Special Thanks and Updates

We would like to Thank:

Andy and Amanda Walton, Sandusky Ohio for your GENEROUS donation of Diapers and Wipes!! We can't begin to thank you enough for your thoughtfulness!! We love you all so much and look forward to sharing this journey with you and the rest of the Walton Family!! :)

Shane Penrose, Norwalk Ohio for your help in looking for a car for our Family. Your time and work you put into that is MUCH APPRECIATED!! We would also like to Thank you for being such a supporter of our Blog, and such an awesome Life Coach for Eric.;) We don't know what we'd do with our friends like you!!

Updates:

First: I'd like to clarify some questions I received in our last blog. Yes people have said all those things to us BUT! WE ARE NOT MAD ABOUT THEM!! I was not mad in my last blog and I am SOOOOO sorry to those of you who read it as me being mad!! When people hear you are having multiples, they do not know what to say and most of the time they say all the WRONG things. They mean no harm and I honestly think most people walk away thinking "OMG why did I say that?!?!?!"

To those of you who have side those things to people, honestly it is not the first time they will hear it and certainly not the last. So don't worry about it. They will smile and act like they have never heard if before and its ok. :)

Well my last ultrasound we were able to see all the Babies BEAUTIFUL FACES!!

Brandon James Talbot

Alexis Marie Talbot

Dawsom William Talbot


Everyone is doing really well and is weighing about 2lbs 10oz's. The Doctors are really happy with my progress and think I will be able to go full term... Well 32-34 weeks with these Babies. I'm 27 weeks now but the Babies are measuring bigger than that which makes the Doctors really happy!!

I will go back for another Ultrasound on October 11 and on that day they will be setting my C-Section!! I cannot believe our time is almost here to see and hold our little peanuts. Part of me is SOOO Ready for the pregnancy to be over, and the other is so not ready for their arrival!! Life seems Easy now, we have finally got things down with Allison and now things will start all over with no sleep and learning THREE new Babies. Life will never be the same but I am looking forward to the Journey with my little... Big Family. It’s a bitter sweet feeling also because on one hand I am SO PROUD of myself for doing so well this pregnancy but on the other hand it is a sad moment for me because this is my last pregnancy. I will never carry another baby again and feel the security of knowing that I can protect them from all harm and the Bond a mother has with her babies is something that just cannot be explained. I am so BLESSED with this Gift that we have received and don't want to sound ungrateful, it’s just a closure to a chapter in our lives and I part of me is just not ready to let go. :)

God has been soooo GOOD to us, He has kept my health the Best possible for having Triplets.Thank you for all your prayers and support, we honestly couldn't do it without you all!!! Only complaints now are Back Aches, Headaches, heart burn and not much sleep but to be honest I felt worse with Alli in the last three Months than I do with the Triplets. I haven't gained much weight about 26lbs now and the Doctors are really happy with that. I feel like I am much bigger than that but my wonderful husband is always there to support and make me feel better by saying "Your stomach looks fake because it's all Baby."

Allison is soooo excited for the Babies to arrive!! She tells everyone she can talk to that she is going to be a Big sister to 2 boys and a Girl, Brandon, Lexie and Dawson. She goes into the Babies room and sits and practices reading stories to the Babies, Rocks her Baby Doll in the chair and sings my families songs of "You are my Sunshine", "White Coral Bells" and any Nursery Rhyme she can think of to help the Babies sleep. She is going to be such an AWESOME Big sister and I am SOOOOO PROUD of her!!

Thank you for following our blog and we look forward to updating you all with more news as things start to wind down.

