The big countdown has begun! Kristen is 35 weeks today and just one week from today, the Cooper triplets are scheduled to be born at 10:30 am PT at Providence Hospital in Everett, Washington. We give God the glory and we can't wait!

From all we have heard, there will be quite a group on hand in the delivery room for the birth of the triplets next week. In addition to Kristen's OB/GYN, Dr. Peeper, and a doctor to assist him, there will also be at least one Neonatologist specialist for the babies in the room, and in addition to that doctor, there will be 9 to 12 medical staff from NICU to care for the babies - 3 or 4 assigned to each one. Kristen will have her own nurse and even gets to request the nurse of her choice from the many who have given her care over the last 3 months. Counting Ben and of course, Kristen, there will be 14 - 16 people in the room, all working hard to bring these little ones safely into the world.

Speaking of the nurses at Providence, they continue to amaze us with their professionalism, their kindness and their genuine care and concern for Kristen. They are pretty much hovering over their triplet mom-to-be these days and monitoring every possible aspect of Kristen and the babies' health to make sure there are no surprises during the next 7 days. We are grateful for good doctors, but the Providence nurses are the real stars here.

We can't thank you enough for your prayers. Please continue to pray for Kristen, Ben and the babies and for the medical team that will be in the OR next Tuesday!