I'm sure many are wondering what has been happening with Stephanie and I and the triplets the past few days.  We went to the doctor last wednesday for a scheduled check-up and she found that Stephanie's body, specifically her cervix, was not adapting to the added stress and weight of the 3 babies;  Stephanie was directly admitted to New Hanover for monitoring and then scheduled for an emergency cerclage(sewing up the cervix) on thursday.  The procedure was done with Stephanie awake and she was pleasantly suprised by the lack of pain with the epideural.  The surgery was a success and is kind of like locking the door for a few more months.  We stayed up at New Hanover until this afternoon(Easter Sunday) and returned home for Stephanie to resume her bed rest in Southport.  It was noted up front from our doctor that Stephanie is on strict bed rest(no teaching, no shopping, no outside).  She is only allowed to go from the bed to the bathroom to the couch.  And she is not liking it.  So please send your encouragement to help Stephanie and I get through a few more months before welcoming Opal, Jacob and Oliver into this world