As soon as November came, I couldn't help but think about what was going on last year at this time. November 2nd was probably one of the scariest days of my pregnancy. We went in for our routine bi-weekly check up at 22 weeks.....and left the doctor's office fearing for the lives of our babies. Preterm labor. I had been experiencing contractions without knowing they were contractions. My cervix had shortened 2 centimeters in just two weeks. We were facing several very crucial weeks in the pregnancy. I was sent home with medication to slow the contractions and was told that bed rest for the duration was the best way to keep our little ones safe. The next two months were the longest of my life. I was so thankful just to make it to the 3rd trimester against all odds.
Somehow we made it to 35 weeks and 1 day before I delivered the girls. And look at us now. Here we are at over 9 months old. We have three healthy, beautiful baby girls who are thriving.
Our girls amaze me every day, and I feel truly blessed to be their mother!
Monday, November 16, 2009
Our girls
I've been taking so many pics of the girls lately. I'm quickly realizing that we have less than 3 months until their first birthday. Time is flying, and I don't want to miss a thing. Our babies are turning into toddlers right in front of our eyes.
So here are some recent pics of our cuties.
Rachel smiling for Mommy! Doesn't she just melt your heart?
Here is our happy Sophia! She is such an easy going baby.
Morgan.... So cute and she looks just like Daddy.
I often find the girls crawling all over each other...Who needs Twister? (Thanks Donna)
Sophia supervising and making sure Morgan finishes that bottle. (Or she is getting ready to steal it..either way. hehehe...)
And this picture would have been PERFECT if it didn't make me realize how badly our carpet needs to be cleaned. lol....
I'm not shy, I'll say it. WOW...these are some cute babies! We are truly blessed!
So here are some recent pics of our cuties.
Rachel smiling for Mommy! Doesn't she just melt your heart?
Here is our happy Sophia! She is such an easy going baby.
Morgan.... So cute and she looks just like Daddy.
I often find the girls crawling all over each other...Who needs Twister? (Thanks Donna)
Sophia supervising and making sure Morgan finishes that bottle. (Or she is getting ready to steal it..either way. hehehe...)
And this picture would have been PERFECT if it didn't make me realize how badly our carpet needs to be cleaned. lol....
I'm not shy, I'll say it. WOW...these are some cute babies! We are truly blessed!
Just goes to show how tired I have been....
Okay I am cracking up. I just read through some of my recent posts on this blog and WOW...I am rambling and repeating myself. There will always be posts about how sleep deprived I usually am......but yeah... I should be blogging when I am not so tired.
Just sayin..... lol
Just sayin..... lol
Saturday, November 14, 2009
We're 9 months old!
We've been 9 months old for a couple of weeks now, but you know I'm always late with these updates!
So what are we doing? Morgan was the first crawler. Rachel was the second, and Sophia started crawling one week after Rachel. WE ARE MOBILE!!!! Watch out world! (Note to self...buy more gates!)
We can all sit up. While Morgan has mastered this skill, Rachel and Sophia are wobbly sitters. Morgan can also pull up to standing. She pulls up on just about anything or anyone she can find. We're all babbling and talking all day long. Sophia's favorite thing to say is... Da da da da da da da da da over and over again. Morgan's is Ma ma ma ma ma ma ma mum mum mamama.. So cute. What is Rachel's favorite thing to say you ask? She likes to say the letter H. She pronounces it just like the letter sounds. Its funny to see your 9 month old just look at you and say H, H, H, H, H.....
