Hello From Maryn!

Hi Everybody, this is Maryn!

Leah, Brynn and I wanted to write to tell you how thankful we are for each and every one of you who check our blog and pray for us.

We love you so much!

Mommy says this summer we will get to get out of the house and meet you! We can't wait for summer! Today I saw our big triplet stroller packed away...a couple more months and we'll get to pull it out to go for a ride!

We had SUCH a fun weekend! Guess what?! We had our first sleepovers EVER! On Friday night, I stayed at Grandma Annette's and Grandpa Mark's. I had so much fun! I stayed up reeeealllly late and Grandma Annette gave me a pedicure! I have pretty pink toes!

On Saturday night we all got to stay over at Grandma Joan and Poppa Jeff's. Boy, did we have a good time singing and playing!

Mom and dad said they had a good time too. They finally got to catch up on some sleep, but they said they missed us a lot!!!

On Friday, Leah had her doctors appointment. It turns out that she doesn't have a hernia, so we are all pretty excited!

Leah bragged that on Friday after her appointment she got to meet some people from daddy's work too. She's so lucky!

I'm really hoping to get rid of my monitor soon too. Mommy calls it my purse since we have to drag it around everywhere. I haven't had any spells in a really long time.I think soon I will be wire free!

We'll it is time to eat, so I better say good night.

Thank you again for all of your prayers.

I love you!

Maryn

P.S. Here's a couple pics of my sisters:

Due Date/Superbowl Pictures

Enjoying a cold one (or ummmm...warm one) during the game:

Leah and Maryn holding hands in suspense at the end of the game. Brynn is cheering:

Maryn's Famous Zoolander Face:

Maryn and Uncle Nick's tribute to the Heisman trophy:

Update

It was the girls "official" due date on Sunday. We celebrated with a little Superbowl party at grandma and grandpa's. The girls weren't too into the game...they pretty much slept right through. (just like their mom :)

We had doctors appointments last Friday. Their weights are now up to 8.5-9.5 lbs! They're getting to be big girls! Maryn should be able to come off of her apnea monitor soon. She has been doing really well. I think her last "spell" was Jan 19th. (which she did not need stimulation for) We are hoping to get another week or two in the clear and we will most likely be freed from the monitor!
Leah, the little peanut, most likely has a hernia. We take her into the doctor on Friday to have it checked out and see if she will need surgery for that. Hernia's are more common in preemie babies. Please pray that it is not painful for her, and it will be an easy and quick fix.

Sleep is a hot commodity at the Jonswold's these days. Long gone are the nights of 8 solid hours. :) Our girls are night owls. Here is a little sneak peek at our nightly schedule these days:

10:00 p.m.-Feed
12:30 a.m.-Feed (I have NO idea why they are starving by 12:30 after they eat at 10:00, but they are always looking for food around midnight)
2:00 Feed (sometimes we can push this one a little later!)
5:30 Feed

They are eating about 4 oz per feeding.

I'm learning to live on a minute of sleep here and a minute there. Thank God for volunteers who come over so that I can nap during the day! We also have some night time help a couple of days a week which I don't think we could survive without! We're exhausted, but so thankful to have healthy little ones at home!

I'll post some new pictures soon! We have them on my mom's camera, so I just have to have her email them over so that I can get them up! :)

Have a great week!

A Trip to the Cardiologist

We've had a busy week of appointments! The girls had to go to the pediatrician yesterday to get their Synergis (RSV) shot. This is their second shot. They will be getting the shots until April or May. The Synergis shot does not prevent RSV, it is just supposed to hopefully provide a "lighter" case should they contract it, which we of course are praying that they won't. We still have to be very careful about their exposure until spring. (We are counting down the months! Can't wait to bring them out into the world to meet everyone!)
They were all weighed yesterday too.
Brynn- 8lbs 7 oz
Leah-7 lbs 6 oz
Maryn-7lbs 3 oz
They are getting so big! They are totally out of preemie clothes now...moved on to newborn. They seem to be right on track. Their due date would have been Feb 3rd...Superbowl Sunday! I can hardly believe they will have been home for 5 weeks by their "due date". We're so lucky to have had extra time with the little munchkins.

