denver. We wanted our kids to grow up in a better environment than Las Vegas has to offer. In Denver, we both have family near by and we knew we definitely could use their help with three babies. My mom and I made the trip with the kids right after Christmas and Aaron stayed behind to get the house packed up and followed two weeks after. Aaron and I couldn't be happier that we made the move. It has been a eventful, stressful, emotionally and physically draining year for both of us, but Aaron and I couldn't be happier with our three little angels. We both look forward to their growth as little people, and all their little firsts that are yet to come.

The Little Family, Aaron, LeAnn, Gracie, Blaine, Collin

The Election

2008-10-15T14:04:00.005-07:00

THIS IS GREAT GREAT WEBSITE: http://www.fightthesmears.com/

So this year I have been paying very close to the election. This is a very important year. This not only depicts my future but also the future for my children. I have not missed a debate and read everything I can, to keep me up to date. I am a person who doesn't believe in pushing politics or religion on people. But I do ask if you are going to vote Please pay attention to the election. Don't vote if you haven't. There are so many people who vote do to ignorance. There are so many true and false things flying out of control. So if you don't know something for sure research it, do not believe it unless you know for 100% sure that it is indeed true.

I am getting myself so worked up over this whole thing. I am personally for Obama. I have nothing personal against McCain I just weigh out what i want more in my president. I am not going to stope as low as a lot of people and talk shit about McCain just because I am not voting for him. I think people are voting for the wrong reasons. Look at what your candidate is offering, Don't look at his skin color or his religion or where he is from. Ask your self what you personally want.
And if you are going to throw things out there, Then at least be able to back them up.

Here are some facts:

John McCain and the troops:

US troops overseas contributed six times as much to Barack Obama as they did
to John McCain;
http://www.opensecrets.org/news/2008/08/troops-deployed-abroad-give-61.html

McCain has voted against increasing veterans benefits ten times since 2003,
http://www.dailykos.com/story/2008/2/26/123532/692/322/464441

and despite his multimillion dollar fortune, accepts a yearly $58,000 veterans
disability check while opposing an Obama supported bill to give all veterans
more benefits;
http://www.americablog.com/2008/06/why-is-mccain-getting-58000-year-in.html#disqus_thread

John McCain has also said the VA should stop treating routine medical
problems, http://vawatchdog.org/08/nf08/nfJUL08/nf072808-3.htm

has suggested bringing back the draft,
http://thinkprogress.org/2008/08/20/mccain-support-draft/

and receives a score of 20 out of 100 from the Disabled Veterans of America,
while Obama gets an 80 out of 100.
http://www.votesmart.org/issue_rating_detail.php?r_id=3483

Our troops support Barack Obama's Iraq policy over John McCain's by thirty
percentage points, http://military.einnews.com/poll.php?id=2751

and 70.6% of US military donations last spring went to candidates in favor of
withdrawing from Iraq.
http://thespinfactor.com/thetruth/2007/07/17/ron-paul-leads-all-08-candidates-with-one-third-of-military-contributions-for-q2/

Blue Star Families for Obama: http://www.bsf4o.com/
Vote Vets:http://www.votevets.org/
Vote Vets video: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kcDMD0B7r88
Veterans for Obama: http://vetsforobama.org/
Veterans for Obama video: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mS1_uw_N2Wg

FACT CHECK:

For further fact checking information about Sen Barack Obama, please check
out: http://www.snopes.com/politics/obama/obama.asp

Barack Obama will not say the Pledge Of Allegiance: FALSE
http://www.snopes.com/politics/obama/muslim.asp

Barack Obama National Anthem stance:
http://www.snopes.com/politics/obama/stance.asp

http://isbarackobamamuslim.com/

Walking

2008-10-02T09:27:00.004-07:00

Well we are going into the walking stage yayyy! Gracie is standing up on her own now and walking when she wants to. Collin is walking when he wants to as well. I think they just figure its faster if they crawl. Blaine he has happy feet. I think he is just going to run. He gets to excited and goes to fast. He will figure it out shortley I am sure. Here are a wouple videos.

