24 Weeks 5 Days

Here is my 24 week 5 day picture. Andy took it tonight just before we left the house. It is at a different angle than usual, but I really just wanted a picture to document the week.

Here is Andy at 24 weeks 5 days as well. I figured why should I be the only one in pictures on the blog. :) He is playing Halo in this picture.

I feel like I'm still recovering from the hospital visit. I'm just exhausted. I've felt really great up until the hospital visit, and now I feel like I can't really get enough sleep. Having long conversations really isn't high on my list of todos lately. I'm just tired and want to sleep. I sleep and sleep and wake up still tired. I feel much like a zombie. My patience is down a few levels because I feel so tired. To add insult to my week of extreme tiredness I put on my favorite pants and they no longer fit. They fit sort of, but they don't go up on my belly anymore. I know it is good because it means the babies are growing. No one has to tell me that, but goodness it would have been better to have them not fit on a day or week when I am more upbeat. I have to try and stay positive. Shake off the gloomy mood I've been in the past few days. I feel like Eeyore when I'd much rather feel like Minnie. It's ok though. I know like with everything else there are ups and downs. Bumps along the way. Thankfully tomorrow is Wednesday and then Thursday is my weekly appointment with the doctor. I am hoping and praying all is well still and we'll have another great appointment.

24 weeks & a hospital visit

First 24 weeks...YAY! First goal reached, and now we move onto our next goal of 28 weeks.

I wasn't feeling well yesterday I had back pain that wouldn't go away so I went to bed around 10, but didn't fall asleep until around 12. I woke up at 0100 with worse back pain so after waiting to see if changing positions I called the doctor to see if I should go in and be checked or just wait for my appointment at 11. She wanted me to go in and see how my cervix was doing. Andy came to pick me up and take me in to be checked. Finding the parking garage was not very fun in the middle of the night! We made our way to L&D where my cervix was checked to make sure it was long and closed. They wanted to make sure it hasn't shortened since my last appointment. After two ultrasounds to check the length, and a hand check they said my cervix was long and closed. I was strapped down with monitors to make sure the babies were doing well, and then I was checked for contractions. They also did a swab to check to see if a hormone had been released. They said if the test comes back negative then we have a 90% chance of not going into labor within the next two weeks. We were very happy when the test came back negative.

We left around 0600 to make our way home, and tried to get some sleep before my 1100 appointment. Once we got to the appointment my doctor checked my cervix again and said it was still closed and long. I did the glucose test, and it tasted like flat orange soda. I didn't mind it at all, but I haven't gotten my results back yet. I had the growth ultrasound during my wait to have my blood drawn. The babies were all facing away so we didn't get any pictures. :-( They did give me the weights. Right now A, B, & C weigh in at 1 lb 6 oz, and baby D weighs 1 lb 5 oz.
It was a fast ultrasound, and not long because they originally thought I needed to do the hearts, but they got all those at my 20 week appointment. So it was just a growth check. :) The ultrasound tech did them all really fast and got me out of there in time for my blood to be drawn. We were so happy to be able to get home, and go back to sleep. Poor Andy was so tired by the time he was able to get into bed. I'm just going to let him sleep until he wakes up.

I've made a friend online with someone that is 25 weeks pregnant with quads! It has been really great to connect with her and compare how everything is going. It is great to have someone to vent to and listen to when they need to vent. She is on hospital bed rest, and I hope you all will keep her and her babies in your thoughts and prayers.

I have talked to a few moms that have quads, and what a great group of ladies! It is so nice to connect with people that have been here and done this. They're all very supportive, and I love hearing from them & talking with them even if it is just to say hi or read their blogs.

Thank you

To Robin from IN for the Random Act of Kindness I found in our mailbox today. You really made our day.

23 weeks 4 days

I was up until around 230 working on the new layout for the blog. If you saw it last night you saw something totally different. I woke up this morning and decided I didn't like the way the header didn't really match the background. So I started over around 0820 this morning. I finished around 0930 and had some strawberries to celebrate. I was feeling really sluggish and not at all like I wanted to take a picture today, but I started feeling good so I went up and took a shower and put my make up on for this weeks picture.

