What a wonderful day! I got to spend 12 hours in the NICU and had the time of my life. The kids are doing awesome! They are so fun. I got to give my first "baby bath" to Aria tonight. I also got to do lots of feedings with everyone. Bonus-(and I'm not even going to be sarcastic), I got to change my first poopy diaper! Actually, they were there, lined up three in a row and all with poopy diapers. It was great. I can't believe I really have three babies and as the mommy, I'm in charge of poopy diapers! WOOHOO! I KNOW-everyone is rolling their eyes at me. I'm sure the romance will wear off sometime but you have no idea how long I've waited for this!
Wow - for all of you who said a prayer today... thank you!! Every single concern I talked about was addressed today! David increased how many bottles he gets to eat and wolfed them down in 30 seconds every time. I bet he increases again tomorrow!! Aria didn't spit up once that I saw today, and I already mentioned I was there for 12hours! Levi only had a couple spells and snapped out of them before we could hardly turn and look at the monitors. He had gone all night without one last night. Finally, Dan actually got to see his kiddos tonight! We had some friends ask about coming up to Sioux Falls and seeing them, and he got to ride along! Soooo perfect. That also meant he got home at a decent time and will be able to get up early for a meeting he has to get to. Pray for his safe travels.
Happy one week old David, Aria and Levi!!
PS-More pictures soon, I promise.
Wednesday, June 4, 2008
Oh yeah...
I forgot: the triplets mommy is doing really well too. :) I'm feeling so much better with each passing day. I am grateful to have more and more energy to take care of my babies. My tummy is pretty awesome looking from some major bruises, but other than some uncomfort, I'm doing well. I've been saying that walking around with the babies inside me the last week was more painful than walking the first days after they were born. I'm sure a lot of that was due to pain meds, but I can't complain. If my feet would quit swelling now, I'd be just dandy! Ok, off to the NICU!! YEA!
Tuesday, June 3, 2008
Sharing our joy
It is so exciting to be able to sit down and fill you in on David, Aria and Levi. I'm going to give some details of how everyone is doing and also some prayer requests. A lot of people tell us to let them know if there is anything they can do for us, and I can't think of anything more important. :)
Big day for the babies! We got a nice surprise this morning. All three kiddos are in little bassinets. They no longer have to be in warmers and are able to maintain their own temperatures! This is big because we have access to them now. I always felt separated from them even when I was standing right their because they were behind glass. It was kind of hard on me. Now I can reach down and pick them up when I want to!
All of the IV's are out! Dan and I are thrilled because we were always scared that we would pull on them and hurt them. The wires they stilll have to put up with are easy to reattach. We still have toput up with the feeding tubes which are relatively easy to avoid. They are getting all of the nutrition needs through their tummys... big step. Now, the next lesson will be growing strong enough to eat all of their meals from the bottle or nursing. They still get tuckered out and have to have some food through the feeding tubes. David is behind by far. He hasn't wanted to put in the effort of eating yet, but we feel he is coming around. Hopefully they increase how much he bottles tomorrow and we can get him on the road of self-sufficiency. Pray for his strength and endurance eating. David weighs 5 lb. 3 oz. A little weight loss after birth is expected.
Aria is eating pretty well, but our latest concern with her has been spitting up. They propped up the end of her mattress slightly and are slowing down her feedings to try and keep more of her calories in her tummy - instead of on the blanket! Pray that her tummy adjusts to eating more and that she grows. Levi will catch her in size soon if she doesn't watch out. She is at 4 lbs, 13 oz. right now.
Levi is trucking along with the eating. Our concern with him has been what they call "spells." Occasionally his heartrate drops drastically and the monitor alarms sound. He always recovers on his own, but it's still scary for mommy and daddy! We've been told numerous times that this is very common in preemie babies. He should grow out of it soon, especially once the feeding tube is removed. Pray for his "spells" to subside and his little heart grows steady and strong. Levi now weighs more than he did at birth - by an ounce and a half!
Being parents has been the most magical time for Dan and me. We are soaking up every precious moment and are moved to tears that God trusted these angels to us. I've never been more moved by anything than watching Dan as a father. What a privilege it is to be his wife and the mother of his children. Pray for him tomorrow and Thursday because he had to return to Rock Rapids for work again. This time he'll be away longer than he has before. I know it's ripping his heart out. Pray for his focus and peace so he can return to us Thursday afternoon with no worries.
I will add a few more pictures from the hospital. I can't access any pictures from our camera right now but hopefully on Thursday I'll have some good ones to post again. Thank you for caring about our family. Sharing David, Levi and Aria with all of you increases our joy immensely.
I can't believe it has been a week since this picture was taken... right before our triplets arrived! The MOST unbelievable part is that the three babies I hold in my arms were ALL inside my belly! I'll never understand how that was possible. I'll always miss that closeness with the greatest miracle I've ever experienced.
Another family photo!
My baby girl curled contently against my chest.
All piled together again... and they seemed very much at home with each other. They make me melt.
God bless you and your families!
Elizabeth
Big day for the babies! We got a nice surprise this morning. All three kiddos are in little bassinets. They no longer have to be in warmers and are able to maintain their own temperatures! This is big because we have access to them now. I always felt separated from them even when I was standing right their because they were behind glass. It was kind of hard on me. Now I can reach down and pick them up when I want to!
All of the IV's are out! Dan and I are thrilled because we were always scared that we would pull on them and hurt them. The wires they stilll have to put up with are easy to reattach. We still have toput up with the feeding tubes which are relatively easy to avoid. They are getting all of the nutrition needs through their tummys... big step. Now, the next lesson will be growing strong enough to eat all of their meals from the bottle or nursing. They still get tuckered out and have to have some food through the feeding tubes. David is behind by far. He hasn't wanted to put in the effort of eating yet, but we feel he is coming around. Hopefully they increase how much he bottles tomorrow and we can get him on the road of self-sufficiency. Pray for his strength and endurance eating. David weighs 5 lb. 3 oz. A little weight loss after birth is expected.
Aria is eating pretty well, but our latest concern with her has been spitting up. They propped up the end of her mattress slightly and are slowing down her feedings to try and keep more of her calories in her tummy - instead of on the blanket! Pray that her tummy adjusts to eating more and that she grows. Levi will catch her in size soon if she doesn't watch out. She is at 4 lbs, 13 oz. right now.
Levi is trucking along with the eating. Our concern with him has been what they call "spells." Occasionally his heartrate drops drastically and the monitor alarms sound. He always recovers on his own, but it's still scary for mommy and daddy! We've been told numerous times that this is very common in preemie babies. He should grow out of it soon, especially once the feeding tube is removed. Pray for his "spells" to subside and his little heart grows steady and strong. Levi now weighs more than he did at birth - by an ounce and a half!
Being parents has been the most magical time for Dan and me. We are soaking up every precious moment and are moved to tears that God trusted these angels to us. I've never been more moved by anything than watching Dan as a father. What a privilege it is to be his wife and the mother of his children. Pray for him tomorrow and Thursday because he had to return to Rock Rapids for work again. This time he'll be away longer than he has before. I know it's ripping his heart out. Pray for his focus and peace so he can return to us Thursday afternoon with no worries.
