A Fall, Followed by an "Episode"

I just had to share my lovely experiences that happened this morning.

First, I never remembered that I had an appointment with Labcorp to get my blood drawn until around 9:35am and my appointment was at 10:30am. I made it there with plenty of time, laughing at myself for again not remembering something I planned!!! I swear I would loose my head if it fell off. Anyway, it had been raining and when I walked into the office building, I slipped and fell right backwards on the HARD, GRANITE, WET FLOOR!!!! I gathered myself up very quickly and looked around, thank goodness no one saw anything, but man did it hurt. I shook it off and laughed, with a sore bum of course.

Then I made it to the room, there were about 10 other people waiting and I thought I was lucky to have an appointment, because appointment people always go first no matter how many people are there! HAHA, it pays to have an appointment at Labcorp, I can't see EVER going there without one.

The nurse called my name and she said, "I just have to ask, you are having triplets?" I said yes and she asked how far along I was and if we used fertility meds...it was all very nice, not like in a noisy way, just sweet and she couldn't believe it. She said, "oh you made my day!" So sweet.

I waited literally five minuted and she came in a said, "you have a lot of blood to give," which didn't worry me at all because since I was 6 years old I have been giving blood to check my cholesterol and thyroid levels every few months and with fertility/IVF, they take your blood every day practically, so no need to worry, I have great veins and plenty of blood...or so I thought. My veins have always been commented on, saying how plump and perfect they are, and I thank God because at least He gave me good veins to have all the blood taken that I have and will continue to. Ok, sorry for the rambling... She laid down 10, yes 10 vials to fill with my blood and when she stuck me, for the first time ever, no blood came out. She had to push the needle all around and re-position it, I just looked away. It doesn't bother me, but I was already feeling weak and tired so I didn't want to take any chances. By the 5th vial, I was feeling a little weak. I got really hot and I knew I would pass out, if I didn't watch it. I said, "I'm getting hot, I think I will definitely need to sit here for a few minutes after you're done" and she said, "no problem, you can lay down if you want too, you're looking a little pale." By then, I was really feeling it, I said, "I think I will need to lay down," as I put my head down and then she whipped that needle out of my arm and caught me before I hit the floor. I couldn't see anything or hear anything, it felt like I was in a bubble. I have felt this before and I knew I was passing out. She carried me to the cot and laid me down, practically yelling, "are you ok...Holly, do you hear me??...oh I was so out of it, I could hear her but could not even get words out of my mouth to respond. I finally came to and slowly regained my hearing and sight. And then all I could think about were all the people in the waiting room, listening to this situation. I was so embarrassed.

These babies are taking a lot out of me and it is really hitting me hard. Friday, I almost passed out in Wal-Mart and had to just leave and Monday the same thing happened when I was running a few light errands. I just can't take any activities alone. Running to the grocery store is such a chore. I am so weak, but I am eating full meals, and I am so tired but can't sleep at all. I just feel like I got hit by a bus. Not puking at all, I just take my Zofran and I am good, but the weakness is terrible. I have no energy. Every time I get up, I blackout for a few seconds before everything levels back out. When I asked my OB about this, he said it was normal, because so much blood is going to my uterus, 3x the amount of a normal pregnancy. I have put a call into him, just to let them know about my fall and my "episode"...LOL.

I just, must, take it easy.

9 Weeks!!

Yay, for actually posting this on Tuesday!!!!!

How Far Along: 9 Weeks

How Big are the Babies: They are each the size of green olives (one of my favorite foods), about .9 inches! Your little embryos have now officially graduated to fetus-hood. Adding to the excitement, a Doppler ultrasound device might be able to pick up the beating hearts. With basic physical structures in place and increasingly distinct facial features, the babies are kind of starting to look like... well...babies! (thebump.com).
Weight Gain: Holy cow, I just weighed myself...I have gained 4.5 pounds in one week!!!!

Symptoms: Nausea, vomiting (mostly just gaging from smells of things), sore boobies (not so much), thirsty, CONSTIPATION, headaches, some hunger and a WHOLE LOT OF FORGETTING!!!!!!!


