With my family (husband, 2 boys, mom, and sister) in tow, we all headed to the birthday party. Besides the girls and my IP's, there were some familiar faces. One of my biggest supports through my pregnancy, my head nurse/coordinator, was there!!! I hadn't seen her since my postpartum visit. Without her, I don't think I could have survived and it was so awesome to talk with her again. The girls' NICU nurse was also there with her family. Even a baby that was neighbors to the girls in the NICU joined us with her mommy!! Oh, and I finally got to meet fellow bloggers and expected daddies of triplets, Our Journey to Fatherhood!! It was soooo much fun!!
Anyway, I bet you really want to see some pics, so here they are:
Me and Eve, who had no problem jumping right into my arms
Lily
May
My oldest, Jackson
My youngest, Max
Eve
My sister with Lily and me with Eve
The boys watching Lily walk
Lily loved my mom
And she loved blowing kisses!!
She gave me lots of kisses!!
Lily
Max guarding the presents
Music time! Lily
Eve
May
My kids LOVE cake!!
Yummy!!
Pool was a little too tempting =)
Wow!! I just can't believe it has been over a year. The girls are growing up so fast and I can't wait to watch every year that passes. My IP said a very warming thing at the party when he introduced me to one of their friends, "This is our surrogate." I replied, "Well I WAS your surrogate." They then replied, "To us, you will always be our surrogate." That just meant a lot to me because even after all this time, I still mean a lot to them. I didn't know if time was going to naturally drift us apart, but I am happy to say that it has only had the opposite effect. I am very lucky =)
It was honor to attend this big day. Every day that passes makes me feel more and more proud of the thing I did for this family. I cannot imagine life without my surrogacy journey. It really is an overwhelmingly, awesome feeling!!!
It was honor to attend this big day. Every day that passes makes me feel more and more proud of the thing I did for this family. I cannot imagine life without my surrogacy journey. It really is an overwhelmingly, awesome feeling!!!
Happy Birthday, Eve, May, and Lily!!
I dug up some pics of the girls shortly after birth, and a year has definitely made some changes:
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| Eve (Baby A- Identical to May) |
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| Eve, 1 year old! |
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| May (Baby B- the smallest, identical to Eve) |
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| May, 1 year old! |
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| Lily (Baby C- first to go home) |
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| Lily, 1 year old |
Precious!!!!! I cannot believe they are a year old. That just seems impossible. They are adorable babies and I'm so glad your IP keeps you close to his heart. That means soo much. :)
ReplyDeleteHappy birthday to the beautiful girls! Love the fact that you have such a great relationship with the family:) Love the photos!
ReplyDeleteLove, love this post!! Can't believe it's been a year either..crazy!! They are absolutely beautiful! Charity
ReplyDeleteAww! Happy b-day, girls! I'm glad you and your family had a good time.
ReplyDeleteAww, so adorable! Happy Birthday to those precious girls! That is so wonderful that you all still have an amazing relationship, so blessed!
ReplyDeleteHappy Birthday Girls!! Awww, what awesome pictures, thank you for sharing. I can't believe how big they are. So precious. I love it!
ReplyDeleteWow! I love this! It is amazing how quickly the time goes. You did such an amazing thing and your surro-girlies are adorable. i have to admit, this post brought a little happy tear to my eye.
ReplyDeleteTime sure flies! Thanks for sharing!!!
ReplyDeletesuch beautiful girlies! happy birthday to them and happy birthing day to you! so glad you get to see them :)
ReplyDeleteLove the chub on those babies.
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