The girls are really getting to be good eaters. They are eating us out of house and home. lol... I've recently had to buy double the baby food than just a few weeks ago. I think I finally need to get on the band wagon and make some of our own baby food. Plus, at 9 months old, I'm fully aware that they can start eating some mashed table foods. I'm so afraid of that though. Earlier this week, I was at Target with my mom and the girls buying, what else..... baby food. Well, everyone knows I am afraid to move on from the Stage 2 foods. So my mom talks me into buying a couple of jars of Stage 3 foods. I think we bought beef vegetable with rice and then one lasagna. I've tried giving the girls the Gerber Puffs and yogurt melts. Sophia and Rachel spit them out immediately. It took Morgan a couple of tries, but she will actually chew the puffs and melts and eat them. Anyway, so we get home and my mom starts to feed them the Stage 3 beef thing. I assumed they would spit it out since they spit out anything they are not used to, but my mom was just sure they'd love it. Well.... LMAO... They totally spit it out! (Well Morgan chewed a little bit of it, but she wasn't looking too happy about it.) I wish that they would have eaten it. I feel like I feed them the same things over and over again because I'm afraid of everything else. Needless to say, we have not tried the lasangna one yet. Also, Sophia and Rachel are such picky little eaters. They act like I'm trying to kill them if I put a green vegetable or baby food meat in their mouths. On the other hand, Morgan will eat anything you put in front of her.
Oh TEETH... Rachel is the front runner and she has 6, yes SIX, teeth. Two on the bottom and FOUR on top. The 4 on top have just come in, but she is oh so cute. Morgan has two bottom teeth and is cutting one top and one more bottom one currently. Sophia also has her two bottom teeth and is getting FOUR on top too....they just haven't broken all the way through, but I can see that they are going to any day now! So yes, I know they are ready for more foods. I am so afraid they won't know to CHEW the food. Go ahead and laugh at me.......
Overall, the girls are really doing great. We're so proud to be their parents! Time is just flying by. I can't believe we have less than 3 months until their first birthday. *tears*....
Saturday, November 7, 2009
Yes, we have conventions!
I recently returned from my first "Mother's of Multiples" convention. Yes people, we have conventions. At first I really didn't understand why in the world moms of multiples would need a convention. I just signed up for it because some friends in my local club talked me into it. But after going, I realized it's for the same reasons that we join our local multiples club in the first place. We need to support each other and learn from one another. Being a mom to multiples is just a different experience! Also, it is a great excuse for a weekend get-a-way.
I had such a great time. I have to admit that part of the reason I went was just so that I could get a full night of sleep!!!! If you know the real me, then you know I am not the type that goes out of my way to meet new people. I have always been a little on the shy side. (I know...unless you know me...because then I never shut up.) Anyway, doing something like this is usually NOT within my comfort zone. I have to admit that I'm proud of myself for going.
I made sure to reserve my own hotel room. It was possible to get a roommate, but I really wanted to have some ME time and make sure that I got some really good sleep with no interuptions. When I arrived at the hotel, I let them know I was there for the convention and that I have 9 month old triplets and can't wait to get some good sleep. So the clerk smiled and then clicked and typed away on his computer and then said.... "I've upgraded you to a mini-suite. You'll get plenty of rest there!" (SCORE!!!!) I was so thankful and totally excited. When I went up to my room and saw how nice and big it was, I was so excited! I had a living room with a couch and lounge chair....and a GIANT king size bed all just for ME!
When some friends of mine called me to tell me they arrived, I told them about my sweet room and my free upgrade. We had planned on making drinks in their room after the Friday night activities, but instead we decided to move the festivities to my super cool suite! They were in my room within 15 minutes. lol....
The Friday night activity was a lot of fun! I must admit that we drank many appletini's so that made it even more fun. A few of us ended up in my room until just after midnight.... But I still got great sleep! The Saturday morning stuff started at 8am, but I decided I would skip the breakfast stuff and sleep in. It was soooooooo wonderful to sleep so long. I ended up falling asleep around 1am and slept until 7am. I woke up thinking it was time to feed the girls, and then I quickly remembered that I didn't have to do that, so I went right back to sleep until almost 10am! I have to admit that even though I slept so good, I wished I could sleep all day!
I got downstairs in time for the luncheon, which was really nice. We had a keynote speaker that I enjoyed. The afternoon seminars were a little....um... not something I was that interested in, but I still learned a lot anyway.
Overall, it was so nice to be able to get away and have some time for myself. I have to admit that as soon as I woke up Saturday morning, I missed my babies and wished I was home with them. After lunch, I couldn't wait to leave because I wanted to be with them. Maybe that's why I didn't enjoy the afternoon seminars as much.
