32 days!

Well, the sonographer showed up at my door at 11:30 yesterday to take me down the hall for the babies growth scan. Everything went well. As most of you know, my goal was to have the babies all above 2 lbs. I almost made my goal =) Here were the babies weights:

Karson -(D) 1 lb 13oz
Girls - 2lbs, 2 lbs 2oz, 2 lbs 6 oz

They assured me that all was well and that babies were doing "phenomenal" for quads. So, I was wheeled back to my room, and ate my nasty hospital food =D As I was finishing up, another OB doc came in and was telling me that she had just been briefed on the babies progress. Turns out, the system that they use to calculate  babies' growth was averaging the 4 of them together. After putting them all in the system separately, the found that baby D is considerably small. He is measuring in the 12th percentile... He's considered to be suffering from IGR (intrauterine growth restriction) once he hits the 10th percentile... So, they had to take me back for a doppler of him to make sure all of his blood flow was sufficient, which it was! So now, we just have to watch closely to make sure that he continues to grow and develop as he should. Today marks 2 weeks that I've been in the hospital... I miss my life back home, but am so glad that these babies are growing =) Only 32 days til my goal of 32 weeks!!!!

Pay it Forward

You know, I watched the movie 'Pay it Forward' when I was pretty young. I don't know that i ever thought much into it....until now! Being pregnant with quads as been a whole different experience all together. I never imagined that i'd get to be a mother to multiples!! I'm SO happy and blessed.  Since movng back from England, I've become a member of a few different MOM groups. I never expected to get anything from it, but boy have I! The one thing I've learned, is that these other moms are always there for you...to answer questions, or just to lean on for support! Well, the other day I spoke with another mom for the first time on the phone... I had emailed her previously to let her know that I was interested in buying the nursery furniture that she was selling. After meeting Howard, she called my hospital room, and explained to me how she wanted us to HAVE the furniture. Words can't describe how shocked/blessed I felt when she told me that! It lifted such a burden off of our shoulders .....Needless to say, having 6 kids can be financially straining =) Moreso though, than the "material" gifts that we've been given...I've been given the gift of friendship, and for that i'll be forever thankful.  Howard and I are going to Pay it Forward in the future! Thank you God for the gift of friendship....

New at this Blog Thing

So, I'm new at this whole "blog thing"..But, I figured that it was time to start one considering our lives are about to change! I'm 26 weeks and 6 days pregnant with quadruplets. We're expecting 3 girls and 1 boy! I think that most people would be a mixture of nervous/anxious/scared....But, I'm not! I can NOT wait to meet these babies when it's time, and to be their mom =) Haden and Keaton are SUPER excited too. Howard on the other hand...I think as the provider and "man" of the house he's definitely nervous/anxious/scared!!! I'm just so happy to have been blessed by God with this opportunity to be the mommy to 6 perfect little humans. I'm currently in the hospital on bed rest, and have bee for over 1 week. Our goal is to get these babies to at least 32weeks, which at this point looks promising! I have a growth scan on Monday, and will update you more then.