Merry Christmas!!!

Top pic: all three in one crib
New Special Care nursery: the boys areas in order
                                 Kellen's Korner
                                 Owen's Office
                                 Preston's Place                 (My sis came up with these!)

Well again I am feeling rushed this morning but also feel that I should post some updates...Owen went off the oxygen by 5pm the day they were born and nobody has needed it since (YAY!!) On Monday morning we were moved to new wing of hospital and it is gorgeous. The boys have their own room in the Special Care Nursery that their auntie decorated with a Christmas tree. Monday night Owen and Preston were moved into cribs and Kellen got into his on Wednesday. They have all been doing very well holding their temperatures on their own. They are now working on feeding, alternating between bottle, breast and tube. They do pretty well and only need the tube when they are too tuckered out to suck. No word yet on when they will be ready to come home but the doc thinks they will end up coming home in birth order. We are very excited about our fantastic Christmas presents this year and can't wait to see what kind of chaos three one year olds will add to our Christmas celebrations next year!

Happy Birthday Owen, Preston, and Kellen!

The Triplets are here!
Owen Walter 8:09AM 4lbs14oz
Preston Jon 8:10AM 4lbs10oz
Kellen Adam 8:11AM 4lbs3oz

Owen is on a little bit of oxygen via hood, Preston and Kellen are both on room air.  Everyone is doing great.  Laura is smiling and joking around with family and nurses.  Adam is doing great as well!

Owen

Preston

Kellen

Daddy's new jewelry

Mommy with pictures

Birthday!!!!

Well test results came back from Wednesday and some counts were high for my liver so doc said pre-eclampsia we are having the babies on Friday! So after a full day yesterday of fielding calls and texts from my fabulous family and friends here we are on D-day!!! It is a little after 4:30am and we will be leaving for hospital at around 5 (hopefully!) I of course didn't sleep well and am just waiting to hear that all my little guys are doing well... I have never had major surgery let alone surgery while being awake so that part is a bit daunting but we will make it through and we get the best prize ever at the end!!! My sister may be adding more as the day progresses letting everyone know about babies and weights and stuff. Thank you for prayers!!!

Still Pregnant....

34 weeks and 3 days and yes still pregnant and getting very uncomfortable!!!
Asked doc today if we could move up c-section a week and she said we can't, so I basically have to wait for pre-eclampsia or labor in order to deliver before 36 weeks...argh!!!
I believe earlier I said I wanted them to wait til after Christmas so that next year would be their first Christmas but with how uncomfortable I have been this last week I changed my mind and I would love to have some babies before Christmas....

Approximate weights for today are
Baby A- 4lbs 3oz
Baby B- 4 lbs 5 oz
Baby C- 3lbs 14oz

Have another appt. for BPP's on Friday so we will see how they they are doing then!!

34 weeks and 2 days

So I haven't posted in a while....you would think that I have tons of time to do so....oops...
So last week we had an appointment on Monday, all went well everyone passed their BPP's with 8 out of 8 again!! YaY babies!!! Baby B was intent on hiding from the ultrasound tech so that they couldn't get real precise measurements of him no matter which way mom turned! They estimate both baby A and B to be 3lbs 14 oz and baby C 3lbs 9 oz.
I was checked for the group B strep and Dr said I was 90% effaced but not dilated yet.
This last weekend we got 22 inches of snow and didn't get plowed out until late late late Sunday night! We were definitely thanking our lucky stars that babies did not decide to arrive because it would have been quite an adventure trying to get to the hospital. We did make a trip in to hospital on Monday night because I thought babies were not quite as active as usual. Of course when we got there babies were moving and jiving like crazy so maybe they just wanted to get out of the house!!! Adam said it is like when you take your car to a mechanic because it is making a noise and then it miraculously stops when you get to the mechanic.  Oh well, better to be safe than sorry! Nurses are all very excited about us having the trips there and hope that we make it to the 20th when the new rooms open. I will see what Dr says tomorrow at our appointment!!!

explanation of ticker on right side of blogs

If you are a counter of weeks and know that the due date comes at 40 weeks and have noticed on my ticker that it doesn't quite add up it is because it is counting how many weeks and days we are so far and then how many days until scheduled c-section which is 36 weeks and 2 days. Here is hoping we make it that long, but if we don't we are praying for short stays in hospital and three healthy babies!!! Only a week left and we are at 34 weeks which means we can stay in Eau Claire, so here is hoping for a fast and uneventful week ahead!!!