1st birthday

2008-09-16T11:35:00.004-07:00

The babies birthday was so much fun. They had a great time. And they did really well towards the end of the night with how sleepy they were.

We let thme play with the paper from there presents. Cake time was great. They started out really slow and once they realized how good it taste they were all over it. Collin could not grab handfuls fast enough. Blaines breath got taken away by how seet it was. We actually had to pull him out of his seat to get him breathing again. But we gave him some water and he was fine. Graice just sat there and focuses very deaply on eating. TOOOOO cute. Thanks to everyone for all the great gifts.

1 year Birthday Montage

2008-09-08T20:47:00.003-07:00

Happy Birthday my little loves.

Estes Park

2008-09-03T06:29:00.008-07:00

Labor day Weekend we went up to a beautiful place called Estes park. It is my absolute favorite place in Colorado. Anyway we walk the streets and enjoyed all the little shops there. I have been wanting to get the kids old time photo done and we did. MY mom though it was going to be a pain, but it wasn't. It turn out great.

I was a great day and it was nice to get out of the house with the kids.

We also took the kids to Portrait Innovations for there 1 year pictures. Let me say they did an amazing Job. They took a ton of different shots and we got to sit down and pick all the ones we wanted. They are a little pricey but well worth it. So here are just a handful of pics.

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Blaine and his Spegatti O's

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Just had to share this picture. Its to cute not to.

I need to Post more

2008-08-23T21:04:00.002-07:00

So I have been working a lot on making my blog look good, But I haven't posted in a while. So I am going to make an effort to post more.

My husband and I just celebrated our 2 year anniversery. We went to a resteraunt called the Melting Pot. It was sooooooo great. And the desert was to die for. This place is a big Fondue place. So if there is one in your town. Definatly go try it. It is a little pricey but well worth it I think. After 2 years of marriage and 3 years together I am still madley in love. Even though he is a pain in the ass sometimes. Raising Triplets is not easy. There is a lot of stress on a relationship. I have to say we have held strong. Don't get me wrong we have our moments, but for all the stress our life contains we are handling it well. I LOVE YOU AARON!!!!

I know I have said this before, But I am still so amazed that the babies will be 1 in less then a month. There birthday theme is going to be Sesame Street. When I was 1 my birthday cake was Cookie monster and my mom found the same cake ten she made it with on ebay. So I figured I would make it a tradition. We have family coming from out of town and I can't wait to see them all.

On another note We found out not that long ago that my Sister inlaw is having a little Girl around October 20th. Her name will be Izebella, Bella for short. Not sure if I spelled that right. I am so excited for her.

Well enjoy I will post again soon.

Life is getting Tougher

2008-08-04T19:04:00.002-07:00

So as my children get older I work harder. I thought it was tough when I was waking up 3 times a night to feed 3 infants. But now I have to laugh at that. Now that they are all mobile I am constantly running. I love the fact that they are so curious and and wanting to look at and touch everything. Every day gets a little bit harder to keep them all entertained. I am definitely going to make and effort to get them out of the house at least once a week. They really enjoy going out and seeing all kinds of new things.

So they will be 1 in a month so we are planning the big party. It is so hard to find the time to even fill out the invitations. But i am so excited we have family coming in from out of town that haven't seen the kids since they were 6 weeks old. They are going to be amazed by how big they are.

Also in a week my sister in law will be here and she is expecting her first child. A little Girl. I can't wait to love on her and my little niece in her belly. So there is a lot going on in the next few months.

Now for the update on the kids:

Gracie- She cracks me up. She is such a little firecracker. What she wants she GETS. She will knock her brothers down and steel whatever they have. We bet she is walking by her birthday if not then not long after.

Blaine- He is my sensitive boy. He cries a lot but that's just cause he wants some mommy lovin. He will be right behind Gracie as far as walking goes. And every time i am away from him for more then 5 minutes i miss his little smile.

Collin- Ahh my little giggly boy. He is his daddy head to toe. Still very independent and likes to play alone. His middle toe is shorter then the others and I think its adorable. Not sure if he is close to walking but he always amazes us by just doing things without any signs.

