Random photos

I was looking at photos on my computer and found some cute ones that I thought I would add. I hope you enjoy....



My new nephew Gavin: He was born on April 27th (I'm way behind). What a cutie!! I need to get a recent picture of him because he is a cute chunker and so cuddly!

Look at that hair :)

Mother's Day Party at Grandma's: I only took a few pictures and of course they are of the neices and nephews. I need to be better at taking pictures of everyone.

Cute Pete playing in the tent

Jaker my baker playing

Pretty Emma playing outside

Jake practicing his soccer, he has gotten really good!

Brack and Pete laughing like they always do :)

Adventures with McCoy: I get the opportunity to spend a lot of time with this little guy because he lives so close. I'm basically Mama #2 and love him to death.

Playing outside - that smile melts you every time!

He loves his uncle Brack - on this day he would only eat if Brack fed him

Other babies:



Our friends, Brandon and Brie's, little guy, Baby Braxton. Love this kid! Isn't he precious!

Our friends Nikki and Hal had their baby boy, Madden, on June 8th! What a precious baby!

Father's Day:

I didn't do a good job of documenting Father's Day. I have been bad at getting my camera out lately :(

Papa John. I made him this fleece blanket because he served in the Air Force. I respect and honor him so much for not only his service there but as a father to his sons. He is such a good dad and a great example. He is always willing to help us out when needed. Thank you Papa John for everything!

My Dad! (I really need to take more pictures of him, this is from his birthday in Jan 2009.) My dad is such an amazing man. He is the most giving, nonjudgmental man I know. He lives his life by example and loves his family so much! Thank you for everything you do for us dad! I don't know what I would do without you.

And finally, this good looking guy! I won't get too sappy but I can't leave him out. He has been so good to me during this pregnancy. With a lot of stress, work, and taking care of me he has not complained once. He is such a hard worker and the best husband ever. I don't know what I would do without him! Love you babe!

Life has been busy but very enjoyable with all of these people in our lives! We are so blessed! I will try to get better at taking pictures of everyone and more often :)

Nursery pictures!

Here are the pictures of the nursery like promised. It is not totally complete but Bracken worked SO HARD on the painting alone that I have to post some pictures of at least that. So far we have the room painted (which is most of the decoration process), put together 2 of the 3 cribs, and painted and put together the dresser. So we only really have one more crib to put together and put up all the bedding, hang a few things on the walls, and set up the swings and bouncers. I am so happy with how it is turning out! Thank you babe for all of your hard work! You are amazing.

I didn't get any before pictures but they had to paint the whole room white and then do the stripes. (Thanks to our brother-in-law Jeff and our good friend Brandon for your help!)

He's smiling here but drawing the lines and doing the taping was the hardest most tedious part.

Setting up the first crib: (Thanks brother Blake for the help)






Stripes done:




Final touch done with putting molding up:

And my cute Harley: I have to add pictures of her because we spend A LOT of time together these days since I'm home all the time. Isn't she so cute?

I'll post more pictures when it is all done.....so cute!

FAQ's

I have been meaning to answer people's questions for awhile now but just keep forgetting. So, I thought it was time to finally answer them while I'm thinking of it.

#1- Are your babies natural? -I don't know a baby who isn't.

#2- Do multiples run in your family? -Brack and I both have twins in our families but we aren't sure how much that had to do with it.

#3- Did you do In-vitro Fertilization? -No. Lucky for us we did not have to go that far. After finding out that we had "unexplained infertility" (doctors could not find a reason why we couldn't get pregnany), we were placed on a drug called Clomid. The drug worked extra well on me and so we ended up having to half the dose. We were told we had about a 3% chance of triplets, 20% chance of twins, and about 35% chance of a singleton. Well....we beat the odds :)

#4- Are you going to have to move? -Right now, no. We are going to stay in our townhome. Luckily it has 3 bedrooms, 2 1/2 baths and an unfinished basement. So for now we can make it work. I have spent the last few months de-junking a lot and organizing. We haven't been able to go through everything in the basementlike I hoped, but we made a big dent in it and I have been able to go through every closet in the house. So it has helped a lot to de-junk so we can just refill it all with baby things :) We will either have to finish our basement within the next year or plan on moving in 1-2 years most likely. We will just have to see.

#5- Are you going to nurse them? I am not. I have not yet determined if I will try to pump for them while they are in the NICU or not. It is actually not completely up to me. I have a medical problem that I am on medication for. I would have to go off all of my medication in order to pump for the babies. So we will have to see if my body can handle the change of going off all of my medication after it has already gone through so much with carrying the triplets. So as of right now, I am not planning on nursing or pumping.

