The babies are here - born at 1:25 (Tatum), 1:27 (B - Lincoln) and 1:27 (C - Carter)! 30 fingers and 30 toes - all healthy. Tatum weighed 4 pounds 13 ounces (the girl) and the twin boys Lincoln and Carter (finally decided on first names) were 4 pounds 3 ounces and 3 pounds 13 ounces respectively. Jen did great and is now recovering. I had a great time watching the C-section and then moving down the assembly line cutting the umbilical cords and holding the babies one at a time. They are incredibly cute. What can I say - Jen is a pretty woman! 
Tatum is the only one who needed oxygen support so far - she had a little extra fluid in her lungs - but should be just fine.
Carter, although the smallest, is a feisty little boy and loves sucking on his binky.
Lincoln is a hairy little boy - shoulders, belly, everywhere. 
I am just super excited and am running back and forth between the babies in the NICU and Jen in her recovery room, bringing more and more pictures.
Jen is now back in our room and trying to get some sleep. The medication they gave her for treating the pre-eclampsia is making her pretty nauseous. But she did get a chance to hold some of her babies (crazy to say that) as I wheeled her bed and all to their areas (her and Lincoln in this picture).
I got to help bathe Tatum and Carter this evening - Carter screamed the whole time until I got to hold him.
Lincoln loves to have his eyes open.
Sunday, October 26, 2008
The Babies Are Here
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YEAHHHHH!!! I am so excited for the both of you. Cant wait to come and see my little nephews and niece. good job jen...u too ben
love d$ and jules
Congrats!!!
WE are so happy for both of you. You BOTH make some really cute babies!! I can't wait to hold them. give them lots and lots of hugs and kisses from us. Welcome to our family we love you all so much! Love Auntie A Uncle Mark and your crazy little cousins Graycee and Ryker
YEAH!So cute! Reese and Tatum can be friends! CONGRATS!
We've been watching the blog all day, waiting for pictures! (Ross is impressed with how quickly you got that done Ben! He thought there was no way you'd get pictures posted so fast!!) So excited for you!!! Jen- you're officially my new hero!!
Love you, Ross Heidi and Kate
Congratulations!!!!
I just saw your Mom and she told me you had your babies today! They are so cute and I love the name Tatum. Way to go Jenny what a super mom!
SO exciting!! Congratulations from the Vidaurris!! They are adorable!
Congrats you guys! Kennedie is so excited, as we were looking at the cute pics she said, "mom, that is Tyson's babies, cute"! Let us know what we can do to help!
Hooray! Congratulation on 3 cute and more important healthy babes!
Super cool! Congrats guys. Glad to hear everyone is healthy and well. Let the fun begin! They are so cute! Let us know if we can do anything for you!
YIPPEE SKIPPY DO! They are beautiful! so happy for you guys! How long you and babies staying in the hospital? let me know if you need someone to take Tyson on walks, and whatever else you need! so excited for you guys! Can't wait to get to help you and hold them. SERIOUSLY, Call me!!
Ahhh I have tears streaming down my face. Seriously, isn't it the sweetest miracle? Like you're so close to heaven you could reach out and touch it. I am so happy for you both, and so glad they all came out healthy! I love the names, except you stole one of ours. Our first boy is supposed to be Lincoln. :) I guess we can forgive you. Love you guys and cannot wait to see everyone. Look for a package coming, it is in the mail as of Monday morning!!!
Congratulations! It is wonderful to see those cuties and that all are doing so well. Take care and God bless you all!
HipHipHooray!! They are adorable and I love their names. I am so glad everyone is doing okay. Congratulations! Welcome to parenthood.
Congratulations. You guys will make GREAT parents. What lucky little cuties you have!
-Brandt and Amber
WAHOOO! I'm so relieved to hear they are all healthy and well!! I'm excited to meet the new crew! Please do not hesitate to call me when you need me to do something for you. Avery & Bella will so love to see the babies...when it's time!