I will add a few more pictures from the hospital. I can't access any pictures from our camera right now but hopefully on Thursday I'll have some good ones to post again. Thank you for caring about our family. Sharing David, Levi and Aria with all of you increases our joy immensely.
I can't believe it has been a week since this picture was taken... right before our triplets arrived! The MOST unbelievable part is that the three babies I hold in my arms were ALL inside my belly! I'll never understand how that was possible. I'll always miss that closeness with the greatest miracle I've ever experienced.
Another family photo!
My baby girl curled contently against my chest.
All piled together again... and they seemed very much at home with each other. They make me melt.
God bless you and your families!
Elizabeth
Cradle Roll
Our cradle roll is finally up at Sanford Health! Here is the web address or you can access it through the hospital website.
http://www.sanfordhealth.org/CradleRoll/
So cute!
http://www.sanfordhealth.org/CradleRoll/
So cute!
Triplet Reunion
We have hundreds of new pictures. But, I'm one TIRED mommy and I'm going back to bed. Enjoy!
Levi
David
Aria
David
Aria
Levi
A Happy Reunion
First Family Photo
Levi
David
Aria
David
Aria
Levi
A Happy Reunion
First Family Photo
Saturday, May 31, 2008
Detailed update and more pictures!
Hello! We are so excited to have welcomed our children in to the world. Praise the Lord! We give God the glory for these three lives because they are His masterpieces. David, Aria, and Levi are miracles and we can’t thank God enough for them. God has been our strength and provider through this entire adventure and He has amazed us at every step.
The kids are doing wonderful. They are being very well cared for in the NICU. Right now, they are all under special lights for jaundice. We were told almost all babies in the NICU need the lights and so we are accomplishing another step before getting to go home. We know it will probably be at least a couple weeks before the triplets are ready for home, but we’ll be patient. There is so much for them to learn! They are all learning to eat from the bottle, but they aren’t ready to get all their calorie needs from the bottle yet. They still have IV’s and feeding tubes to help them get stronger.
I’ve never seen my babies so content as when they are in our arms. I’ve gotten to do some “Kangaroo Care” with each of them. That is where they get to be held skin to skin. They cuddle up to me and seem to go into a happy trance. When I sing some of the songs I’ve sung all along the pregnancy to them, their faces light up and they try and open their eyes. It doesn’t always work because eyelids can be such heavy things to lift!! But, those moments are precious.
Dan is Daddy extraordinaire! He’s changed lots of diapers, feed lots of bottles and knows the ins and outs of their care way more than I do at the moment! I always find myself asking him what the alarms are and how to do this and that. He’s learned so much so far in the NICU, it’s amazing. I’ll be sad when he has to go back to work. I haven’t been able to lean over the isolets yet to be able to change a diaper. I’m still getting my strength back, although this hasn’t been as hard as I thought it would be.
My c-section went very fast and uneventful. I couldn’t believe it when David was born because it seemed like they had just laid me down and Dan had just gotten there! I didn’t get to see much of the babies as they were born, but I was just glad they all came out crying and doing well. They put David by my face for a kiss. When they wheeled Aria by, she stretched out her hand for me to touch (I’m not surprise the first thing I saw her do was stretch!). And I got a glimpse of Levi cleaned up and wrapped before they were taken to the NICU. Dan followed them and my aunt Donna stepped in to stay with me while the surgery ended. I am shocked at how much of the surgery Dan watched. I’m pretty sure he saw each of them born and some of the after stuff. NOT ME! I didn’t even let them tell me what was happening. I jabbered to Dan the whole time trying to distract myself from what was going on on the other side of the curtain. But, before I knew it, it was all over and I was wheeled back to recovery.
Unfortunately, while in recovery, I was bleeding more than the nurse liked. I guess they had to kind of be aggressive with me to get it taken care of. Luckily, I was numb and didn’t have a clue. They were moving me around and I saw my leg come up off the bed once, and I could’ve sworn I felt it still stretched out on the bed! Weird. I remember just laying there watching Dan’s face and praying that God would heal me soon so I could go see my babies. The bleeding slowed down significantly after that and although I was slightly delayed in recovery, they still rolled my bed over to the NICU to see my newborn children. What a sight to see! Getting to hold Levi right there on my bed did my heart sooo much good and helped me survive until I could return later. The impatient grandparents were also very grateful I got to see the triplets because I didn’t let anyone go see them until I had! I know, it’s cruel but I’m the MOMMA! Obviously, they survived but I believe the newest Grandpa Rigsby was about to throw a fit! ;)
The next 24 hours for me are a bit of a blur. I was on some good meds and I didn’t get much sleep. My first night without the 15 pounds of baby on my bladder was eventful anyway. Between 12am & 1am, my IV alarm kept waking me up. Then at 4 am I woke up with a stabbing pain in the back & neck. It hurt to do anything, especially breathe deeply. I put up with for a couple days before they took an x-ray and discovered the cause was an air bubble in my abdomen from surgery. Today has been the first day it hasn’t really bothered me. Back to the exhausting first hours… I saw a short part of a video Dan had taken and I sounded awful!! I guess I sounded drugged because I was. I was wheeled back & forth to the NICU droopy eyed and falling asleep. It was hard feeling that way while trying to introduce myself to my children and get to know them. Gradually it has gotten much better and I’m ready to feel like my old self again.
I will be discharged from the hospital tomorrow but will probably still spend most of my time up here in the NICU. We can have visitors for short amounts of time, a couple at a time. Please don’t come if you think you may be sick, and no one under the age of 15 is allowed to visit either. Sorry. Otherwise, the babies will be home with Mommy and Daddy before we all know it.
Mommy, Grandma Rigsby, Aria & Levi
David
Levi
Aria
Well, I think that is all I will talk about for now. I’ll see if there are any new pictures I can post for you. I have to give a quick shout out to the triplet’s Aunt Jess. She has been receiving all of my posts and posting them for me since the hospital doesn’t let me log in here.. So, thanks Jessica! We love you! Can wait to see you soon!
Love,
Elizabeth
The kids are doing wonderful. They are being very well cared for in the NICU. Right now, they are all under special lights for jaundice. We were told almost all babies in the NICU need the lights and so we are accomplishing another step before getting to go home. We know it will probably be at least a couple weeks before the triplets are ready for home, but we’ll be patient. There is so much for them to learn! They are all learning to eat from the bottle, but they aren’t ready to get all their calorie needs from the bottle yet. They still have IV’s and feeding tubes to help them get stronger.
I’ve never seen my babies so content as when they are in our arms. I’ve gotten to do some “Kangaroo Care” with each of them. That is where they get to be held skin to skin. They cuddle up to me and seem to go into a happy trance. When I sing some of the songs I’ve sung all along the pregnancy to them, their faces light up and they try and open their eyes. It doesn’t always work because eyelids can be such heavy things to lift!! But, those moments are precious.