I couldn't stay the full weekend because I'm just not ready to be away from the girls that long yet. As soon as the seminars were over, I was so outta there! I was practically in tears pulling in the driveway when I arrived home. I couldn't wait to see my sweet babies. I walked in the door and was greeted by three little girlies who missed their mommy. They were climbing all over me and I loved every second of it. I only had 30 minutes to spend with them before bedtime. It was the one night that I really didn't want them to go to sleep because I just wanted to spend more time snuggling.
As much as I missed the girls, having the time for myself was very refreshing. I'm so excited to be making new friends and meeting other moms who know what having multiples is like. I can't wait for the next convention. I've already got it marked on the calendar! Next time, I hope I can stay for the whole weekend!
Oh and I forgot to update about Rachel...although for those of you who get my Facebook updates.... you already know that Rachel is better now. She didn't have any infection and was back to her normal self by Tuesday of this past week. Sophia and Morgan have been lucky enough to NOT come down with whatever it was that Rachel had. I am very thankful my babies are all healthy!
I had such a great time. I have to admit that part of the reason I went was just so that I could get a full night of sleep!!!! If you know the real me, then you know I am not the type that goes out of my way to meet new people. I have always been a little on the shy side. (I know...unless you know me...because then I never shut up.) Anyway, doing something like this is usually NOT within my comfort zone. I have to admit that I'm proud of myself for going.
I made sure to reserve my own hotel room. It was possible to get a roommate, but I really wanted to have some ME time and make sure that I got some really good sleep with no interuptions. When I arrived at the hotel, I let them know I was there for the convention and that I have 9 month old triplets and can't wait to get some good sleep. So the clerk smiled and then clicked and typed away on his computer and then said.... "I've upgraded you to a mini-suite. You'll get plenty of rest there!" (SCORE!!!!) I was so thankful and totally excited. When I went up to my room and saw how nice and big it was, I was so excited! I had a living room with a couch and lounge chair....and a GIANT king size bed all just for ME!
When some friends of mine called me to tell me they arrived, I told them about my sweet room and my free upgrade. We had planned on making drinks in their room after the Friday night activities, but instead we decided to move the festivities to my super cool suite! They were in my room within 15 minutes. lol....
The Friday night activity was a lot of fun! I must admit that we drank many appletini's so that made it even more fun. A few of us ended up in my room until just after midnight.... But I still got great sleep! The Saturday morning stuff started at 8am, but I decided I would skip the breakfast stuff and sleep in. It was soooooooo wonderful to sleep so long. I ended up falling asleep around 1am and slept until 7am. I woke up thinking it was time to feed the girls, and then I quickly remembered that I didn't have to do that, so I went right back to sleep until almost 10am! I have to admit that even though I slept so good, I wished I could sleep all day!
I got downstairs in time for the luncheon, which was really nice. We had a keynote speaker that I enjoyed. The afternoon seminars were a little....um... not something I was that interested in, but I still learned a lot anyway.
Overall, it was so nice to be able to get away and have some time for myself. I have to admit that as soon as I woke up Saturday morning, I missed my babies and wished I was home with them. After lunch, I couldn't wait to leave because I wanted to be with them. Maybe that's why I didn't enjoy the afternoon seminars as much.
I couldn't stay the full weekend because I'm just not ready to be away from the girls that long yet. As soon as the seminars were over, I was so outta there! I was practically in tears pulling in the driveway when I arrived home. I couldn't wait to see my sweet babies. I walked in the door and was greeted by three little girlies who missed their mommy. They were climbing all over me and I loved every second of it. I only had 30 minutes to spend with them before bedtime. It was the one night that I really didn't want them to go to sleep because I just wanted to spend more time snuggling.
As much as I missed the girls, having the time for myself was very refreshing. I'm so excited to be making new friends and meeting other moms who know what having multiples is like. I can't wait for the next convention. I've already got it marked on the calendar! Next time, I hope I can stay for the whole weekend!
Oh and I forgot to update about Rachel...although for those of you who get my Facebook updates.... you already know that Rachel is better now. She didn't have any infection and was back to her normal self by Tuesday of this past week. Sophia and Morgan have been lucky enough to NOT come down with whatever it was that Rachel had. I am very thankful my babies are all healthy!
