5/6 Welcome Keegan, Shaun, and Joshua! Miraculous. The birth and recovery.

5/6 Welcome Keegan, Shaun, and Joshua! Miraculous. The birth and recovery.

Your birth was beautiful! I got to watch you each being born in the reflection of the OR lights. Keegan, you came out bottom first. And Shaun and Joshua, you each came out feet first. The OR was filled with each of your first cries, and the beautiful chorus of the three of you crying your hellos together. Like we'd been praying for, you each were healthy and we all were able recover together and room together. 

Keegan Jonathan: 

Born at 1:54 pm

5 pounds 10 ounces

18" long

Keegan: Little fiery one. 

Jonathan: Gift of God.

Shaun Benjamin:

Born at 1:55 pm

4 pounds 8 ounces

17 1/2" long

Shaun: God is gracious. 

Benjamin: Son of my right hand. (and yes, he was on my right side! :))

Joshua Roger: 

Born at 1:56 pm

4 pounds 14 ounces

17 1/4" long

Joshua: The Lord is my salvation

Roger: Mighty warrior. (and you have a battle cry of a voice!)

All middle names were chosen for godly men in our lives who have loved us and influenced our lives tremendously. We love you and are so thankful for your presence in our lives! Also Joshua is Dave's middle name. We loved these names and their meanings. We pray you boys will grow in wisdom, godliness, and character!

The first few days in the hospital were miserable for my recovery. I hemorrhaged after birth making recovery even harder (as if it wasn't enough going from pregnant with three to none)! But you three were such joys. Joshua, you had a 10 hour stint in the NICU for blood sugar regulation, but no biggie. Not even an overnight in the NICU between the three of you. Shaun, you had the movie star treatment with sun glasses as you laid out under the bili lights. And you were all so beautiful, healthy, and perfect. 

What a miracle. That we had triplets. That I'm 5'1" and carried all three. That we were able to carry them to term for triplets to our scheduled c-section at 36.3 weeks. That I was able to finish my last semester of classes of nursing school. That we were able to recover together after the c-section. And that they were all take-home babies!!!!  God, you are amazing. Thank you for answering our prayers!