Jared and Becky have moved

Jared and Becky have been doing very well. They both had their IVs removed and are now in bassinets. They have moved into intermediate care.

Mark is still improving, but has a lot more to catch up on than the other 2. We've got a few more pictures.

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Mark

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Becky

From Jared

Jared

Shelley's Home

Yesterday was a very busy day, so we didn't have any time to post any pictures.

Shelley was discharged from the hospital yesterday. Robert took some street clothes to her in the morning so she could change. We then went to the NICU for 1.5 hours to see the babies. Robert gave Becky a bath and Shelley did some feeding. We came back down to Shelley's room so she could get her discharge instructions.

Grandpa Fletcher also came down from southern Utah last night. He and Grandma Fletcher went with us this morning to see the babies again. This time Shelley gave Jared a bath. We've got a lot more pictures.

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Mark

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Becky

From Jared

Jared

Day Three

Both Mark and Jared had their CPAP machines removed today. Both of us were able to hold all three babies. More pictures are on our Picasa web album. We have better shots now that they are all off of the CPAP. Shelley has had her IV removed and is able to go see the babies any time she wants to.

From Mark

Mark

From Becky

Becky

From Jared

Jared

Next Day Update

All of the babies are doing very well. Shelley is recovering, but not as quickly as we would have hoped. She is still not stable enough to go see the babies. She was only able to see them once just before going back to her room from the recovery room last night.

Becky is now off from her CPAP and is able to breath well on her own. Robert was able to hold her for 30 minutes today. We won't be able to hold the boys until they are not needing the CPAP.

Robert was able to get some more pictures. They are posted on our Picasa web album. Below are one of each that Robert has taken today:

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Mark

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Becky

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Jared

They have arrived

Today's the day. Our triplets have arrived. They are all in the NICU, but breathing well. Mom is feeling well, but is very tired. Dad is running all over the place to see the babies and mom to make sure everyone is good.

Here is a picture or Shelley just before surgery:






Here are the baby stats.

From Mark

Mark Alan Fletcher
Born: 1:47 PM
Weight: 3 lbs 7 oz
Length: 16.7 inches

From Becky

Rebecca Fletcher
Born: 1:48 PM
Weight: 5 lbs 2.5 oz
Length: 16.7 inches

From Jared

Jared Alan Fletcher
Born: 1:50 PM
Weight: 4 lbs 15 oz
Length: 18.5 inches

Falls big fall

Well we had a great Thanksgiving! Then 2 days later Shelley and Luke went shopping to get Luke some new jeans, as the weather had turned colder. Coming out of Old Navy Luke was playing and he and Shelley went down in the parking lot. Luke landed on his knees but Shelley landed on her hand and arms. Considering that her abdomen is now bigger than her arms this was not a good thing. A very nice family helped them get up and Shelley called her Drs. She was told to go to the hospital to be monitored. When she got there they did a bunch of tests and not only did they not like her blood pressure but found that she had too much protein in her urine. A clear sign of pre-eclampsia. She stayed in the hospital and will be there until the triplets are born. At this time the c-section to deliver them is planned for Dec 13th. The kids will be in the NICU for some time but we are hoping not more then 2 weeks. Shelley should, if all goes well, be able to come home around the 17th.

Robert is surviving at home with Luke and they go to see Shelley everyday. The first week Shelley was in the hospital Shelley's mom took care of Luke while robert went to work but then Robert's mom flew into town and she is helping us. Thanks for all the prayers and assistance to everyone we really appreciate it.

Crazy Month

Our last blog update was just over a month ago, but it seems like a year because of so much that has happened since then. It feels like our lives have gone into turbo drive.

We had a really fun time during Halloween season. We went to 4 different events and Luke got lots of candy.

The weekend before Halloween, we went to a small fall festival way out east in Apache Junction. It was put on by a family where one of the women is in Shelley's Mothers of Multiples group. Luke had a good time.







On the Wednesday before Halloween, we went to a festival put on by the Southern Estates ward, which was our previous ward. We invited Robert's sister Stephanie last year, and her family liked it so much that they decided to go again this year. We didn't take any pictures at that party.

On the night before Halloween (Saturday). We went to 2 Trunk-or-Treat parties. We went to our own ward's and Shelley's parents' ward's. We dressed Luke up as Luke Skywalker. Robert dressed up as Darth-Vader since he is Luke's father. For those who don't understand the correlation, ask your closest living geek. These parties were where Luke loaded up on candy. He didn't mind at all sharing his candy with Mommy and Daddy.



As you can see in this picture, Shelley is starting to get pretty large. (That's Shelley's word, not Robert's. Robert would never use that word to describe Shelley.) She has been getting along pretty well. She has met others that have delivered triplets and are amazed how well she's doing this late into the pregnancy. On Monday, she will have gone 30 weeks and we'll have 5 weeks to go, if everything keeps going so well. She is now seeing the doctors once a week. They want to keep a watch on the fluid that 2 of the babies have been collecting. The word the doctors have used to describe her pregnancy so far is "unremarkable", which is a good thing.


Now if everyone thought our lives were crazy enough already. Fate decided to jam another wrench into our already spinning out of control cogs. On Monday, October 25, Robert was in a car accident. Fortunately, neither he, nor the occupants of the other car got hurt, but his Prius sure did. The accident totaled it. The Prius was Robert's compadre for over 5 years, so he had a hard time letting go of it. However, after 2 weeks with a rental, he was able to find another car, not quite like the Prius, but another Toyota. This time he got a Camry.







So, the next time we see any of you that we haven't seen for a while and you ask Robert, "What happened to your Prius?" Don't be surprised if he asks, "Don't you read our blog?"