The Verdict is in.....

Well.....it looks like all 3 babies are here to stay!! Whew!
After my ultrasound today...we saw all 3 babies and heard all 3 heartbeats!! All their heartbeats are in "normal" range....perfect. And they're measuring great too! The identical twins are measuring perfectly....and the other one that was so far behind last time---now is only measuring 4 days behind the others! What a blessing! All 3 had strong heartbeats and we just couldn't be happier ;-)
Now come the nerves.......how are we gonna do all this?! Are we really ready??
Haha...we know we're gonna be able to handle this and hopefully make do with what we've been given. We feel so lucky to be parents of such sweet spirits ;-)
We love you all and thanks so much for your prayers for us!
Get ready to watch the freak show as I continue to get huge-er each day! Oh wow...this is gonna be painful ;-)

Meet my husband----the most amazing person EVER

I just wanted to brag about my adorable husband for a quick sec. He's just AMAZING.

After finding out about the triplets...he's been working so hard at figuring out his "schooling" situation. He currently is almost to his Associates Degree...and is still working towards that Bachelor's in business management! Since he's been working at Steven's Henager College for the past 2 years...he's been able to attend school for FREE there! All the classes are offered online-as well as in the classroom....so Austin had the freedom of choosing! He has been taking classes online and he's been able to take classes, maintain a FULL TIME job, AND be a wonderful Daddy and husband by still being home a lot....all at the same time. SUCH a huge and enormous blessing we've been given. And all this without the need of any student loans or anything. It's been amazing.
But...as the news of triplets came....school seemed to become a huge stresser. How are we gonna finish?? If we look at the timeline--he's not supposed to get his bachelors until.....about a year?? When is he gonna have the time to do homework and tests with 3 babies and a 2 1/2 year old at home?? What if Stevens Henager decides to suddenly stop offering this great benefit- then how would we pay for school? Austin can't get another raise at work unless he has a Bachelor's Degree....what if that doesn't come for a LONG time? How would we pay for the triplets?
All these worries started to enter our minds...I could really tell it was stressing Austin out--being that he's the main provider of the family. But! To my surprise...my sweet husband has figured out a way to make this all work out beautifully! I'm SO proud of him.
After talking to all the many professors at his school...crunching a few numbers....and doing a whole lot of scheduling.... Austin will be able to GRADUATE with his BACHELORS in Business Management in......JUNE!! THIS JUNE! WOW! What a blessing! That's well BEFORE the triplets are due...and it gives him an opportunity to possibly get a raise even in the works before the babies come. Austin's gonna have to work REALLY hard...he's basically taking triple the load of classes. But he has all his professors helping him get through it, and they're all on his team to help get him graduated...since they know about our most recent situation ;-) It's going to take a TON of hard work and focus for the next six months...but I KNOW Austin can do it. I'm SO proud of him and all he sacrifices for our family! I'm SO excited for him to be graduated by this summer and to have received his ENTIRE education......for FREE ;-) Way to go babe...I love you SO much.... and we're all extremely proud of you!

Be Careful What You Wish For.................you just might get TRIPLETS!!

