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Hi everyone- I am finally released from the hospital, but I’m put on permanent bed-rest. It was a long 3 days and I’m so happy to be out. Lilly, Kerry and I are staying at my aunts house because it’s close to the hospital if we need to go back. She is a life saver, Kerry and Lilly have been here while I was in the hospital, she loves her aunt and cousin Jason…I am scared of what is to come next.

Like Kerry said in the last post, I have mild preclamsea which could lead to me delivering any time now. My blood pressure has been high and I had high protein in my urine.  I also had two horrible, horrible steroid shots for the babies to speed up the development of there lungs in case we have to deliver early. Today I’m at 32 weeks and 1 day, we are hoping to go to 36 weeks. I’m not sure how much longer my body is going to let me go. I am pushing myself to the limit with everything, meaning this is a hard pregnancy.

I’m taking it easy though, Kerry and Lilly are so good to me and now my aunt is taking great care of all of us! I don’t know where I would be without them. Hopefully everything will go well with the rest of the pregnancy.  I’m holding in as long as I can, but each day is getting harder.

Thank you everyone for supporting me, especially the girls on my yahoo groups! Some of them had called me at the hospital to reassure me that everything will be OK. I’ll write again when I can, our next apt is on Monday and hopefully they will tell me some good news! So good bye for now! Continue to pray for us! Thanks

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For the second time this week (and the fourth day) we went back to the hospital this morning.

My symptoms are getting worse and it’s harder for me to hang on, but I know that is the best thing for these precious girls. I have severe heartburn, swollen feet and legs, headach, my blood pressure is high, I only got 2 hours of sleep last night-not to mention diagnosed gallstones and pre-clamcia- to top it off I can hardly breath (which is why I went in this morning.) The doctor gave me some Tylenol… that combined with a different sitting position seemed to help me get my breathing back.

I don’t know how I’m making it, besides Kerry, Lilly and our supportive family. My Aunt Elayne is taking such good care of us as we bunker down at her house for the weekend until our appt on Monday. I’m on 100% full bedrest- I can only get up to use the bathroom/shower.  Kerry is working from home now until we deliver- He is going to work and help with Lilly throughout the day. The company he works for has been overwhelmingly supportive as well.

We still need to go in on Monday for a checkup again. Today they checked the babies again, with an ultrasound. They said I’m doing great and should be proud of myself, which I am in a way I guess. He also said that the babies look really healthy, they have good fluid around them, there heartbeats are really strong and they all are practicing breathing, which is a miracle to watch. So thats, that, I will keep all of you updated on how the girls and myself are doing. Thanks everyone for reading.

My goal is still 36 weeks- hopefully no more surprise doctor visits.

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(Kerry Here LIVE from Kinko’s Copies on limited sleep !)

Jenell delivered Girl,Girl,Girl triplets on 7/9/07 ~ 10.36pm.

1. Alyssa Lynn Mann 3 lbs 13 oz & 16″


2. Katie Susan Mann 3 lbs 1 oz & 15″


3. Emma Elizabeth Mann 3 lbs 10 oz 17″

I will try to put together a better post after some more sleep… Jenell was forced into labor at 32 and 5/7 weeks- because she had preclamcia - very high blood pressure among other things… she delivered fine although premature. Jenell still has preclamcia and high blood pressure as well a severe pain from the C-Section. As a result she was put on a lot of meds that make her very drowsy. It’s sad that she was not able to see her own babies until today… nearly 2 full days after delivery. More on this-

The delivery was amazing- literaly 30 people running around and attending to each baby. I watched the entire C-Section and followed the babies into N-Intensive Care….

The babies are beautiful-(pictures to come)

They are doing well so far for premature babies. They are so small ! The babies are in a room lined up next to each other in incubaters– The nurses taking care of them are amazing.

Emma is a little cutie relaxed and laid back.

Allysa and Katie are a little more fussy.

Sorry I dont have time to write more- Lilly is Crying !- Quickly

Thanks so much to Jenell’s family- her Dad and Grandma Sue have been so helpful WE COULD NOT OF DONE THIS WITHOUT THEM !

The problem is Lilly cant be alone with Jenell- Lilly cant be with me and teh triplets- Lilly cant sleep at the hospital. So I am stuck with Lilly , Helping my wife, and enjoying the first few days of my 3 girls lives ! Warren and Sue (who live 6 hours away) have been helping out and taking Lilly at night. Jenell’s Aunt Elayne has also been amazing with Lilly and letting us live at here house before we delivered.

Thanks to my Aunt Mary and Aunt Margie for stopping by-

Anyways- really tired. We hope to get a room at the Ronald McDonald house( they house families with sick children near hospitals and Lilly can stay there with me )

Lastly- My wife is amazing . She went nearly 33 weeks with almost no bedrest- all of the specialists are telling her she has done awesome. And today - with no sleep , gallstones, preclamcia, high blood pressure, shortness of breath and on and on– She was in so much pain, literaly bleeding , her stiches were coming apart she had to stand up so she could get in to a wheelchair so we could take her to see her babies (after 48 hours of waiting) The nurse kept asking if she was Ok and she kept saying YES im ok- But I knew she wasnt.. She told me later she was in the most pain of her life- But the reward was well worth it- Im a big baby myself - I held back a few tears as I opened the door for Jenell to see her babies- the babies are beautiful….

