Chapter 10
As the next few weeks passed, Stephanie really started showing in her pregnancy. Both Matt and Stephanie thought it was unusual for her to show so much so fast. Stephanie called to schedule an ultrasound to find out if everything was ok.
The day of the ultrasound appointment Matt and Stephanie dropped off Brendon with Beth and headed to the medical clinic. Once the doctor did the ultrasound she turned the monitor so that Stephanie and Matt could see the screen.
"The reason you are showing so much so soon, is that you are not just carrying one baby." the doctor stated.
"We're having twins?" Matt asked.
"Nope. Triplets." the doctor answered.
Matt and Stephanie exchanged looks while taking in the news that they were expanding their family by 3 instead of one. After leaving the doctors office, Matt text Jeff and their dad to have just family meet with them at the house.
After Jeff, Beth, Skye and Gilbert arrived at Matt and Stephanie's house. Stephanie ordered pizza and sat back down on the couch. Matt was worried about Stephanie as she had been pretty quiet since they left the doctors office. While they waited for the pizza to arrive, the guys headed out to the garage to help Matt bring in the baby stuff from Brendon.
"Matthew, what's going on? Is everything ok with Stephanie and the baby?" Gilbert asked.
"Everything is fine dad. Stephanie is very healthy and the reason we wanted just family here today is because we found out this morning that Stephanie is pregnant with triplets." Matt answered.
"Triplets! Are you sure?" Jeff asked.
"Yeah. We both noticed that Stephanie was starting to show a lot faster and a lot more than with Brendon, so we scheduled an ultrasound to make sure everything was ok and the doctor found that we are having triplets." Matt answered.
"Wow. Congrats, bro." Jeff responded.
"Thanks. Now we just need to get more baby furniture and find out what the babies are." Matt stated.
"We're all here to help out where we can." Gilbert responded.
While the guys were outside talking, Stephanie and Beth were in the living room. Stephanie put on a movie and Beth laid Skye down in a playpen for her nap and joined Stephanie in the living room.
"You're really starting to show. How far along are you now?" Beth asked.
"14 weeks. And the reason I'm showing so soon is because Matt and I are having triplets." Stephanie answered.
"You are! Oh my gosh. You must be shocked. When did you find that out?" Beth responded.
"This morning. We just have to wait until I'm 24 weeks before we can find out what the babies will be." Stephanie stated. "Matt and I were pretty shocked and I know that I've been pretty quiet all day, but I'm just trying to take in the news."
"I can definitely understand that. Jeff and I have decided to wait until Skye is at least 3 before we have another baby." Beth responded.
"We weren't trying to get pregnant again, it just happened. But I'm glad it happened." Stephanie stated.
Once the pizzas arrived everyone ate and talked about the pending arrival of the triplets. Later that night after everyone left, Stephanie sat down and flipped through the baby names book once again. She wanted to have names picked out as soon as possible. At this point they needed three boys names and three girls names just in case.
As the weeks passed, the triplets grew and so did Stephanie. Brendon's first birthday was in just a few days and he wasn't a very happy boy. Stephanie wasn't able to pick him up and lately all he wanted was mommy. Matt and Stephanie dealt with toddler issues as they came about.
The day before Brendon's birthday party, Stephanie and Matt had their ultrasound appointment. Matt sat in the waiting room during the initial exam with Brendon. Once it was time to reveal the sex of the babies, a nurse brought Matt and Brendon into the room.
"Are you ready to find out the gender of your babies?" the doctor asked.
"Yes we are." Stephanie answered.
"Ok. Let's take a look. Baby A on the right side is a girl, baby B in the middle is a girl, and baby C on the left is a boy. Congratulations." the doctor stated.
"Thank you." Stephanie responded.
After leaving the hospital, Matt and Stephanie took Brendon shopping for his party. Once they got home, Matt unloaded the car and Stephanie took Brendon inside and got him ready for bed.
Matt and Stephanie, along with Jeff and Beth spent the next morning decorating the house for the party. After all the guests arrived at the house, the party began. Everyone who hadn't seen Stephanie just had to ask about the current pregnancy and place their hands on her growing stomach.
After the party ended, Matt and Jeff started cleaning up while Stephanie, Beth and Gilbert put food away and got Brendon to bed. Once everyone was in the living room, Matt and Stephanie decided to tell everyone the sex of the triplets.
"Now that it's just family again, we would like to tell you all what the sex of the babies are." Matt stated.
"Baby A on the right is a girl, baby B in the middle is also a girl, and baby C on the left is a boy." Stephanie told everyone.
"That's awesome! Congratulations to all of you." Beth responded.
"Thank you. Now we just have to have names picked out." Stephanie stated.
After everyone left, Matt sat down with the laptop and Stephanie laid down with her book of names. After looking and writing down names for about an hour, Matt finally said something.
"What about Jade Morgan Hardy for the first girl?" Matt asked.
"I like that. What do you think about Kimberly Rose Hardy for our second girl?" Stephanie answered.
"I like that too. Now we just need a boys name." Matt stated.
"What about Tyler Moore Hardy?" Stephanie asked.
"Sounds perfect. How about we go to bed and you get some sleep. It's been a long and busy day for you." Matt answered.
"Ok." Stephanie responded.