The Delivery

By the time Gabe arrived I had IVs in both arms and just finished my nasty and I mean nasty drink that settles your stomach for surgery. The nurse handed Gabe his scrubs to change into. They got me into a wheel chair and we were off to the OR.

This was the most surreal moment. We about to be parents again but to three little boys. I had no idea what was in store for me because this was my first c-section.

I left Gabe in the hallway as I entered the bright OR filled with nurses in blue scrubs. They walked me around to the other side of the table and helped me up onto it. I was getting very nervous both for my surgery and for the health of my babies. I started to feel guilty that I couldn't keep them in longer, but here we are there's no turning back now.

The anesthesiologist came in and introduced herself. She put in my spinal block which hurt way more then I thought it would and then they laid me down and put the sheet up in front of my face. I remember being really cold so they put warm blankets over my arms and then then they started talking me through what was going to happen next.

Gabe was then brought into the OR and the surgery began. Gabe was recording the whole process. I was awake but I wasn't fully aware of what was going on and I wanted to be able to watch it later.

I heard my Dr say something like "well hello there". I heard a little cry and my little Aiden was born at 1:17pm weighing 5.1 pounds. Followed was another small cry at 1:18pm and that was Ian weight 4.7 pounds and at 1:20pm I heard Isaac weighing 4.1 pounds.

I didn't see them right away because we did delayed cord clamping which is when the baby is born but the umbilical cord is not cut for 1 to 3 min to allow blood to enter the baby from the placenta. Then they brought Aiden and Ian over I kissed them and they were taken to get checked. Same thing with my little Isaac.

As soon as we heard the first cry Gabe and I looked at each other and we started to cry. This is a moment that words truly can't give justice to the feelings and love you feel for your brand new baby.

Gabe kissed me and went with the babies to the NICU where there was an army of nurses waiting for the boys. I don't remember much after this. I was trying really hard to stay awake. I had lost a significant amount of blood and had to have a blood transfusion.

I do remember the Dr asking me are you sure you want your tubes tide, I laughed and said YES no more babies for me! After surgery I was wheeled back into my room for recovery.

My sister was waiting for me in the room. I didn't want to be alone after surgery and I wanted Gabe to be with the babies.

Recovery generally lasts 2-4 hours. My blood pressure sky rocketed after surgery so I had to be put on magnesium. This is very unpleasant, you almost feel like you have the flu. It makes you so so thirsty but you can't drink a lot after surgery. I felt like I was dieing of thirst. This was supposed to help my blood pressure stablize and prevent me from having seizures since my blood pressure was so high. 

Gabe came in periodically to check on me and update me on the babies. Ian and Isaac were breathing room air and Aiden needed some assistance and was on the CPAP machine. He showed me pictures, told me how he changed diapers and how perfect they were. 

My family was finally allowed into my room at six. It was nice to see familiar faces to distract me from not being able to see my babies. This was the hardest part of the whole thing. I got to see them for a split second, I haven't even held my babies yet and they are four hours old. 

My recovery was taking so long at 7:30 I allowed Gabe to take our family to meet our babies. This was a hard decision for me because I wanted to see and hold them first, but it was just taking too long. 

Finally at 8:30 I was released from recovery and wheeled into the NICU. I was only in there for 30 min and only held and saw Aiden. I hadn't slept since the night before and the magnesium was really wearing me out. I was trying to not let the nurses see me falling asleep holding aiden, I just wanted time with all of them. They caught me so I would meet Ian and Isaac the next day. 

I was still on magnesium until 2pm the next day due to my blood pressure not getting better. So finally when I got off the magnesium I was taken to the NICU and was able to meet and hold all three of my baby boys. 

I was in love and so happy to be finally in their pressence! 

Gabe waiting to go into the OR

First time meeting my boys 

Meet Aiden Lee

Meet Ian Felix

Meet Isaac Gabriel 

Born 34 weeks and 1 day on June 16th 2015

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"The Triplets Are Coming"

By the time I finished my 24 hour urine sample I was diagnosed with pre-eclampsia, and it was official I would be staying in the hospital until the babies made their appearance. This was all happening so fast, I wasn't mentally ready for the babies to come yet, I needed more time!

We rushed to get things in order, my son went and stayed with my mom while Gabe set up last minute baby things at home. My sister and Gabe took turns staying the night with me in the hospital and I took full advantage of naps and showers.

Don't be fooled, hospital bed rest is no joke. There's vital checks every two hours, you can only lay in bed or sit in a chair, numerous blood draws, calling for help each time you have to pee and don't forget monitoring all three babies twice a day. I have to hand it to the ladies that have to be on bed rest for days weeks and even months. Shout out to you all for doing time to keep those babies cookin, it's hard work!!!

