They're here!!!

Carrie had her c-section this afternoon and the babies all arrived healthy and beautiful. Here are their names and weights:
Rachel Elizabeth 4 lbs, 12 oz and 17"
Evan Michael 4 lbs, 7 oz and 16.75"
Ryan David 5 lbs, 9 oz and 20"

All the babies are breathing on room air and they are not required to be in the NICU. They are in the transitional nursery and the doctors are very pleased. Carrie is doing great, the operation was very smooth.

More info to come later...

3/2/2009 - C-Section has been moved to today!!!

Carrie woke up around 4 am having some contractions that were not intense but happening about every 3-4 minutes for a good 30 minutes. She called the exchange around 6:15 a.m. and they said to take it easy and keep her appt. this afternoon with the doctor. So Carrie went ahead to work but got a call from Dr. Moore saying that they do not want to risk it so they are moving the c-section to today around noon or 1 p.m. Yipeee.. it is about time the "trio" makes their entrance! Thanks to all of you for your thoughts, prayers and gifts. I will keep you posted.

2/20/09 - Friday Night Family Night

We had a great and relaxing "Friday night family night". After dinner we relaxed together as a family and watched America's Funniest Home Videos! We did a lot of laughing. Well it's been a long day for the "trio" so we are off to bed! Good Night!!!

2/18/09 -Appointment with Dr. Sue Moore

Dr. Moore is pleased with how the babies are growing and how well I am holding up. She gave me a "you go girl". She is scheduling the c-section date for March 4th at 11:15 a.m. (2 weeks HOLY COW!) I am still able to work full time but will monitor my blood pressure twice daily. I will have monitoring twice a week and see Dr. Moore once a week the rest of the way. No more ultrasounds are scheduled so the next time we will see these babies will be when they are delivered. Stay tuned!!!!!

2/14/09 - Valentine's Day (31 Weeks and 6 days)

I enjoyed a wonderful Valentine's Day with Aaron, the kids and my Parents but lost my cervical plug around 7:30 p.m. The doctor thought it was best if i came to the hospital and check everything out. So we grabbed a bag just in case and headed to the hospital. Thank you Grandma and Grandpa Wilson for watching the kids!!!! Blood pressure was good and the babies did well on the monitoring. They ran some blood work and tested for protein(sign of pre-eclamsia). They found a trace of protein but everything else was great so I was released on Modified bed-rest. The doctor said all that means is not a lot of mall walking. I told her that i wouldn't be doing that anytime soon :) Planning on resting tomorrow and back to work on Monday.

2/11/09 - Appointment with Dr. Sue Moore (31 Weeks and 3 days)

My blood pressure was 128/88 this time..... yeah! Dr. Moore was very encouraged how things were going with the babies growth. Had my second steroid shot and wants me to continue to rest and monitor my blood pressure.

2/10/09 - Ultrasound and Monitoring

The ultrasound went well. Here are the weights and heart beats for the babies:

Evan – 3 lbs and 8 oz. (8 oz. gain in 3 weeks) heart beat 144, could see some hair
Ryan – 4 lbs. and 7 oz. (13 oz. gain in 3 weeks) Wow! heart beat 144, the doctor said Ryan looks like he has a lot of hair from the ultrasound picture.
Rachel – 3 lbs, and 14 oz. (10 oz. gain in 3 weeks) heart beat 153, could see a little hair

The doctor was pleased with the how the babies are progressing. My blood pressure was 139/70 and the monitoring went well. I had my first round of steroid shots in order to help the babies lung development. Started to have mild contractions over the weekend. They saw three contractions during my monitoring session.