We've made the move!  I decided it was time to get off of the caringbridge website and start a real blog.  So, here we are.  From now on I'll be posting on this site.

In other news the boys are on the move.  Well, sort of.  Aiden and Reese have rolled from tummy to back and back to tummy.  Noah has rolled from his back to his tummy once and then hasn't done anything else.  The developmental specialist said that it's more difficult for a "bigger baby" to roll.  Bigger baby?  What?  My preemie is a bigger baby?  Who would have ever though.  Not me for sure.  Aiden and Reese are able to straighten their legs and push themselves over.  Noah's are quite chubby so it's hard for him to straighten them enough to push himself over.  Poor guy.  He gets so frustrated.  We'll just keep working at it.  They are all starting to grab toys and hold them.  They're babbling like crazy.  They scoot a little bit, both on their tummies and on their backs.  It's so much fun to play with them now that they can do more!  It's just hard to believe they are almost 6 months old.

I've been doing a lot of looking back lately.  At the beginning of January last year we were meeting with a specialist to talk about testing and further treament since we still weren't pregnant and didn't know why.  At the end of January we had our first ultrasound to confirm that I really was pregnant.  That's when we learned that we were possibly having triplets.  We went out to dinner that night and neither of us ate much.  We just looked at each other wondering what we were getting ourselves into.  A week and a half later we went back for an ultrasound.  3 heartbeats.  The most beautiful sound in the world.  It was confirmed.  3 babies.  We were still in shock.  Now we were excited though.  We went from wanting one baby to having 3.  Our families also didn't know how to respond.  More shock.  Lots of tears.  When we starting seeing specialists and having more ultrasounds we were informed that we could do some "selection".  In other words we could abort 1 or 2 of the babies (which they will not refer to as babies).  This is an option they are required to give when someone is expecting multiples.  Selection?  Get rid of one of these precious lives that we waited and longed for?  Seriously?  At 7 weeks we heard their heartbeats and you expect me to believe it's natural to "eliminate" one of them?  Not a chance.  I was always prolife and always will be.  Now more than ever.  These little lives are so precious to us.  Every life is precious, no matter the circumstances.  We even have a friend who was conceived by rape.  She is one of the most beautiful, intelligent and loving people I know.  I can't imagine a world without her.  You may not agree with me about this issue, but I know with all my heart that each and every life has purpose.  Maybe this year we can even participate in a walk that promotes life.  We'll see.  After all, who knows what a new year will bring!  :)