Triple Suprise!

A week before Christmas, Derek and I were given the best Christmas present. I had a positive pregnancy test. We were so excited to be having a second child. We had everything all planned out. We couldn't keep the exciting news to ourselves so we shared it with our families at Christmas by giving our parents and grandparents a wrapped picture of Ben holding a sign that said "I'm going to be a Big Brother!" We had a blast watching everyone's reactions as they discovered the news.

Shortly after Christmas, I became very tired and nauseous most of the time. The symptoms were much stronger than I had experienced in my first pregnancy. I told Derek that I thought I was either carrying twins or a girl because I was so sick. Little did I know...

On January 17, Derek and I went to our first appointment. We learned that our full term due date is August 21, 2012. We were anxious to see our baby on the ultrasound and to know everything was well. As the tech started the ultrasound, she quickly asked if I had taken fertility medication. A little confused I answered, "No, why?" Derek was watching the screen intently and answered, "It's twins!" The tech then responded, "No, there are three and I'm not done lookin'." We looked at each other in shock. At this point, Derek and I could not believe our eyes as we watched our 3 babies on the screen. Derek's eyes filled with dollar signs as he instantly began calculating the costs. A roller coaster of emotions came over both of us... shock, excitement, joy, and fear. Words cannot describe the feeling of being blessed with triplets.