Emotions: This week I have been feeling pretty good emotionally. Can't say I had any tough moments. Oh just remembered one, I was in the car driving to meet Tim at softball and I was listening to Carrie Underwood's CD and I love the song Play On, it had so much meaning to me when I was going through infertility treatments, and I found myself bawling through the whole song and also laughing at myself at why I was crying...oh yeah, I'm pregnant! :)

Something Funny That Happened: Hmm, the fact that I forget everything. I drove an hour for an appointment and forgot the piece of paper I needed, had to drive an hour back home, an hour back and then sit for four hours waiting, only to drive another hour home. At the grocery store, I go from aisle to aisle, forgetting everything because I see something I want, oh, I'm going to make baked ziti, oh, wait chili sounds great, nah, I'll have sausage and peppers....it's a never ending battle, and so I forget everything.


Best moment of the Week: Hearing all 3 heartbeats for the first time!!!! It was wonderful!

Movement: None...just constant stretching, cramping and pulling sensations. I guess I better get used to that. The OB said that all of the scarring from the endometriosis and my other surgeries will all stretch and it will be very uncomfortable.


Maternity Clothes: Yes, yes, and yes...even my underwear is getting too tight which makes it very uncomfortable. Guess I will be going to target to get the next size up...ah, lovely.


Stretchmarks: None yet! :) But do they sell Maderma or whatever I'm suppose to use at Costco, like in a 10 gallon bucket????? (update on that, Costco doesn't sell it, poo)
Sleep: Back and forth. Some nights are good, some aren't. But the days that I don't take naps, I am B E Y O N D exhausted!!!! And the dreams are so crazy! Up peeing every hour which makes sleeping a little tough.

Food cravings: Today, I am so craving sweet potatoes (only my grandma's and I am going to call her tomorrow and put a special request in), the other day it was taco salads, yeast rolls was one too...we had smores up at the cabin on Saturday night and I don't even care for smores that much but let me tell you, I couldn't get enough of those things!!!


Gender Predictions: I know it's going to be two girls and a boy. Tim still says "all boys"... but if it's all boys, I think I will cry. I need a little girl!!


What I Miss: Nothing, now that we cleared it with the OB! :)

What I'm Looking Forward To: Vacation in a few days...alone, quiet and peaceful, just my husband and our pooch.

Weekly Wisdom: Hmm...I don't know.


Milestone: Every week that goes by, pregnant with triplets, is a milestone!!

Question(s): I hate the idea of registering online...that is absolutely no fun for me, so where should I go? I can't seem to find everything I like at one place. Ugh, the dilemmas! :)

Here's my baby bump photo of the week...looks like in the coming weeks, I'm going to be really starting to expand quickly.

The Lazy Days of Summertime....

Since January 2005, I have spent my days with these two little men.

Niko was 3 and Michael was 3 months on my first day as their nanny.

The soon began to love their "Ms. Holly" a lot.

We have had A LOT of fun over the years.

LOTS of walks to see the horses, pick blackberry's, eating choc. chips and popcorn while watching movies, many trips to the beach and pool, catching crabs, chasing sand crabs at night, learning how to ride bikes, swim and treat ladies like butterflies.

Michael would hide my shoes in the pots and pans, and I couldn't find them for an hour.

Niko would hide my Redskins magnet in the dirt every day (because he hates them), until one day when his dad found out.

I would say, "who loves Michael" and Michael would say, "you do, Ms. Holly!!"

Lots of homework help and crazy school projects.

Football games, t-ball, wrestling and now baseball too. Niko scored 25 touchdowns last year!

When we are together they say, "remember when...", "remember when..."

LOTS of special memories with these little guys....too many to count.

They mean more to me than they will ever know.

In 2007, we welcomed a little girl into the mix, Laynie.

She is a doll.

But never will there be the bond with her that is with these two guys.

I have become more to them then their nanny, and they have become more to me then the kids I nanny.

My little brothers.

They are my little loves and my biggest cheerleaders.

They love to go to the pool!

Every summer we would spend a lot of time there!

And they are always there to smile for my camera.

They give me a lot of laughs, kisses and hugs.

They went through a lot of boyfriends with me and they were there the day I married.

BUT...

They have since grown up...

The never stop talking or asking questions.

I love everything they have to say.

I was there when Niko jumped off the little diving board when he was 5, now he can do back-flips off the big diving board.

Time flies.

They are so excited for their Ms. Holly to have babies!

Niko said, I can't wait to babysit them and Michael said he wanted to help too.

They are rooting for all boys.

They want to teach them how to fish, hunt and ride dirt bikes.