Life

2008-07-19T06:40:00.006-07:00

The babies are amazing me everyday with all that they learn new. We have started to read different books to them each day and they love it. They watch you so intently. I also put on a baby Einsteins movie for them while they eat there morning Cheerios. They Crack me up, watching them be so very involved in a little movie. Its amazing to me that they are 10+ months because they seem so much older with there BIG personalities.

Gracie- She is a firecracker! She definitely thinks she is the dominate one. If her brothers have a toy and she wants is, She will get it. She is very demanding, but yet so independent. Her hair is growing so fast. Some days she wakes up with the greatest bedhead.

Blaine- He is such a lover. He will definitely be our cuddler. He is starting to dance to music. Which by the way makes my heart smile. His smile can melt a complete strangers heart. He is getting his 2 top teeth in and surprisingly taking it very well.

Collin- He is our goofball. He has this crazy laugh going that sounds like woody the woodpecker. He claps at everything and giggles to the touch. He loves his baths and going swimming. He is like his father when it comes to sleeping. I have to wake him up every morning or who knows how long he will sleep.

On another note! I had to make a hard decision to get rid of one of our dogs. My heart still hurts over this. He was starting to get nippy at the kids and I couldn't take the chance at him biting one of them. It still doesn't make it easy. He was my dog for 5 years and I feel like I gave up one of my kids. Its been a week now and its still not getting easier. I wish I could just get past it! :(

Aaron and I are getting ready to celebrate our 2nd Anniversary. Very excited and I am still madly in love with him. He is such a wonderful father and despite that he drives me crazy at times he has been a great husband. 1 month and 1 day after our anniversary it will be the babies 1st Birthday. WOW I can't believe it 1 already. Time flies by too fast.

"Learn to be patient and cherish every minute"

Just an update

2008-06-26T20:37:00.004-07:00

Life is getting so busy. The babies are growing so fast. They are all sitting up and Gracie and Blaine are Crawling. They had there 9 month check up a little over a week ago. They are all doing great and they are all right on track. We started giving them finger foods. It is so entertaining to watch them. Gracie actually picks it up and eats it. Blaine will pick it up and chew on it and then spit it out. Collin will put one piece in his mouth and gag. He will not shut his mouth until what ever it is dissolves or he spits it out. They are all so different.

I have nights where U just wish I could go crawl in there cribs with them and snuggle and sleep with them. My husband calls me crazy. Its funny because some nights I cannot wait for them to go to bed just to so we can relax. But by the time we go to bed I miss them like crazy.

On another note today my husband and I went to the hospital do to something that happened to my knee about 3 weeks ago. I woke up one day and my knee was hurting. A few days after that it was swelling. It has only gotten worse since so today I decided to get it taken care of. Well I was told that my Meniscus is inflamed. That is the joint under my knee cap. It takes up to 6 weeks to heel if it is taken care of properly. I have to wear a knee immobilizer. Yeah right I hope that i am able to function with this thing on my leg. all I can do is try to take it easy. That taken it easy is not in my vocabulary.

Well until next time

Comments when we go out in public

2008-06-05T09:12:00.002-07:00

So I thought I would write about all the rude and great things we here when we go out in public. We either feel like a freak show or like celebrities. So here are some of the rude things we get, and the responses we normally give.

*Are they Natural:

Well obviously they are not plastic.

*Did you take fertility pills:

We normally just tell people there spontaneous, But inside i am thinking Why does it matter how they were conceived.

*Are they Twins:

Nope there are 3 of them which would make them Triplets

*Are they all Boys:

I just point to the highly PINK car seat Gracie is sitting In.

I know this doesn't sound like a rude Comment but I get so SICK of hearing You have your hands full. We here it about 100 times when we are out and about. It just gets extremely old. Like we don't already know that we have our hands full.
I normally just say Our hands are full of blessings.

* Are they born on the same day:
or are they the same age:

Triplets normally are.

* Glad its you and not me:

Me To obviously you couldn't handle it.