#6- Can you feel the babies now? -Yes I can. I can feel all 3 of them and usually know who is kicking. They sometimes can trick me though. They are quite busy in there but there are times that no one is moving. Bracken has felt them a couple of times but seems to always miss it. I also can see them kicking on the outside of my belly sometimes. I love that they are growing and getting big!

#7- How much weight are you suppose to gain? -My doctor never gave me an actual amount. He doesn't say much about weight gain because A) I've been gaining steadily and B) As long as I'm gaining, he is worried about a lot more than just that I think. I did read a triplet book written by a Dr. Barbara Luke (I highly recommend this book to any triplet mom) and it said to aim to gain 50-70 pounds no matter if you were overweight to begin with. So I do not actually know how much I have gained (not my favorite thing to see) but I know I have been gaining.

#8- Are your babies identical? -No. They are all fraternal and have their own sacs and own placentas.

#9- Do you have everything you need? -Honestly, I don't know. It is so hard to know how much and what you need. We have been very blessed by showers and by our families help. We now have all 3 cribs, a dresser, all 3 car seats, 2 strollers, and hopefully all of the little things like clothes, burp cloths, blankets, etc. We also have a nice supply of diapers and wipes to start us off. People have been very generous and helpful. I get asked a lot what else do we need and truthfully we are open to anything that people are willing to offer. I feel quite ready but you never know with 3 how many of what you will need.

#10- When will you go on bed rest? -I actually thought that by this point in my pregnancy I would be on bed rest! I really have no clue when it is going to happen. The past few weeks, things have started to change. My perfectly low blood pressure goes up and down now and is all over the place. It hasn't gotten too high and I have no signs of pre-eclampsia but I am now monitoring it very very closely at home. It seems that if I stay down it keeps it down. I have also started to have contractions or braxton hicks contractions, whatever you want to call it. They are irregular but I also have to keep my eye on them and make sure I don't get 6-8 in an hour. I saw the dr. this past week and he didn't say I needed to be on bed rest. He is going to see me weekly now and told me if anything happens to go straight to the hospital, not even to call first, just go in. We just can't risk it. So, for now I've basically put myself on modified bed rest. Yes, I might be crazy but I just think it is best. Plus, I have no energy. So I usually am up for MAYBE a couple of hours a day but then I spend the rest of the day in my recliner.

#11- Do you have names picked out? -I'm pretty sure that we are set on our names but I'm not ready to tell them to everyone yet...so you must keep waiting.

#12 - What do you do all day since you do not work? -I haven't worked for almost 4 months now. I have LOVED it. I spent a lot of time organizing my house and preping things. I have spent more time with my mom then I have in years! It has been so fun. She works still but after her heart attack I saw her almost every single day. She has helped me so much, I do not know what I would do without her. I have also been able to hang out with my sister Nat which has been great since she used to live in St. George and only moved up 1 year ago. So basically I sleep in because I'm tired and I know that I won't be able to do it again for a long long time. I take naps when I need to, I take care of my house, and I have just been enjoying life. I have been reading and researching things on triplets for awhile now and do some of that almost everyday. There is so much to learn! Now that I'm slowing down on things I spend a lot of time online. I need to start some projects I think.

#13- Do you have family or friends that will be around to help? -Luckily both of our parents live within 10 minutes of us. My in-laws are both retired which will be helpful, although they do have other things to do than take care of my kids :) My mom is planning on helping me as much as she can which will be very nice. We also live in an amazing ward who has talked about organizing help to come in when Brack goes back to work. So we will be figuring things out as we go.

#14- What are you going to do and/or how are you going to do this? -I probably get this question the most. We don't know EXACTLY how we are going to take care of 3 babies but we are going to do it. We have ideas of how to do things, schedules, etc. but honestly we just will have to take it a day at a time. We know it is not going to be easy, it is going to be more work than we probably can imagine. But we feel so blessed that the Lord is sending us 3 of his children and we are going to do the best we can. We love them already and will work hard to make things work. People say they are so worried for us but there is no reason to be. Leave the worrying up to us :) We are so excited to meet our children and to start this adventure. We will be able to handle it. Worrying doesn't do us any good at this point. We just can't wait!


Well there you have it. If you have more questions, feel free to ask. I stole this idea from my friend who is a triplet mom and just thought it was the easiest way to answer everyone's questions. I cannot believe that we have made it 25 weeks already!!! What a blessing.


P.S. Pictures of the nursery to come...so cute!

24 weeks!!! Week of viability!

I have a lot to update on and I am getting told it is time to do it so here it is. First off I am now 24 weeks along! This is the first of many big milestones in my pregnancy. 24 weeks is known as the week of viability, meaning that the babies would be able to live outside of the womb at this point. I am so happy that we have made it this far with no problems or complications. Now our next milestone is 28 weeks so cross your fingers for us.

