Hello!
Just a small little update on the family...
On Sunday July 25th, Paige joined her sisters at home! We have been so excited this last week with getting the babies home as soon as they were able to.
It has been so nice to have the whole family under the same roof. It has been really nice not to have to make trips back and forth to the NICU to spend time with our babies. Now they are all home and we are so enjoying them.
We will post some new pics soon of the little ones. They are so cute. We still cannot believe that they are actually here and they are now all home with us!
The babies are doing wonderful at home! Hopefully everyone will have a chance to meet them soon.
We hope everything is well with everyone!
Love,
The whole Holmquist Family
Tuesday, July 27, 2010
Sunday, July 4, 2010
Happy Fourth of July!
Hello everyone!!!
Well the babies are now a day old. They are doing amazingly and they are maturing so fast.
I have attached some pictures of the babies. we so far have been able to hold Aina and Lilah. We have been able to participate in the feeding and diapering of all of the babies. We are looking forward to being able to help out with more of their care as they grow. It is a nice way of breaking us into being parents of triplets.
Here are some pictures of the little ones for everyone to enjoy...
This is mommy and Aina...
This is another one of Aina...
This is one of Lilah with her Daddy...
Another shot of Lilah...
These are some pictures of Paige...
And another one of Paige.
We will update people when we have time. Rachel will be in St Mary's until Wednesday. The girls will remain in NICU for a little while longer.
We hope this message finds everyone healthy and well.
Love,
Max, Rach, Lilah, Aina, and Paige
Well the babies are now a day old. They are doing amazingly and they are maturing so fast.
I have attached some pictures of the babies. we so far have been able to hold Aina and Lilah. We have been able to participate in the feeding and diapering of all of the babies. We are looking forward to being able to help out with more of their care as they grow. It is a nice way of breaking us into being parents of triplets.
Here are some pictures of the little ones for everyone to enjoy...
This is mommy and Aina...
This is another one of Aina...
This is one of Lilah with her Daddy...
Another shot of Lilah...
These are some pictures of Paige...
And another one of Paige.
We will update people when we have time. Rachel will be in St Mary's until Wednesday. The girls will remain in NICU for a little while longer.
We hope this message finds everyone healthy and well.
Love,
Max, Rach, Lilah, Aina, and Paige
Saturday, July 3, 2010
Happy Birthday Triplets
Hello!
Rachel was having a little bit more complications this week. She was admitted into St Mary's on Thursday night to try to control her blood pressure. This means that the babies are on their way very soon.
They were able to get the blood pressure under control. GREAT NEWS! They were also able to get the TWO shots that are needed in a 48 hour period to give the babies steroids to develop the lungs and control the blood sugars that do jump with that steroid. Great news!
The BEST NEWS YET... Today on July 3rd after 10 am, Max and Rachel will be meeting the triplets today. Aina, Paige and Lilah are making their arrival today.
This is also the day of Cassidy's birthday. We have already told her that it took us a lot of practice and work to find her an amazing birthday present of 3 little nieces. She is up here right now visiting her family so she is planning on coming to see the little ones on Monday.
We are praying and hoping that today the babies will be born very healthy and strong. We are hoping and praying that the NICU stay will be very nice and very short. We are hoping and praying that our babies will be home in our arms soon. Then we will be praying and hoping for babysitters and lots of help!
Happy 3rd of July everyone and a very happy Special Birthday to our little Daughters! We are so excited to meet the three of you and all of the work will so be worth having our Daughters in our lives!
Love,
Max, Rach, Lilah, Aina and Paige
ps. We will post pictures soon of each one!
Rachel was having a little bit more complications this week. She was admitted into St Mary's on Thursday night to try to control her blood pressure. This means that the babies are on their way very soon.
They were able to get the blood pressure under control. GREAT NEWS! They were also able to get the TWO shots that are needed in a 48 hour period to give the babies steroids to develop the lungs and control the blood sugars that do jump with that steroid. Great news!
The BEST NEWS YET... Today on July 3rd after 10 am, Max and Rachel will be meeting the triplets today. Aina, Paige and Lilah are making their arrival today.
