Today has been a hard day.. I've been very sad today and am really getting cabin fever I guess... I'm really tired of hearing people complain about how hot it is outside or having to run errands or having to clean the house or having to go to work, etc etc etc I don't want to hear it because I would love to be able to do any of those things! I want so much to be able to go outside for just 5 minutes so Ryan can bring atleast my Madi to come see me...
I asked one of my doctors today if or when I would be able to go outside for a little bit and he basically said never... He said I can't leave this floor. I said okay, he finished up and left.. as soon as the door closed I had a complete breakdown... Thank God Ryan was here.
So here I shall remain until our beautiful babies are born. Tomorrow will be 23 weeks so we are looking at atleast 7 more weeks probably more like 10 more weeks.. I have already been here over 3 weeks.
Maybe tomorrow will be a better, happier day...
Good night
We're pregnant.... with TRIPLETS!
Sunday, May 29, 2011
Saturday, May 28, 2011
Things I miss
I love Spring and Summer and hate that I am stuck indoors all day everyday, but it's for a very good reason! Chloe, Sophie, and Hollis are growing as am I! My belly just keeps getting bigger and bigger! Thankfully I'm not gaining weight anywhere else AND I don't have a single stretch mark!
So recently I have been missing a lot of things and they are such simple little things that I took for granted before I was put here... so if you read this don't take the little moments and mundane tasks for granted.. here's what I miss.. there's really no order..
- cuddling with my husband every night
- relaxing in the bath tub (there's only a stand up shower here)
- playing with the puppies and watching them play
- waking up to Zoe's wet nose against my nose then cuddling with her
- Madison cuddling up next to my feet
- kisses from Madi, Bo, and Zoe
- shopping at Target (or anywhere for that matter) - I have had dreams of shopping at Target though...
- teaching my class at MLC
- all of the hugs I received from my kids everyday while working at MLC
- driving
- walking
- being able to do things myself and not needing so much help
- cooking dinner
- having the variety of food at hand to eat whatever I wanted whenever
- grilling
- sitting on the front porch in my rocking chair
- going out to eat
- going to the movies
- getting dressed up
- having more than like 4 outfits that fit
- going to my church
- setting up our nursery
- sewing
- designing new appliques
- going to get manicures and pedicures.. I'm in desperate need of a good pedicure
- walking to the mailbox
- doing my own laundry
- feeding the dogs
- being able to do things for my husband
- gardening.. planting all of my summer flowers
- eating breakfast in bed with Ryan on Saturdays and Sundays
- watching all of our favorite shows together
- being OUTSIDE
- baking
I could go on and on... but really if you are reading this don't complain about the little things you have to do everyday because you never know one day you may not be allowed to do them..
I will be 23 weeks on Monday! One more week til we meet our first goal.. 24 weeks! At 24 weeks I will get steroid shots to boost the babies lung growth. Then our next goal will be 28 weeks.
I found some crochet patterns to make preemie hats so I have been starting to figure those out... I'm hoping to start smocking soon! I want to make their baptismal gowns as well as other outfits but I definitely want to make their baptismal gowns! I also want to start making bows for the girls because of course they will need a bow to match every outfit! :)
I have been trying to figure out what all we still need and it's so hard to make a list when I am not sitting at home in front of the stuff that we already have... I am also trying to figure out how much of everything we will need... it's so hard to know what we will need 3 of or not.. I know for sure that we need 2 more cribs and mattresses but past that I get very overwhelmed... I wish I could go to the store myself and shop for things we need, but for now I'm just ordering things online and surprising Ryan with boxes at the door :) haha
Well it's almost time for night time meds and monitoring... so good night!
Lindsey
So recently I have been missing a lot of things and they are such simple little things that I took for granted before I was put here... so if you read this don't take the little moments and mundane tasks for granted.. here's what I miss.. there's really no order..
- cuddling with my husband every night
- relaxing in the bath tub (there's only a stand up shower here)
- playing with the puppies and watching them play
- waking up to Zoe's wet nose against my nose then cuddling with her
- Madison cuddling up next to my feet
- kisses from Madi, Bo, and Zoe
- shopping at Target (or anywhere for that matter) - I have had dreams of shopping at Target though...
- teaching my class at MLC
- all of the hugs I received from my kids everyday while working at MLC
- driving
- walking
- being able to do things myself and not needing so much help
- cooking dinner
- having the variety of food at hand to eat whatever I wanted whenever
- grilling
- sitting on the front porch in my rocking chair
- going out to eat
- going to the movies
- getting dressed up
- having more than like 4 outfits that fit
- going to my church
- setting up our nursery
- sewing
- designing new appliques
- going to get manicures and pedicures.. I'm in desperate need of a good pedicure
- walking to the mailbox
- doing my own laundry
- feeding the dogs
- being able to do things for my husband
- gardening.. planting all of my summer flowers
- eating breakfast in bed with Ryan on Saturdays and Sundays
- watching all of our favorite shows together
- being OUTSIDE
- baking
I could go on and on... but really if you are reading this don't complain about the little things you have to do everyday because you never know one day you may not be allowed to do them..
I will be 23 weeks on Monday! One more week til we meet our first goal.. 24 weeks! At 24 weeks I will get steroid shots to boost the babies lung growth. Then our next goal will be 28 weeks.