They know all the names we have picked out, and call the babies by their names already.

Niko is jealous we want to name one Michael.

Michael thinks it's the coolest thing in the world.

He says, "Ms. Holly, you will now have a Michael of your own!"

Sweet, sweet little boy.

I cannot wait to see these little guys with my little guys!

I am so blessed to have been a part of their lives, each and every year that passes.

Each and every time we are together, I cherish my time with them.

I love my lazy days of summer at the pool with them...

First OB Appointment!!

Today was our first OB appointment at Greater Washington Maternal Fetal Medicine and meeting our doctor, Dr. Thomas Pinckert. Basically you can only be referred to this practice if you (the mother) is/was very ill, the baby is very ill/has large defects or you have more then 2 babies. They don't even do too many twin pregnancies unless there is a problem with the mother or the babies, so they really specialize in 3 or more pregnancies. Dr. Pinckert described the practice as the patients who regular OB's don't want because they are too complicated. It's like the ICU of pregnancies. Nice, but glad to know I'm in good hands.

We got there right as my appointment time was beginning....I felt horrible for being late, because even on-time, is late to me, but I couldn't stop reading Facebook get out of bed this morning. We waited and waited and I was getting impatient filling out one hundred five forms. The sonographer took us in and was super nice. The room was awesome, such high-tech gear and huge flat screen TV's!  NICE! She said they would try a "regular" sonogram first and see how well the photos came out, but they would probably do a vaginal one. I was fine with either. I just wanted good photos. She said most IVF patients could care less about vaginal ultrasounds....haha, we are so used to those stirrups!

The "regular" sonogram gave some good photos but the vaginal ones were great. She put on the color option to see blood flow, which was really neat and we got to see them from every angel, for quite a long time! We finally got to hear the heartbeats and it was music to my ears! So wonderful to hear them each for the first time! I was so excited. Baby A's heartbeat was 169 bpm, and Baby B and C were both 164 bpm. It's amazing, simply amazing. We could also see two clear yolk sac's with the identical twins, which was good to see, looks like they are both very healthy. All babies were measuring 8 weeks, 2 days, which is exactly what I am!

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Identical Peanuts A and B

Peanut C

All 3 Peanuts!!!!!!!!!

Still unbelievable to see that there are THREE babies in my tummy! Still blows my mind! I think it will for awhile!

Next, Dr. Pinckert came in and spent almost 45 minutes with us! I swear I was wondering who was seeing all the other patients, since he was in the room so long. He did a "regular" sonogram to see some things for himself, talked a lot of about thing we should know and answered all of our questions.

Looks like I am going to have to start taking a HUGE amount of vitamins, not just a pre-natal vitamin, but like hundred other vitamins too. The babies will be taking everything, my blood, oxygen, nutrients, vitamins, and so women who carry 3 babies or more (high order multiples) need LOTS of supplements. I am not looking forward to that because the pre-natal vitamins make me SO constipated as it is and I only take one. I will also have to up my Levothyroxine for my hypothyroidism, and will need blood work frequently to monitor my cholesterol levels.

He talked a lot about bed rest and recommend that I stay off my feet when I can, do not lift anything over five pounds and no super exercising. No worries there. He told Tim, if it was possible to make sure I only work a part-time job or something off of my feet...hmmm, ok. Doctor's orders. Of course, he isn't paying our electric bill or buying us a new car (ahem) mini-van, so I will do what I have to do. However, a side note....my lovely husband received a BIG raise today from his wonderful boss. Such a wonderful, wonderful man; we are so beyond blessed to have Tim work for such a wonderful company and wonderful man. So whatever it was, Tim's great work ethic or the fact we are having triplets, or both, I am VERY proud of my husband's hard efforts for our fastly growing family!

There were a lot of other things mentioned, like staying on the Endometrin and Estrace for a few more weeks and the possibility of some other lovely things, that I won't get into at this moment, because I am not even close to wanting to google anything right now. But for example, things such as stitching up my cervix...OHHHH BOY!

Oh and I will be monitored every two weeks, so my next appointment is Monday, July 19th!

8 Weeks!

Every week so far, I say, I am going to post this post on Tuesday, which is the day of my actual "week" milestones, but so far, I cannot seem to do it. So Wednesday's seem to be the day, even though it's not exact, which bugs the crap out of me. However,  I promise I will get better with this.

