An update on me

Okay so some of you know that I was in the hospital and why I was there however there are a lot of you that dont so I figured Id post what happened and give an update on my condition as of today.

So we brought our boys home on friday the 13th of february, I was feeling great and adjusting well to having our babies finally home, the first cpl of days were a bit rough but all in all I felt I was doing a great job. So fast forward to friday the 20th of february, I felt fine , I feed the boys their midnight feeding (12am saturday the 21st actually) and decided to go to bed until their 4am feeding. I woke up about 2:35am and felt horrible-my stomach was turning and I knew I was going to be sick-I could just feel it coming. I tried laying in bed and hoping it would go away but it didnt so I got up and drug myself into the bathroom. I figured Id just throw up and get it over with and Id feel better - I knew it was almost 3 and Id ahve to start getting the boys ready to eat soon so I was hoping that it would happen quickly. TMI ahead -sorry-Well within minutes of getting into the bathroom I was throwing up-and it wasnt just a little-it kept coming . All I kept thinking was I couldnt wait for it to stop and for my stomach to feel better, however once I stopped getting sick, my stomach pain was getting worse- I knew something was wrong-the pain was horrible. All of the sudden I couldnt move- I feel on the couch and just sat there crying from the pain. I knew I needed help but couldnt get up to go back in the bedroom to get Clyde up so I yelled for my mom upstairs-thank goodness shes a light sleeper as well. She came down and tried to helpme- she got me water and a cold rag-but nothing was working, the pain continues to get worse and I was sweating and feeling like I was going to pass out. My mom went to wake up Clyde casue she knew something was wrong and that I needed help quickly. I remember Clyde coming into the living room and saying to call an ambulance. About this time I started blacking out, I remember the emt's coming in and talking to me-asking where the pain was and could I get up etc...I couldnt even answer-the pain was so intence at that point. I couldnt open my eyes and I felt really weak. They tried getting vitals and were having no luck so they got me in the ambulance and away we went. I dont remember much of the trip-they kept trying to get vitals and still nothing- I remember the one guy saying- Her bp is 12 over 8 and I cant get a pulse-we need to hurry, I then heard sirens and passed out. I awoke again breifly to the cold air as they took me into the er- I dont remember what they were saying but I do remember they threw me on a table and cut off my clothes- I couldnt move and before I knew it I was out again. The next time I came to I had tubes down my throat and I couldnt move- I was freaking out- I couldnt talk or move and it was horrible. I could hear Clyde in the room and from what I could hear it sounded as though something bad had happened and as if they didnt know if I was going to make it- I was scared at this point. Clyde came to hold my hand and I kept trying to use my hands to write in his hand that I was OK and I needed to sit UP but they kept thinking I was freaking out and trying to pull my tubes out so they put more drugs in me-drugs that put me into a coma state- I was basically paralyzed- although I couldnt open my eyes or move, I kept feeling pins and needles and cuts...and I could still sometimes hear Clyde- all I knew at this point was I wasnt ready to give up or leave-not now ! Some time later I remember them taking me into a room and there were a lot of bright lights-after that I again passed out. The only other thing I can remember somewhat was seeing my dad standing beside my bed-I couldnt really tell if it was him or not but I remember thinking to myself-thats my dad and whats going on. Finally I woke up- I still didnt know what was going on but I still couldnt move or talk and the tubes were all there- as well as a huge bandage on my left arm. I remember my mom and Clyde being there with me and I was still coming in and out- I couldnt stay awake since they had me all drugged up to keep me calm. I dont remember what they said or who all came and went but I remeber asking (writing) to my mom what day it was-and she said Sunday. I couldnt believe I missed an entire day and couldnt remember any of it. By Sunday night I was coming to a little more, I was still in and out but I was doing better. I remember Clyde and nurses but thats about it.
By Monday they took out my breathing tube and let me go on my own. I was so happy to have one tube gone and couldnt wait for the other tube (the stomach tube ) to be gone as well. I remember lots of dr's coming and going and trying to figure out what happened-none of them knew what went on or what happened but they were all happy and amazed that I was still alive and progressing. I found out that while they had me drugged they had put an iv in my hand to put dye in me for a ct scan and it got accidentally moved and dye spilled into my hand causing compartment syndrome-which made my hand get huge-and turn black and blue so they had to make 3 cuts on my hand to save it- thus the reason for my hand being wrapped. They told me I had to go into surgery to get it sewn back up and that Id probably need therapy to get it back working correctly.