I found some crochet patterns to make preemie hats so I have been starting to figure those out... I'm hoping to start smocking soon! I want to make their baptismal gowns as well as other outfits but I definitely want to make their baptismal gowns! I also want to start making bows for the girls because of course they will need a bow to match every outfit! :)
I have been trying to figure out what all we still need and it's so hard to make a list when I am not sitting at home in front of the stuff that we already have... I am also trying to figure out how much of everything we will need... it's so hard to know what we will need 3 of or not.. I know for sure that we need 2 more cribs and mattresses but past that I get very overwhelmed... I wish I could go to the store myself and shop for things we need, but for now I'm just ordering things online and surprising Ryan with boxes at the door :) haha
Well it's almost time for night time meds and monitoring... so good night!
Lindsey
Thursday, May 19, 2011
Day 14
Today is my 14th day in the hospital! It's going by pretty fast. I am used to the hospital routine, but then again I'm not.. I hate that "dietary" comes in every morning at 7 AM and is so happy and cheery! I am NOT a morning person, and I do appreciate that you are bringing me my cereal and milk BUT do you have to be so happy and cheery!?? haha
Yesterday morning was quite entertaining for me! This is a teaching hospital, and on some days there are nursing students here, and yesterday there were 4.. I had one that had to do her "assessment" on me. She had no clue how to use the monitor to get my blood pressure... So, ME the special ed teacher taught her how to do that! haha Then she couldn't figure out how to get the thermometer off the wall, so.. I showed her how to do that.. Then she had a bunch of questions to ask etc.. She seemed kind of shocked when I answered the question when did you start taking prenatal vitamins? I answered.. with 5 months prior to being pregnant! This was after I told her I was on Clomid. We were trying to get pregnant, and you are supposed to take prenatal vitamins when you are trying! DUH! The earlier you take them the better... Anyways we got through her million questions, she left for a little bit. They all went and watched a C-section, and then my real nurse came in with the 4 students and she taught them how to find fetal heart rates on mommies of multiples. She explained that you can't find one baby at a time... you have to find all 3 at the same time to ensure that you aren't getting the same baby twice. So, 30 minutes later they were able to all coordinate themselves into getting my 3 little ones' heart beats at the same time... It probably didn't help that I had a chicken biscuit and sweet tea for breakfast hahaha I was laughing inside the whole time! The students left and my nurse was like thank you so much for putting up with that I wanted to just take it out of their hands and do it myself like we do every other day! She and I usually tag team it and find all 3 babies pretty quick.. I told her I didn't mind the students as long as they don't come anywhere near me with needles. I will only allow nurses that are extremely qualified and great with shots, IVs etc near me! haha
I had a complete breakdown today at lunch over the horrible cafeteria food.. I have decided that past my cereal and milk in the morning - I will no longer order anything from any one of their menus here!!! I am getting a microwave for my room.. I have no clue if that's allowed, and will battle that out if they tell me I can't have it. It's either they allow it and I am able to eat healthy and I am able to continue to gain weight for my babies OR they take the microwave from me and continue to bring cafeteria crap and I don't eat it and lose weight.. How is that healthy for my babies!? Ryan nor my family can bring me lunch and dinner every day and they shouldn't have to... and I don't want take out or fast food twice a day every day. AND I don't eat just 3 meals a day anymore.. I eat approximately 6 small meals or more every day!! I am eating something every 2-3 hours unless I am sleeping :)
Anyways, I probably sound like a spoiled brat, but I am pregnant with triplets and am picky...
I have started crocheting again and am enjoying that, and I have caught up on all of my favorite tv shows. Thank God they have full episodes on the computer now!
That's all for tonight!
Good night!!
Yesterday morning was quite entertaining for me! This is a teaching hospital, and on some days there are nursing students here, and yesterday there were 4.. I had one that had to do her "assessment" on me. She had no clue how to use the monitor to get my blood pressure... So, ME the special ed teacher taught her how to do that! haha Then she couldn't figure out how to get the thermometer off the wall, so.. I showed her how to do that.. Then she had a bunch of questions to ask etc.. She seemed kind of shocked when I answered the question when did you start taking prenatal vitamins? I answered.. with 5 months prior to being pregnant! This was after I told her I was on Clomid. We were trying to get pregnant, and you are supposed to take prenatal vitamins when you are trying! DUH! The earlier you take them the better... Anyways we got through her million questions, she left for a little bit. They all went and watched a C-section, and then my real nurse came in with the 4 students and she taught them how to find fetal heart rates on mommies of multiples. She explained that you can't find one baby at a time... you have to find all 3 at the same time to ensure that you aren't getting the same baby twice. So, 30 minutes later they were able to all coordinate themselves into getting my 3 little ones' heart beats at the same time... It probably didn't help that I had a chicken biscuit and sweet tea for breakfast hahaha I was laughing inside the whole time! The students left and my nurse was like thank you so much for putting up with that I wanted to just take it out of their hands and do it myself like we do every other day! She and I usually tag team it and find all 3 babies pretty quick.. I told her I didn't mind the students as long as they don't come anywhere near me with needles. I will only allow nurses that are extremely qualified and great with shots, IVs etc near me! haha
I had a complete breakdown today at lunch over the horrible cafeteria food.. I have decided that past my cereal and milk in the morning - I will no longer order anything from any one of their menus here!!! I am getting a microwave for my room.. I have no clue if that's allowed, and will battle that out if they tell me I can't have it. It's either they allow it and I am able to eat healthy and I am able to continue to gain weight for my babies OR they take the microwave from me and continue to bring cafeteria crap and I don't eat it and lose weight.. How is that healthy for my babies!? Ryan nor my family can bring me lunch and dinner every day and they shouldn't have to... and I don't want take out or fast food twice a day every day. AND I don't eat just 3 meals a day anymore.. I eat approximately 6 small meals or more every day!! I am eating something every 2-3 hours unless I am sleeping :)
Anyways, I probably sound like a spoiled brat, but I am pregnant with triplets and am picky...