Dan is Daddy extraordinaire! He’s changed lots of diapers, feed lots of bottles and knows the ins and outs of their care way more than I do at the moment! I always find myself asking him what the alarms are and how to do this and that. He’s learned so much so far in the NICU, it’s amazing. I’ll be sad when he has to go back to work. I haven’t been able to lean over the isolets yet to be able to change a diaper. I’m still getting my strength back, although this hasn’t been as hard as I thought it would be.
My c-section went very fast and uneventful. I couldn’t believe it when David was born because it seemed like they had just laid me down and Dan had just gotten there! I didn’t get to see much of the babies as they were born, but I was just glad they all came out crying and doing well. They put David by my face for a kiss. When they wheeled Aria by, she stretched out her hand for me to touch (I’m not surprise the first thing I saw her do was stretch!). And I got a glimpse of Levi cleaned up and wrapped before they were taken to the NICU. Dan followed them and my aunt Donna stepped in to stay with me while the surgery ended. I am shocked at how much of the surgery Dan watched. I’m pretty sure he saw each of them born and some of the after stuff. NOT ME! I didn’t even let them tell me what was happening. I jabbered to Dan the whole time trying to distract myself from what was going on on the other side of the curtain. But, before I knew it, it was all over and I was wheeled back to recovery.
Unfortunately, while in recovery, I was bleeding more than the nurse liked. I guess they had to kind of be aggressive with me to get it taken care of. Luckily, I was numb and didn’t have a clue. They were moving me around and I saw my leg come up off the bed once, and I could’ve sworn I felt it still stretched out on the bed! Weird. I remember just laying there watching Dan’s face and praying that God would heal me soon so I could go see my babies. The bleeding slowed down significantly after that and although I was slightly delayed in recovery, they still rolled my bed over to the NICU to see my newborn children. What a sight to see! Getting to hold Levi right there on my bed did my heart sooo much good and helped me survive until I could return later. The impatient grandparents were also very grateful I got to see the triplets because I didn’t let anyone go see them until I had! I know, it’s cruel but I’m the MOMMA! Obviously, they survived but I believe the newest Grandpa Rigsby was about to throw a fit! ;)
The next 24 hours for me are a bit of a blur. I was on some good meds and I didn’t get much sleep. My first night without the 15 pounds of baby on my bladder was eventful anyway. Between 12am & 1am, my IV alarm kept waking me up. Then at 4 am I woke up with a stabbing pain in the back & neck. It hurt to do anything, especially breathe deeply. I put up with for a couple days before they took an x-ray and discovered the cause was an air bubble in my abdomen from surgery. Today has been the first day it hasn’t really bothered me. Back to the exhausting first hours… I saw a short part of a video Dan had taken and I sounded awful!! I guess I sounded drugged because I was. I was wheeled back & forth to the NICU droopy eyed and falling asleep. It was hard feeling that way while trying to introduce myself to my children and get to know them. Gradually it has gotten much better and I’m ready to feel like my old self again.
I will be discharged from the hospital tomorrow but will probably still spend most of my time up here in the NICU. We can have visitors for short amounts of time, a couple at a time. Please don’t come if you think you may be sick, and no one under the age of 15 is allowed to visit either. Sorry. Otherwise, the babies will be home with Mommy and Daddy before we all know it.
Mommy, Grandma Rigsby, Aria & Levi
David
Levi
Aria
Well, I think that is all I will talk about for now. I’ll see if there are any new pictures I can post for you. I have to give a quick shout out to the triplet’s Aunt Jess. She has been receiving all of my posts and posting them for me since the hospital doesn’t let me log in here.. So, thanks Jessica! We love you! Can wait to see you soon!
Love,
Elizabeth
Friday, May 30, 2008
New Pictures of the little Nebelsick Triplets!!
David Andrew
David Andrew
David Andrew with Daddy
David Andrew with Mommy and Daddy
Aria Louise
Aria Louise
Aria Louise with Daddy's hand by her head.
Aria Louise with her legs stretched out. She loves to stretch and move!
Aria Louise with Grandma Nebelsick
Aria Louise with Grandpa Nebelsick
Levi Timothy
Levi Timothy
Levi Timothy being fed by Daddy!
Levi Timothy with Grandma Rigsby
Levi Timothy with Grandpa Rigsby
David Andrew
David Andrew with Daddy
David Andrew with Mommy and Daddy
Aria Louise
Aria Louise
Aria Louise with Daddy's hand by her head.
Aria Louise with her legs stretched out. She loves to stretch and move!
Aria Louise with Grandma Nebelsick
Aria Louise with Grandpa Nebelsick
Levi Timothy
Levi Timothy
Levi Timothy being fed by Daddy!
Levi Timothy with Grandma Rigsby
Levi Timothy with Grandpa Rigsby
Thursday, May 29, 2008
No breathing help!
We're so excited to update you on our babies! They are not even 24 hours old yet and they are all breathing on their own. No help for any of them! We get to see their precious faces without tubes on them! We saw them briefly this morning (before their Mommy crashed from exhaustion) and they are sooo gorgeous! WE LOVE THEM SO MUCH! So precious. Anyway, we are finishing lunch and then we will go back down to see them soon. We can't wait to get you more pictures of them and their beautiful faces. Please be patient, I can't believe how crazy it's been here. THANK YOU, THANK YOU, THANK YOU for all your prayers. Our children are such miracles and they have done so much better than we could have hoped for.
More updates and pictures later!
Love, Dan and Elizabeth
More updates and pictures later!
Love, Dan and Elizabeth
Wednesday, May 28, 2008
Happy Birthday to my BABIES!
We’ve got BABIES! I don’t have a ton of time or energy to get into details tonight, but I’ll elaborate later. Announcing the newest Nebelsicks!!
David Andrew Nebelsick (Initials DAN) – Born at 3:02pm. 5lbs. 6oz. 18.5”
Aria Louise Nebelsick (Pronounced “R”-ee-ah) – Born at 3:02, 5lbs 4oz. 18.5”
Levi Timothy Nebelsick – Born at 3:03, 4lbs 7oz. 18.75” (He’s long and skinny!)
They are doing WONDERFUL! And SO cute!!! The surgery was much easier to handle than I had imagined. More details when I have the brain capacity to sort it all out. Back to BABIES!
Levi has no problems with breathing and isn’t needing any help! Both Dan and I have gotten to hold him briefly. YEA! Most amazing moment ever! David and Aria are both getting a little help with breathing for now. We’re praying all three stay stable with their wonderful conditions and improve soon! The nurses say they are doing very, very well and we are pretty confident about their health.
Ok, that’s all I can get typed for now. I’ll post some pictures and call it good for the night. Time for sleep.
Mommy and Daddy the night before!
David
Aria
Levi on his Mommy, holding his Daddy’s thumb
More pictures coming later!
We love you all!!!
The Nebelsick Family
David Andrew Nebelsick (Initials DAN) – Born at 3:02pm. 5lbs. 6oz. 18.5”
Aria Louise Nebelsick (Pronounced “R”-ee-ah) – Born at 3:02, 5lbs 4oz. 18.5”
Levi Timothy Nebelsick – Born at 3:03, 4lbs 7oz. 18.75” (He’s long and skinny!)
