Triple Trouble, Ultra sound to now

I was laying on the floor in crippling pain. Hunter who was about 1 and a half playing beside me. I already knew that I was pregnant, so I call my OB/GYN to let them know what was going on. They said, it was probably a miscarriage and I could lay on the couch and wait to start bleeding or go to the hospital to get drugs to help with the pain during this time. I was devastated and called a girlfriend. I told her I was just going to stay home and wait for the inevitable. Keith was working an hour away and I didn't think I could drive feel the way I did with Hunter. J. said no way, I will be right over and I will call a few people on the way to help until Keith can make it and because I can't stay. She picked me and Hunter up. By the time we got to the hospital our girlfriend L was there waiting for me to support me threw this. J took Hunter to another girlfriend, A. Q. to hang out until we were done at the hospital.

Understandably I was upset and asked L if she would come with me to ultrasound to confirm the miscarriage. L and I watched the screen as the technician performed the test, "congratulations, its twins!" L, "No I see 4 sacks, I see 4." Tech, "wait a minute I will move it around a bit and get a better look. No, TRIPLETS!" "Alright I am done take it out before we find a forth," I said. Happy not to be miscarrying, terrified I am going to have to tell Keith who still hadn't made it back from work yet. Oh my gosh, triplets, this was not what I was expecting. How are we going to do this, my thoughts were racing, my heart was pounding. We just get back to the waiting room and Keith comes into the ER. L say, "give him the ultrasound." "What am I looking at, are you miscarrying?," asks Keith. "No not miscarrying," I say. L, "count the dots." "1..2..3, what does that mean," asks Keith? "Triplets," L tells him. The last thing I remember from that day, "just one more," Keith reply's.

7 or 8 week gestation. Thinking it was a Miscarriage to Triplets

So I start going threw pictures and its all a world wild. I tried to find pictures of the triplets from ultrasound to now. As I finished going threw all my online libraries of picture one thing I have noticed was I was not always been good about taking pictures. I missed documenting so many things that I would have loved to have had picture of because I am caring for and running after 4 children all at once, most of the time on my own. I would have loved to take pictures but I was counting 1..2..3..4, good they are all here. Now that they are getting older and better listeners I hope to be able to get more photos and I REALLY want a nice camera.

First Week home

Since the trio was born at 32 weeks, they spent a month in the NICU. IVs, Feeding tubes, C-paps, heart monitors, and billy lights. They came at 36 weeks gestation and only about 4lbs each. Both Luke and Cole were still on portable heart monitors for a few months after bring them home. We also had to wake and feed them around the clock for almost 8 months every two and a half hours to feed them. Being preemies, they were unaware of their needs till about then. Since children are not allowed in the NICU this was the first time Hunter was able to touch them and spend some one on one time with them.

 Our dear friend A.L. came out that first month at home and took MANY amazing photos for us. I just love them all. Each child had their own spread, tons of group photos and a number of photos with us the boys.

Looking back at these photos brought back so many memories. Since then I have built friendships with two other families with infant and year old triplets. It is amazing to watch it from the outside and know what is ahead. Higher older multiples is just such a different experience than any other. We HOM moms know how happy and sad we can be, many little arms to wrap around you in loving embrace and, never to have enough hands to sooth.