Another Dr. appt. done....

Well we had our 32 week(and 2 days) Dr. appointment yesterday. The babies all received 8 out of 8 on their BPP's again! YAY!!!! I unfortunately didn't get to see my regular dr because she was on call and had to perform an emergency C-section. So after waiting for over an hour I had the option to continue waiting or to see another doc. Well I was starving so I decided to see the other doc so I could get out sooner. Well she didn't impress me much at all!!! After commenting that I was 32 weeks so I only had 2 more months to go (I'm not planning on going 2 more months!!!) She decided that she would measure my belly and without telling me how many weeks I measured she asked me if I was having a "big baby" I told her I was having three and she was surprised and said it didn't say that in my file...well I would imagine that you would have to actually look at my file to see that I was having triplets!!!! ARGH!!! Well anyway she ordered an ultrasound for tomorrow to check for gallstones/kidney stones because of the pain I have been having by my right ribs. I kind of feel like this is  waste of time and money because I am sure the pain is from the babies moving around and I don't know what they would be able to do about it if I did have them at this point....anyways I guess that's just me venting....

Happy Thanksgiving!!

Well the day is almost over and I just wanted to quickly write about how thankful I am this year. I am thankful for my wonderful family and fabulous friends. My mom and dad came down this morning and brought us breakfast of cinnamon rolls and fruit! Yummy!! Then I had to go down to the hospital to get my second of two steroid shots to help babies lungs if they do come early. The good news is my blood pressure was back down to normal!!! 106/66!!! This made me sooooo happy!!!
Later we had Thanksgiving dinner at Adam's mom's house. Good food and great company!
Well I guess its off to bed for me Adam has to work at 4am tomorrow while I snuggle in! I really don't miss my days of working retail!!

Thanksgiving tomorrow

It is Thanksgiving tomorrow and we have so much to be thankful for this year! I am currently 31 weeks and 3 days. The babies all passed their BPP's today and my blood pressure went down some but is still highish at 120/90.  With my blood pressure still being high the Dr. says although it is not pre-eclampsia yet, it is a matter of time as to when it will develop. OIY!!! So I received the first of two steroid shots today to give the boys' lungs a little extra boost if they come earlier than planned. I still get to stay home so I am thankful for that as well.
 We are also thankful for more blessings in our lives, one of my very good friends from high school found out today that she will be having twin girls!!!!! I couldn't believe it!!! Their first daughter will be 2 in January and the twins should be born late march early april!
  The snow has started to fall here and it looks like the ice and sleet that was predicted will miss us (fingers crossed) we are definitely saying our prayers for anyone that has traveling to do over the long weekend!!!

Good news from the DR

So my results from urinalysis were in the normal range so no pre-eclampsia for me! Yay!! I know it is a strong possibility that it can still develop but I will cross that bridge if and when I get there. I know to watch for the symptoms of it and I have Dr appointments every week now so that eases my mind quite a bit. Now I know that my number one most important job is to take it easy, rest, relax and let these babies grow and grow.  I am still hopeful for them to be born after Christmas but will take every week as a gift from God to them and us. Week 31 starts tomorrow so only 3 weeks until our original goal of 34 weeks and only 5 weeks til their planned c-section! The end is in sight and we can do it!!!!
Snuck out of the house today to watch Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows part one with my friend Allison today. It was a lot of fun and mom and babies made it through the whole movie without a bathroom break! They tested me briefly by kicking me in the bladder but stopped when they realized what a cool movie mom would be missing out on!!
All in all I would say it was a good day! I will be thinking of my nephew Ryan tomorrow as the whole family will be getting together in the cities to celebrate his 1st birthday. Adam thinks it is best to just stay put in Eau Claire and as much as I hate it I have to agree that staying here close to our familiar doctors and hospitals is probably the best choice for us. Of course I am still expecting to see tons of pictures from the event so my sis better not let me down!!!
Thanks for the prayers!!!

