What I have been doing for the last 9 months.

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I found out in Aug. I was pregnant for the sixth time we said one

more baby and I was going to get my tubes tied. I went in Sept. for

an ultra-sound and I saw two babies. Therefore, when I went to the

doctor's office my doctor told me I should have a seat, and ask why

it was only twins. She said no that there were three, triplets. I

did then about fall over, I made them print out a paper stating how

many babies there were to take home to my husband. I knew that if I

told him that we were having triplets he would just think I was

joking. Therefore, when I did go home I told him to guess how many

babies we were having, he was joking and said three. I showed him

the paper telling us how many babies they had found, I then thought

he was going to pass out. That was just the start of things that

have happen this year. My pregnancy has been very normal until the

end read on to see why I think my babies are miracles. My babies

were due April 16, 2006.

Well my house burnt down but, all of my children are ok and my

husband and I are ok as well. I went to the doctor today and the

triplets are doing ok as well. We woke up on 1-25-06 Wednesday

morning about 1:15 with the fire alarm going off and the house full

of smoke. We had wood heat; we had a room just for the Wood stove so

the children were less likely to get hurt or around it. We looked

down the hall and saw that more than the wood stove was on fire the

whole room was. My husband was going to try to put the fire out but,

it was to far gone. Therefore, we just started getting the children

out of the house. That was one time that I was that my two littlest

ones were sleeping in the same bed as we were. We got out of the

house and meet in our meeting place. DH got the dogs but we could

not find the cats. Later we found out that one of the cats did not

make it we have not seen the other one so he might have gotten out.

It was one of the windiest nights that we have had here in the

Mountains of North Carolina. I shoved the two littlest children

outside with nothing on they go to bed with pj's on but, by morning

they have taken them off. The two 14 year old's had their clothing

on. My 7 year old had just a shirt on. I had just a t-shirt on and

underwear. My oldest daughter was away at college. DH who had gotten

up first had most every thing on. I just thank the Lord each and

every day that my children and we are all ok. We may have lost all

of our worldly things, but we still have each other I just don't

know what I would do if something happened to one of my children or

one of us. I have only 5 more weeks to go before the triplets get

here. Even though we thought, they were going to come earlier when

the house burned down. I started to have contractions but once I got

to lie down and rest they went away. We rented and were stupid

enough not to have renters insurance, we are staying with my mom in

a small place my sister and her one child also live here I home we

can find another house soon.

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Smoke rises from the ashes the morning after a fire in Crumpler.

Photos by Beckie Duvall

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I went on the 13 of March 2006 I was admitted to the hospital which

is 2 ½ hours away from my home. I was there until Feb 8 2006, I was

lying in bed watching TV and my water broke. We have babies the

girls were borne on 3-04-6 around 11:00 pm Willow-mina 3lb 10.8 oz,

Wednesday 3lb 3.4 oz Wisteria 3lb 7.4 oz. They are doing good Willow-

mina has been on room air all the time. Wednesday had to have some

help breathing. Wisteria had to have a breathing tube and now is on

has the cpath, and getting better each day. I am trying to drive to

see them every other day. I have six other children at home and the

younger ones are having a hard time coping with all that has went on

in the past year, and mommy being away from home all the time was

getting very hard on them. It was hurting their grades at school and

other things. The babies have gone to the intermediate nursery but

could be there from two weeks to a month longer. I wished they were

closer home so I could spend more time with all of my family.

We rented a singlewide trailer that is in need of many repairs. It

is a three-bed room but, small for 11 people to live in.

If anyone else has, any questions just ask.

We got to bring home Willow-mina and Wednesday home on the when they

were three weeks old then Willow-mina got a bad infection and had to

go back to the NICU she almost died. Therefore, on the 10th of April

Willow-mina and Wisteria got to come home so all three of the

triplets are at home now. We are still looking for a bigger place to

live but, everything we look at people tell us we have to many

children that 9 is to many well I did not plan on the triplets being

triplets just one more baby. However, the triplets are wonderful and

I would not know what to do with out them. I just wish we had a

bigger place for my children to live so they are not so stressed out

and could do better in school.

The triplets are all home now they have been home for two weeks now.

Penny Duvall

PO Box 387

Jefferson NC 28640

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