I have started crocheting again and am enjoying that, and I have caught up on all of my favorite tv shows. Thank God they have full episodes on the computer now!
That's all for tonight!
Good night!!
Tuesday, May 17, 2011
It's been a while...
So, It's been a while since I have been able to write a new blog, and a lot has happened!! So this is going to be very long!!
I was put on moderate bed rest at home on April 21st because the length of my cervix was shortening and beginning to funnel. I remained at home on moderate bed rest for 2 weeks before my cervix shortened more. My maternal fetal specialist put me on hospital bed rest on May 6th. I was devastated! I had not been expecting to be put on hospital bed rest this soon, and Ryan was going to be leaving for Knoxville for State Tumbling Meet that night and my dad and sister were in New Hampshire. I had prepared myself to go on hospital bed rest at the beginning of June. Needless to say, I did not handle this well. I went and had my "last meal" at a restaurant sitting at a real table. Mom and I went to Chipotle for lunch, then went to Baptist Memorial Hospital for Women where I was admitted. They put me in a Labor and Delivery Room for the first couple of days as the Antepartum Unit (unit for the long term hospital bed rest mama's to be) was full. Saturday night (day 2) they moved me to the antepartum unit into a room that I was told they would move me from as soon as they could as it overlooked the lobby so there was no outside window. It was dark and depressing all day! I was told Sunday late afternoon that 2 patients in the unit went into labor and there would be a room with a window to the outside opening up and I would be moved the next morning. Then the night shift started. My nurse didn't come in until almost 10:00 and she informed that if I didn't move that night then I would probably not be able to get the room. I asked her if she would help me pack up and move my stuff as it was late at night, Ryan was home and I didn't want him to drive 30 minutes in to help me move for 5 minutes then drive 30 minutes back home - a complete waste of gas - when it is in my opinion the nurses job to help me. My mom couldn't come either because Clark was in bed, and she couldn't leave him alone. Anyways, when I asked my nurse if she would help me move she gave me a look like umm no and said if she wasn't busy then she might be able to help me get my stuff together. She then left the room to go check on another patient and ask housekeeping how much longer it would be before they finished cleaning the room I was to be moved into... She came back to me about 45 minutes later. In the mean time I waited a little bit to see if she was going to come back and help me.. she never did so I packed up my suitcase with my clothes, and got all of my bags, toiletries, etc together by myself. She came in a little after 11:00 with a cart and said I will try and get most of your stuff moved over to your new room, but we may have to leave some in here... I gave her a look like WTF! No you won't be leaving half of my stuff in one room and wheeling me into another room with the other half of my stuff! No freaking way! I think she got the point with my look and moved all of my stuff to the other room dumping the bags wherever she pleased then wheeled me into the room and I never saw her again that night! The next morning I told my new nurse what had happened and she was in complete shock! She asked me what her name was etc.. I told her that she never introduced herself to me and didn't have her hospital name badge on! I knew I had done to much the night before and was terrified that my cervix was going to be even shorter... I had an ultrasound already scheduled for that day and new that if it was shorter than before that I was going to have to have a cervical cerclage (where my doctor would surgically stitch my cervix together). I went for the ultrasound and it had shortened to approximately 7 mm!!!! 3 days prior at rest my cervix was 4.5 CM at rest and 1.5 CM under pressure. Later that day, right before the day shift was over I asked my nurse who my nurse would be that night. She went and looked and it was the same nurse that I had had the night prior. I told her I didn't want her anywhere near me. She said okay no problem and completely understood... I got to speak with the Head Nurse and explained to her what happened. She reassured me that she would never be my nurse again. My specialist came in that evening and informed me that I was going to have the cervical cerclage the next day. They started an IV for fluids and antibiotics and informed me that the operating room was booked for 5:30 the next night and I would not be able to eat after 9:00 AM!!!!!!
I also received my first 17P shot that I have to get weekly to help prevent preterm labor. It's a horribly painful shot in your hip that takes between 2 and 4 minutes to administer because it is as thick as motor oil. I had a complete breakdown that night...
Tuesday at 5:30 in the morning, I woke up with contractions. My nurse put me on the contraction monitor and I had 5 contractions in 30 minutes!! They gave me a shot and thankfully stopped the contractions! I made it through Tuesday without a complete breakdown until they took me into the operating room at 5:30 got me up on the table to do the epideral - then I completely lost it. I got through the epideral, they laid me down on the operating table, and I lost complete feeling from about my hips or so down. That is the weirdest feeling ever. They put my legs in stirrups, prepped me for surgery, and did the procedure. I laid there with tears streaming down my face throughout the entire procedure - not because I was in pain but because I was overcome with the most humiliating feeling ever. It was a fairly quick procedure. I went to recovery where over an hours time I slowly regained feeling from my waist to my toes. As soon as I had feeling back, they took me back to my room where my family was waiting. Dad went out and got Chick-fil-a for me. Ryan stayed with me, took care of me, and went home after I fell asleep. He was absolutely amazing to help me get through all of that! I have the most amazing husband in the world!!
I remained on IV antibiotics twice a day for 7 days to prevent infections.. Today, I received my last dose of IV antibiotics and FINALLY got to get my IV out of my hand!!!
I now only have a couple contractions a day which they say is completely normal since my uterus is already stretched to full term if I was having one baby.