How Far Along: 8 Weeks

How Big are the Babies: They are each the size of raspberries, about .63 inches! Your babies are growing like mad, putting on about a millimeter every day and continuing to straighten out in the trunk. Though you can't feel it yet, they are moving those little arms, legs and (now only slightly) webbed fingers and toes like crazy. (thebump.com).


Weight Gain: Still 126; my starting weight.

Symptoms: Nausea, vomiting, sore boobies, thirsty, CONSTIPATION, headaches, hunger followed by, "I don't want this, why did I think I did???? Get it away from me before I vomit!" It's a lovely pattern!


Emotions: Oh gosh, it's something different everyday. I go from, HOLY COW, I'm having triplets, to, I need three of everything...I can't just see a cute outfit and buy it, I have to make sure they have three and by that time it's too expensive...poop, that sucks! :( There are so many feelings I am going through, it would take a whole other blog...but that's why I have a journal.

Something Funny That Happened: Yesterday, I took the not-so little boys that I nannied all through college to the pool and the oldest, Niko (almost 10) said, "when my mom told me you were having three babies, I said, whahoo, here comes my babysitting career!" I almost died. It was so funny! This was followed by him and his younger brother, Michael, listing all the things that they were going to teach them if the babies are all boys...how to ride a dirt bike is number one, followed by how to hunt, how to fish, and how to be nice to girls and treat them like butterflies. I LOVE those boys so much.

Best moment of the Week: Seeing those heartbeats again...that will never going to get old!

Movement: None...just constant stretching, cramping and pulling sensations. I guess I better get used to that.


Maternity Clothes: Yes, yes, and yes...I guess I will be from now on.

Stretchmarks: None yet! :) But do they sell Maderma or whatever I'm suppose to use at Costco, like in a 10 gallon bucket????? (haven't made it to Costco yet)

Sleep: Back and forth. Some nights are good, some aren't. But the days that I don't take naps, I am B E Y O N D exhausted!!!! And the dreams are so crazy!


Food cravings: More like food adversions....hmm...everything. I was making tuna last Friday evening to take for a picnic to softball and then fed the dog in the middle of making it, the two smells in the kitchen together, I was puking for a good 30 minutes. Horrible. The best way to eat right now for me is to, 1. not fix it myself and stay away from the kitchen, 2. get it all ready prepared at the moment I am craving it and 3. eat it quickly. Yesterday I couldn't eat anything, couldn't stomach the thought of anything, but then when Niko offered me his bacon cheeseburger from Wendy's right before we went to the pool, oh man, that thing was delicious!!!!!! So, it all just depends.


Gender Predictions: I know it's going to be two girls and a boy. Tim still says "all boys"... but if it's all boys, I think I will cry. I need a little girl!!

What I Miss: Only one thing still, but that's left for the imagination. ;) Going to ask the OB about this tomorrow, it's Tim's only question, haha!

What I'm Looking Forward To: Meeting the new OB, seeing the heartbeats again and seeing how big the babies are......going to the cabin this weekend with my best friend and going on vacation in less than two weeks!


Weekly Wisdom: Eat whatever sounds good at that moment.

Milestone: Every week that goes by, pregnant with triplets, is a milestone!!

Question(s): Even with triplets, it's ok to want some new stuff right? I mean if this is my only pregnancy and these will be my only babies, I want them (for example) in beautiful brand new cribs. Doesn't mean that I won't get them at Target, I just want them to have their own, and plus I'm OCD and can't stand the thought of three different looking cribs in one room! Just WILL NOT do it. I picture myself coming into the room everyday and cringing at the sight of un-matching items. I cannot have that.

Here's my baby bump photo of the week...looks like in the coming weeks, I'm going to be really starting to expand quickly.

7w2d: Last Ultrasound at SGFC

Today was a great day. Last night I didn't have such a great night due to some other issues Tim and I are currently facing but today turned out to be wonderful. I will only get into the baby front though. But I sincerely thank those who made me be able to breath again. :)

Tim couldn't make my appointment today, which was fine because instead I had my best friend tag along with me! We didn't have to wait very long at all this time and since I was the last appointment of the morning, I got some extra time with Dr. Stillman, my favorite ultrasound nurse and the exit nurse. Yes, I said exit nurse; meaning, this was my last appointment with SGFC!  Kinda bittersweet.

