Amigos have arrived!

They're here!! We are so excited to announce the birth of the three amigos! Here are the vital statistics, in birth order:

Luke Julian Zeneski - born October 30, 7:22 am - 5 pounds 4 ounces, 17-1/2 inches
(Julian is John's and his Dad's middle name)
Elijah Robert Zeneski - born October 30, 7:23 am - 5 pounds 11 ounces, 18-1/2 inches
(Robert is my Dad and Grandfather's first name)
Zachary Joseph Zeneski - born October 30, 7:25 am - 6 pounds 4 ounces, 19 inches
(Joseph is my Dad and John's brother's middle name)

The whole story of their birth is just too much to write about in a blog, especially after all of the excitement of the last week, but I will try to give some details.

On Friday morning, the results of some blood work I had made it necessary for me to have general anesthetic instead of an epidural. This meant that I couldn't be awake for the surgery. Luckily though, the doctors (very graciously and unexpectedly) allowed John to be in the operating room, and he recorded it all. So I was able to see their glorious entrance in the end anyway!

After I recovered, I got to go to our room where John's mom and step dad and my mom were waiting. We got to have two babies with us, Luke and Eli. Zach was having a little trouble breathing, so he was taken for more observation. Eventually he went to the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU). He didn't have to stay overnight, but he was transferred to a nursery on the same floor as we were on. Eli also got transferred to the nursery, because he wasn't' eating well enough. These are issues that are very common with premature babies, and were not super scary. It was reassuring that they weren't in the NICU, but just in the nursery.

So from the first day, we only had Luke in our room. Because of the rough time I had recovering, I was only able to hang out mostly with him, while John spent a lot of time with Zach and Eli. That was hard, but it was really important that Eli and Zach got round the clock care. The nurses both in the nursery and on the floor where my room was were totally amazing. They are really adept at working with multiples, and just took such great care of us.

We really didn't have any huge issues with either the babies or me - we are truly blessed! Luke, Eli and I were all discharged from the hospital yesterday (Tuesday). We had a good night - they eat every 3 hours. John is the master feeder - he can get these boys to eat better than any of us! So he participated in all of the feedings, and Mom and I each took one off. Today, we picked up Zach! He is doing really great, and now we are all together at home. It's so awesome! To have all three boys home within the week is just amazing - again, we are so blessed!

Alright, so my energy is still low and I can't write much more tonight, but I'll leave you with a taste of all the pictures yet to come!