I am handling hospital bed rest okay... I have my moments where I want to throw the door open and run out the door, but I don't. I miss my husband very much!!! It is really hard not being able to sleep in the same bed with him. He has been very busy with work, and he has been very stressed. He has been doing a lot of cleaning and beginning to get things set up for the babies at home! He has set up the pack'n'play in our bedroom where they will sleep for a while when they first come home. He has also been getting the rooms upstairs moved around and started to set things up.. He keeps sending me pictures of what he has done and set up. It's really hard for me to just sit here in this bed when I want to be home helping set the crib up and organizing the baby things.. but I have to keep reminding myself that I am doing something very important here.. I am growing and nourishing 3 babies!
My church has been very supportive, and my priest, Fr. Kenny, is coming every week to pray with me and bring me Holy Communion. I am so thankful for that since I am not able to go to mass every Sunday now. I have had days where visitors are coming and going all day and it really helps pass the time and helps me keep my spirits up, but then again I never get an opportunity to rest which is what I am in here for.. Other days, no one comes all day long... I wish there was a way to balance it out, but so far not many people have told me when they are coming so there really is no way for me to balance it out.
Now that I have my IV out of my hand, I am hoping to blog every day so that I will be able to go back and read this or have it for our babies to read when they are older so they know how they came into this world!
That's all for today...
Lindsey
I was put on moderate bed rest at home on April 21st because the length of my cervix was shortening and beginning to funnel. I remained at home on moderate bed rest for 2 weeks before my cervix shortened more. My maternal fetal specialist put me on hospital bed rest on May 6th. I was devastated! I had not been expecting to be put on hospital bed rest this soon, and Ryan was going to be leaving for Knoxville for State Tumbling Meet that night and my dad and sister were in New Hampshire. I had prepared myself to go on hospital bed rest at the beginning of June. Needless to say, I did not handle this well. I went and had my "last meal" at a restaurant sitting at a real table. Mom and I went to Chipotle for lunch, then went to Baptist Memorial Hospital for Women where I was admitted. They put me in a Labor and Delivery Room for the first couple of days as the Antepartum Unit (unit for the long term hospital bed rest mama's to be) was full. Saturday night (day 2) they moved me to the antepartum unit into a room that I was told they would move me from as soon as they could as it overlooked the lobby so there was no outside window. It was dark and depressing all day! I was told Sunday late afternoon that 2 patients in the unit went into labor and there would be a room with a window to the outside opening up and I would be moved the next morning. Then the night shift started. My nurse didn't come in until almost 10:00 and she informed that if I didn't move that night then I would probably not be able to get the room. I asked her if she would help me pack up and move my stuff as it was late at night, Ryan was home and I didn't want him to drive 30 minutes in to help me move for 5 minutes then drive 30 minutes back home - a complete waste of gas - when it is in my opinion the nurses job to help me. My mom couldn't come either because Clark was in bed, and she couldn't leave him alone. Anyways, when I asked my nurse if she would help me move she gave me a look like umm no and said if she wasn't busy then she might be able to help me get my stuff together. She then left the room to go check on another patient and ask housekeeping how much longer it would be before they finished cleaning the room I was to be moved into... She came back to me about 45 minutes later. In the mean time I waited a little bit to see if she was going to come back and help me.. she never did so I packed up my suitcase with my clothes, and got all of my bags, toiletries, etc together by myself. She came in a little after 11:00 with a cart and said I will try and get most of your stuff moved over to your new room, but we may have to leave some in here... I gave her a look like WTF! No you won't be leaving half of my stuff in one room and wheeling me into another room with the other half of my stuff! No freaking way! I think she got the point with my look and moved all of my stuff to the other room dumping the bags wherever she pleased then wheeled me into the room and I never saw her again that night! The next morning I told my new nurse what had happened and she was in complete shock! She asked me what her name was etc.. I told her that she never introduced herself to me and didn't have her hospital name badge on! I knew I had done to much the night before and was terrified that my cervix was going to be even shorter... I had an ultrasound already scheduled for that day and new that if it was shorter than before that I was going to have to have a cervical cerclage (where my doctor would surgically stitch my cervix together). I went for the ultrasound and it had shortened to approximately 7 mm!!!! 3 days prior at rest my cervix was 4.5 CM at rest and 1.5 CM under pressure. Later that day, right before the day shift was over I asked my nurse who my nurse would be that night. She went and looked and it was the same nurse that I had had the night prior. I told her I didn't want her anywhere near me. She said okay no problem and completely understood... I got to speak with the Head Nurse and explained to her what happened. She reassured me that she would never be my nurse again. My specialist came in that evening and informed me that I was going to have the cervical cerclage the next day. They started an IV for fluids and antibiotics and informed me that the operating room was booked for 5:30 the next night and I would not be able to eat after 9:00 AM!!!!!!
I also received my first 17P shot that I have to get weekly to help prevent preterm labor. It's a horribly painful shot in your hip that takes between 2 and 4 minutes to administer because it is as thick as motor oil. I had a complete breakdown that night...
Tuesday at 5:30 in the morning, I woke up with contractions. My nurse put me on the contraction monitor and I had 5 contractions in 30 minutes!! They gave me a shot and thankfully stopped the contractions! I made it through Tuesday without a complete breakdown until they took me into the operating room at 5:30 got me up on the table to do the epideral - then I completely lost it. I got through the epideral, they laid me down on the operating table, and I lost complete feeling from about my hips or so down. That is the weirdest feeling ever. They put my legs in stirrups, prepped me for surgery, and did the procedure. I laid there with tears streaming down my face throughout the entire procedure - not because I was in pain but because I was overcome with the most humiliating feeling ever. It was a fairly quick procedure. I went to recovery where over an hours time I slowly regained feeling from my waist to my toes. As soon as I had feeling back, they took me back to my room where my family was waiting. Dad went out and got Chick-fil-a for me. Ryan stayed with me, took care of me, and went home after I fell asleep. He was absolutely amazing to help me get through all of that! I have the most amazing husband in the world!!