Anyway, the ultrasound nurse (this was the first time I had seen her since I was pregnant, she did so many of my follicle counts over the past year, I couldn't even count how many, she is just so sweet) and Dr. Stillman looked at the babies for over twenty minutes! They took so many photos, measurements and everything else they gotta do. I guess it takes a little longer since there's three of them!! :) I got a little nervous at first because it was really hard to see the twins, it looked like only one heartbeat, but unlike last time where they were on separate sides of the sac, now they are like on top of one another. It was so cute. They looked like little pac-mans just going back and forth at one another. Like they were jabbering it up...so it must be two little girls!! So cute! All of them are measuring perfectly and right on time for 7w2d. I loved looking at them so so long, it's just simply amazing!

The twins are on the left side, right next to one another and the singleton is on the right.

Kim took some photos of Dr. Stillman and I, which he made me promise that I come back and have a photo with my mom and the babies too! He has proven his success through the generations in my family! We are forever grateful! I am so glad that I got the chance to know the man who helped create me and my babies will have the same story!

Today, I feel pretty good. I only needed one nausea pill the whole day, which is lovely! I managed to eat my whole lunch at Panera (thank you Kim for treating me!!!) and keep it down! I know it's only one day, but one day of not much nausea and free of vomiting is a wonderful day in my book!

We then decided to head over to Great Beginnings and just walk around and look at all the baby stuff. When I asked the guy if they had a triplet stroller, just so I could freak-out at the sight of it, he said they don't carry them and then proceeded to ask Kim and I hundred times if I was really carrying triplets. We continued to explain that I am but he didn't ever believe us, I think. I found it kinda interesting that we could only find men working there, and they knew everything there was to know about everything baby related. Interesting to say the least. They laughed when I told them that my husband wants to only have one crib and just put dividers in it, they said he was a typical male. Indeed, got to love his creative thinking but no worries, we will be getting three cribs! Safety first.

So my next ultrasound is next Thursday at the new place, Maternal Fetal Medicine. We will see, but I do like that they have the highest-rated technology around since the specialize in high risk and multiples. Hopefully they will be nice!

7 Weeks!

Wow, where do I begin with this post??? Last week, kinda ironic how I wrote "maybe there are two babies in my tummy", and not only are there two, but there's 3!!!! I cannot believe I am having TRIPLETS. I know that sentence will get old to so many of you, but it is what I am going through right now, and will be for a long time. It's unbelievable to us. So many emotions we are going through. I have actually started a journal just to write down all of my thoughts and feelings and to document everything (more than the blog itself).

How Far Along: 7 Weeks

How Big are the Babies: The babies are now the size of blueberries (.51 inches)! Their brains -- both hemispheres! -- are growing fast, generating about one hundred new cells every minute. Arms and legs are emerging as joints start to form, and a permanent set of kidneys (baby's third!) is now in place (thebump.com).

Weight Gain: Still 126; my starting weight.

Symptoms: Nausea, vomiting, sore boobies, thirsty, headaches, very tired (at night I'm sleeping a good 13 hours!!!!) and a few others but I rather not say.


Emotions: Nervous, scared and miserable from puking non-stop. I can't stop looking at other women's blogs and stories of triplets, one way it freaks me out (the size of their belly and what they look like after a few months---HOLY CRAP, my great body will be gone) but other ways it's good to know there are others out there who have survived!!!


Something Funny That Happened: Telling everyone that we are going to have triplets! Everyone couldn't believe what they heard. Tim's mom called me right after Tim told her and said, "Please tell me my son is lying to me," I said, "I'm afraid not"!!!!!!!!!! I think you could hear my mom and my sister's screams all throughout the neighborhood. My dad, who was at work, was just in shock and apparently our news was the "going thing" around Lockheed for the next few days!! Everyone is so excited for my dad and Tim.


Best moment of the Week: Seeing THREE perfect heartbeats in my belly and watching Tim's eyes pop out of his head and almost fall out of the chair. I will never forget that. Oh and having Kim (my bff) come over and help me already start the baby transformations!!!!

Movement: None

Maternity Clothes: Yes, yes, and yes...I guess I will be from now on. Thank you to the 3 women who had a wonderful yard-sale on Friday in Urbana and selling all their name-brand maternity clothes for a $1!!! I thank you from the bottom of my heart (and so does my wallet)!


