Oh boy, oh boy, oh boy!

Christy and Jeff (and Amelia) are in trouble...three strawberry-blond-headed boys were welcomed into this world around 3:30 this afternoon!

As of an hour ago, no names were picked out yet, but here's what Jeff shared with me:

Weights:

• 5 lbs., 3 oz.
• 5 lbs., 4 oz.
• 6 lbs. 1 oz.

That's 16 1/2 pounds worth of babies!

Jeff didn't recall lengths or eye color, if you're curious, but here's what's important: One baby was already out with Christy, another was in the NICU for observation but doing well, and the third is coping with premature breathing issues. Mom is doing well but wasn't out of recovery yet. She'll be up for calls tomorrow.

Congratulations Jeff and Christy!!!

It's a Good Day for a Birthday...or Three

I just finished up at the doctor's office and he decided it's time for us to finally meet these babies. This morning's ultrasound showed that Baby A is starting to lag behind a bit in growth, which is not cause for big concern. But, at 36 weeks and 3 days, there's no point in waiting any longer either.

We'll be heading to the hospital about 12:30 this afternoon and the delivery is scheduled for 3 p.m. Please pray that all goes well with the delivery, that the anesthetic is effective this time, and that the babies are all strong and healthy.

We've got someone on standby to post the delivery news on the blog, so we'll try to get the word out as soon as we can.

Thanks to all of you for following our adventure so far and for keeping us in your prayers. We appreciate each and every of you.

The Deadline Is Set

OK, don't get too excited, the birthday is not THAT imminent. I saw the doc this morning and everything still looks great. We scheduled delivery for Monday, October 13 at 7:30 a.m. Of course, I could go before then, but if not, that will be the day -- at 37 weeks and 1 day gestation.

I have an ultrasound on Wednesday to make sure the babies are still doing fine, though they were so active last night that they kept Jeff awake! I guess I'm so used to it I just slept right through it all. I don't think it will be that easy once they arrive!