After surgery they finally let me get my stomach tube out and finally on monday night I got to drink something and by tuesday night I got to eat as well. We thought things were going better however after surgery my heartbeat started dropping and even went down to 34 bpm-they had to give me a shot to bring it back up again. It came back up for a cpl of hours but then dropped again and wouldnt go back above 44-unless I was really moving around. So then they decied to move me to a heart monitor floor to be watched. I got movedon wednesday and they started doing more tests because we were still unsure what had happened and why my heartrate was staying so low. On thrusday a cpl of our dr's suggested we get transferred to Cleveland clinic to have a second opinion and try to get some answers, however by friday I was feeling somewhat better and my dr;s decided I could come home so thats what we did.

We still have not gotten a reason to why any of this happened- aome dr's say it was a bag of infected water that burst in me from the c-section and others say it was because my electrolytes dropped to low and casued issues but there was never any diagnosis of any kind. I am trying to recover at home although I spend so much time caring for the babies that it doesnt leave a lot of time for me. I wonder everday if what happened will happen again and why it happened to begin with. I have some follow up appointments coming up so hopefully we can get some kind of answers but Im not holding on to any kind of hope that they will find anything. All I know is that hopefully whatever happened was a one time thing and that my body is past it and I can get better and I am so happy that I was able to fight whatever it was and still be here!

An Update on the boys

Okay once again Im a little behind but things are a little crazy as you can imagine. So lets see-where should I begin-Well our triplets finally got to come home-all together on Febuary 13th ! The NICU told us that Nicholas would be able to come home on Feb 11th and that Noah and Nathan could probably follow by the 13th however since we were staying at the hospital helping to care for the boys anyway they decided to watch over Nicholas for another day so that they could all come home together. All 3 boys were back to their birth weight when we were discharged and are now well on their way to 7 pounds! Its hard to believe that just 5 weeks ago they were these tiny little 4 pound preemie babies and now they are almost 7 pounds! All 3 babies came home on apnea monitors- Nicholas mainly has SVT episodes and not a low heartrate, Nathan has a lot of low heartrate alarms and Noah rarely has any alarms. I really hate all the wires but I know they are here to help ensure my babies keep breathing and hopefully help prevent any issues. I dont really mind the monitors at night-in fact they help me sleep better-kinda like an extra set of eyes...but I also cant wait to be able to carry my babies from room to room without a monitor in tow. Nicholas was also discharged from the NICU on heart medicine to hopefully help with his SVT issues-they also taught us how to handle an episode if he should have one at home...he saw his heart dr on the 16th of Feb and she said he was doing well and we hope he outgrows the issue. He has had a cpl minor episodes since weve been home-1 time we had to use ice to bring him out of it and another time he had to visit the er to get in under control-we believe the last one was due to him gaining weight and needing his meds upped cause since that trip to the er and the new dose we have been episode free! All 3 boys also meet their new ped. On Feb 18th and she said they were all looking great. They are all growing wonderful and dont need to go back until their 2 month check up. We are still sstuck in the house until the risk of rsv is down-its no fun not being able to go places but it is kinda nice to not have to worry about packing all the kids up to go places right now-its kind of relaxing in a way. We did get to go on our first walk in our strollers the other day since the temps were finally up-it felt so good to get out of the house and get some air and the babies really seemed to like the walk as well-the slept the entire time!
So today was our due date 3/8- I couldnt even imagine still being pregnant. Our babies are now 5 weeks old and are changing everyday. We never got an answer on if they are identical but we are starting to think that Noah and Nicholas may be since they look more alike. Nathan looks more like his daddy and Noah and Nicholas look more like Alex and Mommy. Nathan is our big eater and grower-he is the biggest of the 3 and you can tell who he is just by looking at him. He likes to sleep and I think he will be the first to sleep throught the night-the only time he really fusses is when he is hungry. Noah is our laid back baby-he is pretty content just laying around looking at the mobile or the lights above him-he will often stay awake for long periods of time and be happy as can be. He was our slow eater at first but now he has no problems. Nicholas is our little one-he is the smallest but has the most personality. He always has a different look on his face-he is so fun to watch. Nicholas usually needs the most attention and loves to be cuddled and held.
The past couple of weeks have been really hard-after only one week of being home with my babies I ended up in the hospital-I will post more about that later. While I was gone I was so miserable, I missed my babies like crazy! My mom and my sister took care of the boys all week while I was away and we had a cpl other helpers stop by-including Clydes mom and sister. My mom did a good job of caring for my litttle ones and she did a great job of keeping them on schedule for me for when I got home. My time away also gave grandma her time to bond and she was so happy. Unfortuantly we had to stop pumping breastmilk while I was in the hospital so our time with Mommys milk had to come to an end. This part was also really hard on me but i am happy that they got almost a month of breastmilk-its definatly better then none.
Mommy and daddy are adjusting well to having 5 kids instead of 2. Its hard on daddy having to work both jobs and trying to sleep and help out at home but he is managing well. Im finally starting to feel more like myself again-I am really tired and the lack of sleep is horrible but its worth it. I cant wait until summer though so that we can get out a little more. Kierra is doing a good job at helping with her brothers-she loves to feed them and is learning to chenge their tiny diapers and Big Brother Alex is still trying to figure out whats going on. He is always pointing at the babies and saying Baby Baby Baby-he also touches their noses and says nose. He is very gentle with them and I think he is doing a great job of adjusting to them being here.
Well I think thats about all I have for an update as of now-hopefully Ill be able to update again soon so that this isnt so long. Hope everyone is doing well !