Stretchmarks: None yet! :) But do they sell Maderma or whatever I'm suppose to use at Costco, like in a 10 gallon bucket?????

Sleep: Sleeping wonderfully, waking up to use the bathroom but sleeping until late morning with no problem. So not like me!!! I MUST wear a sports bra at bed-time too. Oh and dreaming like crazy!!!!

Food cravings: I dream about food all night long, and the thought of it once I wake up is devastating. I dream of cupcakes and then say I'm going to make cupcakes, and the thought of that is enough to make me vomit. So, no cravings this week, just ice, ice-cold water and ginger-ale. However, I have eaten Italian food every day, sometimes twice a day for the past 4 days...but that's not too abnormal for me, I LOVE PASTA.


Gender Predictions: I know it's going to be two girls and a boy. Tim still says "all boys"... but if it's all boys, I think I will cry. I need a little girl!!


What I Miss: Only one thing still, but that's left for the imagination. ;)

What I'm Looking Forward To: My second trimester, so I can feel better. Sonogram this Thursday which is my last at SGFC, so that's kinda bitter sweet. Off to Maternal Fetal Medicine...who specialize in high risk and multiple pregnancies...who knew I would be one of those!!!


Weekly Wisdom: I have a WHOLE NEW APPROACH when someone says a 2% chance of something happening or a 98% chance of something NOT happening!!!!!


Milestone: Umm, having two embryos put in and getting three babies! WOW, that is a milestone!

Question(s): None, this week! :) Thanks to Chantelle and Melissa for some helpful advice on the morning all-day sickness. I don't think I would be able to make it without you two!!!! 


So, on to the photo...bloating has gone down, now I'm just growing!!! I only took one because I didn't have any make-up on, so I didn't want to scare anyone! :)

Hormones SUCK!

Today, I am laying in bed miserable. Everytime I try to get up, my stomach reminds me who is in charge here. Ginger-ale is my only saving grace, oh, and along with Zofran, around the clock, every six hours on the dot. I knew it wouldn't be long until this lovely part of pregnancy would begin and I am anxiously awaiting the arrival of my second trimester, which even after one day of this crap, can't come soon enough. I only pray that I won't have this miserable-ness worse since I am carrying multiples...which I have heard is normally the case. Lucky me. I guess I am lucky...after all, I asked for all of this! I knew what I was getting myself into...I just never in a million years thought TRIPLETS.

I have a job interview today at 3pm and another tomorrow at 6pm (and NO, they will NOT be hearing our wonderful news until after my first paycheck, I hate not telling the truth but I got to do what I got to do). I can't even begin to think what it will be like to start a new job feeling like this. That gives me enough anxiety to vomit again. But lets be honest, I need a job, my break after my degree needs to be over and over asap. I need an income, badly. Forget financially stable...I just want my Direct TV turned back on! This sucks all around.

Please pray for me!!

Matt and Sara's Wedding - Pittsburgh, PA

This past weekend we ventured back up to PA, but this time visiting Pittsburgh. We were very excited to attend our close friend's wedding. Tim and Matt (the groom) have been friends for a very long time and Matt met Sara (the bride) right before Tim and I started dating. They are complete opposites but so in love! We stayed at the Sheraton Station Square hotel which was awesome! We were on the 9th floor, which was only for Starwood Members, which made it just perfect to take in the city! The views were awesome. We watched boats go by all afternoon along the river, after we arrived and waited to get dressed for the evening.

The wedding started at 6:15pm and was at Phipps Conservatory. There were only 42 people, so it was quite small. It was SO hot in the greenhouse were the ceremony was taking place, I thought I was going to die but thank goodness they had ice cold water so I drank and drank while waiting for the wedding to start. The ceremony was over in less than ten minutes, and Sara's sister married them. However, I couldn't even believe it was so quick. One of our friends dropped his girlfriend off and then parked the car, and when he got there, the ceremony was over. He was shocked, but we were all so happy to be on our way to the much-cooler reception. I was starving too.