Last month I had 2 showers thrown for me. The first was thrown by my 2 sisters, Kris and Nat, and my cousin, Kristen. I cannot thank you guys enough for throwing the shower for me!!! I had such a good time. It was so fun to see old friends, neighbors, and family. I felt bad because I was so busy I didn't get to talk to everyone I wanted to for as long as I wanted to. We did have a fun game where people were supposed to cut a piece of string that was supposed to be how big I was around. Well needless to say, I was not as big as 99% of the people thought I was :) Thanks Jodie for still thinking I was small ;) Just kidding, it was fun to see. At that shower I was almost 21 weeks so you can see a few pictures of my belly at that time. I wish I had more pictures of the shower but it was hard for me to take pictures, visit, and open gifts. So hopefully my mom and sisters have more pictures to send me. I also have to mention the CUTEST cakes that my 2 sisters made for the shower. They did 3 round cakes with little pea pods on top. One cake for each baby. So many people complimented on them and loved them! Also thank you everyone for the many gifts. We were so blessed and are very grateful for everyone's generosity! It helps so much!!!

Me and Marcia at my shower

Elysia, Marci, and me

My old college roomie, Little Melissa! Love her!

Adorable cakes


Later in the month my friends in my ward threw me a shower. It was so cute. It was perfect weather so we were able to sit in the backyard of my neighbor's and enjoy each other's company. Oh and the food, well it was delicious! I could have eaten all of it! I was very busy at this shower too and didn't get any pictures except afterwards with the girls who threw it for me. What a fun shower. At the shower they did a diaper raffle. Everyone who brought diapers for us was put into a raffle to get a gift. Huge thank you for that idea! We got a TON of diapers!! It was perfect. Thank you girls for throwing it and for everyone who came and shared with us. Seriously we cannot get over how much people have helped us and how generous people have been. I cannot even tell you how much it means to us. I'm glad that I was able to have my showers early just in case I was put on bed rest. Although I haven't been, for some reason the showers totally wore me out and I felt so exhausted afterwards so I'm still happy we had them early.

Me and my sister Nat at my ward shower

Girls at my ward shower

Last weekend, Brack and I went down to Lehi to meet with a group of multiple families, which all happened to have triplets. It was so fun to meet the families and their kids and talk to them. We got a lot of tips and helpful hints from the families. It really felt good to see families who do what we are going to do and are happy doing it. It was fun to meet you all and your cute families. I hope to keep in contact with all of you! (I took these pictures from Roxy because I forgot my camera...thanks Roxy!)
Roxy and her family. (I just have to say how awesome Roxy has been to me. I met her through a mutual friend and she has been so kind to me and helped me a ton! Thank you!)

Finally, a few pictures of my belly. I cannot believe how much bigger I have gotten even just over the past few weeks. Babies sure are growing!! At my last appointment, which was 1 1/2 weeks ago, the babies were all over a pound and nice and healthy. I absolutely love having ultrasounds and seeing the babies. It makes me feel so much better. So far, still no bed rest but I sure am starting to have a harder time getting around and getting things done. I think it is hard for my body to hold up all this weight for very long. I also started to have braxton hicks contractions this week. They aren't too painful, mainly just uncomfortable but I am trying to keep them under control the best I can. We'll see this week at my appointment what the next step is. I would also love the heartburn to end but I know that isn't coming anytime soon. It all is worth it each time I feel the babies kick and move around. I feel them all the time now and LOVE every second of it! We have been working on the nursery but I'll wait until later in the week to post pictures because well, this is a really long post already :)

18 weeks.

Cute husband and Harley! Love them to death!

22 weeks.

23 weeks.

I'm trying to get better at taking belly pictures even though I don't love them :)

Happy Birthday Bracker!!!

Today is Bracken's birthday. Although the day is almost over, I think it is worthy of a post. So HAPPY BIRTHDAY BRACKEN! I cannot tell you how lucky I feel to be married to my best friend and to have you as my eternal companion. I am so blessed to have you in my life. Thank you for always making me happy and for all the you do for me. If you know Bracken, you know that he always makes you feel comfortable and can almost always make you laugh. He is so fun to be around and easy to talk to. I cannot wait for him to be a dad! You are the best babe! I love you!!!

For his birthday, we actually celebrated on Memorial Day because he had the day off. We had a BBQ at his parents, went swimming with friends, put together the babies dresser, and then finished the day off with our good friends Brie, Brandon, and baby Braxton roasting hotdogs and starbursts over the new fire pit Brack got for his birthday! It was a day full of fun and we loved it!! Bracken has been wanting a fire pit for 2 years now so I'm glad he finally got it. We had a blast. For those of you who wonder about roasting starbursts, we were hesitant to. But Brie provided the starbursts and we roasted away. It works great, they become crunchy on the outside and gooey on the inside. Delicious :) Thanks for celebrating with us guys :)

Birthday Boy!