Our Boys Are 10 Days Old

Well since I had to get up and pump anyway I figured I may as well post an update.


Noah- Noah now weighs 4 pounds5oz and is eating(or trying to eat) 3 bottles a day. The rest of the time he is still getting tube fed. He is now up to 42cc's per feed and is doing better at finishing that amount everyday. They have Noah eating every 3 hours right now. Noah no longer has any problems with his breathing and rarely has an alarm-although he will occasionally sneak one in.

Nathan- Nathan now weighs 4pounds5oz-yes the exact same as Noah. Nathan started out eating like a champ last week however he dropped off in his bottle feeding early this week and decided being fed by tube was a lot easier. They are trying to get him to take a bottle at most feeds but most of the time he will only eat about 10-20cc's before giving it up. The past 2 days have been alittle better and he has finished a cpl of his bottles,although last night when he got down to the last 5cc's he decided to throw up most of his bottle. Nathan is eating about 40cc's at each feed and is eating about every 3 hours as well. Nathan still has a cpl alarms a day but overall he isnt doing too bad- a cpl days ago he was having 10plus a day and now less then 5.

Nicholas-Well even though he was born the smallest-it seems our baby Nicholas may be our first to come home. Nicholas is eating all of his feeds from the bottle now and has been for days. He is eating about 45cc's a feed and they allow him to eat when he is hungry basically-which is about every 3 1/2-4 hours. Nicholas now weighs 4pounds2oz-just 1 oz away from birth weight-yay Nicholas!!! Our little man also burps the best! We have had a very hard week with Nicholas-it seems he has a little bit of a heart condition called Supraventricular Tachycardia or SVT for those that dont wanna learn how to say that name. Ive included a link below for those that want to learn a little bit more about it. Anyway Wednesday night his little heart decided to start beating at 300bpm and continued to do this for 26 minutes. Nicholas didnt seemed bothered by this episode and continued eating normally. The nurses called the dr after they were unable to bring his heart rate down by putting ice on his face and she had them put in an iv in case he needed meds and they also did an ekg. By the time they started the ekg Nicholas had pulled out of the episode on his own and the results came back fine and they didnt need to start the iv meds. The next day he had another episode which was 290bpm and lasted 8 minutes and they were able to get him to pull out of it quicky by putting ice on his face. The cardiologist came in to check him out and decided that he was having these episodes as a result of SVT and that if he had another attack they would begin giving him medication-which he will remain on for months to years depending on how will he does. So friday night he had another attack of about 10 minutes and 300bpm so they decided to start him on the medication. So far he is handling the medicine well and hasnt had another episode yet. As scary as it sounds, SVT is apparently not very serious and the cardiologist said it could go on for days and not cause problems in infants-AMAZING! However, we dont want that to happen because it would really wear him out and could casue other problems. So we have been learning all about how to care for him when he comes home and they will be showing us how to handle an episode and how to listen to his heartbeat to check for porblems and what signs towatch out for once he is no longer on a monitor-and if he does have symptoms they wont appear until after the episodes have lasted 24 hours. At first this really had me scared- I