My second day of bed rest I was getting contractions, so they hooked a bag of fluids up to my IV to try and stop me from going into labour. I was 33 weeks pregnant and my c-section was scheduled for 35 weeks. Cook babies cook just two more weeks.

Easier said then done they had to stop my contractions two more times. My Dr ordered me a round of steroid shots. This helps the babies lungs to develop faster. They warned me it wouldn't feel good but they didn't tell me it would hurt like a mother ******. You could feel the medicine flow into your leg muscle and then feel as if your whole leg was on fire. Just one more shot in 24 hours. The things we do for our kids!

Then the Dr told me I was severely anemic. I needed to have an iron transfusion before my surgery. He said it was as if I already had surgery and lost a lot of blood. This needed to happen ASAP he said just in case I go into labour, so I can avoid having a blood transfusion.

Day four on bed rest. I was 34 weeks and 1 day and my contractions started back up again. My nurse hooked a bag of fluids up and we waited to see if they would stop. They were 15 min apart, then 10, then 6 then holy cow they were 1 minute apart and strong. This happened within about an hour and a half time. They went from bairly feeling my stomach tighten to eyes watering having to breath through each one.

The on call Dr checked me and I was 3 centimeters dilated. "were having babies today" she said. My sister called Gabe and told him to get here NOW while the oncall Dr called and informed the NICU, OR and my Dr that "the triplets are coming".

Nurses started pouring into my room to get me prepped for surgery while my contractions were getting stronger by the minute. We were almost ready to go and we were still waiting on Gabe and my Dr. they were both stuck in traffic and the babies were not wanting to wait.......

Getting Admitted

On June 12th I had an early Dr's appointment. Isaiah and Gabe were still asleep, so I decided to drive myself. I had to be on the road by 7:30 to have time to stop and get coffee!!!!

I honestly didn't want to go to this appointment, I had to go up there every week and this appointment was just to check my vitals and meet with my Dr. Pretty standard and boring.

I got to my appointment and first things first. I had to pee in a cup and get weighed. Ugh....my two favorite things to do. As if the number on the scale wasn't bad enough I had to stand on it backwards because my belly was HUGE and making the scale off balance!!!! The medical assistant walked me to the room and tested my urine for protein and took my blood pressure. Everything seemed fine. She left and to my surprise my Dr came right in.

He had me lay down and asked how I was feeling. I said "tired, but normal". He asked what I did before my appointment. "well it's 8:45 in the morning so I got up and came here". He said your blood pressure is 160/100 and you have 3+ protein in your urine. I didn't know what that ment so I asked "is that bad"? he said "Yes it can be, I need you to drink some water and lay here for 10 min while I monitor you. If your blood pressure rises were having babies today because your in danger of have a seizure and that's dangerous for both you and babies".

I was thinking crap gabes at home sleeping, he won't hear his phone so I'm going to have babies by myself today. Thankfully my blood pressure went down to 150/90, still high but not crossing that line of being too dangerous. My Dr said even though it's lower I'm admitting you and you will be on strict bed rest until your babies are born. 

I was just thinking what am I going to do. Gabe works and I have Isaiah I need to take care of. We had a plan and this was not it. I felt fine, I mean I was super swollen but I can manage. I really thought I was going to make it the whole way without bedrest! Plus this ment I was going to have three newborns soon. I was freaking out.

So I walked next door and got myself admitted into the hospital, and that's when the fun began. I had two IVs put in after multiple attempt since my veins were being "ghost veins". I had a 24 hour urine collection ( everytime I went pee it had to be measured) which never ended. The babies had to be monitored 3 times a day for an hour that would turn into 3-4 hours because baby A and C liked to play hide in go seek with the nurses and endless vital checks.

I was finely diagnosed with preeclampsia. They were managing my blood pressure by medication fluid and bed rest. For example if I walked 5 feet to the bathroom my blood pressure would sky rocket, the Dr explained it as my body was constantly running a marathon even while laying down. The weirdest part was when I could feel my heart flutter and feel the un even beats. I was being pumped full of fluids through ivs and drinking tons of water, but I hardly had to use the restroom because my kidneys were shutting down. This is also known as toximia and the only cure is to deliver.

This was just the beginning of the end. It was scary exciting nerve racking so many emotions at the same time. my Dr wanted to schedule my c section for 35 weeks. That's only 9 more days. I knew it was better for the babies to stay in but I honestly just wanted them out. My body hurt the bed was uncomfortable I was bored it hurt to breath and I missed my son. There's only so much to do in the hospital for 9 days. 

33 weeks 5 days day before being admitted and last belly picture 

28 weeks 6 days

day of my baby shower