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October 28, 2008
By GINGER CHRIST
T-G Staff Writer
Kim and Joe Coseno of Ashland have had their hearts broken repeatedly. It took
the arrival of three little girls to mend them.
The Cosenos welcomed biological triplets into their lives Oct. 11 after trying
for years to adopt. Kim Coseno's mother, Jacilyn Dalenberg of Mansfield, acted
as a surrogate, enabling Kim and Joe Coseno to finally realize their dream of
having children together.
"We knew we wanted to raise a family together," Kim Coseno said. "It's just a
dream that has been fulfilled now."
Wooster native Kim Coseno had two children -- Brittni Wilkinson and Colin
Anderson -- when she met Joe Coseno six years ago. The two married three years
ago and have since investigated both private and international adoption to no
avail.
Kim Coseno said she and her husband have "such an incredible marriage" and
wanted to share their lives with more children.
"We love people in our house," Kim Coseno said. "We love kids in our house. We
can't wait to have the house filled up."
Dalenberg volunteered to act as a surrogate after hearing of her daughter's
struggles with adoption. Before she even shared the news with the Cosenos,
Dalenberg already had visited the doctor's office and been cleared for the
procedure.
"I was extremely surprised and kind of shocked," Joe Coseno said. "It didn't
even seem like it was possible."
"She's absolutely amazing," Kim Coseno said. "She's an amazing person."
Joe Coseno said Dalenberg's health was their primary concern. He and his wife
ensured she had the best team of doctors to monitor her every step of the
process.
"We didn't want her jeopardizing herself to help us out," he said.
Through in vitro fertilization, the process to add to the Coseno family began.
It took three embryo transfers before doctors called with positive bloodwork
levels; the Cosenos were having twins. Nine weeks later, one of the embryos
split into a set of identical twins.
Dalenberg carried the triplets without any problems and was expected to carry
full term. However, the twins developed twin-to-twin transfusion syndrome -- a
disease in which one twin receives the majority of blood because the twins
share a placenta -- and had to be delivered 91/2 weeks early.
"It wasn't because of her age that she delivered early," Kim Coseno said. "She
was very, very healthy."
The Cosenos named their triplets -- Elizabeth Jacilyn, Carmina Ann and
Gabriella Claire -- after family members, all of whom helped through the
process.
The triplets each weighed between two and three pounds at birth and have yet to
be brought to the Coseno's Ashland home from Hillcrest Hospital in Mayfield
Heights. Kim Coseno said her daughters are expected to be home by Thanksgiving.
"We are so happy that they're actually here and healthy and that her mom's
doing well," Joe Coseno said. "We just can't wait to get them home."
Joe Coseno is a firefighter for the Ashland Fire Department and Kim Coseno was
a nurse. She now plans to stay at home with her children.