The Bertrand family of Zachary recently upgraded from a family of five to a family of eight with the birth of their spontaneous identical triplet boys born Friday, September 16, 2011, in Baton Rouge.

Hunter and Mikki Bertrand, along with their children Coby, 14, Claire, 9, and Caroline, 6, were blessed with the arrival of Jackson “Jack” Robert, Maxwell “Max” Francis and Harrison “Harry” Kent.

The boys, born without the help of fertility drugs or any other medical intervention, were born at 34 weeks (average gestation is 32-34 weeks).

Jackson arrived first at 7:33 a.m. weighing 5 lbs., 15 ozs.; Maxwell was next at 7:34 a.m. weighing in at 6 lbs., 1 oz.; and finally, baby brother Harrison was born at 7:35 a.m. tipping the scales at 5 lbs., 10 ozs.

"They were amazingly fat and healthy and were all home within a week of birth," said Hunter Bertrand.

Rejoicing grandparents are Kent and Lavone Bertrand and Vicki and Ricky Mayo of DeRidder and Kathy and Daniel Walsh of Nashville.

Great-grandparents are Gayle and Kenneth Bailey, the late Frances Bertrand, Mason Bertrand, Elaine Armer, the late Robert Armer, and the late Frank and Virginia Mayo, all of DeRidder.

For more on the Bertrands' incredible story, visit bertrandtriplets.blogspot.com.