was so worried that this was going to cause Nicholas many problems and could even delay him coming home but we were happy to learn on Saturday that Nicholas is already ready to come home but since they started him on the new meds they would like towatch him for a cpl days just to make sure he has no problems with it-so it looks like our little man may be coming home in the next couple of days!!! Another important event that happened for him this week is that his umbillical cord stump fell off on thursday-I was shocked to see it wasnt there when I changed his diaper lol.

All 3 boys are now sleeping together in one crib and they look so cute together... its so nice to have all of them together!

Okay so that is my update for the boys-Now Mommy and Daddy. I really dont know how we are doing at the moment. Everyday seems to be going by so fast. Between Clydes 2 jobs and me pumping non stop and trying to recover from the c-section plus going to the NICU as much as possible-it seems like we are never siting still for long. Most days we are already going on 5 or so hours of sleep-ahh an outlook of the coming months. It was really hard for us to leave our babies in the NICU when I was discharged last week- I thought going into this that I would be okay but it really hit me hard- I was missing them before I even left the building. It was one of the hardest things to do as a parent-to go into a hospital pregnant but leave with no baby(or babies lol). We know that being there is the BEST place for them but it is still hard not being with them and holding them and feeding them all the time. For me its hard becasue I dont want to miss bonding with the boys. With Alex-Clyde did a lot of the feeding and he bonded very quickly with Alex-this is obvious now when Alex wont even let his daddy out the door for work...so I really want to have this strong bond with these babies and its hard to have that when I cant be with them. I know that many people (mostly all the grandparents) are dying to hold these babies but Im just not ready for that yet- I really want the bond between us and the babies to be as strong as possible before I start handing them over to others-its hard enough knowing they are getting bonded with nurses but it helps that its different nurses and not the same ones everyday. I hope all of the grandparents know that someday (soon Im sure lol) that Im gonna get tired and when that time comes there will be plenty of holding times available-its definatly not a way of hurting the grandparents-just my way of dealing with the seperation of the babies. As far as life in the NICU goes, it hasnt been too bad....most of our nurses (95%) are wonderful-they let us do our thing while we are there with the babies-we change and feed them and swaddle them and hold them and the nurses just sit back and allow us that time...however there havebeen a cpl nurses this week that have caused a little panic in our heads and I think we may be talking to someone on Monday about not having these one/two nurses care for the boys-I dont want to hurt their feelings but I just dont feel they are caring for the boys in a correct matter. The one nurse left Nathan in the crib alone and left the railing down- I was stunned...this is the nurse who was being pushy with Clyde and I about how we did everything from washing our hands to feeding and here she leaves my baby unattended with the railing down?!?! Ugh anyway-now tat Im done pumping I think Im gonna try to rest a little bit. I hope this week brings us all good news and no bad news and that hopefully all of our boys will be home real soon. I will be posting pics of them here soon ( probably the next middle of the night pumping session)!