They are doing WONDERFUL! And SO cute!!! The surgery was much easier to handle than I had imagined. More details when I have the brain capacity to sort it all out. Back to BABIES!
Levi has no problems with breathing and isn’t needing any help! Both Dan and I have gotten to hold him briefly. YEA! Most amazing moment ever! David and Aria are both getting a little help with breathing for now. We’re praying all three stay stable with their wonderful conditions and improve soon! The nurses say they are doing very, very well and we are pretty confident about their health.
Ok, that’s all I can get typed for now. I’ll post some pictures and call it good for the night. Time for sleep.
Mommy and Daddy the night before!
David
Aria
Levi on his Mommy, holding his Daddy’s thumb
More pictures coming later!
We love you all!!!
The Nebelsick Family
Monday, May 26, 2008
The Day After Tomorrow
Happy Memorial Day! It was four years ago this weekend that Dan and I moved into our house. We raced to get the truck unloaded before it stormed, and boy did it storm! Sioux Falls flooded that weekend, Dan's family had to race to avoid the swirling tornado-like clouds, and we discovered that our house didn't have rain gutters! The plants I painstakingly brought from Rapid City sat on our porch and got gutted by the flood off of the roof. We had potting soil blasted to the side of the house for the next year. It was quite the night. Ahh, memories.
So, we're at 49 hours and counting! The day after tomorrow seems so close, and yet at painful moments, so far away. I've really enjoyed being pregnant. I know I'll be sad when it's over. But, this past week surely has been God's way of helping me seperate myself from the babies in me. I'm SO ready to have my body back and move freely again. I'm looking forward to going on a walk. I haven't done that since this fall. The itching is OUT of control! Stretch marks are bulging and stretching more this last week than ever. I can tell my babies are getting big and strong and they are getting a workout on me! The other night, our baby girl was stretching and it felt like she was pushing her feet off my hip and her head was coming out my side. Yowzers! We are beyond excited to hold our babies and cuddle them. We've been thinking this will happen for weeks, so knowing it's 2 days away seems unreal. I'm really excited to introduce them to the world and announce their names. I feel like I already know them a little and their names seem appropriate.
Well, back to watching everyone clean. That stinks. I wish I could be more help and get up and DO the things I just have to explain sometimes. Oh well. This too shall pass. I don't know if I'll post again before our pre-op appointment tomorrow, so until then... Bye!
Elizabeth
So, we're at 49 hours and counting! The day after tomorrow seems so close, and yet at painful moments, so far away. I've really enjoyed being pregnant. I know I'll be sad when it's over. But, this past week surely has been God's way of helping me seperate myself from the babies in me. I'm SO ready to have my body back and move freely again. I'm looking forward to going on a walk. I haven't done that since this fall. The itching is OUT of control! Stretch marks are bulging and stretching more this last week than ever. I can tell my babies are getting big and strong and they are getting a workout on me! The other night, our baby girl was stretching and it felt like she was pushing her feet off my hip and her head was coming out my side. Yowzers! We are beyond excited to hold our babies and cuddle them. We've been thinking this will happen for weeks, so knowing it's 2 days away seems unreal. I'm really excited to introduce them to the world and announce their names. I feel like I already know them a little and their names seem appropriate.
Well, back to watching everyone clean. That stinks. I wish I could be more help and get up and DO the things I just have to explain sometimes. Oh well. This too shall pass. I don't know if I'll post again before our pre-op appointment tomorrow, so until then... Bye!
Elizabeth
Thursday, May 22, 2008
Our non-news
Dear faithful readers,
I apologize for my children leading you astray. Dan and I are baffled at how convinced everyone was that we were about meet our babies. I also can’t believe that I have just been discharged from the hospital! I was practically begging to go. I could tell I was not going anywhere with the labor. In fact, they just checked and there was no change. So, I’m free! I not free in body, but in spirit. :) It will be lovely to have visiting time with all my Gillette relatives that flew back for the babies. Ha, now they have to still concentrate their affection on me. Soon I will be the triplets mom, not Elizabeth. Just kidding. It WILL be a big help to have my mom help me finish up the nursery.
So, everytime I would get up to go to the bathroom (at least a hundred times a day…) Dan would get a quick break from the uncomfortable wooden rocking chair and he’d hop in my nest. The hospital bed was pretty comfy and I don’t blame him a bit. But, when I came out laughing at him once, he decided to be a clown. I captured this picture for your enjoyment. Now, no mocking him… or I’ll have to remove it! Isn’t he cute? I told him he’ll be the one who is the most grateful these babies because then he won’t be the star of the blog anymore… babies will be!
Big news is we have a c-section scheduled for May 28th. If I don’t go into labor before then, babies will be born anyway. I’m so relieved to have some sort of end in sight and a final goal. I’ll be 35 weeks and the doctor was very satisfied with that gestation. We are too.
It’s time for dinner now with my family! Yea!! Homemade pizza, yummy. And now I’ve come back to food… I better go. Pray we can make it safely to Wednesday and then meet our wonderful children. Thanks for your support so far and we can feel and see the benefits of your prayers. Thank you so much!
All our love,
Elizabeth (plus Dan, A, B, & C)
I apologize for my children leading you astray. Dan and I are baffled at how convinced everyone was that we were about meet our babies. I also can’t believe that I have just been discharged from the hospital! I was practically begging to go. I could tell I was not going anywhere with the labor. In fact, they just checked and there was no change. So, I’m free! I not free in body, but in spirit. :) It will be lovely to have visiting time with all my Gillette relatives that flew back for the babies. Ha, now they have to still concentrate their affection on me. Soon I will be the triplets mom, not Elizabeth. Just kidding. It WILL be a big help to have my mom help me finish up the nursery.
So, everytime I would get up to go to the bathroom (at least a hundred times a day…) Dan would get a quick break from the uncomfortable wooden rocking chair and he’d hop in my nest. The hospital bed was pretty comfy and I don’t blame him a bit. But, when I came out laughing at him once, he decided to be a clown. I captured this picture for your enjoyment. Now, no mocking him… or I’ll have to remove it! Isn’t he cute? I told him he’ll be the one who is the most grateful these babies because then he won’t be the star of the blog anymore… babies will be!
Big news is we have a c-section scheduled for May 28th. If I don’t go into labor before then, babies will be born anyway. I’m so relieved to have some sort of end in sight and a final goal. I’ll be 35 weeks and the doctor was very satisfied with that gestation. We are too.
It’s time for dinner now with my family! Yea!! Homemade pizza, yummy. And now I’ve come back to food… I better go. Pray we can make it safely to Wednesday and then meet our wonderful children. Thanks for your support so far and we can feel and see the benefits of your prayers. Thank you so much!
All our love,
Elizabeth (plus Dan, A, B, & C)
Wednesday, May 21, 2008
Not Yet
Well, no babies yet. The contractions slowed down after they gave me a shot and some fluids. It helped to have Dan here too. I don’t know how much longer I can convince the babies to stay put… probably not very long from the way I’m feeling and medical staff are acting. I’ll keep trying to get updates posted as I know what’s going on. I feel bad like I was teasing everyone with a false alarm, but none of us can predict what’s happening.