I remained on IV antibiotics twice a day for 7 days to prevent infections.. Today, I received my last dose of IV antibiotics and FINALLY got to get my IV out of my hand!!!
I now only have a couple contractions a day which they say is completely normal since my uterus is already stretched to full term if I was having one baby.
I am handling hospital bed rest okay... I have my moments where I want to throw the door open and run out the door, but I don't. I miss my husband very much!!! It is really hard not being able to sleep in the same bed with him. He has been very busy with work, and he has been very stressed. He has been doing a lot of cleaning and beginning to get things set up for the babies at home! He has set up the pack'n'play in our bedroom where they will sleep for a while when they first come home. He has also been getting the rooms upstairs moved around and started to set things up.. He keeps sending me pictures of what he has done and set up. It's really hard for me to just sit here in this bed when I want to be home helping set the crib up and organizing the baby things.. but I have to keep reminding myself that I am doing something very important here.. I am growing and nourishing 3 babies!
My church has been very supportive, and my priest, Fr. Kenny, is coming every week to pray with me and bring me Holy Communion. I am so thankful for that since I am not able to go to mass every Sunday now. I have had days where visitors are coming and going all day and it really helps pass the time and helps me keep my spirits up, but then again I never get an opportunity to rest which is what I am in here for.. Other days, no one comes all day long... I wish there was a way to balance it out, but so far not many people have told me when they are coming so there really is no way for me to balance it out.
Now that I have my IV out of my hand, I am hoping to blog every day so that I will be able to go back and read this or have it for our babies to read when they are older so they know how they came into this world!
That's all for today...
Lindsey
Tuesday, April 19, 2011
"Use your words..."
"Use your words and ask for help" I must say that a hundred times every day, and I have come to the realization that I need to listen to my own words....
I am a little over 17 weeks now! We found out 2 weeks ago When we went to see the maternal fetal specialist for the first time that we are having 2 girls and a boy! Baby A is a girl and her name will be Chloe Jean. Baby B is a girl as well and her name will be Sophie Marie. Baby C is our little boy, and his name will be Robert Hollis. We will call him Hollis! When we were there they did the full anatomy ultrasounds on each baby... She measured all of their bones, checked organs, looked for genetic markers, etc. They are all perfectly healthy and 2 weeks ago they weighed 4 ounces each! They each have 10 fingers and 10 toes! Their little hands and feet are so cute! After the ultrasound (which took over an hour) we met with Dr. BK. I had been previously advised that he is a fabulous doctor, but doesn't sugar coat anything. He is straight to the point, and that he was. He went through everything that could happen. He informed me that I had to restrict all activity. I am supposed to be sitting whenever possible. I shouldn't be going grocery shopping, etc.. I shouldn't be doing laundry, vacuuming, cleaning, etc. When I get home from work I need to be laying in bed or sitting with my feet up. I am not supposed to be coming home and doing anything at all including cooking dinner. He also informed me that I am now on pelvic rest.
I am not sure how I am supposed to follow these restrictions when my husband works 15+ hours a day 5 days a week, and coaches Saturday and Sunday afternoons. I don't know how the laundry is supposed to get done, and dinner is supposed to get made, and the flowers and yard are supposed to get watered nor how the house is supposed to get cleaned...
I guess I am going t have to learn to "use my words and ask for help" just like I tell my 7 busy little students all day long.
The kitchen cabinets finally got installed and the kitchen is all put back together! My mom came over Sunday afternoon and helped me get it all back together. I don't know what I would do without my parents.. My dad has painted the upstairs bathroom, downstairs half bath, and the sewing/office room upstairs (Ryan is not allowed to paint in the house)...
We still have to lay the tile flooring in the living room and fix part of the kitchen flooring, paint the nursery, paint the living areas downstairs, and get the sewing room/office set up as well as the nursery. Oh and I have to make the bedding for the nursery... We have gotten a lot done, but there is still quite a bit to do.
I have been feeling okay. I get really tired easily and need to sit a lot. I sleep in 3 hour segments or so... I am growing very quickly, and it seems to be taking a toll on my back and hips. I have a herniated disc in my back (L5) and my hips, knees, and ankles arent in the best of shape because of this, but I am making it and feel so blessed that God has granted me 3 little miracles. I can't wait to meet them!!!!
I go back to Dr. BK tomorrow to check my cervix length to make sure I am still doing well, and will continue to have to go have this checked every 2 weeks. I go back to Dr. McDonald next Wednesday where I will have to have the blood glucose test done..
Thank you for of your prayers and support!
Lindsey
I am a little over 17 weeks now! We found out 2 weeks ago When we went to see the maternal fetal specialist for the first time that we are having 2 girls and a boy! Baby A is a girl and her name will be Chloe Jean. Baby B is a girl as well and her name will be Sophie Marie. Baby C is our little boy, and his name will be Robert Hollis. We will call him Hollis! When we were there they did the full anatomy ultrasounds on each baby... She measured all of their bones, checked organs, looked for genetic markers, etc. They are all perfectly healthy and 2 weeks ago they weighed 4 ounces each! They each have 10 fingers and 10 toes! Their little hands and feet are so cute! After the ultrasound (which took over an hour) we met with Dr. BK. I had been previously advised that he is a fabulous doctor, but doesn't sugar coat anything. He is straight to the point, and that he was. He went through everything that could happen. He informed me that I had to restrict all activity. I am supposed to be sitting whenever possible. I shouldn't be going grocery shopping, etc.. I shouldn't be doing laundry, vacuuming, cleaning, etc. When I get home from work I need to be laying in bed or sitting with my feet up. I am not supposed to be coming home and doing anything at all including cooking dinner. He also informed me that I am now on pelvic rest.