*I feel sorry for you:

Well don't. I feel sorry that your weren't blessed with such a wonderful thing.

I truly cannot believe the nerve of some people. I am sure there are some I am leaving out but these are the ones that get to us the most.
Now for the positive.

* You are so blessed

* They are all adorable, Cute ETC....

Yep that's about it for the Positive. Its amazing to me that the first thing that comes to peoples mind is always something rude. I guess I just have to tell myself that they don't know any better and that it is always shocking to see triplets.

Our Schedule

2008-05-23T08:50:00.000-07:00

So I know I haven't blogged in a while, I have been sitting here thinking about what to write. So i decided many of you that don't have triplets might be curious to see what our daily schedule might be like. So here we go.

7:00 am we all wake up. I bring one by one down the stairs normally Blaine first then Collin and then Gracie. I change diapers and place them in a swing or a bouncy.
We play for about and hour then they get there bottles.

Gracie- 6 oz
Blaine- 8 oz
Collin- 7 oz

After they are done eating I place them in the numerous toys we have for them.

After about an hour of playing & yelling. Its time for a nap. They sleep for about 2 hours and that's when I try to get some stuff done around the house. 11:00am I wake them if they are not already awake talking in there cribs. Again bring one by one down the stairs change diapers and time for there solid food. They normally get a fruit with some kind of cereal in it. Once again it is time to play.
12:00pm is bottle time. After bottles They again play for an hour or just chill in there chairs with some toy in hand.
Around 1:00 it is nap time again. This is when I take the time to relax and catch up on my shows that recorded the night before. I do also make there bottles for the next day.
Around 2:00-2:30 they wake up and again play. 4:00 is bottle time. Around the time they finish bottles Daddy walks in the door. He around 4:30-5 helps me take them upstairs for there last nap of the day which is about an hour long.
6:00 We go upstairs and bring them down for there solids. They normally get a Veggie and a fruit of some sort.
They play for a while around 7:00 we bath them if its bath night which is every other night. By the time we are done with baths its there 8:00 Bottle and off to bed we all go.
By bed time I am exhausted I pick up the toys and clutter from the day, And sit my butt on the couch. We are in bed by 10:00 and the next day its starts all over.

This is the amount of food we go threw a day with them.

Here is a ruff estimate on how many bottles I have made since they were born
4,989

This is a really rough estimate on how many diapers we have gone threw.
4403
I averaged this about 17 diapers a day

Growing so fast

2008-04-24T06:32:00.000-07:00

So we made our first family trip this past weekend. I was so nervous about taking them to a strange place for the weekend, But everything went great. I threw a baby shower for my best friend in Grand Junction which is about a 4 hour drive. The babies were wonderful. They slept great at a strange house and even did well with all the people there on Saturday. My sister took Collin and Gracie over night on Saturday. It was so nice to have just one baby. Don't get me wrong I missed the other 2 like crazy. Aaron and I both went to bed with something tugging on our hearts. Needless to say we were so glad to go pick them back. All in all it was a great trip. We definitely will be making more trips this summer.

Gracie is Miss Independent she will be the first to do it all. The other day I found her on all fours and rocking back in forth. This means we will have a crawler soon. Although I can't wait for them to be mobile I am sure I will regret saying that some day. LOL She is cutting her bottom 2 teeth, they haven't made it through yet but there working on it. She figures she will out do the boys and get both at once. She finally is sleeping through the night now yayyyy me. Although we had to put her in a different room then the boys. We had to let her cry it out, she has learned to put her own binky back in so we leave 3 or 4 in her crib so she can find one easily.

Blaine is our eater. He loves his food and will eat anything. I think that he may pass up Collin here soon weight wise. He is taller then Collin now but not quit as chunky yet. He is our most active one when it comes to playing. He loves his walker and he takes it very serious. He chases anything that moves in the house and if he wants something he knows exactly how to get to it. He thinks everything is a Jumper when he is standing on you he will start bouncing like you are going to make him bounce. He has his first tooth and he wasn't grumpy when it came through so we will See how the next one goes.