Much love,
Anne, Eric, Allison, Brandon, Alexis, Dawson and Our Dog Brophy

Answers to the Questions people are Thinking or Asking

DISCLAMER: THIS BLOG SPEAKS THE TRUTH OF PARENTS WHO ARE PREGNANT WITH MULTIPLES. I AM IN NO WAY, SHAPE, OR FORM, ANGRY WITH PEOPLE FOR COMMENTS THAT THEY HAVE SAID TO US ABOUT OUR PREGNANCY. I UNDERSTAND IT COMES AS A SHOCK TO EVERYONE AND YOU MAY OR MAY NOT KNOW WHAT TO SAY. THIS BLOG IS INTENDED TO HOPEFULLY EDUCATE PEOPLE ON THE THINGS NOT TO SAY TO SOMEONE, OR WHAT THE COUPLE REALLY NEEDS TO HEAR INSTEAD OF THE NEGATIVE.


The other day while out with our family I had a person who had not seen me in a long time come up to congratulate me on being pregnant. I hadn't seen this person in a LONG time so he was oblivious to the fact that it was triplets. He asked do you know if it is a boy or girl. I said "Yes, Two Boys and a girl"...

Ok here is where the Questions come in, where the comments that sometimes make my heart smile or make my stomach hurt. I decided to write this Blog because I wanted to answer questions that people ask or think about a woman carrying multiples may or may not want to hear.

For starters, EVERYONE who finds out that you are pregnant with triplets has a different reaction. 9 out of 10 are the same and that being something that gets REALLY OLD!! " WOW, you are going to have your hands full" Pardon the honesty but in my head I am thinking "No KIDDING, you think!?!?!" Or " I sure hope you have help" Again I smile like I haven't heard that a MILLION times and say "Yeah I hope so too!!"

Ok, another thing is when talking to a pregnant woman the proper response is a simple "CONGRATULATIONS" or "I am so happy for you!!" I know being pregnant with Multiples is NOT COMMON, and can be shocking but, I can guarantee if you were us, when someone rolls their eyes or says "OH MAN, I'm SORRY" and pats your spouse on the shoulder you would get a little annoyed or heartbroken at the least.

Next, Although I appreciate opinions and advise from people and always have, PLEASE DONT tell a woman who is pregnant with multiples how hard life is going to be, or go into your horror stories of people who have had allot of kids or multiples themselves!! I can't handle hearing the NICU stories, the stories of loss or struggles someone went through with their multiples. HONESTLY PEOPLE, telling a pregnant woman those stories only induce IMMEDIATE PANNIC!!

Each day the Babies stay in my tummy is another day I celebrate. I am just taking it one day at a time, One hard, mentally or physically, emotionally challenging day at a time.

Here are the things I already know and can't believe people say to us..

" Life is going to be SOOOO HARD for SOOOO LONG" I know how hard life is going to be, I am up at night moving numbers, praying to God on my hands and knees so much that I now have burses.

I know how "Financially hard" it is going to be on my family. I have anxiety about that DAILY!!! No amount of moving numbers is going to fix that problem but, we will do the BEST we can to raise these Babies the BEST we can.

"Allison has no idea what she has in store for her" Thank you again for reminding me or for adding to the MOUNTAIN of GUILT a Mother already feels.

What people DON'T know is, I hold my little girl at night and cry sometimes because I don't ever want her to feel left out or not the AMAZING BLESSING that I PRAYED FOR my ENTIRE LIFE!! I know life is going to be "different for her" that "she won't know what hit her when the babies come home" I want to say to these people, "Thank you for your opinions but I have and do think about that a million times a day and I will do my best for the rest of my life to NEVER have her feel that she isn't as special to us as she is."

"Man you are going to get BIG" Thank you, I thought about that too but I am 26 weeks now and only gained 22 lbs so "BIG" may or may not be in my future. Does it my stomach hurt?? YES you try carrying 3 babies in your stomach stretching it DAILY and ask yourself it hurts. PLUS, NO WOMAN EVER WANTS TO BE TOLD SHE IS BIG!! I don't care if she is or not, it’s just not right.

Yes I am blessed with the wonderful comments from people who say "You are SOOO small still" "I seriously wouldn't think you were carrying triplets" or "From Behind you don't even look pregnant" And to those of you who have said that THANK YOU!! You don't know how much it means to me to hear that!!