Sunday, November 1, 2009
Rachel, Rachel, Rachel....
Rachel recently decided to get sick. hehe... We think its because she knows Mommy has been reading a book about getting her to sleep through the night all on her own. She was literally days away from this sleep training! So she went and got sick instead.... Just to avoid learning how to sleep without mommy right by her side.
My poor baby! It started Friday morning. She was really fussy and refused her morning nap. She just cried the whole time. I had sort of starting the 5 minute check in, followed by a 10 minute check in....When she changed her cry after a while of me trying to get her to nap, I knew something was up. I think it was a little past noon when she puked. She had pretty much been refusing to eat all morning too. I didn't realize she was sick until she semi projectile vomited. It got worse as the night went on. Silly me...I didn't know you weren't supposed to try and feed a baby who puked. And I didn't know I should always have pedialyte in my house. She was fussy and it was time to feed her... I gave her rice cereal mixed with a little banana. She didn't puke again until late Friday night so I had thought she was getting better and that the earlier barf was just a one time thing. Our poor baby then puked several times overnight. I had to wait almost 45 minutes on the phone for a late night advice nurse. We ended up making an appointment for her Saturday morning to see a doctor. (Not her doctor, but one at the weekend clinic.)
She did really good at the doctor's office until it was just a few minutes before the doctor came in. She started screaming and was completely inconsolable. Then she puked all over the floor, a chair.... and the towel that I tried to catch the puke in. It was awful. We ended up having to stay for almost 2 hours while they tried to rehydrate her orally. They would have me give her 10 mls of pedialyte every ten minutes for an hour. (I gave it by syringe in her mouth.) By the 4th time, she was puking that up too. She wasn't sick enough to need an IV so the doctor sent us home and told me to keep doing what I was doing with the pedialyte and syringe. However, Rachel started to refuse the pedialyte too. She would NOT open her mouth for it and would turn her head when I tried. She hadn't pee'd for six hours too.
Then finally around 4pm, she drank a couple of ounces of pedialyte in a bottle. I thought she was better since she FINALLY wanted something to drink. About 15 minutes later, she puked that up too. I felt so helpless. Then she mostly slept the rest of the evening.
When she woke up, I could tell she was hungry and wanting to eat. I knew I was only supposed to offer pedialyte, which clearly, she didn't want! I called the advice nurse line (only waited on hold for a few minutes this time) and she told me to make a rice cereal mixture. 2 cups warm water, 1/3 cup rice cereal, and 1/4 teaspoon of salt. I spoon fed her a few ounces over a course of 90 minutes. She was so hungry she was just eating it up as fast as I would let her. I had to wait about 15 minutes between giving her little spoonfuls to make sure she would hold it down. She did! So we went to bed and she slept for three hours. Woke up hungry of course.... so I gave her two ounces of formula and she did fine with that too.
She slept really good overnight....better than she normally does. Then napped really good all day today too. We slowly increased the amount of formula in her bottle over the course of the day. She has been MUCH better. No puke since yesterday around 5pm ish. It was such an awful weekend. The ONLY way Rachel would sleep too was if she was in bed with me. And of course tonight she doesn't want anything to do with her crib. Ugh... I was going to have her sleep with me again, but I'm so tired that Bob has her downstairs and is going to sleep in the recliner with her on his chest....if he lasts all night with her. We have a follow up appointment with her pediatrician in the morning because Rachel has lost almost one pound since her last appointment a month ago. I'm really concerned about it, but the doctor yesterday thought it was just water loss from all the throwing up. I'm hoping her weight is better tomorrow. I'm interested to see what her doctor thinks of this.
I'm proud of Bob and I for getting through the weekend. We were both very sleep deprived on Friday night and all day Saturday. I was up with Rachel and I had him get up for a while too because I needed him up to help me. Then Saturday I had to hold Rachel for most of the day because she was so miserable so he had to take care of Morgan and Sophia. We were both exhausted! Thankfully, we both got a little more sleep last night and my mom came over today so we could nap. Bob napped...I was too wired. So our house is a mess, the laundry is backed up....and I smell like baby barf...but at least we handled it. We are really hoping and praying that Morgan and Sophia don't come down with this stomach bug too. But if they do, at least I know what to do now. This really was our first experience with a sick baby. Needless to say, I was completely freaked out. I'm just so thankful Rachel is better. We're keeping a close eye on her sisters. Right now, neither one shows signs of illness. Whew!
