Happy 0th Birthday!
Happy Birthday Kiddos!!
Today, Maddy, Keri, and JD are officially “zero”…….according to their adjusted age anyway. Today would have been their official term due date. In reality, the Trips are now just shy of two months old and the time has just been flying by. Jill is baking the kids a birthday cake this afternoon and we plan to throw a mini party to celebrate this funny little milestone.
Our family has finally managed to ditch all of these bugs and things are starting to roll smoothly again. The kids are up to 3-4 oz feedings and are typically making it to 4 hours between feedings. They are doing so well at this point that they don’t even seem like preemies any more. We have been so very blessed that things have gone so well for the kids.
I would also like to extend a huge “THANK YOU!” to all of our family and friends for all of the help and continued prayers for our family. Caring for Triplets and a 15-month old would be quite an adventure (to say the least) without the wonderful support that we have been blessed with.
April 18th, 2009 at 5:50 pm
Officially “zero” that is too cute! Enjoy your celebration today.
April 18th, 2009 at 5:55 pm
Congrats! Gosh….hard to believe this day is here… You have four babies! CRAZY! Its so exciting to hear you going for walks with all them and the picture of the triplets is so cute….they are getting so big!
April 24th, 2009 at 12:27 pm
Congrats you guys…your triplets are absolutely adorable! They seem like they are growing like weeds! I have one question though. Seeing how Jill made it over 32 weeks, how developed were the babies lungs? I was wondering because my husband and I found out a month ago that one of our triplets has a rare congenital heart defect known as hypoplestic left heart syndrome. She will need either corrective heart surgery or a heart transplant within the first week after birth and the doctors told me that if her lungs aren’t developed enough they won’t do the surgery. If they don’t do the surgery, she will most likely pass away after about 10 days. The doctors told me that I need to make it to either 36-38 weeks…and honestly I don’t see that happening.
April 24th, 2009 at 8:44 pm
Hi Rachelle,
I’m very sorry to hear about your little one. But keep faith…..if there’s one thing that I’ve learned, it’s that everything works out for a reason.
Our Trips were born at 32 weeks and 3 days, but there is a possibility that they were closer to 33 weeks and 3 days, depending on what calculation was used. At 32-33 weeks, our babies’ lungs were pretty good. They didn’t need any oxygen or ventilators, and were only on CPAP for about 12 hours each. If I recall, anything prior to 34 weeks, they generally like to get the babies on steroids to help speed lung maturity. After 34 weeks, I don’t believe they consider the steroids unless circumstances warrant it. From what I gathered while up in the NICU, it seems that each and every case is very different. Some babies born at 37 weeks seem to have a tougher time than others that are born at 33 weeks. Ultimately, it seems that there is quite a bit of variance. The odds of lung issues in babies under 32 weeks is definitely higher than those born at 36, but that doesn’t mean that a 32-weeker will definitely have issues.
My advice is to treat each and every day as a milestone and not focus too far ahead on the bigger ones. Every single day is a step in the right direction and is a small victory for your little ones.
We’ve been keeping you and your family in our prayers and we’re wishing for the best. Stay strong, have faith, and never lose hope.