This is also the day of Cassidy's birthday. We have already told her that it took us a lot of practice and work to find her an amazing birthday present of 3 little nieces. She is up here right now visiting her family so she is planning on coming to see the little ones on Monday.
We are praying and hoping that today the babies will be born very healthy and strong. We are hoping and praying that the NICU stay will be very nice and very short. We are hoping and praying that our babies will be home in our arms soon. Then we will be praying and hoping for babysitters and lots of help!
Happy 3rd of July everyone and a very happy Special Birthday to our little Daughters! We are so excited to meet the three of you and all of the work will so be worth having our Daughters in our lives!
Love,
Max, Rach, Lilah, Aina and Paige
ps. We will post pictures soon of each one!
Thursday, July 1, 2010
Week 33 and 6 days
Hello everyone!
Well Rachel's dad has been right about everything with this pregnancy so far. He was right it was triplets. He was also correct that it was all girls. The last thing we waited for was June 30th. This is the day that Rachel's dad predicted that the babies would come.
Everything was going along fine yesterday when Rachel got a little scare. She called the doctor and they wanted her to come in to get checked out. Was Rachel's Dad correct on his last guess... that was the big question going on in our minds yesterday.
As it turned out everything is fine. It was a false alarm. Even though it was, we were able to still see the little ones via a small ultrasound and we enjoyed watching then nurses try to chase the babies heartbeats down.
Rachel ended up coming home last night. Today on week 34 (July 1st) she sees our doctor to see if there are any changes or anything that Rachel has to do now for the babies. It is amazing to us that the babies are being so good and Rachel has lasted this long.
Though she is very uncomfortable, it is nice to know that the babies are doing great and are healthy.
This week Rachel was pulled from work so she can rest more. It has been nice to be able to be more relaxed and to watch movies and just chill while the babies are growing.
We will keep you up to date on any other progress or changes.
We hope everyone is well!
Love,
Max, Rachel, Lilah, Aina and Paige (and not to forget the pups Bo and Bear)
Well Rachel's dad has been right about everything with this pregnancy so far. He was right it was triplets. He was also correct that it was all girls. The last thing we waited for was June 30th. This is the day that Rachel's dad predicted that the babies would come.
Everything was going along fine yesterday when Rachel got a little scare. She called the doctor and they wanted her to come in to get checked out. Was Rachel's Dad correct on his last guess... that was the big question going on in our minds yesterday.
As it turned out everything is fine. It was a false alarm. Even though it was, we were able to still see the little ones via a small ultrasound and we enjoyed watching then nurses try to chase the babies heartbeats down.
Rachel ended up coming home last night. Today on week 34 (July 1st) she sees our doctor to see if there are any changes or anything that Rachel has to do now for the babies. It is amazing to us that the babies are being so good and Rachel has lasted this long.
Though she is very uncomfortable, it is nice to know that the babies are doing great and are healthy.
This week Rachel was pulled from work so she can rest more. It has been nice to be able to be more relaxed and to watch movies and just chill while the babies are growing.
We will keep you up to date on any other progress or changes.
We hope everyone is well!
Love,
Max, Rachel, Lilah, Aina and Paige (and not to forget the pups Bo and Bear)
Week 33 Ultrasound
Hello everyone!
Last week Thursday (6/24) we had another ultrasound. This time we were able to get pictures of the girls.
The girls are growing pretty fast now. Triplet A is now weighing in at 5 pounds 3 ounces. Triplet B is now weighing in at 5 pounds 6 ounces. Paige is our smallest right now. She is weighing in at 4 pounds and 8 ounces. This means that the twins are still in the 65% for weight and Paige is now at average for weight.
I know everyone is excited to see the pictures. The first two are the triplets heads all together.
This next picture is of Triplet A. She finally worked with the tech and was able to get a good profile picture. We were pretty excited!
This next one is of Triplet B. She normally takes really good pictures but today she was being difficult.
This next one is of Paige (Triplet C). This is a picture of her face. She looks really cute!
We are so excited that the babies are doing great. Rachel has tried to be a trouper during this whole pregnancy. It is now getting to the point where it is more difficult for her to get around. So she has been more home based lately. Her parents moved a bed into our living room to make it easier on her during the day and pretty soon she will be spending her nights there too (we believe). It is very important that Rachel rests and relaxes right now so those babies can grow.