I feel good overall. Just tired and can't really get comfortable. I sit on the couch a lot which means I have to get off the couch a lot and that requires a lot of effort. I told Andy I need something to extend down from the ceiling to help me lift myself. I think he thought I was joking...I was. Sort of. When I stand up my bones ache from the added weight, and each morning when I wake my hand joints are stiff and ache. Not sure if that is because they have turned from long thin fingers to long chubby ones. My feet have also changed. For one I know they're there because I can feel them ache when I walk, but I can't always see them and I can rarely find the energy to reach them. Having the energy to reach them really isn't the problem it's bending over and having the arm length, or sometimes it's just finding an awkward enough position to make them come to me. When I have my feet up I look at my once skinny feet at what I'm sure are the feet of Shrek. You know what else is hard to reach? My plate. While sitting at the table I have to lean to get to my food. This usually leads to disaster since recently I've started dropping food on my clothes. I bought a shirt the other day and wore it twice before it had food dumped down it. I'm still going to wear it. I love that shirt and well if I go buy another one I'm sure it will get stained as well. I also can see the end of my belly button. One thing I really never thought I'd see since I've never had a shallow belly button. It is odd when I look down and see it slowly slipping away. Or stretching away however you want to say it. I find these things tiring but all normal. I'm not the first person to waddle into the bathroom, and be so caught off guard by the side of my stomach that I actually feel the need to measure my waist. It was 47" for the record. I like to think wanting to know this measurement makes me brave, but on a good day I might admit it makes me a little crazy. For everytime I struggle to get off the couch and think GOOD GRAVY! I am rewarded later with a kick or just a movement that says HI! We're still here. I can never tell who is who...I mean there are four of them in one stomach that isn't made of glass so how can I know which leg is kicking me?

I went in to look at the nursery again before coming downstairs to greet my sweet pups. I just had to look at it one more time to make sure it was real and I didn't dream it. :) I just love all the colors.

That's all for now I hope everyone has a great day!

The Nursery

YAY! Andy's parents came down to help us get the Nursery done. His mom did an AWESOME job painting while Andy and his dad moved everything downstairs. They did tons and tons of work while I was sitting on the couch or hanging out in the bed.

Below is the progress of before as my office/craft room/cat's room to nursery.

















A huge thank you to both of them for coming down and doing so much work for us. :) We love you!!!

23 Weeks

This isn't your normal update post. Normally we start off with a picture, but today we start off with a prayer request. Tuesday night I got a call from my grandma letting me know my mom had a stroke early Saturday morning. She was released from the hospital I believe Tuesday, and is doing well in her recovery. She was in good spirits when I spoke with her Wednesday. We're thankful the stroke was a mild one. Please pray she continues to do well during her recovery.

We made it 23 weeks! YAY! No ultrasound pictures because we didn't have one today. Only a cervix check, and a listen to the heartbeats. They're sounding good, and my cervix remains closed. Next week we have a long ultrasound so we're hoping to have a few pictures to share next Thursday. This week is take it easy week to make it to 24 weeks. Anytime after 24 weeks they can live outside the womb, but the risks and possible long term complications are a lot higher than if we were to deliver after 28 weeks. Right now though the goal is just to make it to next Thursday. Then we'll work on our new 4 week goal. Every Thursday I wake up at home feels like a victory, and that's how we'll keep going. Thursday to Thursday. Weekly picture will be taken probably sometime this weekend or Monday.

22 Weeks

We've made it to 22 weeks! Yay! Looking a little crazy in this picture, but I'm tired and ready for a nap so I don't care. Maybe I will later when I look at it, but not right now I don't. No ultrasound images today. It was just a check to make sure I'm still doing well and then a heart rate check on the babies. Babies are still looking good, and I'm feeling good so we're happy! I can actually feel them moving a lot now, and while we were sitting after the appointment I saw my stomach move when I felt one move so that was fun.

After the appointment we marked off trading in our trailblazer for a van. It had to be done before I go on full bed rest because the Trailblazer was in my name. So we went and talked to the people at Enterprise after seeing one of their vehicles online, and they were able to work with us on our trade in so we're now the owners of an 08 Chrysler Town & Country.




Progress on Baby C or D's baby blanket. I think it's coming along nicely :)

21 Week Picture

Above is the 21 weeks picture. I knew if I didn't do it today it wouldn't get done. Below is my favorite picture taken...I was trying to take my own picture while Andy was coming down the hall. I was hoping the picture would be done before he reached me...it wasn't.

21 Weeks...YAY!

We went to our doctor's visit today. It wasn't the person I normally see so it was really a short visit. I gained 7lbs in the last WEEK. YAY! They did a small ultrasound to see the heart beats & we were on our way.

I haven't been sleeping well so I didn't feel like taking a picture yesterday, and today I don't feel like taking one. Maybe later...? It is raining very hard out or it was on our way home so it took an hour to get home, but it is taking people a lot longer because the roads here are all filled with accidents. We went the "long" way to get away from all the traffic.

Not a lot to update.