Baby Story

Everything went well with the first day of filming with the baby story. It was a long day- the filming crew arrived around 2:00 and didn't leave until 11:00. We had to act out a few things which felt silly but I am sure they will edit it well. Mike and I gave an interview at the end and felt that went good. They gave us a "daddy cam" to use until the big day so that we could capture things throughout our typical days.



Several months back I filled out an application to go on a baby story which airs on The Learning Channel. I did not hear anything back and so we figured they weren't interested in our story. Well, about a week ago I got a phone call from one of the producers of the show and was informed that they were just reviewing applications of people who were due in December. It was then they realized that we had triplets on the way and needed to contact me fast. After much thought and discussion Mike and I have decided to go through with it.
Tomorrow will be our first day of filming. A filming crew will come to my parents' house to film us around the house, go to a doctors appointment and then do an interview with Mike and I. The excitement of doing this is great but I'm also feeling somewhat nervous. I am so happy though that the birth of our trio is going to be documented.
We will be sure to keep everyone posted as to when the show will air.

33 weeks

Today makes me 33 weeks pregnant. This is a huge step because I have hoped to at least make it to Ryan 1st birthday which is this Thursday. I can't believe our baby is turning one this week. The year has gone by so fast and we have loved watching him grow.
My body has officially determined it's time for me to slow down now. I am in pain all the time between my back screaming, my feet/ankles always swollen no matter how much I keep them up, my skin burning as my belly grows by the minute, and hips and legs that have wonderful shooting pains going down them. I know I shouldn't complain too much because I am still not on bed rest though I really can't walk to well anymore. At the end of the day, it helps to know that I kept them cooking another day longer which means a lot for their health and growth.

Our Story

Mike and I met in 2001 while I was in college. We jumped into our relationship head strong and it wasn't long until we knew we were each other's soul mate. On August 7, 2004 we confessed our love to family and friends and united as husband and wife. We had talked about our dreams to be parents and hoped to have our first child soon after becoming married. After a year of trying and no luck we sought the help and a fertility doctor. After undergoing a another year of tests upon tests it came back that the fertility problem was unknown. Our doctor at that time prescribed a medication to help stimulate my ovaries and it was a success. Unfortunately, after 10 weeks of being pregnant we lost our "peanut". This time was one of the hardest Mike and I ever endured. After two years of wanting nothing but to bring a child into the world and losing the baby our faith in God was truly affected. I could not understand why God would not bless us with a child. Upon my miscarriage, it was recommended that I see a high risk doctor before becoming pregnant again due to my thin cervix. The day we had our consult was mind boggling. As we met with doctor upon her review of my previous doctor's records she look at me and asked if I was supposed to be seeing her or an oncologist. It had turned out that my previous doctor failed to tell me that I had cervical cancer when a pap smear had come back abnormal. This doctor had cut so much of my cervix out that there was not much left. I was told that if I was to get pregnant I would need to be on full bed rest from 13 weeks. At this time, I was also informed that if the cancer came back that I would most likely need a hysterectomy. Mike and I processed this news and not for one second did it ever change our desire to be parents. About 2 months later, I was pregnant again thanks to the fertility medication. At 13 weeks a cerclage was put in to help my cervix hold the pregnancy. It held so well... not a day of bed rest! Ryan was born October 30, 2007 and has been an absolute joy in our lives. He is such a good baby, so good in fact he had us trying for another 3 months after his birth. Mike and I tried on two cycles without medication and had no luck. We decided to go back on the same medication that we knew would work. Of course, we were told the risk of multiples as we were in the past. We honestly didn't believe that we would become pregnant with multiples because it had not happen previously. We found out we were pregnant on the first try, however, soon after I began to bleed and was convinced that it was going to be another miscarriage. By the time we had arrived to the doctor for an ultrasound, we were entirely convinced we had lost the pregnancy. As the doctor began the ultra sound he turned to Mike and said your are not having a miscarriage and then told Mike he may want to sit down. The doctor then counted out four embryos. All Mike and I could do was laugh, saying, we can't be pregnant with four babies we have a 5 month old at home. It was shock and we were scared. The following week we went back for another ultrasound and the doctor informed us that the party got bigger and there were now 5 embryos. He was not confident that they would all make it by their size and felt he would know a lot more by the following week. It had turned out that two of the embryos did not make it but three were going strong. Yes, I now had three babies growing in my belly with a 5 month old at home.

My pregnancy is almost finished now and we are about to bring another son and two daughters into the world. We hope to keep our blog updated so that family and friends can continue to follow us in our journey. Although Mike and I know having four children in a year will be a struggle in many ways, we couldn't be happier. We have gone from believing that we may never becoming parents to having four! As for Ryan, he will need some time to adjust since he has been the only one for the first year but we truly believe he will love having a brother and two sisters.