Max with the help of our parents and friends, has been working so hard on getting things ready for the babies. It has been amazing to see how things are coming together so fast. We couldn't have gotten so far without help since Rachel is not able to help. We will take some pictures of the nursery and post them. We have everything up now except for a couple of pictures.
The dogs lately have taken to sleeping part-time in the Nursery. We are convinced that they know something is going on and they are getting protective of the babies already. They are really going to miss having Rachel at home with them while she is in the hospital delivering these little wonders of joy!
We hope this message finds everyone healthy and well. We will try to continue to post as the due date comes closer. Our doctor is hoping Rachel holds out until week 37.
Love ya,
Max, Rachel, Lilah, Aina, Paige, Bear and Bo
Last week Thursday (6/24) we had another ultrasound. This time we were able to get pictures of the girls.
The girls are growing pretty fast now. Triplet A is now weighing in at 5 pounds 3 ounces. Triplet B is now weighing in at 5 pounds 6 ounces. Paige is our smallest right now. She is weighing in at 4 pounds and 8 ounces. This means that the twins are still in the 65% for weight and Paige is now at average for weight.
I know everyone is excited to see the pictures. The first two are the triplets heads all together.
This next picture is of Triplet A. She finally worked with the tech and was able to get a good profile picture. We were pretty excited!
This next one is of Triplet B. She normally takes really good pictures but today she was being difficult.
This next one is of Paige (Triplet C). This is a picture of her face. She looks really cute!
We are so excited that the babies are doing great. Rachel has tried to be a trouper during this whole pregnancy. It is now getting to the point where it is more difficult for her to get around. So she has been more home based lately. Her parents moved a bed into our living room to make it easier on her during the day and pretty soon she will be spending her nights there too (we believe). It is very important that Rachel rests and relaxes right now so those babies can grow.Max with the help of our parents and friends, has been working so hard on getting things ready for the babies. It has been amazing to see how things are coming together so fast. We couldn't have gotten so far without help since Rachel is not able to help. We will take some pictures of the nursery and post them. We have everything up now except for a couple of pictures.
The dogs lately have taken to sleeping part-time in the Nursery. We are convinced that they know something is going on and they are getting protective of the babies already. They are really going to miss having Rachel at home with them while she is in the hospital delivering these little wonders of joy!
We hope this message finds everyone healthy and well. We will try to continue to post as the due date comes closer. Our doctor is hoping Rachel holds out until week 37.
Love ya,
Max, Rachel, Lilah, Aina, Paige, Bear and Bo
Thursday, June 17, 2010
32 Week Update
Hello everyone!
Well we managed to make it to 32 weeks. If you didn't know 32 weeks is the average time frame that triplets make it. It is a huge milestone that we have made it this far.
So we went to the 32 week appointment. No big ultrasound just a bedside one. Max arranged his schedule so he could go to this appointment. The babies are doing great. They are moving and kicking and kept the doctor busy trying to hunt them down.
Rachel is going back again next week. This time for the big ultrasound to see how big the babies are and to check things out. The doctor thinks that Rachel is doing great and could be pregnant for awhile yet (Rachel has a different opinion with the heat now). The doctor basically told us today that she will wait to either 37 weeks to discuss a c-section or when Rachel goes into labor.
Beyond the appointment today, We have had a lot of help lately getting together the babies room and organizing. The room is looking great and when we are done, we will post some pictures. We are very happy and excited to be this far along in getting ready for the babies. Max's mom made very cute curtains and crib skirts that match the Jungle/Animal theme that is going on in the room. It will be so nice to have everything done before the babies are home!
We hope that this message finds everyone well and healthy. We will post some pictures soon so people can see the nursery and how big Rachel has gotten with the babies.
Love,
Max, Rach, Lilah, Aina and Paige
Well we managed to make it to 32 weeks. If you didn't know 32 weeks is the average time frame that triplets make it. It is a huge milestone that we have made it this far.