Anyway...I better get some sleep while I have the opportunity! I will update about Rachel's doctor visit tomorrow.
My poor baby! It started Friday morning. She was really fussy and refused her morning nap. She just cried the whole time. I had sort of starting the 5 minute check in, followed by a 10 minute check in....When she changed her cry after a while of me trying to get her to nap, I knew something was up. I think it was a little past noon when she puked. She had pretty much been refusing to eat all morning too. I didn't realize she was sick until she semi projectile vomited. It got worse as the night went on. Silly me...I didn't know you weren't supposed to try and feed a baby who puked. And I didn't know I should always have pedialyte in my house. She was fussy and it was time to feed her... I gave her rice cereal mixed with a little banana. She didn't puke again until late Friday night so I had thought she was getting better and that the earlier barf was just a one time thing. Our poor baby then puked several times overnight. I had to wait almost 45 minutes on the phone for a late night advice nurse. We ended up making an appointment for her Saturday morning to see a doctor. (Not her doctor, but one at the weekend clinic.)
She did really good at the doctor's office until it was just a few minutes before the doctor came in. She started screaming and was completely inconsolable. Then she puked all over the floor, a chair.... and the towel that I tried to catch the puke in. It was awful. We ended up having to stay for almost 2 hours while they tried to rehydrate her orally. They would have me give her 10 mls of pedialyte every ten minutes for an hour. (I gave it by syringe in her mouth.) By the 4th time, she was puking that up too. She wasn't sick enough to need an IV so the doctor sent us home and told me to keep doing what I was doing with the pedialyte and syringe. However, Rachel started to refuse the pedialyte too. She would NOT open her mouth for it and would turn her head when I tried. She hadn't pee'd for six hours too.
Then finally around 4pm, she drank a couple of ounces of pedialyte in a bottle. I thought she was better since she FINALLY wanted something to drink. About 15 minutes later, she puked that up too. I felt so helpless. Then she mostly slept the rest of the evening.
When she woke up, I could tell she was hungry and wanting to eat. I knew I was only supposed to offer pedialyte, which clearly, she didn't want! I called the advice nurse line (only waited on hold for a few minutes this time) and she told me to make a rice cereal mixture. 2 cups warm water, 1/3 cup rice cereal, and 1/4 teaspoon of salt. I spoon fed her a few ounces over a course of 90 minutes. She was so hungry she was just eating it up as fast as I would let her. I had to wait about 15 minutes between giving her little spoonfuls to make sure she would hold it down. She did! So we went to bed and she slept for three hours. Woke up hungry of course.... so I gave her two ounces of formula and she did fine with that too.
She slept really good overnight....better than she normally does. Then napped really good all day today too. We slowly increased the amount of formula in her bottle over the course of the day. She has been MUCH better. No puke since yesterday around 5pm ish. It was such an awful weekend. The ONLY way Rachel would sleep too was if she was in bed with me. And of course tonight she doesn't want anything to do with her crib. Ugh... I was going to have her sleep with me again, but I'm so tired that Bob has her downstairs and is going to sleep in the recliner with her on his chest....if he lasts all night with her. We have a follow up appointment with her pediatrician in the morning because Rachel has lost almost one pound since her last appointment a month ago. I'm really concerned about it, but the doctor yesterday thought it was just water loss from all the throwing up. I'm hoping her weight is better tomorrow. I'm interested to see what her doctor thinks of this.