Yes I am worried about the aftermath and how hard it will be to get back to where I worked my A$$ off to be before this pregnancy but, The key word is I did it before and I can do it again. After Allison, I lost all the Baby weight in less than a month and managed to be smaller than I was before I had her... And in HS!!! So to you Nay Sayers, Weight Watchers worked the first time and it will again and Gaiam Pilates will have me back in shape in no time. So Thank you for your support on that matter too. :)

Ok the last thing and I will let you go is. "Did you do something to have these triplets" or "Did you plan for the triplets" "Does this run in your families" This comment I actually am not upset with. I know 100% that times are different and Medicine has changed and multiples are normally because of some sort of help.

Well.. That answer is complicated and not easy to get into with strangers. But for your Blog Readers who don't know us well or our story... Last summer we had some complications, and a very HARD SUMMER that lasted FOREVER!! After a surgery and MANY TRIPS to the Hospital because of complications from the surgery and situation we faced last August, Mother Nature just wouldn't start again. The Doctors gave me a Medicine to just get things going.... Welcome our Triplets!!

I didn't undergo a procedure that costs thousands of dollars, I did not plan for triplets, I did not ask for us to be in the situation we are facing in a month or so BUT, What I WILL say is WE ARE SOOOO BLESSED with these Babies!! That Sometimes prayer get answered in ways you couldn't imagine. I did have people praying for us all over the world and maybe, just Maybe the prayers flooded Gods office all at once and he answered accordingly.

Yes we are less than 1% to have this situation happen to us from taking that medicine and you know what, that was in God’s plan for us!! What happened last summer was AWEFUL!! It was DEVISTATING but God had a bigger plan for us and EVERY TIME I see their BEAUTIFUL hearts going and see their BREATH TAKING faces on the monitor I am in AWE of how much TRUST the Lord has in My Husband and I!!!Out of the BILLIONS of women who are praying to get pregnant a day.. He chose ME to carry THREE of his little MIRICLES!! US to raise these little peanuts into people who are going to change the world... I know this because they have already changed mine in ways they will never imagine.

So the answers to some of your questions hopefully have been answered, and maybe just maybe one of you readers will read this and run into an old friend who is having twins or like us more and you will remember this Blog and be the people who are HAPPY for them and say "CONGRATULATIONS!!!, I AM SOOO HAPPY FOR YOU!!!" Because those of you who have said that THANK YOU!!!! That is JUST WHAT WE NEED TO HEAR!!! :D People HAPPY FOR US, SUPPORTING US, AND TO REMIND US WHEN THINGS GET HARD THAT GOD BLESSED US BOUNTFULLY AND Philippians 4:13 - All things are possible through Christ who strengthens me!!!

Special Thanks!!

We'd like to Thank Abby Thompson of Milan,Ohio for your AMAZING generosity!!! We received a Crib, Graco Car seat and infant insert,a gliding rocker, a Baby Einstein jumper, Two Bouncy seats, TONS of Boy cloths, blankets, and burp cloths, and tons of stuff for nursing!!! She also took time out of her day to help us set up the crib and finish the nursery.

Abby you have been such an amazing blessing to me from the moment I met you! I can't imagine what my life would be like if you weren't in it. We are so happy to have you home with us now and being able to raise our children together!!

We love you and CJ sooooo much!,
Anne, Eric, Allison, Brandon, Alexis, and Dawson and not to forget Brophy:)

Special Thanks!!'

We would like to Thank,

Kristen, Brian, Hunter and Brynleigh Dail, Milan Ohio for The Two Boppy Loungers. You and your family have been a God send to us!!!I can't begin to Thank you enough for the everything! We love you all soooo much and look forward to all spending time together when the babies get here.

Much love ALWAYS!!,
Anne, Eric, Allison, Brandon, Alexis, Dawson and Brophy.