Our Wild and Crazy Life!

Thursday, August 02, 2007

First Trimester Completed (and other updates)

Sorry we haven't got around to updating the blog lately. I keep saying I'm going to do it almost every night and then I start doing something else.

We did see Dr. Moore again about two weeks ago. We went through the whole 1st visit prenatal stuff (blood tests, etc). She even threw in an ultrasound for us, but she forgot to give us the pictures , otherwise I would post. The 3 babies looked healthy and she said so far everything is looking good. I'll probably still stop working around 9/20/07 and she said the average for triplets is 32 weeks, so that would be 12/12/07. But, since I'm so healthy (pat myself on the back for that), I can possibly make it to Christmas or longer! So, I'm out of the first trimester now--maybe I'll get some energy back. We'll see...it might be different with 3 babies. No more progesterone supplements---I always had trouble getting that pill down! Oh, and I'm getting really big all of a sudden too-I need to get some new pics up. So, on that front, just keep praying for us that we have 3 healthy babies and they keep growing good!

Oh, and one more thing relating to the new babies...

Our friends Dave and Sheila had their yearly bbq last weekend and all of our friends brought us a package of diapers. It was such a fun surprise. We really do have a great group of friends that we hang out with. They are all so sweet and thoughtful. So, now we have a good start on our diaper collection--we ended up with 14 packages.

Thanks to all of you!!!

So.... we've been keeping busy. Two weeks ago, we took a trip up to Lake Michigan with Jane/Ken and their 3 youngest girls to visit some friends (Liz and Dan). We pretty much just hung out on the beach everyday and then grilled or ate pizza at night. Very relaxing and it was beautiful. We've never been up there and would love to go back. Seemed almost like the ocean, but a lot closer!

Allison and her cousin Jackie playing in the sand

Family photo at Weko Beach

Alli eating her popsicle and getting it all over daddy (and herself)

Playing in the sand some more with Jackie and JennyWho would have thought? Chrissy's daughter eating Bread Co???

Now, for some various pictures and none of them are really in order.

Alli playing with bubbles

This is Father's Day 2007

July 4th Fireworks at White Birch Park--Poor Allison didn't like them so much. She cried the whole time with her arm over her eyes and then she fell asleep at the very end

She may look like her daddy, but she loves summer just as much as her mommy!

Okay, I'm done for the night.....

Friday, July 13, 2007

Friday the 13th

We are doing okay today. Thanks to everyone for your kind words and support. Your thoughts and prayers really mean a lot to us. We love hearing from each of you, both through email and the comments left on the site.

There's not a whole lot to talk about today. We're just getting ready for the weekend. Alli's going to grandma's tonight, Chrissy's going to scrapbook with some of her friends, and I have a couple of buddies coming over to help me work on the kitchen. We're currently in the process of remodeling it. I can't wait to get it done. I'll upload some pictures when we get it finished. I'm not sure how much we will actually accomplish tonight though. I'm providing beer for everyone to show my appriciation for the help. I would bet that more beer gets consumed than work gets accomplished. That's usually how it works. :)

Thursday, July 12, 2007

Sad News

Unfortunately things didn't go the way we had hoped this morning when we went for our ultrasound. One of the babies stopped growing sometime shortly after our last appointment and has passed away. There's really no way to tell why this happened. All we know is that God has his reasons and we have comfort in that.

Chrissy and I are okay. We are having some really mixed emotions right now though. It's kind of bitter sweet. I feel bad saying that but it's how we are both feeling. On one hand, we are upset because we had started planning our future with the quads. It's really hard to think that we had a little baby that we will never get to meet. On the other hand, God knows what he's doing. Maybe this child was going to have some serious illness or disability. Also, this will give the other three ( and Chrissy) a better chance of coming through the pregnancy healthy. It's been a hard day, but we can't dwell on it too long. We still have triplets to get ready for. Please say a prayer for the one we lost as well as the three who remain. They still have a long road ahead of them as well.

Here are the 10 week ultrasounds.

10 Week Pics

Wednesday, July 11, 2007

Pregnancy Progress - 10 Weeks

Today is the beginning of the tenth week. It's hard to believe that we are about a third of the way through this pregnancy already! It doesn't seem possible. Everything is going really good so far. Chrissy hasn't had any morning sickness at all. That's a blessing in itself! She's just been really tired lately. That's normal though. I remember she was pretty tired her first trimester with Allison too. It will probably get better in the next couple of weeks. Then again, I have no idea with quads. She may end up being tired the entire time. Who knows?! I wanted to get a picture of her belly tonight so I could add it to this post but she was already sleeping. We'll do that tomorrow I guess.

We have an appointment in the morning for our next ultrasound. It's at 8:30 am. Man, that makes me nervous! We keep getting surprised each time we go. The first time they told us we were having triplets. That was shocking enough. Then the last time we went, it turned into quads. If we walk in there tomorrow and they tell us that we're having quints, I'm probably going to have a nervous breakdown! We don't really want anymore surprises. :)

Ann & Tim's Wedding

Ann (Chrissy's sister) & Tim got married on 07/07/07.

Chrissy, Alli, & I were all in the wedding.

Allison was such a beautiful flower girl! She loved her new dress!

When we left the church, we all went to a little park nearby. Although it was close to our house, I had never been there before. It was a great place to take pictures.

The reception was a blast too! We danced and partied until the wee hours of the morning.

Even the quads were having fun!!!!

It was a beautiful wedding and a wonderful day! A great time was had by all. Congratulations Ann & Tim! We love you guys.

Monday, July 09, 2007

More to Come

Hi All! Chrissy and I were in a wedding over the weekend and the preparations last week kept us very busy. That's why we haven't updated the site in a week or so. Mom and babies are all fine. We'll be working on the site tonight and adding lots of pictures, etc. Anyway, I just wanted to add a quick note so that people didn't think there was something wrong. :)

Saturday, June 23, 2007

Then There Were Four....

In a wild turn of events, when we went back for our second ultrasound Wednesday, Dr. Witten discovered a fourth baby! That's right! We are now having quadruplets! He was not able to see it the first time because it was behind the others. He referred us to a doctor who specializes in "Grand Multiple" pregnancies. Her name is Dr. Moore. She has delivered lots and lots of multiples over the years. She even delivered a set of sextuplets (6) a couple of years ago. She and her colleagues are the best in St. Louis at handling multiple pregnancies. We are in very good hands. We met with her Thursday for the first time and she was awesome! She was very upbeat and positive about everything. She answered our questions and gave us a rough time line of how the pregnancy will hopefully play out. In a nut shell, Chrissy will be on bed rest by September 20th and we will have the new members of our family by the first or second week of December. That's not very far off!!!! We are very excited and very nervous as you can imagine. This is going to be a life changing event. We know that we are up to it though and that everything will be great!