I'm proud of Bob and I for getting through the weekend. We were both very sleep deprived on Friday night and all day Saturday. I was up with Rachel and I had him get up for a while too because I needed him up to help me. Then Saturday I had to hold Rachel for most of the day because she was so miserable so he had to take care of Morgan and Sophia. We were both exhausted! Thankfully, we both got a little more sleep last night and my mom came over today so we could nap. Bob napped...I was too wired. So our house is a mess, the laundry is backed up....and I smell like baby barf...but at least we handled it. We are really hoping and praying that Morgan and Sophia don't come down with this stomach bug too. But if they do, at least I know what to do now. This really was our first experience with a sick baby. Needless to say, I was completely freaked out. I'm just so thankful Rachel is better. We're keeping a close eye on her sisters. Right now, neither one shows signs of illness. Whew!
Anyway...I better get some sleep while I have the opportunity! I will update about Rachel's doctor visit tomorrow.
Wednesday, October 28, 2009
Mothers of Multiples
A few months ago, I joined the local Mothers of Multiples group. I had been a member of an local online triplets group, (and still am)...I am just really enjoying being a part of this club. Its so nice to have the support and advice from moms who have been there or who are currently in the trenches with me. The group is mostly twin moms, but there are a couple of triplet moms with school age children. Having their support has just been priceless! I get so much encouragement and much needed advice and support from them.
The funny part.... I used to chicken out and avoid meeting new people. I tend to be on the shy side so joining something like this is completely outside of my little comfort zone. Even though I sometimes feel like chickening out and not going to a meeting, I'm always glad I made myself go. I always end up having such a great time and I come home feeling refreshed.
So if you are a new triplet mom reading this...run, run, run to your next local moms of multiples meeting. I'm so happy I joined!
Being a new mom is hard enough, but being a new mom to triplets can really put a person over the edge. Its physically exhausting, mentally exhausting....and just flat out overall exhausting. Rachel is still having sleep issues so I am still sleep deprived. My mom was gracious enough to take Rachel for the night a few nights ago so I could get some much needed sleep. (But of course I'm so used to being awake, that I didn't sleep good. ugh...) But...... As hard as it is, I feel special and very blessed to be Rachel, Sophia, and Morgan's mother. These perfect little babies depend on me for everything. They are really starting to show affection with their smiles and the way they look at me. If I get into the baby play pen, Morgan will stop whatever she is doing and crawl right over to me and just climb up on me. She is mumbling..mamamamamamamama... I know she may not be actually saying Mama yet, but she is OHHHH SOOOO close. Rachel started crawling in the last few days. Sophia is getting close...rocking on her hands and knees. I thought for sure Sophia would crawl before Rachel, but Rachel had to be first. Tiny but first!!!! They are just precious. Precious gifts from God and I will be forever thankful.
.....Even if I never get to sleep 8 hours in a row again. or 7, or 6...or...4. "sigh"
The funny part.... I used to chicken out and avoid meeting new people. I tend to be on the shy side so joining something like this is completely outside of my little comfort zone. Even though I sometimes feel like chickening out and not going to a meeting, I'm always glad I made myself go. I always end up having such a great time and I come home feeling refreshed.
So if you are a new triplet mom reading this...run, run, run to your next local moms of multiples meeting. I'm so happy I joined!
Being a new mom is hard enough, but being a new mom to triplets can really put a person over the edge. Its physically exhausting, mentally exhausting....and just flat out overall exhausting. Rachel is still having sleep issues so I am still sleep deprived. My mom was gracious enough to take Rachel for the night a few nights ago so I could get some much needed sleep. (But of course I'm so used to being awake, that I didn't sleep good. ugh...) But...... As hard as it is, I feel special and very blessed to be Rachel, Sophia, and Morgan's mother. These perfect little babies depend on me for everything. They are really starting to show affection with their smiles and the way they look at me. If I get into the baby play pen, Morgan will stop whatever she is doing and crawl right over to me and just climb up on me. She is mumbling..mamamamamamamama... I know she may not be actually saying Mama yet, but she is OHHHH SOOOO close. Rachel started crawling in the last few days. Sophia is getting close...rocking on her hands and knees. I thought for sure Sophia would crawl before Rachel, but Rachel had to be first. Tiny but first!!!! They are just precious. Precious gifts from God and I will be forever thankful.
.....Even if I never get to sleep 8 hours in a row again. or 7, or 6...or...4. "sigh"
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