I get to eat. HALLELUIA! But, I don’t know why I’m throwing a fit about not eating. One of these days I’m actually going to have to go the long duration with no food and quit whining. I’m not looking forward to it. I’m sure Dan’s not either since his pregnant wife turns into a scary creature when not properly nourished. I should start mentally preparing for that too. I’ll probably be back soon!
I get to eat. HALLELUIA! But, I don’t know why I’m throwing a fit about not eating. One of these days I’m actually going to have to go the long duration with no food and quit whining. I’m not looking forward to it. I’m sure Dan’s not either since his pregnant wife turns into a scary creature when not properly nourished. I should start mentally preparing for that too. I’ll probably be back soon!
Today or Tomorrow? That is the Question!
So, I’m in the hospital again. This time the contractions aren’t slowing down, they are getting more regular. The nurses seem to be preparing me for the imminent c-section. They just came in the insert my IV… yuck! I survived and can still kind of type to you. It sounds like the floor I’m on is kind of active and busy, so maybe I can get them to hold off a little while. I still can’t wrap my head around becoming a mother to three babies soon!!
So, yesterday I was having some irregular but frequent contractions. Dan convinced me I should call… I don’t know why I didn’t want to. They had us come to the clinic to be checked. I wasn’t dilated anymore but they decided to keep me to monitor the contractions. After a while of that, the doctor wanted to keep me overnight for observation. The advantage: yummy grilled cheese sandwich and vanilla ice cream at midnight. I don’t get that kind of service at home! The disadvantage: 5 and a half hours of sleep last night. I think they finished my non-stress test at about midnight. That’s where the nurses listen to the heartbeats until they hear three accelerations in the rates. My sleeper, Baby A, passed the test in the first 5 minutes! My acrobat, Baby C, took forever! I finally woke him up with my hand and then he moved around enough. Silly kids.
This morning, I was checked and the “play it cool” doctor (who I was sure would release me) decided I should stay. He’s the most relaxed out of everyone we’ve seen. Mornings are always the worst for contractions for me. Well, my breakfast took an hour and 15 minutes to come (it got lost, I guess) and I had too much time to start stressing myself out with thoughts of all I’d like to have done, then the contractions started getting worse. All of a sudden, everyone started talking about delivering the babies today! What? That’s not my plan! Ha ha. My plan? That’s funny.
Dan has come to camp out with me now. I sent him home last night because I need someone to get some good sleep (and Dan does NOT do well on no sleep). I think he went to work for about an hour before I called him to come back. I think I’m more stressed sitting here alone and that equals more contractions.
Have a mentioned I’m starving?? I ate breakfast but have been banned from all solids and liquids since then! Dan walked in with his Taco Johns lunch when he got here!! He’s lucky I’m wired down! Just kidding. I actually didn’t mind because he had totally pre-redeemed himself yesterday. I was at home and he was heading home from a meeting and I asked if he’d stop by Subway for me for lunch. When he got home, he delivered Taco Johns!! He had purchased it in Luverne, MN and drove it home. Normally, it probably would have been cold and disgusting, but Dan is too thoughtful for that. He ordered softshells with no lettuce, with a side of lettuce! Why would a person do that? Because he kept my tacos and my potato oles warm on the heater during the 17 mile drive home. Hot lettuce would have been disgusting. The meal was some of the best Taco Johns I’ve ever had.
Well, this is about as long as I can distract myself typing for now. Dan and I are going to start a movie. They couldn’t do a csection right now because of the food in my tummy. Thank goodness for breakfast! We’ll be sure to keep you all updated when we can. Here’s a picture of me yesterday. I was 33 weeks and 5 days along. And yes, I'm huge. According to my loving husband, my belly now deserves its own zip code. Ha ha Dan.
Like I saw another triplet mom saying: the mothership is signing off!
Saturday, May 17, 2008
Celebrations
Yesterday was a great day! We had a doctor's appointment, spent time with family, got to eat birthday cake, and I celebrated an important anniversary: 6 years since the day I met Dan.
First, the appointment where we saw our sons and daughter! They were measured and here's what we have:
Baby Boy A - 4lbs. 6 oz.
Baby Girl B - 4 lbs. 5 oz.
Baby Boy C - 5 lbs. 2 oz.
That's almost 14 pounds of baby!!! I told Dan as I was getting out of the van to go in to the doctors office that they were getting heavy. I wasn't imagining things! The doc seemed really pleased at the weights. I don't have to keep going in twice a week anymore. We were told that if I go into labor, they won't stop it anymore. The babies will just be delivered! I hope we have a little warning! We'll try and get notice to our parents in time. Now the most exciting time starts: the waiting for labor! I could actually have something normal happen during this pregnancy!! Could it happen tomorrow? or next week? Only the Lord knows. We don't have another appointment until Friday and it would be two weeks until the next growth check. I mentioned to Dan during the ultrasound that this could be the last time we have a growth ultrasound. Yikes! The babies looked so healthy and squished! Baby C’s head was under my left ribs and Baby B regularly kicks my right ribs. It has made typing hard because I sit most of the day with my right fist protecting my rib cage. I have a theme song for this time in my life. It goes to the tune of the Chili’s babyback rib song. Here are my words, “I want my body back, body back, body back, and my ribs!” It’s much better when it is sung. Big healthy babies was all I really wanted for my birthday and I got it. I’ve decided the Nebelsick babies theme song right now is “I Like to Move It, Move It” – you know…. from the movie “Madagascar”?
Yesterday was my birthday. I kept thinking about how I’ve been so blessed in my life through an event 6 years ago on May 16th. Daniel Nebelsick came into my life. I met him on my 21st birthday. That night I sent an email to my best friend called “I met a boy…” It was filled with many details of the evening, but this is how it started.
Kenzie,
Wouldn't it be interesting to someday be able to say that my husband was the best birthday present I ever got? Okay, that may be jumping to conclusions and way over-dreaming this thing... but I think it's funny.
I also just thought that would be an appropriately shocking way to start this letter.
Obviously I thought a lot of the man I had just and was very interested in getting to know him. That was the perfect start to this ongoing adventure which is our relationship. My prediction turned out to be right. And all my dreams came true. If you were me, that’s what you’d be celebrating on May 16th also. He is now the father of my three children and a thoughtful caretaker of me. I’ve heard that the most important decision you will ever make is your spouse… and I did good! (I I thank God every day for bringing Dan into my life and answering all my prayers. The Lord wrote a beautiful love story for us and it gets better every day. I cannot wait to meet Dan’s children and watch him be a dad.
Okay, enough with the gooey stuff about Dan. The rest of my b-day was very nice. We had tacos and cake at my aunt Donna’s house and then I watched Dan and my brother trim trees and pull our bushes from Donna’s landscaping. We had gotten some more baby shopping done that afternoon also. All in all, a very nice day.
There was something else I was going to type about on here, but I’ll have to come back when I think of it… So for now, I will sign off.
