Thursday, September 9, 2010

Here comes our lil Blessings!

So having one baby was easy since we knew how to do that and then we added another and that wasn't so bad and then we brought home the 3rd and let the fun begin. When we brought the babies home we were so nervous due to Kobe being sick and Ariel throwing up but they still had us bring them home and keep them in their room away from everyone and masks were to be used and lots and lots of hand sanitizer! 
Here is Kobe with Eden first one home

Here's Talon on his 1st ride home
Here's our car load of all three babies in the middle seat and 2 in the back. Yep thats 5 carseats total and we have a full load! Next is a pic of all three lil ones

Sometimes I sit and wonder why heavenly father has blessed us with so many children. They are all so good! Kobe and Ariel love to help out with the babies and I don't know what I would do without their help. The babies are also very good babies and all I can say is thanks to the Nicu for the strict schedule because without that we would be in trouble.

Tuesday, September 7, 2010

The Big Day Monday May 17, 2010

This video is of the babies right after they are being born. Its a little scary to see all the iv's and poking and all the wires but they all did so well.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q5U4wUSjutg


So here are some of the pics that we had taken that day which isn't a ton because we were so caught up in everything else and we'll try to get some more pics and video of the babes and our life in the NICU!

                                                      Here is me and Eden after c-section
                                                        Precious Eden I knew she had red hair
                                                       This is Talon on a lil oxygen
                                                Eden snuggling on mama
                                          Look at the crazy visitors all excited to see babies
                                                    Daddy admiring lil Noah
                                                                         Talon
                                                          Hill Clan
                                                                               Noah
                                          Eden and Talon got put into an incubator together!

                                                                             Here is me and Eden

I looked so sick and swollen and the hair has seen better days!Next is Lil Eden with no Oxygen


Next is Talon. This pic is scary because he had to have IV's in his head and Oxygen
Here is me holding Talon

Talon in the Incubator he found his thumb
Daddy and Talon and he finally got off oxygen
Here is a video of Eden and Talon in the NICU and in the same incubator

Lil Eden in the incubator strikin a pose
Me and Talon
Next is Noah who was born very sick and had pnemonia and had to be on oxygen, ventilator and c-pap this was the scariest time of mine and Derecks life and luckily he pulled out of it and I finally got to hold him after 7  days and I didn't even know what he looked like until this day and he I got to try to nurse him too!
Noah still on Oxygen
Talon is next but only a feeding tube
On this next pic Noah got moved upstairs with the Eden and Talon and so we took a brother pic with dad
Finally the 3 babies together in 1 crib which is how it is suppose to be 1st Noah 2nd Talon and 3rd Eden
Me giving a bath in the NICU and lovin every minute of it
So on  Eden was release on May 28th after being in almost 2 wks and came home with us and she wore a cute lil headband that one of the NICU nurses made for her!
Next to come home was Talon on May 31st exactly 2wks after being in the NICU
On June 1st Noah was release from the Nicu and all babies finally were home together! All I can say about the whole Nicu experience for those who have never had to do its is that preemie babies are so differant from regular newborn babies trust me iv'e had 2 and so I do know the differance. First off is that they suck at nursing only because they aren't great at sucking and you can wear them out just from holding them and they can lose weight just from handling them to much or even giving them a bath. I was trying to nurse them and they would weigh them before and after to make sure they were getting milk and also that I wasn't wearing them out and making them lose weight now that was so weird. If they were to worn out to eat we had to feed them through what is called an ng tube which fed them through the nose and into their stomach. I hated those tubes and the babies would pull them out a ton too! Since preemies are not fully developed their body works differant and for my babies they spit up so much and have some reflux worse that old faithful.
The Monitors were the most scary part because they are constantly beeping and checking their oxagen level and heart rate. It would fluxuate from time to time and send off the alarm. It was so nice bringing them home and it's taken 3 months and now they suck really well and I can nurse two at a time! Wow life is always busy and never a dull moment but we feel so blessed

Thursday, September 2, 2010

The Triplets are Coming

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m12NX8IEPCw
This is me preggo with the triplets and almost at the end. My belly was stretched to the max and I still had bruising from my heprin shots in my belly. The stretch marks hurt so bad and they are all over. I never had any with my last two kids. Moving on the left is Eden and Talon is on the right. Poor Noah is on the bottom.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s-I3j9y3vUs
This video was of us headed to the hospital ready to bring these precious babies into the world. We were all so excited and nervous.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HJ1wTZOu5RI
Here is Dereck and me in labor and delivery with my parents waiting for the c-section.

So here is some of the last pics right before I had the babies!  I was suppose to have the babies on Friday the 21st of May but I couldn't stand it any longer I hadn't slept in a long time and definately couldn't breath and worst of all my heart started doing weird fluttery stuff and was just plane miserable and emotional and had come to my sanitys end and so we called Dr. Leavitt and told him my issues and he said to come in Monday May 17 and we would get ready to deliver them at 5:30 pm that night so we went in and I still hadn't dilated or anything at 35 and a half weeks and so we were going to do a c-section. We had called my sis in law and she agreed to take Kobe and Ariel for us for the night and then we went to the hospital at like 4pm. By this time I was ready and not afraid at all of the c-section I just wanted them here and safely.The only part that scared me was the laying flat on the operating table due to the lack of air because of all the weight from the babies but they reasurred me it was going to be quick!
These are the pics right before going to the hospital
Wow I look huge and I started getting stretch marks and they are bad!
Here is Dereck and I at the hospital and I have my iv's in and they gave me a warm gown with warm air puffing threw it so I don't get cold and i also had to have my own memory foam pillow and I felt ready to go
Here I am with my awsome mom and dad who drove up for the special day from st. george and had to drive back home then next day!
Here is my McDreamy all scrubbed out and ready! He looks so dang hot to me right here.
What a lovely pair on a special day!

Derecks 30th B-day

We had to celebrate this special 30th birthday for Dereck and this is the day that starts to make you think about getting old not that 30 is old you it just starts to make you think that you've been through some experience in life! Also Dereck wanted to share this birthday with the triplets but the doc said they had to wait one more day! Sorry babe

We took Last few pics before babies arrived of our small family

Thanks to cute Katelyn my sis in law she took these awsome preggo pics! Enjoy
Here is our cute family
Here is my supermodel kids look and cute Ariel already posing!
Beautiful Ariel
Good Looking Kobe
Dereck showin some love hehehe
Best Friends
Best Buds
Tasha
Scary Huge belly 34 wks along
We loved these new pics and had to show off the belly before it was gone forever and I wanted pics to show the kids of how big my belly had gotten

Wednesday, May 5, 2010

Skateworld

How funny that my kids are now learning to skate when it was just me a few years ago. Well not a few years but I remember how fun and cool it was. Kobe got to try on rollerblades and Ariel on skates and they bolth weren't sure at first but they stuck it out and loved it. They said that they want to do that for their birthdays. We'll have to plan to go sometime in the summer and invite everyone. Here is some awsome pics

Here is Kobe wiping out
Here is Ariel and Grandma Hill