Cheesy Brandon


Brother Ben

Brack and his firepit

This is a HORRIBLE picture of me but Brack is cute. (I don't really like any pictures of me these days though.)

Brandon, Brie and Baby

Today was a little low key. I was pretty exhausted from a fun filled day yesterday. After work we went to dinner with my parents at Famous Daves (Brack's pick). I'm to the point that I really need to watch my portions because man I ate too much! Then we spent the rest of the evening making some baby purchases and then visiting his parents. All in all, it was a fun couple of days. We also went to Park City this weekend for a little baby shopping. We have been busy!!!

Roasting hotdogs

Roasting starbursts


Any way, I have a doctor's appointment tomorrow so I'll update on that later. For now, I hope you had a wonderful birthday Brack! You deserve it!

20.5 weeks and no bed rest....yet :)

Well I have made it to 20 weeks now. I can't believe it. Time has actually started to go by faster and I'm very happy about that. I guess it has been a month since my last post on my babies. Not a whole lot is new. I've been going to the doctor every 2 weeks and so far everything is looking great. I need to post an updated belly picture but haven't taken one for a few weeks so I'll have to get one this weekend.


Last week Brack and I either came down with a virus or food poisoning (we are thinking food poisoning) on Monday and it SUCKED! I ended up having to go into the hospital for dehydration. I was so happy to go in though because they were able to stop the vomitting. I had thrown up so hard that every muscle in my belly was strained and I was in a lot of pain from it. So after a few bags of IV fluid I was feeling a lot better. Sweet Bracken was so good to me. It was the middle of the night and by the time we got home he had been awake for 21 hours straight. He also started getting sick and vomitting at the hospital and didn't even tell me because he didn't want me to worry. Poor guy got really sick too. So the next day we spent with me in bed and him on the couch. It was a party. Luckily by Wednesday we were all better. I was really happy with how the OB emergency services at the U helped me and handled everything. They were very kind to me which made me feel so much better. The resident doctor was happy I came in because dehydration can start contractions and that is the last thing that we need. She also did a quick ultrasound to check on the babies and of course they were doing great (mommy just wasn't) and were fighting in there. The doctor thought it was funny so she watched them for a little bit longer. Wow I never want to go through that again though. It is definitely worse while pregnant.


Other than that, I had an appointment this Wednesday. It was the first time I haven't had an ultrasound at an appointment and we were successful in finding all 3 heartbeats. It was fun to finally hear them!!! So far my doctor is really happy with how I am doing. My blood pressure is holding great and so far my cervix is too. Next check up will be in 2 weeks so we'll see what happens then. It's pretty crazy because things can change very very quickly with 3 babies in there. In fact, 2 weeks ago I was measuring (or my uterus was measuring) 25 weeks. This week it was 32!!! Can you believe that? I can't. No wonder I have felt so big lately. Holy cow! The doctor was pleased by this because it means babies are growing so I should be happy too. So today he told me that I'm not being put on bed rest...yet. Woo Hoo! I guess I just go week by week now. He did say to lay down for an hour in the morning and afternoon and to listen to my body for when I'm tired. By the end of the day, I'm exhausted no matter what so I usually can't do much. My belly hurts every night from all the work of holding 3 babies, I have horrible heartburn, and sleeping is just not very comfortable. So there is my complaining. Other than that, I couldn't be happier with how things are going. I am so grateful that the babies are growing so well, that I'm doing so good, and for the many prayers on our behalf. We truly don't know what we would do without our friends and family. You all have been so good to us!


I have my first shower this weekend and am so excited. Already so many people have been so generous and kind. It is fun to have the showers because it makes things feel so real. I can't believe how close we are getting to these babies coming. What a miracle. We feel so blessed. So for now, 2 more weeks until further news. Keep growing babies!!!

Happy Mother's Day!

Today is a very special day for many mother's. I needed to be sure to take some time to tell my mom HAPPY MOTHER'S DAY! If you know my mother you know that she is truly an amazing person. She is the hardest worker I have ever met. She has always worked full time (driving from Kaysville to Provo), is a full time mom, served in church callings faithfully and to the fullest, is a great wife, and the best example in the world. I have never met someone who is a harder worker and who puts others before herself more often. Even to this day she is constantly serving her family, especially me these days. I could not have been given a better mother. She is my best friend and I don't know what I would do without her in my life. Mom thank you for everything you have done and continue to do for me! I can only hope to be half the mom you have been! I love you!

*Babies are doing great and so am I :) I will update about them soon.