Carson BarillasCh- 10--It was a surpise alright

Carson (37) his wife Vanessa (36)
Their children: Jewel and Julian (12), Giovanni and Lorenzo (8)

Narrated by:Carson
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We are living life day to day. I think that we are finally settling into our life.

Work is great. However I have been working a lot and I have been eating a lot of fast food lately. I have been packing up the pounds. Before it got to extreme I decided to take matters in my own hands and started to work out.  I needed to set an example and not only for my family but also my patients.

One night I came home and Vanessa was up waiting for me.  I happened to be oncall so I did not get home in time to tuck in the kids.  Vanessa looked worried and when I asked her what was wrong she told me that we are expecting again.  I think I sensed a little bit of fear and sadness in her.  I told her that we are blessed to bring another life into this world.

She was nervous about having to leave her job again. I told her not to worry because I would do all in my power to support her.  I even suggested that we look into hiring a nanny.  She was not sure about hiring help.  She wants to think about it for a while. 

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I had to take care of the kids one evening and it dawned on me that the kids were pretty much independant.  Maybe this is what was worrying Vanessa?  We were going straight back to diapers and bottle feedings at all times of the night.  Maybe it was time to talk about birth control.

Vanessa has been taking this pregnancy in stride.  Her previous pregnancies she would take it easy. Now she is a work out machine and is actively playing with our kids outside. I have to tell her to slow it down a bit.

She never listens to me.

That is until she reached the last trimester.  She kept complaining that she was bigger than normal. I told her that she looked just as beautiful as the day I met her.

Now that Jewel is 13, she has decided that she wants to help with cooking.  She is starting out with mac and cheese. I think its great she wants to help but I think we have had enough of Mac n Cheese to last us a lifetime. There is only so much of it that we can eat. 

She even insists on cleaning the dishes and the kitchen after she is done.  She doesn't want us to mess up her routine. Neither Vanessa or I are complaining.  We can use all the help that we can get.

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I try to get home early enough to enjoy some time with my boys.  We play a little football and sometimes we end up playing a little water balloon fight afterwards.  Nothing makes me happier than having some play time with my boys.

Dinner was a quiet affair. Vanessa was talking to the kids and making sure they knew they were getting a little brother or sister.  Her due date was near and we were past the nesting phase.  I knew that she was getting anxious. When we had Giovanni and Lorenzo she wanted to make sure Jewel and Julian knew that they were still important to us.  She says this little speech and tells everyone how much we love them. If it helps calm her nerves, who am I stop them?

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A few days later we rushed Vanessa to the hospital.  To our surprise she gave birth to triplets. I mean I was not expecting this at all.  I now am a father of seven. 

Our first triplet was a girl and we named her Carol.

Our second was also a girl which we named Maggie.

The last was a boy which we named Shane.  He is the baby of the family but is healthy as a horse. 


I got home from the hospital and Lorenzo was waiting for me in the babies room.  He asked me if we were going to have more babies and if it would be four next time. I told him that I would let him know.  I then told him that it was time for bed.  I looked at Lorenzo and was proud of my little family.