All about Lauren and Vin

So I first wanted to say Thank you for all the kind words you guys say to me. It truely does help me out with my "mom situation". I can't afford therapy, so I blog instead. It helps me deal with it. My friends are so important to me. You guys give me the love and support that I need. I love all your comments-they really do help me. You will never understand the value of a kind word said with a sincere heart. I really am so lucky though. I have two amazing mother-in-laws, and my brother and sister-in-laws are the best. Sorry if it gets old.
But now, to move on to something a little more positive. I wanted to do this cute tag I saw on a couple of my friend's blogs. I love talking about my babies, and here is a tag that is all about them.

How long were you married when you found out you were pregnate?
A) With Lauren, we were married for 1 year and 5 months. I found out the saturday before Mother's day. How great is that!!
B) With the boy, we were married for, hum, now I have to think, we were married for three years, I think.

How old were you?
A)23 when I found out, 24 when she was born.
B)26 when I found out, and I turned 27 a week after he was born. What a great birthday gift, eh. Now everyone knows how old I am!!

When and how did you find out you were pregnate?
A)With the girl, we had been trying for a while. We had just come home from a convention and I just had a feeling. I woke Chad up like a 6:00 in the morning and made him go to the store for a pregancy test. I took like three and they were all positive. I totally cried! I was so excited.
B)With the boy, we had tried for like a week, and then I got a call that said that I was a match to donate bone marrow. The lady asked if I was pregnate and I said, no way. Because it took me so long to get pregnate with Lauren,(5 months, I guess that is sooo long, but it felt like a very long time) I totally thought that there was no way that I could be so fast. However, after I got off the phone with her I took a pregnancy test. It was positive. So then I went to the store and got like four more, and they all came out positive. Even though we had decided to try, I was still so surprised that I was pregnate. And what an amazing surprise!! He is such a blessing!

What were your reactions when you found out you were pregnate?
I cried both times! I am such a weeper! I was so happy. I felt very honored that I got to be a mom. I understand that there are those that want to be pregnate and can't, or it takes them a long time to get pregnate. So I just felt so lucky and honored-is the only word I can come up with to discribe how I felt.


(this picture was taken one month before Evan was born)

When did you start showing?
Everyone is going to hate me! But I really didn't start showing untill I was 7, almost 8 months pregnate with both. But before you get to jelous, let me just say, I carry my babies way way way in my back. Which means from like 4 months on, I can't breath, and my back hurts so bad, right from the get go! but the up side is, I never have worn maternity cloths.

When did you first feel your babies move?
With both of them, it was pretty early, like 16 weeks. And I think it was early because of were I carry them.

Did you find out the sex?
Heck yes I did. I can't wait! And I was so happy with both results.

When was your due date?
A)Lauren was due on January 21st 2005
B)Evan was due on September 20th 2007



Did you deliver early?
Yes with both. Lauren was 3 weeks early. She was born on December 29th 2004. Totally took me by surprise. I was nervous because I couldn't feel her moving. SO I went to see my Doctor. They said that I was contracting every 3-10 min, but not consistant and I was dilated to a 3. But they sent me home. The next day at like 8, I went into labor and she was born 6 hours later. And with Vin, I got started. I start to lose alot of fluid, and I really don't have a lot of room for them to grow. So they started me a week early and he was born on Sept. 12 2007.


(The day we brought Lauren home)

Did you have morning sickness?
With both, I just felt kind of car sick. I didn't throw up though.

What did you crave?
Nothing, with both.

What was there sex?
A)Girl
B)Boy

How many pounds did you gain while you were pregnate?
A)With Lauren, I gained 18 pounds
B)With Vin, I gained 20 pounds, but he was also exactly 2 pounds heavier then Lauren.

Where did you give birth?
A)Lauren was at McKay Dee
B)Evan was at Ogden Regional. I like them both.

How many hours were you in labor?
About 6 hours with both. It took 20 min to push Lauren out and it took 1 hour (sheesh) to push out my little line backer.


(Lauren)

How much did your babies weigh?
A)My little pixie of a girl was 5 Lbs 9 onz
B)MY big buddy boy was 7 Lbs 8 Onz

What did you name them?
A)Lauren Nancy Triplett
B)Evan Douglas Triplett

Are they named after anyone?
A)I just have always loved the name Lauren, but her middle name is Chad's mom's name. We surprised her. We told Nancy that we wern't going to give her a middle name. When Chad blessed Lauren was the first time that anyone in his family knew that we were naming her that. That surprise made Lauren's blessing so speacial. It really touched her.



B)Evan is named after a couple of people. Chad's Grandpa was named James Evan Sphar. His grandpa was a huge influence on Chad and he taught Chad so much. When his grandpa died, we were pregnate with Lauren, but didn't know if we were having a boy or girl. But it was then that we decided that if we had a boy, we were going to use the name Evan. And I am so glad that we did. I think it fits our little man. And his middle name is Douglas, after Chad's dad. Chad has a lot of love and respect for his dad, as do I. I can't think of two better men to name my first boy after. It is a name that Evan can live up to and wear with pride.



How long were you in the hospital after giving birth?
1 day with both! One night in the hospital is more then enough!!

How old are they now?
A)Lauren is 4 years old!



B)Evan is now 16 month.



Are you ready for an other?
When I wanted to get pregnate with both Lauren and Evan, I felt it so strongly. I needed those babies in my life. I want more kids, I would like 2 more, Chad would like 4 more!! But I am not going to even think about it untill I have that feeling again. I know that my little ones were ment to come to us, when they did. I love them so much. And I will love any other babies that come our way.

My father in law says, You could never imagine what it would be like to have children, but once you do, you can't imagine your life without them. I think that that is well said and so very true!