Congratulations!! We are so excited for you and glad that they are all here, well and healthy. We loved the pictures. Frank thinks the "hairy one" might grow up to look just like him. He also thinks they all have Uncle Frank's hair line (hopefully they will grow out of it). You guys make cute babies. Good job Jenny, you are amazing!
Congratulation!!!They are adorable, cute names.
Grammie S. I am so excited to see my new miracle babies. What cuties they are. Jenny, you did it and you did it so well. It is so exciting for you and Ben to be parents. You two will be the best. What a blessing they will be in your lives. We are grateful they are healthy and so perfect. Great job! We are in for a lot of fun in the coming weeks.
See you soon.
Congrats!!! I am so Happy that they are here and Healthy...Now here's to no sleep and lots of diapers :)
Ben and Jen,
Congratulations! We are so happy for you, the babies are absolutely beautiful. We will be watching to find out the boys names.
LOVE there names.....Mark think you should have named the boys ben jr. 1 and ben jr. 2........
I am glad you are all doing well we love you!
you know we love you guys and are stoked! (even though you stole our name). :o) Your babies are beautiful! Congrats!!!!
SO cute! Love the names! Congrats you two
Congrats Those small blessings are so cute and will keep you busy. Hope all will continue to go well.
Congrats you guys. Good job. I can't believe they are here. They are beautiful. They are good sizes too. I wish we were still neighbors. I want to see them. Miss you.
What can i say they are so dreamy! i am so happy for you guys. What an exciting day it had to have been. Hope all is well so proud of you guys! you did it!
Oh my goodness!!! They are Soooo cute and TINY!! COngrats you guys!! Hope you're getting some rest Fuf! Holy cow 3 little babies! How fun!
Woooo Hoooo they are here! I am so glad everything went well and that Jen and the babies are doing good! I can't wait to meet them. If you need ANYTHING, bored and need a visit, food, movies,or any kind of help, please give us a call. Congrats!
Congrats on the beautiful babies. Glad they are all doing well and so is mom. Let us know if we can do anything for you!! Love the names!!! Love you all!! now x5
Congrats times three. Glad they made it here safe and that all is well.
I was thinking when I stopped in to see you guys yesterday how amazing it was that Jen can even make nausea look graceful.
Way to make some cute babies - but like we'd expect anything less from a gene pool that includes Jen and Ben.
HOLY CRAP!!! Congratulations!I can't believe you guys have 3 kids to deal with now. I'm sure it's going to be a lot of fun :)
Hooray! I'm glad all went well. It sounds like Ben is getting a workout going back and forth. Jen, glad you are doing well and that all 3 babies are healthy! Congrats! Now, the fun truly begins!
Oh my crazy! I am super excited for you! Congrats your babies are beautiful!!
I CANT EVEN IMAGINE! 3 BABIES! YOU TWO ARE TROOPERS! SO GLAD EVERYONE IS HEALTHY AND HAPPY!! CAN WAIT TO SEE MORE PICTURES AS THEY GROW!!! 3!!! wow.........
Yeah can't wait to meet them and help any way I can! See you soon
Congratulations you two. They are adorable. We are so happy for you. Keep us updated. Dana and I will be there the first Friday you want us Jen.
Ben & Jen,
Triplets rule! Jen, you are a trooper!! Glad to hear that everything went well, we are so happy for you guys. 3 babies will make for some crazy times at the McDowell household. :)
Ben, I'm still up for playing golf as often as possible as I'm sure you'll have plenty of time for it.
Paul & Katherine
Congratulations!!!!!! They are adorable!
heehee! So so cute and tiny! Congrats guys!!
Congratulations! I am so excited and relieved for you! And I am so glad the babies are healthy. That is the best part. Good luck with recovery and with taking them home. You guys will absolutely love it....you'll be busy but you will love it!
Ryan and Heather Mecham (Macdonald!)
Congratulations on THREE beautiful babies! I'm sure you're relieved to be done being pregnant and finally be able to hold your little ones!
Welcome to the MOM (mother's of multiples) club! We just had our twin boys two months ago, and you are going to love it!!! We have a bunch of preemie clothes that the twins have grown out of if you're interested. kristiharris@gmail.com
CONGRATS!!!
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