Love, Elizabeth
First, the appointment where we saw our sons and daughter! They were measured and here's what we have:
Baby Boy A - 4lbs. 6 oz.
Baby Girl B - 4 lbs. 5 oz.
Baby Boy C - 5 lbs. 2 oz.
That's almost 14 pounds of baby!!! I told Dan as I was getting out of the van to go in to the doctors office that they were getting heavy. I wasn't imagining things! The doc seemed really pleased at the weights. I don't have to keep going in twice a week anymore. We were told that if I go into labor, they won't stop it anymore. The babies will just be delivered! I hope we have a little warning! We'll try and get notice to our parents in time. Now the most exciting time starts: the waiting for labor! I could actually have something normal happen during this pregnancy!! Could it happen tomorrow? or next week? Only the Lord knows. We don't have another appointment until Friday and it would be two weeks until the next growth check. I mentioned to Dan during the ultrasound that this could be the last time we have a growth ultrasound. Yikes! The babies looked so healthy and squished! Baby C’s head was under my left ribs and Baby B regularly kicks my right ribs. It has made typing hard because I sit most of the day with my right fist protecting my rib cage. I have a theme song for this time in my life. It goes to the tune of the Chili’s babyback rib song. Here are my words, “I want my body back, body back, body back, and my ribs!” It’s much better when it is sung. Big healthy babies was all I really wanted for my birthday and I got it. I’ve decided the Nebelsick babies theme song right now is “I Like to Move It, Move It” – you know…. from the movie “Madagascar”?
Yesterday was my birthday. I kept thinking about how I’ve been so blessed in my life through an event 6 years ago on May 16th. Daniel Nebelsick came into my life. I met him on my 21st birthday. That night I sent an email to my best friend called “I met a boy…” It was filled with many details of the evening, but this is how it started.
Kenzie,
Wouldn't it be interesting to someday be able to say that my husband was the best birthday present I ever got? Okay, that may be jumping to conclusions and way over-dreaming this thing... but I think it's funny.
I also just thought that would be an appropriately shocking way to start this letter.
Obviously I thought a lot of the man I had just and was very interested in getting to know him. That was the perfect start to this ongoing adventure which is our relationship. My prediction turned out to be right. And all my dreams came true. If you were me, that’s what you’d be celebrating on May 16th also. He is now the father of my three children and a thoughtful caretaker of me. I’ve heard that the most important decision you will ever make is your spouse… and I did good! (I I thank God every day for bringing Dan into my life and answering all my prayers. The Lord wrote a beautiful love story for us and it gets better every day. I cannot wait to meet Dan’s children and watch him be a dad.
Okay, enough with the gooey stuff about Dan. The rest of my b-day was very nice. We had tacos and cake at my aunt Donna’s house and then I watched Dan and my brother trim trees and pull our bushes from Donna’s landscaping. We had gotten some more baby shopping done that afternoon also. All in all, a very nice day.
There was something else I was going to type about on here, but I’ll have to come back when I think of it… So for now, I will sign off.
Love, Elizabeth
Tuesday, May 13, 2008
Sorry! It's been a while.
Ok, so I know I've been neglecting my faithful readers. Sorry. I've been more and more lethargic than before. Exhaustion is setting in, besides the fact that it is very hard to type when the majority of the time I have a fist in my ribs to protect them from Baby B. She's gotten the nickname from me "The Abuser." Just for now... I'm sure she'll be very sweet as soon as her feet are no longer near my ribs.
I'm STILL home!! How exciting is that? It seems unbelievable for being 2 days away from 33 weeks. I was sure I'd be camped out in the hospital by now. We had two appointments last week. Both were uneventful. The babies looked great. Baby A was quite sleepy both times we saw him. I feel him move all the time but he must get stage fright for the ultrasound. Hopefully he does some dancing for the appointments this week. Otherwise, I'm not dilated anymore than I have been before. On Friday, the nurse even said I was boring! That's a very good thing. They want boring! We go in again today and FINALLY get another measurement of the kids on Friday (Happy Birthday to me! - I just want healthy babies!) Everyone asks if they've grown or how big they think they are but we only get to find out every two weeks. They don't measure more often than that. So, we'll let you know then.
We had an awesome relaxing weekend together as a family. Dan and I hung out all day on Saturday and watched some TV and watched some of the bouncy waterbed that is my belly. Dan has started reading to them every day, mostly before bedtime. On Saturday he found a book I bought a while ago called "Let Me Hold You Longer" by Karen Kingsbury. Kind of a sad book - more for parents than kids. But, it kind of got to us and made Dan a little sad... he had a couple tears roll down the cheeks. He's so sweet. We are realizing that the days of feeling our babies kick inside me are drawing to a close. We'll soon be on to a new phase. We just want to treasure every second of this one and our final days of just us together. We've really enjoyed our years as a couple but we're excited for the adventure of parenthood. Anyway, I better go because it's time to leave for Sioux Falls! Thanks for reading!
Love, Elizabeth
I'm STILL home!! How exciting is that? It seems unbelievable for being 2 days away from 33 weeks. I was sure I'd be camped out in the hospital by now. We had two appointments last week. Both were uneventful. The babies looked great. Baby A was quite sleepy both times we saw him. I feel him move all the time but he must get stage fright for the ultrasound. Hopefully he does some dancing for the appointments this week. Otherwise, I'm not dilated anymore than I have been before. On Friday, the nurse even said I was boring! That's a very good thing. They want boring! We go in again today and FINALLY get another measurement of the kids on Friday (Happy Birthday to me! - I just want healthy babies!) Everyone asks if they've grown or how big they think they are but we only get to find out every two weeks. They don't measure more often than that. So, we'll let you know then.
We had an awesome relaxing weekend together as a family. Dan and I hung out all day on Saturday and watched some TV and watched some of the bouncy waterbed that is my belly. Dan has started reading to them every day, mostly before bedtime. On Saturday he found a book I bought a while ago called "Let Me Hold You Longer" by Karen Kingsbury. Kind of a sad book - more for parents than kids. But, it kind of got to us and made Dan a little sad... he had a couple tears roll down the cheeks. He's so sweet. We are realizing that the days of feeling our babies kick inside me are drawing to a close. We'll soon be on to a new phase. We just want to treasure every second of this one and our final days of just us together. We've really enjoyed our years as a couple but we're excited for the adventure of parenthood. Anyway, I better go because it's time to leave for Sioux Falls! Thanks for reading!
Love, Elizabeth
Monday, May 5, 2008
Update
We had an appointment on Friday. Yea! for getting to see our babies. They were measured again but we didn't get the news we thought we would. Two weeks ago, they all were 3 lbs, 3 ozs. I was expecting to hear they are now around 4 lbs. The offical weight estimates were 3lbs - 4oz, 3lbs - 5oz, 3lbs - 11oz. The doctor showed small concern about the lack of growth but mostly about the small abdomin measurement on Babies A and B. But, they monitored the blood flow to the babies and it looked good. Now they are going to monitor me twice a week, looking for the blood flow in the umbilical chords and the practice breathing movements in the babies. They aren't overly concerned yet, just being cautious.