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Hi all, this has to be a quick post from me as I am extremely exhausted. The long wait is finally over, we delivered our beautiful triplets July 9th at 10:32pm. I am so happy they are here. They are just beautiful and look like our Lilly. She is doing great with all of this, I wasn’t sure how she was going to take it, but very well so far. Lilly can name all of her sisters. But calls Emma Dmma, so cute!

I am so tired and feel beat up from every angle. The meds they are giving me are not enough! They used staples and one is pinching me…

My recovery has been hard. Due to the pre clamcia my blood pressure was very high and they had to put me on magnesium. I’m also on several pain pills. I was very dizzy earlier and they ran an MRI and catscan to make sure I had no blood clots. The tests were OK however I do have liquid in my lungs. This is particularly troublesome because it forces me to cough— nothing is more painful for my Csection than coughing.

I don’t know when I will be out of the hospital- its been hard- without Lilly Kerry could stay here with me and check in on the girls… he was at a hotel last night with Lilly and we hope to get a room at the ronald McDonald house soon- we are on the list - so we can be close to the trips.

I was able to see the girls again. I held my sweet little Katie, she is the smallest. Oddly enough the smallest one is doing the best. Emma and Alyssa are doing well but they are both on Oxegon. Kerry held Alyssa. We wanted to hold Emma too but my pain returned and we had to head back. We are heading down there again in a few minutes.

Thanks to Aunt Elayne for watching Lilly yesterday so we could be with our girls! And Thanks to aunt Mary for Taking Lilly today… Emma is so cute- she is laid back and she seems to sleep so peacefully with her hands clutched together. Emma and Katie could be identical - Alyssa looks different with darker hair.

I hope to keep everyone updated-they have an internet terminal here at the hospital so If I can get up and around some more we will see– however as you can imagine its tough. Sorry but I’d rather be with my girls ! But with that said I am writing this for myself and our family too- It will be great to look back at this website as a virtual scrapbook years down the road.

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Hello,

We uploaded some pictures of the triplets. More to come-

We have to head back to say goodnight to the girls now…

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The triplets are doing well. They are all off of oxegon. The nurses taking care of them are amazing- we want to take one home ! Alyssa had a little heart murmer but it seems to be going away.

The next step is to get them feeding on their own- currently they are fed through a tube. Kerry and I are holding the girls as much as possible. We do “Kagaroo Care” this invloves holding the baby skin to skin- the girls love it- They seem to be happy and content.

We are already seeing their personalites - which I noticed before we delivered- Alyssa is a kicker and a bit fussy- Katie and Emma are a little more laid back. Katie and Emma sleep so peacefully AND they look identical, althoughKatie is the little peanut - she is just about to break 3 lbs !. Its amazing when you think about it , imagine holding a cat Katie is 1/2 to 1/3rd the weight of an average cat. But she is doing the best out of the three.

We are so thankful the girls are doing well. The hardest part for us continues to be the fact that we live 1.5 hours from the hospital. We have been in a diferent hotel OR relatives house every day. Thanks Aunt Mary for the bed last night and for helping with Lilly - and Aunt Elayne too. We are STILL on the list for the Ronald Mcdonald house. Tonight for the first time we will sleep at our house- It is so hard being this far from the girls- The other problem is feeding- I have been pumping for the girls- and its going well- tommorow I will start feeding… So it will just not be possible to drive back and forth everyday when I need to be there to feed the girls. So we will keep calling- We are heading back tommorow morning !

Lilly has been great- (she loves Demma - Katie and Lysa) but she is homesick and has been throwing a few fits latley- I feel bad so we are trying to give her some time back at home as well as more attention. She doesnt last when we visit the girls so luckily family has been taking her. I tried to allow Lilly in by the girls today-Linda (one of the best nurses ever) helped setup a play area in the corner- but Daddy was in another part of the hospital (in a phone meeting with a client) and Lilly had a fit until he came back. She is really turning into a daddy’s girl.. ALSO - Grandma Sue made Lilly a shirt that says “I’m the big SISTER to triplets”.. - Its really cute and a nice conversation piece. We keep getting ” Is that true?” or “Is that for real” or “Glad it’s you and not me” (Im glad its me and not you too !)

Today I held all three girls for a quick photo shoot. See the latest triplets photos here…

Keep the comments coming and Thank you everyone for your support.

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Our GGG triplets aren't home yet, but I am already annoyed by people's comments.  Here is what I have been getting:

• Better you than me
• Were you guys on fertilty pills?
• Really?? (My daughter has a shirt "I'm the big sister to triplets" )
  
• Are they identical?

Some are harmless, maybe its just the lack of sleep- but its just answering them over and over again. I'm thinking I should put together an FAQ pamphlet and just hand it out. Here you go...

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The triplets are doing very well. We may bring Alyssa and Katie home next week !

They are feeding 100% through a bottle now and don’t require the feeding tube. Emma is doing well too, but needs to improve on bottle feeding.

The s were moved to a different  part of the NICU-it’s a bit smaller.

Lilly had another good day at school- she loves it!

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