Here is the link to learn more about SVT
http://www.med.umich.edu/mott/chc/patient_arr_sup.html

The Babies Are Here-Born January 28,2009 at 34.3weeks

Well first off Im sorry this is so late but here it is-Our Birth Story!

So it all really started Tuesday January 27th when Kierra , my mom and Clyde all had the stomach flu all day. Alexzander had it the week before so I decided Alex and I would hide out in the bedroom all day hoping to avoid the germs. Everytime I left the room Id wash my hands a cpl times and spray some lysol and then pray I wouldnt get what they all had. By 10pm I was starting to feel kinda sick-I didnt even want to drink because I didnt want to get sick. So at 3 am when I got Clyde up for work I knew it was over- I was sick! I threw up twice between 4am and 6 am and I couldnt drink anything without feeling sick. I got up to get Kierra up for school at 6:30 however thanks to the horrible snow and ice storm school was cancelled so I decided to lay back down until Clyde came home and was hoping Id feel better then. So around 8:30am Clyde finally rerturned home and I couldnt take it anymore, I was so sick and I was really dehydrated at this point so we decided to call Dr Baird and ask her what I should do. Dr Baird said she didnt want me dehydrated and that I should go into Labor and Delivery and get hooked up to an iv for some fluids and to check in on the babies. So Clyde called his mom over to watch Kierra and Alex and by 9am we were off to the hospital.
The roads were really crappy but we managed to get to the hospital by 9:30 and once we arrived we realized it was going to be a long day since the place was packed. Every room was full and I had to take a bed in triage, this tiny little bed, in this tiny little room and we had to fit 3monitors for the babies and an iv and Clyde in there-it was cramped. In fact the nurse kept knocking things on the floor lol. So the nurse got me hooked up to the 3 baby monitors and the contraction monitor and got my iv hooked up-by now it was around 11am. Finally the meds and fluids started kicking in and I started feeling a little better. Clyde then decided he wanted to multitask so that he didnt waste a day sitting in the hospital when I was just gonna be there getting some fluids for the flu and he decided to call my mom to come and sit with me while he went to go van shopping. My mom was there by 11:30am and Clyde left. During this time The nurse was having a really hard time getting the babies to stay on the monitors and she was trying everything to get them to show up. Around noon the dr finally came in and checked me out-I wasnt contracting (says the monitor) and I was still closed so he decided to help the nurse focus on getting the babies on the monitors. After almost an hour of trying to locate them with the monitor and the ultrasound machine-he decided he would call Dr Baird and ask about sending me over to the high risk Dr down the hall to get a good look at the babies. Finally around 1:15pm we were wheeled down to the high risk Dr and they started getting an ultrasound. The dr said the babies looked great and estimated they weighed between 4 and 5 pounds each and all of their heatrates were fine so he sent me back to labor and delivery to wait for Dr Bairds orders.

We got back to my room and they finally had a room open for me so they had me move into a bigger room and they hooked me up to just the contraction monitor since they knew the babies were ok. At this point I was starting to feel really sick again but they didnt want to give me anything until Dr Baird said so. The nurse told me that Dr Baird was on her way to the hospital for a delivery anyway and she would come to see me after that. So I decided to try and rest for awhile. Clyde called just after 3pm and said he was going to let his mom go home since the roads were so bad and he would just sit with the kids until we got home. Then around 3:30pm I started feeling some really light cramping that kept getting stronger-I asked my mom which monitor I was and when we looked it showed I was having contractions...I was stunned! My mom went out to get my nurse to come in and verify that I was having contractions and sure enough I was-they werent very strong at this point but they were coming every 1-3 minutes. I decided we should call Clyde and have him come back to the hospital just in case-however when we called his mom had just gotten home and he no longer had anyone to sit with the kids. Poor Clyde was freaking out-He was lost, he was running around trying to find a sitter while trying to get my things together to bring to the hospital. Finally he got ahold of Kierras Nana and Papa up the street and they said they would watch the kids until Olma could come and get them. So after calming himself down a little bit he dropped the kids off and made it to the hospital by 4:30pm. Just before he got there Dr Baird came in to see me and she was also shocked to see that I was contracting-they had slowed down to 2-4 minutes apart however they were really strong at this point. Dr Baird didnt want to just rushinto delivering the boys if I was just contracting from being sick and dehydrated so she decided we would just watch and see how things went for the next hour or so. She let me know she had to leave though and her partner would be there just in case we needed her. Around 5:45 the on call dr came in to check on me and the contractions were back to every 1-3 minutes and were coming very strong- I was definatly feeling them at this point and I was starting to get uncomfortable. The dr decided that we didnt need to continue watching and making me uncomfrtable and he said that it was time to have some babies. He told us to get ready because we were going to have our babies in the next hour.