I am not sure how I am supposed to follow these restrictions when my husband works 15+ hours a day 5 days a week, and coaches Saturday and Sunday afternoons. I don't know how the laundry is supposed to get done, and dinner is supposed to get made, and the flowers and yard are supposed to get watered nor how the house is supposed to get cleaned...
I guess I am going t have to learn to "use my words and ask for help" just like I tell my 7 busy little students all day long.
The kitchen cabinets finally got installed and the kitchen is all put back together! My mom came over Sunday afternoon and helped me get it all back together. I don't know what I would do without my parents.. My dad has painted the upstairs bathroom, downstairs half bath, and the sewing/office room upstairs (Ryan is not allowed to paint in the house)...
We still have to lay the tile flooring in the living room and fix part of the kitchen flooring, paint the nursery, paint the living areas downstairs, and get the sewing room/office set up as well as the nursery. Oh and I have to make the bedding for the nursery... We have gotten a lot done, but there is still quite a bit to do.
I have been feeling okay. I get really tired easily and need to sit a lot. I sleep in 3 hour segments or so... I am growing very quickly, and it seems to be taking a toll on my back and hips. I have a herniated disc in my back (L5) and my hips, knees, and ankles arent in the best of shape because of this, but I am making it and feel so blessed that God has granted me 3 little miracles. I can't wait to meet them!!!!
I go back to Dr. BK tomorrow to check my cervix length to make sure I am still doing well, and will continue to have to go have this checked every 2 weeks. I go back to Dr. McDonald next Wednesday where I will have to have the blood glucose test done..
Thank you for of your prayers and support!
Lindsey
Thursday, March 31, 2011
The Prego is Sleeping again
It's Thursday night around 11pm, and Lindz just fell asleep, i figured it was time for another update. I will begin with a few negatives and lead up to the positives. All i can say is,... it always gets worse before it gets better. Before i begin, i want everyone to know that in no way do i believe that my life is horrible, or that we have been handed a horrible hand in life. Life is tough, and we will get through it.
A few weeks ago i injured my knee if you hadnt heard about it, and i had to have an MRI done. Luckily there was no major injury, but last week we received a bill for $745 that we owe out of pocket.
Also last week we finally completed our taxes, and for the first time in 10 years, we owe money to the government. For a Grand Total of $2800,... how in the hell are we supposed to pay that?
A week prior to those two incidences we received a letter from the government about a business tax that was owed for a business that i "opened" on paper 2 years ago, and never did anything with. And they wanted to charge me penalties and a guestimate charge for what they believed i did financially for this business the year prior. Luckily after several phone calls, they adjusted it and we only owe $135.
Also in that week Lindz had her teeth checked, basically because she had a tooth that was really hurting. Well the dentist filled two cavities and found a tooth that must be extracted. $180 .
If you didnt hear about our kitchen flooding, well it did,... and last week the cabinet guy came out to give us a quote and it totaled $2500 just for the cabinets. Our insurance check will cover that,.. but it is still some more stress on us having to manage the work.
Lindz then put both the Fit and my motorcycle up on Craigslist to see if we could get rid of them so we could start to get on top of our finances. Lindz has been really stressing about finances, and loosing her job due to the children popping out. I know God has a plan and he will provide in some way or another.
On Wednesday the 30th 2011 we went for another doctors appointment with another ultra-sound. We still have 3 healthy babies that are developing at a normal rate. Lindz has gained 20 lbs since the beginning of her pregnancy. When you look at the pics of our children... baby A who is closest to the exit has a really big head,... baby B has a really big belly, and baby C is just right. On April 7th we have a doctors appointment with the maternal fetal specialist and we might actually get to find out the gender of the children.
And to end on a really exciting note, we sold our Honda Fit today, and we only had to come up with $1000 out of pocket to get rid of the car. We are really happy with the amount we sold it for,.. and it really will lower at least 1 more monthly note off of us.
Please ask questions, email us at mtcheer@hotmail.com or lindz1@mac.com thanks for reading
A few weeks ago i injured my knee if you hadnt heard about it, and i had to have an MRI done. Luckily there was no major injury, but last week we received a bill for $745 that we owe out of pocket.
Also last week we finally completed our taxes, and for the first time in 10 years, we owe money to the government. For a Grand Total of $2800,... how in the hell are we supposed to pay that?
A week prior to those two incidences we received a letter from the government about a business tax that was owed for a business that i "opened" on paper 2 years ago, and never did anything with. And they wanted to charge me penalties and a guestimate charge for what they believed i did financially for this business the year prior. Luckily after several phone calls, they adjusted it and we only owe $135.
Also in that week Lindz had her teeth checked, basically because she had a tooth that was really hurting. Well the dentist filled two cavities and found a tooth that must be extracted. $180 .
If you didnt hear about our kitchen flooding, well it did,... and last week the cabinet guy came out to give us a quote and it totaled $2500 just for the cabinets. Our insurance check will cover that,.. but it is still some more stress on us having to manage the work.
Lindz then put both the Fit and my motorcycle up on Craigslist to see if we could get rid of them so we could start to get on top of our finances. Lindz has been really stressing about finances, and loosing her job due to the children popping out. I know God has a plan and he will provide in some way or another.
On Wednesday the 30th 2011 we went for another doctors appointment with another ultra-sound. We still have 3 healthy babies that are developing at a normal rate. Lindz has gained 20 lbs since the beginning of her pregnancy. When you look at the pics of our children... baby A who is closest to the exit has a really big head,... baby B has a really big belly, and baby C is just right. On April 7th we have a doctors appointment with the maternal fetal specialist and we might actually get to find out the gender of the children.