Collin is my lazy little man. He will sit in his toys and look around but doesn't do much beyond that. Lately he has been running a fever hopefully do to teething. He also has one of his bottom teeth. I think he is getting the other one because he has been a grumpy boy lately which is so out of character for him. It so cute to see him smile with his little tooth showing. I am so in love with all of them.

I can't believe they are already 7 months old it felt like yesterday they were still in my tummy..

2008-04-11T12:43:00.000-07:00

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2008-04-08T05:41:00.003-07:00

Jibber Jabber

2008-04-07T07:20:00.000-07:00

Well I have to say that my house gets louder and louder everyday. As they get bigger more noise comes out of them. I can't say that I mind though it is rather cute.. Solid food is going well Blaine and Gracie will eat just about anything, Collin on the other hand is a little picky but if you encourage him, he does a lot better. They all got there first teething cookie the other day and absolutely loved it. Collin did not know what to think of it and gagged a little but the second time we tried it he was ok with it.

I cannot wait for summer to be here. We have a nice back yard and I can't wait to hang in it. I want the babies to be able to wear all there cute summer clothes and hang outside. I feel Like we have been cooped up in this house for ever. This summer we will have more visitors and be able to go do a lot more. In 2 weeks I am taking the babies to Grand Junction with me so I can throw my friend Jess a Baby shower. My husband keeps asking why I don't just leave them here, But I can't find the heart to do that. I can imagine myself getting separation anxiety and maybe a little sick to my stomach without them. So call me crazy but we are packing up and going. I am definitely nervous about it. They do not do well sleeping other places but I am going to do my best to bring what makes them feel comfortable. I am sure I will have lots of help there.

I am looking forward to meeting my best friend Kristin's Son for the first time, And seeing my sweet little Kylie. Kristin was there when I had my babies and I was there for her first. Nickolas is almost 5 months old now and I still have yet to meet him I can't wait. After all him and My little Gracie have an arranged marriage. LOL

Anyways I am loving being back in Colorado being near family is very important to me. I want my babies to grow up with a cousin near by and Grandma and Pa Pa a 10 min drive away. Although I do wish Aaron's parents were closer so they could get to know them as well. I am so blessed have such wonderful people in my life, and a husband that I love very much although he can be a pain in my ass at times. I feel like I have 4 kids instead of 3 but that's what makes my life so fun.

Well until the next time.......

6 Months

2008-03-11T12:35:00.000-07:00

Its so amazing how far my little ones have come since they were born. I can't believe how big they are. I love watching every milestone. They had there first solid foods the other night and it was so funny. Gracie and Blaine Loved there Peaches and couldn't get enough of them. Collin on the other hand wasn't a fan. He was gagging and i have to admit it was funny. So the next night we let Collin have sweat potatoes and he loved them.

Collin has to go the the Cardiologist on the 19th just to do a check up on a slight Murmur they detected when he was born, But I am sure its nothing. And Blaine goes to get

fitted for his helmet on the 20th. Poor little guy. Aaron is excited to decorate it though. He wants to put race cars all over it lol. Imagine that! Gracie is just as healthy as a can be. I can't wait to see how much weight they have gained in 2 months. They go to the Doctor on the 13th. Hopefully the Doc tells me I can take the 2 off the expensive Formula.

Since moving back to Colorado I have joined a Group called S.T.O.R.M (Super Twins of The Rocky Mountains) So far I have met some amazing Women and can't wait to meet more. They do so many fun activities and Dinners. I look forward to doing so much more with this Group.

Anyways Life is wonderful as always. I have not wrote anything in a while i am going to try to do better.

Being negative takes more energy then it does to be positive.