So, since I need to get to Sioux Falls twice this week, I'm going to be staying at my aunt Donna's for a few days. Dan will be able to have a few evenings to get stuff done around the house without cooking and cleaning for me. Poor guy needs a break!
Not much else to write today. I'm pretty much in a constant state of exhaustion now so it's probably time for another nap. Eyes... heavy and watering.... night night.
Love, Elizabeth
So, since I need to get to Sioux Falls twice this week, I'm going to be staying at my aunt Donna's for a few days. Dan will be able to have a few evenings to get stuff done around the house without cooking and cleaning for me. Poor guy needs a break!
Not much else to write today. I'm pretty much in a constant state of exhaustion now so it's probably time for another nap. Eyes... heavy and watering.... night night.
Love, Elizabeth
Tuesday, April 29, 2008
New Pictures
Here I am today! I am 30 weeks and 5 days along. This will be the only time in my life that Dan will be able to take a picture of me and then say, "You are huge!" (That's our new pack 'n play in the background.) 
This is a picture of me in the hospital. Not the most flattering, but oh well. Nothing about pregnancy is very flattering.
Here is a picture of my recent help. The first is Mom and Dan taking a much needed break from all my demands. At least that's what they would want you to think. ;)
This was the next round of help to arrive: my brother, sister and brother-in-law.
Finally, it was my brother's birthday when he was here and this was Dan's solution to lighting all the candles. A blow torch may have been slightly over doing it... don't ya think? The some of the candles doubled over in the heat. Good thing Douglas is a firefighter and we were in no danger. :)
Finally, my big news for the evening: I've always been afraid of passing Dan on the scale and have repeatedly reminded him to pack on some pounds. Tonight we took in the local Pizza Ranch buffet (my appetite has been furocious lately-grow babies grow!) and I just had to compare our weights after dinner. I can't believe I'm about to tell the world what I weight but here it is! Dan stepped on the scale first and it read 226.4. I thought, "oh good, there's no way I'm that big yet..." Then I stepped on chanting "lower than 226!" The scale read exactly 226.4! We were exactly the same!! Not fair, but we had a good laugh. I'm still under what they recommended I gain, and not for lack of trying either. I'm on the see-food diet. I just want the babies to get anything they need and they seem to be eating it all up! They have always measured a very healthy weight, especially for triplets.
I'm feeling well and babies are moving like crazy! Dan had them playing chase the flashlight tonight and that was fun. I feel like I just stare at my belly all day. It's fun. I better go so I can call my sister and wish her Happy Birthday - Happy Birthday Jessica!
Elizabeth
This is a picture of me in the hospital. Not the most flattering, but oh well. Nothing about pregnancy is very flattering.
Here is a picture of my recent help. The first is Mom and Dan taking a much needed break from all my demands. At least that's what they would want you to think. ;)
This was the next round of help to arrive: my brother, sister and brother-in-law.
Finally, it was my brother's birthday when he was here and this was Dan's solution to lighting all the candles. A blow torch may have been slightly over doing it... don't ya think? The some of the candles doubled over in the heat. Good thing Douglas is a firefighter and we were in no danger. :)
Finally, my big news for the evening: I've always been afraid of passing Dan on the scale and have repeatedly reminded him to pack on some pounds. Tonight we took in the local Pizza Ranch buffet (my appetite has been furocious lately-grow babies grow!) and I just had to compare our weights after dinner. I can't believe I'm about to tell the world what I weight but here it is! Dan stepped on the scale first and it read 226.4. I thought, "oh good, there's no way I'm that big yet..." Then I stepped on chanting "lower than 226!" The scale read exactly 226.4! We were exactly the same!! Not fair, but we had a good laugh. I'm still under what they recommended I gain, and not for lack of trying either. I'm on the see-food diet. I just want the babies to get anything they need and they seem to be eating it all up! They have always measured a very healthy weight, especially for triplets.
I'm feeling well and babies are moving like crazy! Dan had them playing chase the flashlight tonight and that was fun. I feel like I just stare at my belly all day. It's fun. I better go so I can call my sister and wish her Happy Birthday - Happy Birthday Jessica!
Elizabeth
Monday, April 28, 2008
Hello world outside my living room!! The four of us are just hanging out here having a grand old time sleeping and eating and trying to keep the hours flying by. I can't believe how quickly this time has passed. I can totally do another month of keeping these babies tucked away safely... it's just getting hard waiting to meet them. I can't wait to hold them and kiss them and see their faces. But, I will be patient. We're still aiming for May 22 at the soonest.
I have to brag about my wonderful husband for a little bit. The middle of last week was gorgeous outside and was feeling slightly stir crazy since I can't take a walk or anything. Well, on Wednesday he came home for lunch and took me for a ride in the van. He had stopped by Subway on the way home and took me for a picnic at Island Park! It was awesome. He had even stopped by the carwash and washed the van so we could sit in the back and not get dirty. The seats tip all the way back so you rest against the seat and sit on the back of them. We settled in back there and had our Subway and enjoyed the 75 degree temps and breeze. I was able to get some sunlight while we enjoyed the view of the river and trees. It was so perfect and (dare I say) romantic. Dan is just so thoughtful. I love him!
We scored some nice buys at the "Mothers of Multiples" rummage sale in Sioux Falls. We were able to get a single and double frame stroller that you just snap your carseats in. That will be so helpful if I need to take babies out but don't want to take all three. We got a really nice monitor for $5 and a few premmie outfits incase the babies are small when they come home. We also got two adorable bouncy seats that came highly recommended by all the moms. It was a great trip to make even though it was snowing out. We got out of there just in time too... as we were walking out the door the electricity in a large chuck of Sioux Falls went out. We were planning on renting a movie to watch with my cousins in Sioux Falls, but had a MUCH better time getting out some board games. What a blessing a power outage can be!
That's pretty much all the action to speak of around here. Hope everyone is doing well. Thanks for all the comments you've been leaving, it's always great to hear from anyone out there and knowing you are thinking of us. If you'd feel like it's been too long since an update... let me know and I'll post. For now, no news is good news. If something big happens, Dan or I will definitely post asap on here.
God bless you!
Elizabeth
I have to brag about my wonderful husband for a little bit. The middle of last week was gorgeous outside and was feeling slightly stir crazy since I can't take a walk or anything. Well, on Wednesday he came home for lunch and took me for a ride in the van. He had stopped by Subway on the way home and took me for a picnic at Island Park! It was awesome. He had even stopped by the carwash and washed the van so we could sit in the back and not get dirty. The seats tip all the way back so you rest against the seat and sit on the back of them. We settled in back there and had our Subway and enjoyed the 75 degree temps and breeze. I was able to get some sunlight while we enjoyed the view of the river and trees. It was so perfect and (dare I say) romantic. Dan is just so thoughtful. I love him!
