An interesting trip

Nope, we didn't go on vacation.
Well I did, of sorts. I got to go visit the hospital this week. Yippee! (Note the dripping sarcasm...)
We had a short stint with PTL, or Pre-term labor. Definitely not a good thing at this stage in the game- or any stage for that matter!
Well, I stayed for a few days. They got my uterus (grumpy old thing!) calmed down with Terbutaline, thank goodness I didn't have to go on the Mag, I've only heard horror stories about that! Hopefully I'll never have to, thought the odds are stacked against me.
I'm now 19 weeks along, and only 6 weeks away from our first goal. 24 weeks is when the babies become viable, and the earliest possible time they could be delivered. Hopefully we'll make it far past that! The next goals after that are 28 weeks, then 30, then 32. It would be amazing if we could make it even farther, to 34. Every goal we make it to decreases the chance of the babies having disabilities. Before 28 weeks, every week makes a major jump in just the chance of them surviving.
So please, keep the good thoughts coming for us!

Enough with the questions!

Okay, I'll be obliging with more details, you can all stop pestering me now!

1. No, the babies are not all identical. Since we have boys and girls, it would be impossible for them to all be identical. As far as we know, none of our girls are identical, but it is a possibility. We won't know until birth.


2. No, we aren't 100% certain on the sexes, but we are as certain as you can be unless you do an amnio. We'll just have to wait for the birth!

3. I am only 17 weeks along right now. Yes, the babies are guaranteed to be delivered early. The norm is 30 - 32 weeks gestation, or 2 1/2 - 2 months early, for quads.

I'll finish this Q&A in another post. I'm ready for a nap! :)

The big reveal!

Are you ready for the revealing?! We sure are!


#1

Baby A: Girl!
Kristin Eleanor



#2

Baby B: Girl!
Molly Elizabeth



#3

Baby C: Boy!
Max Everett



#4 (Unfortunately we did not get a good picture of Baby D this time)

Baby D: Girl!
Layla Ellery

We couldn't be more excited! I think Ben was secretly hoping for more boys, but at least we got one! *Please, no "sympathies" for having 3 girls. We love all our children, no matter what sex. We are happy with what we were blessed with!

Why are we all here?

So the question is: Why are we blogging? And why are you here reading?
Well, because we're expecting QUADRUPLETS! We're just about to find out sexes, and can't wait to tell everyone.
Stay tuned for frequent (okay, semi-frequent, I'll admit it) updates about our growing family!