The Babies Are Here!!!

The babies arrived today September 5th 2008. In order of arrival:

Bab​y C - Samantha - 2lbs 9oz - 8:53pm

Babyb A - Bridgette - 2lbs 5oz b- 8:54pm

Baby B - Theodore "Teddy" - 2lbs 9oz - 8:54pm

Baby D- Madeline "Maddie" - 2lb 1oz - 8:55pm

The babies are doing fantastic for 27 weekers. Mom is very sore, but in good spirits.

At this time we request no visitors and no phone calls while Mom is healing over the next few days at the hospital, I will try to be spending as much time as allowed with the babies. I will give more details and keep everyone up to date through this website. Will try to post photos tomorrow.

Pl​ease pray for the babies as they have tough road ahead of them. Thank-You all for the prayers, I never would have made 27 weeks without you!!

"Keep The Faith"

Only 8 days to go to reach the Doctors Goal!!!

Okay I get it I am sorry to miss a day posting. Yesterday was really uneventful. I was still having lots of contraction​s, but not as intense as the day before.

Today I got my Terb Pump, it is about twice the size of a pager, I guess they changed styles. I was so relieved to get it, it has been doing a great job of controlling the contraction​s!!! It makes me feel a little off but in a couple of days I will adjust to it. My favorite thing is tonight will be the first night since I've been here that I wont have soemone wakeing me 3 times during the night for pills!!! :)

Every 4 days I have to switch the injection site. Really it looks to be very easy and not painful at all. The needle is short and it is kind of a quick poke like a finger prick, only hurts way less. Not too bad at all and NO Magnesium Sulfate!!!! YAY!!!

Yeste​rday I did have a surprse visitor, my friend Carla!!! And today my Mother-In-L​aw stopped in and brought me Olive Garden for lunch, YUMMY!! Also today my friend Tami stopped by. Thank-You all for stopping by and lifting me up. I did not think I would get any visitors this week as the RNC is just a few blocks away and it is crazy to get here.

I can't wait for tomorrow, my hubby and girls are going to try to come see me!! I miss them soo much. I've been here almost 5 weeks now. There have been tears from the girls missing me and me missing them. It will be nice to be home. But the babies aren't ready yet so I just have to hang in a little longer!!!

"Th​ank-You Lord for the many blessing I have the wonderful family, friends and people I have not met who pray for me. Please lift them up high today and everyday, let them feel your spirit with them as I feel you with me."

"Keep The Faith"

Only 10 days to go to reach the Doctors Goal!!!

Toda​y my contraction​s have been pretty steady. A few shots to slow them down, but they are still coming. My stomach muscles ache from the constant contracting. I am happy to report that the contraction​s themselves are not painful and as of yet are not causing any problems that would seem to put me into labor. The sudden onset of all of these contraction​s could be caused by a sudden growth spurt in the babies, so it is possible in a few days my body will adjust and go back to the 3-4 an hour I am used to having.

The Doctors agree that it would not be good for me to continue to contract so much, so on Thursday I will be hooked up to a Terb Pump. It will give me a constant dose of terbutaline (much smaller than the shot), and will be set to have bump ups in injections at times when I usually contract more. The devise is the size of a pager and similar to what diabetics wear for insulin injections. I am happy with this solution, very glad it is not Magnesium Sulfate.

My girls are missing mom more and more please say an extra prayer for security and comfort for them.

"Keep The Faith"

Only 11 days to go to reach the Doctors Goal!!!

What a couple of days I have had!! The doctors told me 4 weeks ago that in 3 weeks I would probably fail the glucose test and have developed Gestational Diebetes. This is very common in higher order multiples (triplets or more) due to the pancrease not being able to produce enough insulin for all of the placentas. So I had to fast starting at 6PM last night, at 5AM this morning they drew my fasting blood count, then I had to drink a good sized bottle of what tasted like drinking the syrup of a lemon lime soda. Then every hour for 3 hours they drew blood. I finally ate at about 9:15, believe me I was hungry. I am happy to report that I passed the glucose test!!! Just barely but passed and will most likely not have to do it again!! YAY!!

I've been doing good with keeping the harder medicines for contraction​s away, however the past couple of days I have been having quite a few and having several Terbutaline shots to stop them. One Doctor threatened with Magnesium Sulfate yesterday, then another suggested doubling my dose of oral meds I take to keep them at bay. It seemed to help yesterday, but tonight the contraction​s are back. So I think I may end up on the bigger meds sooner rather than later.It's okay though, there are people who are on them for quite a while and I still am doing better than some and doing really well for carrying Quads. I am very close to my next goal of 28 weeks, the Doctor said today at 28 weeks I have done 99% of the work and every day after that is a bonus!! I can make it and go farther!!

I had wonderful surprise visitors yesterday. One of my very best friends Debbie her hubby and kids came to see me. They brought a wonderful care package of gifts from the Forest Lake MOMS club!! Lots of items to keep my girls busy when they visit and some special things just for me!! THANK-YOU!!!​
I got to see my hubby and girls 3 days in a row and the girls enjoyed the items from my care package today. We had a reall great visit!!

Plea​se give my body the strength to carry these babies to a healthy stage so that thier struggles will be small.

"Keep The Faith"