AH!!!!!!!!!!!! What a shocker!! We went in for our ultrasound today....only at 6 weeks along so far, but my doctor wanted to check to see how many babies I'm pregnant with. The appointment started with the ultrasound technician(UT) saying we had just one. Austin and I were wrapping our minds around the idea of just one and looking at each other sweetly. Then the UT was measuring that baby....talking about how she could see it's heartbeat and everything....and we were talking about it for about 5 minutes. Then...all of a sudden the UT lady said..."wait a second!" She panned the probe over only to discover ANOTHER black hole with a baby inside! It was another baby!! Austin and I were in complete shock! FRATERNAL TWINS?! Quickly, we were told that there's a small disclaimer with this baby, though.....it's very small in comparison to the other baby with the heartbeat showing. This baby we were NOT able to pick up a heartbeat and weren't sure if it was going to eventually not live. There is a small chance though that it would live and survive just fine...it's just not very likely she said. After hearing that....we were back to grasping the idea of just one baby...but "possibly" two if that other baby made it through. Then....again, to our amazement....the UT lady says...."Actually....hang on a second here......" She panned the probe back over the other baby we saw 1st. She said, "Oh my gosh, there are TWO babies inside this one sac we looked at earlier!!" WHAT???! That means they were "IDENTICAL TWINS"!! That means....that most definitely that embryo split after being implanted! WOAH! Now we have triplets?? Are you kidding me?? Talk about shock. Austin and I looked at each other in disbelief. I was NOT predicting that one! Talk about finally getting our BIG family we always wanted!! ;-) WOW.....so at this point....we looked at baby #3.....it was directly on top of the baby #1 which is why it wasn't noticed at 1st.....we were unable to find a heartbeat with this one too, but that doesn't necessarily mean anything! The UT said that it's probably just because the babies are literally right on top of each other so it was hard to tell them apart. The UT reassured us that that identical twin MOST LIKELY has a strong heartbeat as well, it's just too early to tell. So......in a nutshell.....at the moment....I have TRIPLETS. There's a possibility we might lose one :-( but the identical twins are almost a for sure thing! ;-) We're SO overwhelmed with excitement...we couldn't be happier. We're just praying we'll be able to manage whatever situation or responsibility Heavenly Father choses to give us! We are SO excited about this pregnancy....hoping those babies can find room somewhere to grow in my tiny torso! I'm only 5 foot 4 and I have NO clue where I'm gonna fit 2 babies...let alone 3!!! AH! I'm having another ultrasound next week most likely....and I'll update everyone on the status of the poor baby #2 we found that was so small and lacking in the developmenting area....and also we'll let you know how many heartbeats we have and all that good stuff. Whew! I never thought in my wildest dreams I'd be making this blog post right now. WOW. Can you believe it?? An entire year of sacrifice and heartache over our infertility….and now we get the privilege of being blessed with more than one baby. We can’t wait to find out their genders…in about 2 months from now…but we’re SO excited about this new journey in our lives! Thanks a TON to everyone for their prayers and thoughts for us. We feel SO blessed to have such a fantastic support system around us right now! More updates to come…as this pregnancy will be most definitely a LOT different than my last! Right now....we just need to take a second and just breathe........haha, everything's going to work out just fine! ;-)


That's baby #2 we found second on the left side- notice it's very small. Then on the right....baby #1 and baby #3!

Drum roll please................................!

In Vitro WORKED!! I'm PREGNANT!! ;-)
We found out earlier than expected...by taking a few average at-home pregnancy tests! We are SO excited! We're even more grateful for all of our family and friends that has supported us and given us love and hope for our future family! It was SUCH a hard year of ups and downs...but it turns out it was all worth it. We're so grateful for the fasting and prayers said in our behalf...and that we'll never forget! Our baby/ babies (who knows?!) will be due in early September 2010. We hope this pregnancy goes as planned and will bring us another little angel into our family next year. We love you and just couldn't wait to share the great news!!


~Terrible picture of me-- but this picture was taken as we were leaving for the morning of the embryo transfer! My LAST picture as a non-pregnant person! YAY!~




~If you can't tell--those BOTH say "PREGNANT"!!~




~This is how we told some of our family members that we were pregnant...Kaden's t-shirt says "I'm a BIG brother!". We had him walk into their house dressed like this and waited for them to notice! *thanks to my sister Britt for the cute idea*~






~I can't even remember the last time I was truly THIS HAPPY!!~
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The Loot!

MERRY CHRISTMAS!!
Kaden got TONS of great stuff this year...he was so excited! From car racing toys, to stuffed animals, to pizzles....he was so happy!
Here's some pics from xmas morning ;-)

Mr. Bear

Overnight...Kaden has started a relationship with a stuffed animal ;-) He has NEVER shown interest in such a thing ever before...we even TRIED to get him attached to a little stuffed animal in order to ease him from taking the binkie away...but he just wouldn't take. Just the other day he's become so attached that he takes this bear ANYWHERE. Whenever he's sad, if we bring him "Mr.Bear"...a HUGE grin appears on his face! He gives the bear hugs, kisses, and even sits and watches TV with him. It's like your regular best buddy. As a mom....I feel REPLACED! :-( But I'm so happy he's FINALLY able to see the benefit of something soft and snuggly to carry with him wherever he goes ;-)


~Kisses!!~

Needles, Patches, Suppositories, Pills....Oh my!

~This is a picture of all the needles that went in me during the stimulation process on in vitro. We took this picture on my last day of having to use them! WOW! That was painful!~

Ever since we started all this in vitro stuff....I've had to use a bunch of different forms of medicine. Why the heck did they make me try practically EVERY method there is out there to get medicine into your system??! Let's see, first there was "the pill". Had to clean out my system I guess. Along with prenatals and other pills I had to take, I felt like an addict. Then there was all the many injections. Then came the "suppositories"...I'll let you use your imagination as to what that is....ugh. Then lastly there's the estrogen patch. Seriously....was all that necessary??? Don't ALL those medicines come in the form of a nice and simple pill?? Anyway...just wanted to vent a little as to how annoying this all was ;-) I sure hope it was worth it!