Sure enough within 5 minutes our room was full of nurses and dr's having us sign papers and getting us all ready for our c-section and by 6:45 they were wheeling me down to the operating room. Clyde waited outside while I got my spinal put in and they got everything ready and then he came in and sat with me. I was feeling really sick and just a littel scared at how being early would affect our babies but Clyde was calm and helped me relax a little. The spinal was making me really sick and I started getting sick again so they gave me some meds and withing a cpl of seconds I was feeling better and was able to relax just in time to hear my first baby let out his first cry-Baby A (Now Known as Noah Anthony) made his entrance into this world at 7:22pm on January 28th 2009 and he weighed 4 pounds 9 ounces-he was our first born and our biggest baby. It all happened really fast and both Baby B (Nathaniel Robert) and Baby C (Nicholas Henry) were born at 7:23pm. Nathan weighed 4 pounds 7 ounces and Nicholas weighed 4 pounds 3 ounces. All 3 boys came into this world crying and breathing on their own-it was the best feeling ever. While they were getting the babies weighed and ready to go to the Nicu and while I was getting all fixed up, I told Clyde I was amazed by how different I felt-even though I couldnt feel anything I could tell how much lighter my stomach felt-both him and my nurse laughed at me. The nurses brought Noah and Nathan over to say goodbye real fast before they went to the NICU and Clyde got to go see them off while I had my cerclage removed and by 8pm it was all over and I was in recovery resting. Clyde and my mom got a cpl pictures and so I got to see those while we waited for my spinal to wear off and for the NICU to get the babies ready for us to finally meet them up close. We were in recovery for over 2 hours and I was getting really anxious- I was really missing my babies and couldnt wait to see them and get to know how they were all doing...and then at 10:50 the nurse came to take us to see our Baby Boys! They rolled me on my bed down to the NICU and since room was limited I only got to see and touch Baby C (Nicholas Henry) but it was amazing. All 3 boys were doing well. Noah was the only baby that needed just a little assistance and they put him on a hood so he could get a little extra oxygen...they said he had a tiny hole in the lungs and they would check him by x-ray in the morning to see if it improved. They told us they expected the babies to only be in the NICU for about 2 weeks or so...mainly to learn to eat and grow....we were so happy to hear that news. They let us visit and get some pictures for about 15 minutes and then it was time to say goodniight and we were wheeled to my room to get some sleep. My mom helped get me settled and then she went home to get a lttle rest and By 11:30pm both Clyde and I were passed out-It was a really long day for us both but it was definatly one of the most amazing days of our lives!

So there it is- our very long birth story. Thank You for taking the time to read about how we welcomed our newest members into the world and I will post an update about how they are
doing really soon.

33 weeks-what a difference a week can make

We have passed our 33 week mark and there seems to be no end in sight (near sight anyway). We went Monday to see our High Risk Dr and when we arrived the nurses tried to do the NST first to get it out of the way- well the babies were not happy about this and were off and moving within minutes-so after 25 minutes of trying to catch them on the monitors they decided to let me see the Dr first. So we moved on over to the u/s room and the Dr came in-amazed as ever to see me still pregnant lol. He checked my cervix and its still holding up just fine-which also amazes him apparently. The u/s went a lot better this time then last- all the babies had shifted just enough to allow the Dr to see all of the babies more clearly-most importantly he could see Baby A without having to him me roll all over the exam table and without causing me horrible pain. All 3 boys were wide awake however they remained calm so the Dr could get their measurements...and boy what a diffence does a week make! All babies are now measuring over 4 pounds each....here are our weights!