Brynn went to the Cardiologist today too to follow-up on her PDA (murmur). Unfortunately, it is still there, but it is tiny. (They said about 1 mm) The doctor actually couldn't hear it with his stethoscope, she had to have another heart echo to even find it. (an echo is just like a little ultrasound) Brynn actually enjoyed her echo. The room had colored lights in the corner to entertain babies...they did a good job! She was mesmerized! The doctor did not seem concerned about the PDA at all. He said one of 2 things will happen:
1-it will close on its own. It is already much smaller than it was, so that is a definite possibility. Since it is causing her no problems, there is no need to do much with it right now.
2-We go back in 10-12 months and decide to have a procedure to close it. It is a very non-invasive procedure. They lightly sedate the kids and non-surgically close the PDA. Not sure exactly the details on how they do it, but I was happy to hear that she would not need surgery.

It was fun to have time out with Brynn today. One car seat is so much easier to lug around than 3! What a breeze! ha,ha We weren't quite the attraction that we usually are, but we had a good "mommy and me" day!

Here are a couple of pictures:

Brynn in her car seat; getting ready to go to the doctor:
(the tag on her seat is from the NICU, it says "Please wash your hands before touching mine." Other triplet mom's have suggested putting the signs on car seats since so many people love to come up and see the girls. I think it is a good idea. We'll see how it works...)



Leah and her buddy Reese:

Maryn enjoying an afternoon swing:

The girls and great grandpa Campbell:

Our 2 Month Picture....

We're 8 weeks old today! Yippee!!!

Love to you all,

Maryn, Brynn and Leah

Our Weekend in Pictures...

Watching football with dad:

Leah:

Brynn:

Maryn:

Hanging out with Dan while on our very first outing to grandma and grandpas:

Cuddle time with mom:

7 Weeks!

Maryn, Brynn and Leah are 7 weeks old today! I can hardly believe it. Sometimes I look at them and think if they were term babies they would still have another 2-3 weeks inside. Incredible! They are so amazing!

We've had a busy week of appointments! The girls had an eye doctor appointment yesterday to make sure that their eyes are maturing correctly. (Preemies are at risk of developing a disorder called ROP (or Retinopathy of Prematurity) which causes vision impairment. All of the girls checked out fine. Their eyes are totally mature so we are no longer at risk for ROP.

Today, we went to the pediatrician for their "well check" and again great news all around. The most exciting thing was that the doctor could no longer hear Brynn's heart murmur. He is very hopeful that it has closed! We have a follow up appointment on Jan 29th to confirm, but he couldn't hear the murmur so that is great news! Pray that it has closed totally! We're very hopeful!
Maryn is still on her apnea monitor, though her "spells" are few and far between. Most of them are when she is eating, and the doctor told us he isn't concerned about those at all. Hopefully a couple more weeks and we are free of the monitor!

Updated Weights:
Maryn 6 lbs 3 oz
Brynn 7 lbs
Leah 6 lbs 2 oz

Trips out are hilarious! We are stopped by dozens of people (literally!) no matter where we go. Everybody loves the triplets! One lady yesterday asked if we were collecting babies. :) (sometimes it feels like that! :) Another lady asked if we were featured on the news. We hear some pretty funny comments. The most common question is how we can tell them apart. Now that they have been home for almost 3 weeks, they actually don't look all that similar to me anymore, but they look pretty identical to most people. It will be fun to watch them develop more!
It's too bad it is RSV season, cause this nervous mom doesn't like strangers getting too close to her babies without knowing they have washed their hands. I feel like I have to stand guard so that nobody touches them. (maybe I should start carrying around Purel) People must think I am crazy, but that's fine. Anything to keep my little girls healthy.
This picture is a little bit old, but I forgot to post their New Years Eve celebration picture. They are party animals already! :)