And to end on a really exciting note, we sold our Honda Fit today, and we only had to come up with $1000 out of pocket to get rid of the car. We are really happy with the amount we sold it for,.. and it really will lower at least 1 more monthly note off of us.
Please ask questions, email us at mtcheer@hotmail.com or lindz1@mac.com thanks for reading
Monday, March 21, 2011
13 weeks!
So, I am 13 weeks today... I most definitely have a "bump" growing at rapid speed! I can feel my stomach growing and stretching - especially in the evenings - and every morning when I wake up I feel like I have grown. I haven't weighed myself to know if I have gained any weight, and for the first time in my life I don't care to know what the scale says. I guess I will find out next Wednesday when I go for my next appointment. The past couple of days here have been 80+ degrees.. quite warm! I have come to the conclusion that from here on out I am going to be miserably uncomfortable!
I haven't been getting as sick recently (knock on wood).. I get sick every couple of days sometimes in the morning and sometimes just before bed. I got in an "eating routine" while on Spring Break.. which consisted of a bowl of frosted mini wheats when I first woke up, then about an hour and a half later 2 Jimmy Dean little sausage and biscuits with honey and a glass of chocolate milk, then a little while later a strawberry yogurt, then either taquitos or a sandwich, then a couple of hours later, more taquitos or a milk shake, then cheese and crackers and some fruit, then dinner with Ryan which varied.. grilled chicken or fish tacos or spaghetti etc, then a couple hours later a bowl of mac and cheese or ice cream... Today going back to work it was very hard to stay on this eating routine... which makes for a VERY HUNGRY Lindsey! For a long time, I was on a think crust pizza kick.. that's all I wanted.. Now, I have moved onto a chicken and cheese taquitos kick with salsa! Just typing it is making me hungry for some.. ugh! I will finish typing this first.. I've also been craving frozen yogurt and anything strawberry.... Strawberry milkshakes, strawberry yogurt, strawberry frosted pop tarts, etc etc etc... I have learned that eating an entire cartoon of strawberries in one sitting is not a good idea.. I had the WORST heartburn and indigestion ever after.. Oh well, you live and you learn...
There has been lots going on recently in the McKinley House (besides the fact we are expecting triplets)! I finally feel like we are getting somewhere with the pipe burst/flood disaster that happened at the beginning of February.. I have hired the 61 Cabinets to repair the cabinet and do some additional work to make our kitchen more functional... Ryan decided last night (Sunday) at 7:30 that he was in the mood to start a project... SO he moved all of the living room furniture into the dining room and entry way and tore out the living room carpet (which also was destroyed in the flood) and took up all of the tack strips... Now we just have bare concrete foundation in the living room and all the furniture is still in the dining room and entry way! Making our house even more of a disaster! I am leaning more towards finding the tile that is in our kitchen and continuing it into the living room (we have an open floor plan) throwing an area rug down and calling it a day. I refuse to put carpet back down with 3 dogs and 3 babies on the way.
The project list is growing by the day and I am trying not to get to stressed out, but for those of you who really know me... that is something I have a VERY hard time doing! I think once the kitchen and living room get finished I will feel a little better... then there's the upstairs... Ryan moved the guest room furniture into the room that I originally had intended to be the nursery when we bought the house, but since we are having triplets the layout of the room won't work.. I had wanted to paint that room before all the furniture got moved in, but that didn't happen and now the headboard is hung on the wall so I guess that won't be happening now for a long time..
We still have to finish moving the office / sewing room to the former guest room since it will be the nursery. Ryan built built-in desks, bookcases, and a fold down cutting table in this room, so moving everything isn't going so well. We need to buy 2 desks and other office and sewing furniture before we can finish this project.. Then we have to paint both rooms (or atleast the nursery). I also want to paint the upstairs bathroom and downstairs half bath and change the light fixtures in both bathrooms. OH and we have to get the nursery set up and I have to get all of the bedding etc sewn too!
I want to get all of this done by the end of May, and considering Ryan has to work 7 days a week and I have to work 5 days a week.. and every weekend from here until June I am booked with weddings, bridal showers, baby showers, dinners, etc etc etc I have no clue how this is going to happen!
I have been telling myself that I will probably be put on bed rest at the beginning of June to mentally prepare myself for the inevitable.. maybe I won't have to go on restricted bed rest then, but at least it won't be such a shock. We can't wait to find out what we are having! I have been having lots of dreams about what they are.. one in which Ryan was telling me what they were (like he would actually know before me), and one where I was telling him.. I keep waking up though after only hearing or saying what 2 of them are.. A boy, a girl, and another... and boom I wake up! We are really hoping for 2 girls and a boy or 2 boys a girl! We have 2 girl names and 2 boy names picked out and can't seem to find a 3rd girl or 3rd boy name that we both like.. All of the names have a family name in them.. The boys first and middle name are family names and the girls middle names are family names...
For the girl names we are thinking about Chloe Jean and Sophie Marie.. Jean is my middle name as well as my grandmother's (my mom's mom) middle name and my dad's aunt's name. Marie is my grandmother's (my dad's mom) middle name. Ryan LOVES the name Chloe! He has been saying for a few years now that if he has a girl he wants to name her Chloe! I love the name too and think Chloe and Sophie sound so cute!
