HAPPY 6's!

Happy 6 month birthday to my sweet babies (yesterday) and Happy 6 year anniversary to my wonderful husband today!  Six years ago today I married my best friend and became Mrs. Morris--what an adventure it has been! The past 6 years have been filled with good times and bad (like everyone else's life), but the good times, in our case, majorly outweigh the bad!  In the past 6 years, Travis has successfully run a business, I have received my doctorate in physical therapy, we have been blessed with 3 healthy babies, 2 beautiful neices (and another on the way!), wonderful new brother and sister in laws, great friends and a wonderful church family.  Sitting here 6 years ago, I would have never dreamed what God had in store for our simple "normal" life.  I thought it would be possible for us to have 3 children one day, but never dreamed we would have them all at the same time!
As I think about the past six months, I think about all the joy that Braden, Brooks and Kate have brought into our lives.  I think about how fast the last 6 months have passed by and how I often wish time could stand still for just a little while, so I could keep them babies a little longer.  I am excited and a little nervous about the challenges that await us in the next 6 months as our children become "mobile" and continue to grow. Sure, life has been a little (or a lot at times) crazy, hectic, stressful, and exhausting; but the happy, joyful times make it all worth it! 

HAPPY Mothers Day!

As I come to the end of my first official Mothers day, I cant help but to think about how much my life has changed in the past year.  I so clearly remember waking up around 5AM on Mothers Day last year and seeing the "2 pink lines" indicating I was pregnant (yes, ironically, i found out I was pregnant on Mother's Day).  I remember being filled with so much emotion: joy, happiness, thankfulness and fear.  Obviously, I had no idea at the time that I was carrying triplets, but I remember being so very happy.  I remember telling my mom and mother in law because I was unable to keep the excitement to myself.  It was a couple of weeks later when we went in for my first US and the sonographer informed us "well, you got 3"--HUH?!? was about all that came out of mine and Travis' mouth for the remainder of the appt.  After getting over my small "break down" and intense fear of carrying triplets, I had the most wonderful pregnancy (yes, even with being on bedrest in hospital for 5 weeks).  I had some headaches, but only actually got sick once, which I think is pretty much unheard of for someone carrying multiples.  32 weeks (actually only 28 weeks) later, I was blessed with 3 beautiful, healthy children. 
The past year has been filled with some pretty hard times, but these have been overshadowed by the happiest times of my life.  I know this journey has just begun and we will have many tough days ahead, but I hope to be able to use the feelings of pride, joy and thankfulness I have felt the past year to get me through these hard times.