Bed Rest

Well the day I have been expecting for months has finally arrived and has taken me completely off guard. I was pleasantly surprised to find out there was nothing wrong with my liver ( I had a lot of the symptoms of intrahepatic cholestasis of pregnancy). Now suddenly I have raised blood pressure so I have to do a 24 hour urinalysis to make sure I am not starting to develop pre-eclampsia. Dr said if numbers are too high from tests on my kidneys I will have to be admitted to hospital. This was definitely a big shock to me, going from no rest or restrictions and basically no problems in my first 30 weeks to looking at possible bedrest to start off week 31. Never the less my hormones took control of me and I cried a lot today! 
got some pics from my auntie today from my shower so I will have Adam scan them in to the computer tomorrow and post some belly pics.

We have a birthday!!!

Doctor's appointment yesterday all babies passed their BPP's with 8's! They weighed in at 2lbs 9 oz, 2lbs 10oz, and 2lb 11oz!  I also got the chance to talk to the doctor about setting up a c-section date. She wouldn't set it for any earlier than 36 weeks so December 28th will be the day to celebrate!!!
 Congrats to my mother in law she had a beautiful wedding last night that I barely made it to after waiting around so long at the Dr office. I didn't stay long after the meal cause I had such a long day but it sounds like fun was had by all seeing as I think it was after 12 when Adam got home!!!

ultrasound pics

From the top baby A, baby B and Baby C- 7 weeks

All three in one shot-14 weeks

Baby A, B, and C- pictures from Mayo clinic 22 weeks

Our story so far....

We found out we were expecting on March 17th 2010. After confirming with HSG tests we were very excited but still wary, we knew all to well that things could still go wrong. We were scheduled for a 7 week ultrasound just to confirm everything on June 9th. Adam came with me to the appointment and right away I could see two seperate "things" on the screen but since I am not an ultrasound technician I didn't say anything just watched. She pointed to the first little guy and pointed out the heartbeat, then pointed to the second heartbeat(which shocked Adam quite a bit!) and then moving the device found another little guy higher in my uterus and pointed out a THIRD heartbeat!!! I was in shock!! Twins happen, no big deal but triplets no way! 
 We went home with the three little ultrasound pictures of A, B and C wondering what we were going to do next....
  We told our parents on Father's Day, they were very excited and surprised as well. The extended family found out the weekend of the 4th of July after our 10week ultrasound confirmed everything was still going well. We made it facebook official on July 5th!! 
  We found out that our blessings were all little boys on August 28th at our 18 week ultrasound. So much for the little girl that Adam had his heart set on since I met him. Of course as his brother says "Hick's men produce boys!!"
  Since then we have been trying to figure everything out. Registering for babies was fun but a little stressful because it is hard to imagine what you will need in threes, twos and what you can get by with only one of.... The real test will be when they are here, then we will for sure know the answers.We have been blessed with our fabulous families and friends support. Lots of clothes and other items have been donated and after 3 showers I feel like we almost have everything we need...
   We are now at 29 weeks and 1 day, our original goal was to make it to 34 weeks which we were told we needed to be at to have the babies here in town. Now I am feeling more optimistic and hope to be able to plan a c-section for 35-36 weeks. (Adam of course is on call for week 35!) so we will see at our appointment on Friday! 
  I will try to add some pictures but this whole blog thing is new to me so bear with me!!!