We scored some nice buys at the "Mothers of Multiples" rummage sale in Sioux Falls. We were able to get a single and double frame stroller that you just snap your carseats in. That will be so helpful if I need to take babies out but don't want to take all three. We got a really nice monitor for $5 and a few premmie outfits incase the babies are small when they come home. We also got two adorable bouncy seats that came highly recommended by all the moms. It was a great trip to make even though it was snowing out. We got out of there just in time too... as we were walking out the door the electricity in a large chuck of Sioux Falls went out. We were planning on renting a movie to watch with my cousins in Sioux Falls, but had a MUCH better time getting out some board games. What a blessing a power outage can be!
That's pretty much all the action to speak of around here. Hope everyone is doing well. Thanks for all the comments you've been leaving, it's always great to hear from anyone out there and knowing you are thinking of us. If you'd feel like it's been too long since an update... let me know and I'll post. For now, no news is good news. If something big happens, Dan or I will definitely post asap on here.
God bless you!
Elizabeth
Tuesday, April 22, 2008
Catch up with the Nebelsicks!
I'm just sitting at home now recovering from our eventful weekend. I'll start from the beginning...
Friday, we had an appointment with the doctor to measure the babies and check-in on everything. My sister, Jessica, got to go with us and see the ultrasound. My cervix had shortened to 1.9cm and was slightly dilated. Not good, but not terrible enough to check me in to the hospital. We decided that my activity has to be severely limited and doing all we can to keep me pregnant. The doc gave me my first of 2 steroid shots. They help the babies develop their lungs for a premature birth. Dan volunteered to give me the second one on Saturday. Brave guy! It's a doozy of a shot. We got some cute pictures - mostly of our baby girl because she was the only one posing for the camera! :)
Baby Girl profile
3-D Baby B, Face with the foot up by it (uh-oh, I think my daughter has my nose!)
Baby C lounging, one leg stretched out and one tucked under
Baby foot
Friday night we had dinner with my family at my aunt Donna's in Sioux Falls. I spent the evening in the recliner or lying on the couch. But, I was noticing some contractions and my heart was pounding at 120 bpm. Just laying there! We figured I must be hyped up on the steroids.
When we got home and settled down for the night, I started noticing more contractions. They were coming more frequently, but I thought I was just freaking myself out and wanted to fall asleep, thinking that would help. The next morning I woke up and was tracking the contractions that came back. I was getting them every 6 to 8 minutes! That's way more than the allotted 4 an hour. I called the doctor and we were off to the hospital!
I got checked in and to make a long story short, they moved me in to a big room and hooked me up to monitors. We knew we'd be there for a while. I also had to face one of my biggest fears - the IV. (duhn, duhn, duhn - imagine ominous music) Dan hadn't been gone 5 seconds to grab lunch and the nurse walked in announcing she was going to insert a humungous needle to stay permanently in my arm. Good thing I've had experience as an actress because I believe I played it pretty cool when my body wanted to run out the door. Unfortunately, the first try in my hand didn't work so and bubbled up. Second time in my wrist took but yuck! The IV became my nemesis for the rest of the stay. All I kept thinking was I better toughen up because that will be nothing compared to the imminent epidural and c-section.
They gave me some medicine for the contractions and it seemed to do the trick. I stayed in the hospital until Monday afternoon and they let me go home. YEA! I feel like I'm recovering from the hospital stay. It was hard to get sleep there because of the many things everyone has to take care of through the night and early morning. Today I slept until 10:30am and then fell back asleep at 11:30 to 1pm! It was just what we needed. The babes are still moving up a storm. It's awesome.
We'll end with the best news of the weekend. All 3 babies were measuring 3 pounds, 3 ounces! 3 times 3.3!! I thought that was pretty cool. All heartbeats looked great and the pregnancy is stable. We are going to keep close track of everything at home and pray I keep going strong. My goal is still making it to 34 weeks, which is May 22. This Thursday will be 30 weeks and I think we can do it! Pray, pray, pray! Everyday the babies stay tucked away is sooo important to their development and health.
Thanks for your thoughts and prayers and we'll keep in touch!
Friday, we had an appointment with the doctor to measure the babies and check-in on everything. My sister, Jessica, got to go with us and see the ultrasound. My cervix had shortened to 1.9cm and was slightly dilated. Not good, but not terrible enough to check me in to the hospital. We decided that my activity has to be severely limited and doing all we can to keep me pregnant. The doc gave me my first of 2 steroid shots. They help the babies develop their lungs for a premature birth. Dan volunteered to give me the second one on Saturday. Brave guy! It's a doozy of a shot. We got some cute pictures - mostly of our baby girl because she was the only one posing for the camera! :)
Baby Girl profile
3-D Baby B, Face with the foot up by it (uh-oh, I think my daughter has my nose!)
Baby C lounging, one leg stretched out and one tucked under
Baby foot
Friday night we had dinner with my family at my aunt Donna's in Sioux Falls. I spent the evening in the recliner or lying on the couch. But, I was noticing some contractions and my heart was pounding at 120 bpm. Just laying there! We figured I must be hyped up on the steroids.
When we got home and settled down for the night, I started noticing more contractions. They were coming more frequently, but I thought I was just freaking myself out and wanted to fall asleep, thinking that would help. The next morning I woke up and was tracking the contractions that came back. I was getting them every 6 to 8 minutes! That's way more than the allotted 4 an hour. I called the doctor and we were off to the hospital!
I got checked in and to make a long story short, they moved me in to a big room and hooked me up to monitors. We knew we'd be there for a while. I also had to face one of my biggest fears - the IV. (duhn, duhn, duhn - imagine ominous music) Dan hadn't been gone 5 seconds to grab lunch and the nurse walked in announcing she was going to insert a humungous needle to stay permanently in my arm. Good thing I've had experience as an actress because I believe I played it pretty cool when my body wanted to run out the door. Unfortunately, the first try in my hand didn't work so and bubbled up. Second time in my wrist took but yuck! The IV became my nemesis for the rest of the stay. All I kept thinking was I better toughen up because that will be nothing compared to the imminent epidural and c-section.
They gave me some medicine for the contractions and it seemed to do the trick. I stayed in the hospital until Monday afternoon and they let me go home. YEA! I feel like I'm recovering from the hospital stay. It was hard to get sleep there because of the many things everyone has to take care of through the night and early morning. Today I slept until 10:30am and then fell back asleep at 11:30 to 1pm! It was just what we needed. The babes are still moving up a storm. It's awesome.
We'll end with the best news of the weekend. All 3 babies were measuring 3 pounds, 3 ounces! 3 times 3.3!! I thought that was pretty cool. All heartbeats looked great and the pregnancy is stable. We are going to keep close track of everything at home and pray I keep going strong. My goal is still making it to 34 weeks, which is May 22. This Thursday will be 30 weeks and I think we can do it! Pray, pray, pray! Everyday the babies stay tucked away is sooo important to their development and health.
Thanks for your thoughts and prayers and we'll keep in touch!
Wednesday, April 16, 2008
What is your thought?
I want to know what your suggestion would be for triplet names! I thought it would be fun to have a record of everyone's ideas because I've forgotten all the ones I've been told. All you have to do is leave a "comment" down at the bottom of this post. I'll figure out how to get comments to show. Dan and I will be picking the most creative!! Let us know!
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