Last time that I posted...

I was PREGNANT. Hugely pregnant.
Well, I am very proud to introduce my *cough*seven-and-a-half-month-olds*cough*
Talk about dropping the ball, I haven't even posted my, "They're here," pictures.
Well, they are.
Baby A:
Jude Louis Ludwick
Born February 12, 2013 at 9:11 a.m. weighing 4# 4oz, 19"

Jude is so sweet and loving, although he was the hardest one on my body during pregnancy! He loves standing up and taking sips of water from a cup. He is ready to crawl and stands (and has stood) with minimal help from mommy & daddy for several months now. What a blessing he is to us.

Baby B:
Moorley Iris Ludwick
Born February 12, 2013 at 9:13 a.m. Weighing 4# 6oz, 18"

Moorley is our little angel-face. She is so sweet and gentle and it is easy to feel how much she loves us. Our cuddly little girl is babbling and screeching to get our attention! She loves to eat bananas with her oatmeal and loves nothing more than being snuggled. She is so precious to us.

Baby C:
Eisley Annette Ludwick
Born February 12, 2013 at 9:15 a.m. Weighing 3# 7oz, 17 1/2"

Our feisty little Eisley-bug is so spunky and full of life. She growls like some sort of jungle cat--she is, no doubt, going to be the instigator. She is so joyous and cheerful every day. She is a ray of sunshine and we are so blessed to have her, not all to ourselves, but to share her presence with the world.

These people have redefined our lives. They are it.
I know that all parents feel this way about their child/children, but there just seems to be something extra about these little cuties. Perhaps it's just my mothers' love, but they are extraordinary.
The part that I love the most about this--it is all by the grace of God.
We prayed for a baby--God gave us three. We prayed for a safe pregnancy--Miraculously, ZERO complications. We prayed to make it to 32 weeks gestation--God took us to 34. We prayed for a safe C-Section--Zipped through it with flying colors, took my telfa off the next morning. We prayed to deliver 3 babies healthy enough that they would survive--3 babies were delivered and then sent home 3 weeks later. We prayed for help financially--We just payed for our first pack of diapers. We prayed for God to provide me with a job close to home--2 blocks away I was offered the Activity Director position. We pray daily for our babies and I think that it shows. Those who have spent any time around them have commented on their good behavior and happiness in general. If you are someone of little faith, please take our story to heart. Not to say that God is here to give you everything you ask for, but that if He gives you a great responsibility, He will not dump you off to fend for yourself. He is giving you a chance to rely on Him for something that intimidates you and makes you feel ill-equipped. What 21 & 22 year-old couple would ever be prepared to parent premature triplets?
Not many. God continues to carry our babies and to mold them into the people that he intended them to be. I know that I tend to make light of the fact that I had spontaneous, fraternal triplets, but only by researching the probability of that ever happening will you truly understand that these children were heaven-sent. Are heaven-sent. They are angels.
We love them so much that we just about can't put it into words, like most parents.
I can not wait to see the mark that they will leave on this world.
Any way you slice it, we are blessed beyond our wildest wishes and daily relying on God--completely undeserving of His goodness and grace.