We are currently 13 weeks into our pregnancy. I am currently sitting in a hospital bed, so I figured now is as good a time as any to catch everyone up in our ever changing world. We are started to absorb the reality of our situation and the magnitude. Some days it seems real and other days, it all seems like a dream. There are so many unknowns about what our future holds. It is exciting and scary. I am realizing how easy it is to have faith in God when all is going smoothly. As more bumps get thrown into our road, it is important to keep our eyes fixed on Him.
The doctor informed us that they will take the babies sometime between 32-34 weeks. We are praying for 34 weeks, and that would put us having the babies around April 10th. She wants me off of work starting at the beginning of January, with my feet up for at least 6 hours a day. This creates financial concerns, but we have faith that God will figure it out.
Reactions:
Everyone had their own reaction to our news. First I will tell about my mom's reaction. She was at work when she got the call that she was anticipating. I told her "mom, there are three heart beats." There was silence on the line followed with a very stern "Jennifer, State has been in the hospital today, it is not a day to joke with me. You tell me the truth right now." My response was, "Mom, that is the truth." Mom says, "hand the phone to your husband." Ha. After talking to him I think she realized we weren't lying. Not saying it has sunk in as of yet, but at least the ultra sound pictures have proven our case. Needless to say she is one of my biggest cheerleaders right now and very excited. My husband texted my step-dad, Clay, and simply said "We are going to need a bigger boat." Ha! He too, is excited, especially since a long time ago he promised that number four was his. Thinking this would never be a reality, we are kind of blaming him for that comment. :)
Second, I will tell you my dad's reaction. I called him and he happened to be out walking the dogs. I told him I had some news and that he may want to sit down. He assured me he was fine and for me to go ahead with the news. I said, "I'm pregnant!" He was very excited. I then said "Dad, there are three babies." Again, silence for a moment. I said "Dad?" He said "I'm sitting down now." :) He is very excited for us as well. I think he is being my protective father and worried about the toll the pregnancy is/will take on me and my body, but that is a dad. :) My step-mother, Cynthia is very excited as well. She already has a set of twin grandchildren, so I'm hoping for some words of wisdom.
Michael's mom was at the restaurant when we told her. We sat her down and showed her the ultra sound. Before we could say anything she ran out of the room screaming "Mike, oh my gosh. Mike, oh my gosh. Mike, Oh my gosh." When she found him we finally got her to sit down and look at the pictures. They are very excited as well.
We are blessed with supportive siblings, grandparents, aunts, and uncles, and friends! It would take a year to write everyone's response. The only way we are making it through this process is with your support.
One final reaction was Tripp's, our three year old. He knew there was a baby in mommies tummy. However, he was unaware of how many. While out shopping with my husband, he kept telling us about the things he could share with his "baby bruddar." I said, "Tripp, do you know how many babies are in mommies tummy?" He looked at me and I whispered "three." He immediately threw his hand on his head and said "Oh come on! Are you kidding me? I just wanted one. Oh, just forget about it!" Hahaha. We laughed so hard we cried.
Thank you, as always, for your prayers.
"There's the
kind of support you ask for and the kind of support you
don't ask for and then there's kind that just shows up."
Wednesday, November 14, 2012
There are how many?!?!
August 26th 2012:
So we knew we were pregnant, about six weeks, and we knew there was a slight chance for twins because we had done one month of fsh shots. The day had arrived for our first ultra sound. They called my name and we went back to the room. As I climbed on the table I looked at Michael and said...."I haven't freaked out yet, but now I'm starting to. What if there isn't a heart beat, what if there is more than one heart beat?! What are we going to do?!" And as always, the calm to my chaos says, "everything is going to be fine." So I take a deep breath, and the nurse walks in. She was a familiar face, which put me at ease.
As the ultra sound began, we immediately saw a sac. She said "there it is, and you can see the heart flickering, meaning there is a heart beat." A wave of relief came over me. She moved it around and on the screen popped a second sac. From that view, it looked empty. She explained about a blighted ovum, where something tried to develop but didn't. Somewhat sad about a possible loss, but thankful for the one. She moved it around again, and there was a third sac. Again, it looked empty. The nurse became puzzled about how strange it was that there were two blighted ovums. She said she had to measure everything and would zoom in on each one. As she rotated and zoomed in, it became apparent. There was not just one, not two, but three flickering beings on the screen. The nurse was the first to say"oh my gosh!! We haven't seen triplets in a really long time!" I was in shock but managed to laugh. It dawned on me that my other half had yet to speak. I look behind me and there he was, slouched in his chair, eyes fixated on the screen. He did manage to say he was ok, but I knew we were in the same place. The nurse says, "ohhh, the dr. Is going to freak out." Without missing a beat my response was,"why? Is he taking them home with him??"
The rest of the visit was blur. There was talk about spontaneous reduction and selective reduction and not to go out and buy a tipple stroller just yet. I heard some of what was said, but just kept looking at Michael and laughing. Three, three, THREE!!!! There were three babies in my tummy. Oh my goodness. We had prayed a lot about God's timing with our second pregnancy and if this is God's plan, we are thankful for the opportunity to be apart of this miraculous adventure.
So we knew we were pregnant, about six weeks, and we knew there was a slight chance for twins because we had done one month of fsh shots. The day had arrived for our first ultra sound. They called my name and we went back to the room. As I climbed on the table I looked at Michael and said...."I haven't freaked out yet, but now I'm starting to. What if there isn't a heart beat, what if there is more than one heart beat?! What are we going to do?!" And as always, the calm to my chaos says, "everything is going to be fine." So I take a deep breath, and the nurse walks in. She was a familiar face, which put me at ease.
As the ultra sound began, we immediately saw a sac. She said "there it is, and you can see the heart flickering, meaning there is a heart beat." A wave of relief came over me. She moved it around and on the screen popped a second sac. From that view, it looked empty. She explained about a blighted ovum, where something tried to develop but didn't. Somewhat sad about a possible loss, but thankful for the one. She moved it around again, and there was a third sac. Again, it looked empty. The nurse became puzzled about how strange it was that there were two blighted ovums. She said she had to measure everything and would zoom in on each one. As she rotated and zoomed in, it became apparent. There was not just one, not two, but three flickering beings on the screen. The nurse was the first to say"oh my gosh!! We haven't seen triplets in a really long time!" I was in shock but managed to laugh. It dawned on me that my other half had yet to speak. I look behind me and there he was, slouched in his chair, eyes fixated on the screen. He did manage to say he was ok, but I knew we were in the same place. The nurse says, "ohhh, the dr. Is going to freak out." Without missing a beat my response was,"why? Is he taking them home with him??"
The rest of the visit was blur. There was talk about spontaneous reduction and selective reduction and not to go out and buy a tipple stroller just yet. I heard some of what was said, but just kept looking at Michael and laughing. Three, three, THREE!!!! There were three babies in my tummy. Oh my goodness. We had prayed a lot about God's timing with our second pregnancy and if this is God's plan, we are thankful for the opportunity to be apart of this miraculous adventure.
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