2008-01-26T08:45:00.000-07:00

I was just reading a fellow Triplet Moms blog and she had a very rude person who left a very mean comment. It made me so angry. How do people think they have the right to judge others.
This person stayed anonymous, which by the way is weak. If your going to speak up have the guts to say who you are. They proceeded to tell her that doing invitro was intervening with Gods path. Well anonymous put your self in all the women's shoes who have been told we cannot have children. It is the most heart breaking thing a women could ever hear. Unless you have been through that you will never understand. Let me tell you about my story. When I was told I could not conceive on my own, It felt like my heart was ripped out of my chest I wanted so bad to be a mommy and here those little words come out of a child's mouth. All I could think about for days was that I will never experience the joys of being pregnant, giving birth or holding such a beautiful little angel in my arms. My dreams of having a family were crushed. It took my husband and I a while to explore our options. The things that women have to go through, all the shots and hormones and Doctor appt. is not an easy thing.So I give major Kudos to any women who ever went through that. It is all worth it. Does any women go into it wanted Triplets? I sure didn't, to be honest with you the thought of it scared the Shit out of me. I am not a religious person but I do know that things happen for a reason. They would not of descovered the technologies for IVF if it wasn't meant to be. Do all the people in the world have the right to be parents absolutely not but there are so many great people in this world that do deserve to be BLESSED with such a wonderful experience. So I say thank you god for giving us the technologies to do such wonderful things for great people. So next time anyone has bad thought about getting help to conceive. Think before your speak! If your Jealous just admit it we understand.

We are getting settled..

2008-01-18T18:52:00.000-07:00

Well my husband made it safely after a 21 hour trip with no sleep. We are so glad to have him here! We found a house to rent not to far from my moms house. I love being back here where all the pretty views are. The snow capped mountains take my breath away every time I look at them. I know that it will take a while for Aaron to ajust to it but I know he will learn to love it. We actually have a planned date just him and I. My parents are taking the little ones.. I cant wait. It doesn't happen that often.lol The babies had there first big Doctors Appt here in Colorado and they are all getting so big. Collin is 13lbs 8oz Blaine is 11lbs 12oz and my little peanut Gracie is 10lbs 9oz I can believe how far they have come in 4 months its so amazing to me. They got there shots and all have been running a fever so needless to say its been fun in our house the past couple nights. Well I will ramble more later...

The Move

2008-01-01T21:17:00.000-07:00

Well the babies and I made it safely to Denver on the 28th and we are now missing Daddy very much. I am so excited to be here with my family and the help is wonderul. I missed the snow and there is plenty here. I just hope that Daddy makes it safely and then we will get settled i can't wait.

First Family Christmas

2007-12-25T19:34:00.000-07:00

The Day we found out there were 3.

2007-12-22T15:21:00.000-07:00

We went to the Doctor about 2 weeks after we found out we were Pregnant. As the doctor is doing the ultra sound she says that she see's 3 little heart beats. We couldn't beleive it . As we were walking out to the car my husband breaks down and says wow TRIPLETS I was in so much shock I really couldn't say much. We always knew there was a chance of having 3 we just never imagined it. I never imagined me being a Mommy and now I just found out that I was going to be the Mommy to 3. It didn't really hit me until a couple days later. I just broke down crying I was so scared I didn't know how I was going to care for 3 babies at once. As time went on I got excited. How blessed were we to bring 3 little miracles into the world.

The Beginning

2007-12-22T14:55:00.000-07:00

Well where should I start? My Name is LeAnn and I have a wonderful husband whos name is Aaron. We met 12 years ago when we were both in our teens. We dated for short time. He then moved back to California and I never heard or spoke with him. Until one day a mutual friend was speaking to him on the phone so I decided to say hello. We then spoke once or twice a year. I never really considered us ever being together. Our lives were in different places. Then on august 1st 2005 he came to Colorado to Visit his family and friends. He was planning on staying at our mutual friends house. The morning he arrived he called me to say hello. So i drove over there and we sat and talked for a couple hours. From that point on I new that he was the one. He stayed the week at my house and i decided the i would be Moving to Las Vegas where he presently was living. I couldn't see my life going on with out him. So September 22cnd 2005 i packed up and drove all night to Vegas never to return to Colorado to live again. A little over a year later we were Happily married. All My friends in Colorado said it wouldn't last and i would be back in Colorado in 6 months later. Well here it is over 2 years later and I am still madly in love with him and we have 3 Beautiful Children now.