Baby A-4 pounds exactly
Baby B And Baby C- 4 pounds 9 oz
And Mom-Up 0 pounds from last week - total weight gain still holding still aat 24 pounds

The Dr seemed very pleased with the babies and insured us that if they would arrive now they would be okay-ys they may still have NICU time but the chances of major problems are extremely low now. He seems to think these babies arent gonna come out on their own but would rather wait it out until they are evicted by Dr Baird....I also feel this way-why do all my kids have to be so stubborn?!? After our u/s we went back across the hall for our NST and with a nurse holding one monitor in place for Baby A and Dad helping to hold Baby C in place we managed to get 15 minutes of monitoring time in-this time Baby B just relaxed and didnt have to be held in place-this meant we were finished with the NST in under 2 hours- Mom was beyond happy!

On Thursday we went to see Dr Baird hoping we would be getting an eviction date but NO- she would rather wait til we go back to see the High Risk Dr Monday and have him give us an end date-or a timeline as to where he doesnt want me going past. So she had us schedule an appt to see her again on next Thursday-hopefully we will then get a date. It seems both Dr's are waiting for them to arrive on their own-but the babies just dont want to. Dr Baird said that my triplets are the best behaved triplets shes ever had to deal with and she is so happy that weve gone the entire 33 1/2 weeks without any hospital time...as are we! At this appt my stomach is measuring 51 weeks pregnant-now that is amazing lol!

This week we went out and purchased our strollers and carseats. We managed to get 2 double strollers and 3 infant seats for under $300.00-all new! We were expecting to have to spend over 500.00 so we were so excited to get the deals we got. Now if we can only find a van to transport all these kids lol!

Well thats it for now-Im gonna go watch some TV with Alexzander and head to bed-Im sure You will all be reading more from the pregnant me next week!

Triplet Update Week 32

So here we are at 32 weeks. Everything seems to be going well with the babies and Mom so far. All 3 babies are over 3 pounds (almost 3 1/2) and will hopefully hit the 4 pound mark real soon. I am up to a 24 pound weight gain since the beginning of the pregnancy however I feel way bigger. My stomach is measuring about 11 months pregnant-which helps explain why I feel so big lol. Everyday I find myself becoming more and more uncomfortable and Im spending more time at home and in bed. Everything hurts and just changing sides in bed seems to make every part of my body sore. Its so hard to make it through the day and while I know these babies need more baking time- I will be so happy when the finally arrive! Speaking of arrival~ Our Dr would like us to make it to at least 35 weeks which would put our c-section date somewhere around the 1st of Febuary~ Both Dr's seem to think we will make it this far with no problems. We see our high risk Dr every week now for a quick ultrasound to check the babies and to check for dilation. We also have a non stress test once a week to monitor the babies-however they still dont sit still and these tests seem to take longer and longer as the weeks go by. It usually takes 2 hours and 3 nurses to get 10-15 minutes of heartbeats for 3 babies-and thats on a good day. I can already tell we are gonna have a bunch of little trouble makers on our hands-they must take after their daddy lol. We are still trying to figure out names for these 3 little ones - Ive added a poll on this page so you can vote for your favorite names, please feel free to vote for 3 or more names since we have to come up with a total of six! Well thats our update for now-hopefully we are still around next week so that I can update everyone at week 33!

Welcome to our New Blog

Well since before Alex was born Ive been updating through a baby website-however now that we are adding 3 more little ones to our family I figured it was time to move onto a bigger space-so here we are! Im still pretty new to blogging so please give it some time for me to get caught up. Im hoping this page will be updated more often then the other pages since everything will be on one page and not many pages. Thank You for stopping by and I look forward to entertaining all of you for a long time to come!