So we went to the 32 week appointment. No big ultrasound just a bedside one. Max arranged his schedule so he could go to this appointment. The babies are doing great. They are moving and kicking and kept the doctor busy trying to hunt them down.
Rachel is going back again next week. This time for the big ultrasound to see how big the babies are and to check things out. The doctor thinks that Rachel is doing great and could be pregnant for awhile yet (Rachel has a different opinion with the heat now). The doctor basically told us today that she will wait to either 37 weeks to discuss a c-section or when Rachel goes into labor.
Beyond the appointment today, We have had a lot of help lately getting together the babies room and organizing. The room is looking great and when we are done, we will post some pictures. We are very happy and excited to be this far along in getting ready for the babies. Max's mom made very cute curtains and crib skirts that match the Jungle/Animal theme that is going on in the room. It will be so nice to have everything done before the babies are home!
We hope that this message finds everyone well and healthy. We will post some pictures soon so people can see the nursery and how big Rachel has gotten with the babies.
Love,
Max, Rach, Lilah, Aina and Paige
Friday, June 4, 2010
Week 30 and the little chunks
Hello everyone!
I know it has been awhile since the last update but we have been busy.
Rachel and her parents went to her week 30 ultrasound appointment yesterday. The babies are doing amazing. Since they are now so BIG it was not possible to get good pictures from the ultrasound but they did witness the first of many fights the triplets will have. Baby B was seen twice punching at Paige.
So the weights of the babies... the twins now both weigh 3 pounds 14 ounces and Paige weighs 3 pounds and 15 ounces. They are in the 64% for their age compared to single babies so they are doing amazing. They gained a ton of weight in the last month which is great since we are in the final month and the more they weigh the better they will be.
Our doctor is amazed at how well Rachel and the triplets are doing. The resting that Rachel has been doing has been helping with the babies well being and growth. Even though Rachel is very uncomfortable and doesn't like being confined and not able to do much, she does know that it is temporary for the babies well being.
The latest thing Rachel has had to put up with is having carpal tunnel syndrome because of the water retention and weight gain. Yesterday at her appointment she got splints to try out and that right now has been helping a little bit.
Max has been busy putting together the baby room. It is all painted so he is starting to spend his time putting the large items in the room so the room will be ready by the time the babies come home. This will be a busy weekend of organizing baby stuff and getting the room together.
We are hoping and praying for the babies to wait until July still. The longer they stay in the healthier they will be.
We will post some pictures of the baby shower soon.
We would like to thank everyone for their love and support during this time. We know that the babies feel the love around them as much as we do.
We pray that everyone is doing great!
Love,
Max, Rachel, Lilah, Paige, and Aina
I know it has been awhile since the last update but we have been busy.
Rachel and her parents went to her week 30 ultrasound appointment yesterday. The babies are doing amazing. Since they are now so BIG it was not possible to get good pictures from the ultrasound but they did witness the first of many fights the triplets will have. Baby B was seen twice punching at Paige.
So the weights of the babies... the twins now both weigh 3 pounds 14 ounces and Paige weighs 3 pounds and 15 ounces. They are in the 64% for their age compared to single babies so they are doing amazing. They gained a ton of weight in the last month which is great since we are in the final month and the more they weigh the better they will be.
Our doctor is amazed at how well Rachel and the triplets are doing. The resting that Rachel has been doing has been helping with the babies well being and growth. Even though Rachel is very uncomfortable and doesn't like being confined and not able to do much, she does know that it is temporary for the babies well being.
The latest thing Rachel has had to put up with is having carpal tunnel syndrome because of the water retention and weight gain. Yesterday at her appointment she got splints to try out and that right now has been helping a little bit.
Max has been busy putting together the baby room. It is all painted so he is starting to spend his time putting the large items in the room so the room will be ready by the time the babies come home. This will be a busy weekend of organizing baby stuff and getting the room together.
We are hoping and praying for the babies to wait until July still. The longer they stay in the healthier they will be.
We will post some pictures of the baby shower soon.
We would like to thank everyone for their love and support during this time. We know that the babies feel the love around them as much as we do.
We pray that everyone is doing great!
Love,
Max, Rachel, Lilah, Paige, and Aina
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