For the boy names we are thinking Robert Hollis and Clark Alexander. Robert is Ryan's first name, his dad's first name, his grandfather's first name, etc..... They all go by their middle name or a nick name.. Hollis is Ryan's grandfather's (his mom's dad) first name. Clark is my brother's name and my grandfather's name (my dad's dad) and Alexander is a Wasson family name (Ryan's dad's mom's side of the family). We would call Robert Hollis - Hollis and Clark Alexander - Clark. We have been thinking lots about names recently and it is very important to both of us that their names have meanings and family ties.
Anyways, I am getting very hungry and tired! I hope I haven't rambled on too much!
Thanks for all of the thoughts and prayers!
Love always,
Lindsey
I haven't been getting as sick recently (knock on wood).. I get sick every couple of days sometimes in the morning and sometimes just before bed. I got in an "eating routine" while on Spring Break.. which consisted of a bowl of frosted mini wheats when I first woke up, then about an hour and a half later 2 Jimmy Dean little sausage and biscuits with honey and a glass of chocolate milk, then a little while later a strawberry yogurt, then either taquitos or a sandwich, then a couple of hours later, more taquitos or a milk shake, then cheese and crackers and some fruit, then dinner with Ryan which varied.. grilled chicken or fish tacos or spaghetti etc, then a couple hours later a bowl of mac and cheese or ice cream... Today going back to work it was very hard to stay on this eating routine... which makes for a VERY HUNGRY Lindsey! For a long time, I was on a think crust pizza kick.. that's all I wanted.. Now, I have moved onto a chicken and cheese taquitos kick with salsa! Just typing it is making me hungry for some.. ugh! I will finish typing this first.. I've also been craving frozen yogurt and anything strawberry.... Strawberry milkshakes, strawberry yogurt, strawberry frosted pop tarts, etc etc etc... I have learned that eating an entire cartoon of strawberries in one sitting is not a good idea.. I had the WORST heartburn and indigestion ever after.. Oh well, you live and you learn...
There has been lots going on recently in the McKinley House (besides the fact we are expecting triplets)! I finally feel like we are getting somewhere with the pipe burst/flood disaster that happened at the beginning of February.. I have hired the 61 Cabinets to repair the cabinet and do some additional work to make our kitchen more functional... Ryan decided last night (Sunday) at 7:30 that he was in the mood to start a project... SO he moved all of the living room furniture into the dining room and entry way and tore out the living room carpet (which also was destroyed in the flood) and took up all of the tack strips... Now we just have bare concrete foundation in the living room and all the furniture is still in the dining room and entry way! Making our house even more of a disaster! I am leaning more towards finding the tile that is in our kitchen and continuing it into the living room (we have an open floor plan) throwing an area rug down and calling it a day. I refuse to put carpet back down with 3 dogs and 3 babies on the way.
The project list is growing by the day and I am trying not to get to stressed out, but for those of you who really know me... that is something I have a VERY hard time doing! I think once the kitchen and living room get finished I will feel a little better... then there's the upstairs... Ryan moved the guest room furniture into the room that I originally had intended to be the nursery when we bought the house, but since we are having triplets the layout of the room won't work.. I had wanted to paint that room before all the furniture got moved in, but that didn't happen and now the headboard is hung on the wall so I guess that won't be happening now for a long time..
We still have to finish moving the office / sewing room to the former guest room since it will be the nursery. Ryan built built-in desks, bookcases, and a fold down cutting table in this room, so moving everything isn't going so well. We need to buy 2 desks and other office and sewing furniture before we can finish this project.. Then we have to paint both rooms (or atleast the nursery). I also want to paint the upstairs bathroom and downstairs half bath and change the light fixtures in both bathrooms. OH and we have to get the nursery set up and I have to get all of the bedding etc sewn too!
I want to get all of this done by the end of May, and considering Ryan has to work 7 days a week and I have to work 5 days a week.. and every weekend from here until June I am booked with weddings, bridal showers, baby showers, dinners, etc etc etc I have no clue how this is going to happen!
I have been telling myself that I will probably be put on bed rest at the beginning of June to mentally prepare myself for the inevitable.. maybe I won't have to go on restricted bed rest then, but at least it won't be such a shock. We can't wait to find out what we are having! I have been having lots of dreams about what they are.. one in which Ryan was telling me what they were (like he would actually know before me), and one where I was telling him.. I keep waking up though after only hearing or saying what 2 of them are.. A boy, a girl, and another... and boom I wake up! We are really hoping for 2 girls and a boy or 2 boys a girl! We have 2 girl names and 2 boy names picked out and can't seem to find a 3rd girl or 3rd boy name that we both like.. All of the names have a family name in them.. The boys first and middle name are family names and the girls middle names are family names...
For the girl names we are thinking about Chloe Jean and Sophie Marie.. Jean is my middle name as well as my grandmother's (my mom's mom) middle name and my dad's aunt's name. Marie is my grandmother's (my dad's mom) middle name. Ryan LOVES the name Chloe! He has been saying for a few years now that if he has a girl he wants to name her Chloe! I love the name too and think Chloe and Sophie sound so cute!
For the boy names we are thinking Robert Hollis and Clark Alexander. Robert is Ryan's first name, his dad's first name, his grandfather's first name, etc..... They all go by their middle name or a nick name.. Hollis is Ryan's grandfather's (his mom's dad) first name. Clark is my brother's name and my grandfather's name (my dad's dad) and Alexander is a Wasson family name (Ryan's dad's mom's side of the family). We would call Robert Hollis - Hollis and Clark Alexander - Clark. We have been thinking lots about names recently and it is very important to both of us that their names have meanings and family ties.
Anyways, I am getting very hungry and tired! I hope I haven't rambled on too much!
Thanks for all of the thoughts and prayers!
Love always,
Lindsey
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