The reception was at LeMont, which is a beautiful restaurant overlooking all of Pittsburgh. Sara is a HUGE Steelers fan, so the fact that Heinz Field can be seen so clearly right across the river, I'm sure it was a major selling point for her. The appitizers were SO good, but the dinner food, not so much. I got the Chicken Marsala, which I love and it was terrible. It could have been my taste buds and the fact that I was ready to vomit at any point, but other than that, I managed to keep it down, however, I only ate a few bites. I didn't have any wedding cake because I couldn't even stomach the thought of that. The favors were take home, home-made cookies (a PA tradition, apparently), which I thought was awesome. We danced and everyone drank but me. My back was killing me all night long and I was so tired. Still in shock and not feeling to good, was not a good combination but I tried to make the best of it.

Finally we got back to our hotel and I took a shower and went to bed. We had to go to a brunch at Sara's Mom's house at 11:30am, which was pretty good. Everyone kept asking about us and the babies, and it was nice to see everyone again. Everyone was just so shocked that we are expecting triplets!

After the five hour drive home, we were beat. I slept so good last night, only to wake up to a miserable day. The puking has officially started and let me tell you, it is NOT fun. I can't seem to keep anything down but ginger-ale right now. I am hoping for a good night's rest but who knows.

Anyway, onto some photos of the weekend. Enjoy!

The views from our hotel were amazing...thanks Mom and Dad!!!!

Matt...nervous!

The views (above and below) from the restaurant were awesome!!

We can say he had A LOT of wine!

Tim and Christian were trying so hard to find my camera lens cap, but they had had a few too many drinks. Hence, Nathan is practically falling off the chair.

SO pretty!

Introducing...

The Gaydos Triplets!!

2 babies in SAC A and 1 baby in SAC B...the Nurse couldn't get them all in the same photo, so even though it looks like 3 sacs, it isn't. 2 SACS, 3 BABIES!!!!!

Now that I have slowly picked myself up off the floor and begun breathing again...I'm still in complete shock!! This is going to be crazy from this day on! Our lives have changed forever. I will have three kids! HOLY SMOKES!!

This morning started out like any other...me not sleeping at all. Finally, around 5:00am I decided to actually get out of bed and keep myself busy so that time could pass and I could try not to puke. I got some things done on the computer for our trip to Pittsburgh tomorrow and finally woke Tim up at 7:00am! We made it to the doctor's office bright and early and I was like a jumping bean. My legs were shaking, I couldn't stand myself, I was so anxious. For the first time ever, I waited and waited, and waited. I couldn't believe how long I waited. I have never had to wait that long there before! We finally were brought back into the room and I layed down and waited and waited some more!!! Finally, the Nurse and Dr. Stillman came in and as soon as that lovely tool went in me, I immediately saw two sacs! I almost jumped off the table and said, "It's TWINS, It's TWINS"...Dr. Stillman said, "Looks like two nice and healthy sacs," and "Oh look at that strong heartbeat, you see that there,"...MAGICAL!!!! They then went to the other sac and the Nurse said, "ohhhh"....I freaked out and before I could say anything, Dr. Stillman looked and said, "looks like two babies in there, looks like a perfect set of identical twins also"....LIKE HELLO, 3 BABIES!!!!?!??!?!??!

OH.MY.GOSH.YOU.MUST.BE.KIDDING.

Mind you, we had a 2% chance of triplets and yet that's what happened!! Absolutely mind blowing. I could barely contain my laughter, as Tim nearly fell out of the chair and his literally popped out of his head. I will never forget that face. Probably won't see that again until he day they are born! OH MY GOSH, I AM HAVING TRIPLETS!!!

I cannot fathom this at this moment. I thought, first and foremost, I AM GOING TO BE A WHALE!!!!! My perfect, skinny body is no longer ever going to be! :( Just crazy. I don't even have enough boobies to feed these children!! For once, I wish I was a a doggy and had the plumbing to feed all my babies.

I swear I am going to start a diaper/EVERYTHING donation drive...I need all the help I can get here!

3 of EVERYTHING....3 babies, 3 cribs, 3 2-year-old screaming in a restaurant, 3 daycare fees (hopefully not...knock knock MOMMY) 3 kids going to school every year at the same time, 3 yearbooks to buy every year, field trips to pay for, 3 sets of back-to-school clothes and shoes, 3 car seats, 3 COLLEGE TUITION'S...AHHH, the list could go on and on! I AM SPEECHLESS!!

WHAT ARE WE GOING TO DO!?!?!?

Right now, I am going to take a nap, this has all worn me out!!!! HAHA...I can't stop laughing, I AM HAVING TRIPLETS!!!!!!!!