GOT MILK?

This is just one freezer full of milk that I have been storing for the quads for when they come home. We have to start using the other freezer that is in our garage. Can you believe that I have all of this, plus I am taking a ton to the NICU. I know that the more they drink the faster it will deplete, but in the mean time I am pumping away.

Everyone is continuing to get stronger, Ella and Cole seem to be the strongest two of the four. Cole has a turtle on his bed and we have been saying they should of put Superman, because he is trying to fly out of his bed and keeps getting his diaper off. I will be getting out of the hospital soon. I am going to be very sad to leave them, but it comforts me to know they are in good hands and this is where they have to be. Cooper is still stable, which is good.

PDA's

We learned today that Cooper and Casen have a pda. This is where the valve in the heart doesn't close. It should close when a baby is first born, but since they are premature sometimes it closes and sometimes it doesn't. This means that the two of them will be starting meds to help close the valve, if it doesn't work then they will have to do a minor surgery and put a clip on the valve to close it. But we have faith the meds will work and we will avoid surgery. Please pray for them.

Babies update

Well my grandparents came to visit today, and while Gammy and I were in there visiting, we saw Dr. Simchawitz run over to Cooper and start working with him. They told me they thought his lung had collapsed. We call a call later that it didn't collapse, he just needed to get the surfactin to help his lungs mature. Well later on that evening Jeremy and I went in to visit and sure enough Cooper's lung collapsed. They had to put a chest tube in and put him on the ventilator. Please pray for him. THe others are doing well. They are stable and on cpap. We continue to pray for them and take one day at a time.

THE BABIES ARE HERE 28wks 5days

CAN YOU TELL HE IS A PROUD DADDY
My sister Ash, who kept me sane;)
Tammie, Christie, Haiden & Nen

ELLA GRACE
COLE AUSTIN
COOPER BRODY
CASEN CASH

This post is from Heather's myspace, I stole it from her that way I didn't have to rewrite everything!

I got a call @ 8:15 yesterday morning saying that they were taking my sister-n-law in for an emergency c-section. Of course we were all freaking out. So my dad came to pick me up and we headed to the hospital. By the time we got there they already had her in the OR doing the C-section. It seemed like we waited FOREVER for someone to come tell us how things were going. So finally my brother came out and told us that all the babies were good and my sister-n-law was doing good also. He said that they all had good color and that their hair is black! Of course it’s going to take me a little while to get every straight but Ella and Cole were born at 9:36 am then Cooper was born at 9:37 am and last but not least Casen was born at 9:39 am. We waited awhile and then a nurse came in the waiting room and asked for the family, so we all went out in the hall and they brought the babies out for us to see. Out first was Ella and Cooper then out came Casen and last but not least we got to meet Cole. They are SO little but so precious! One of them needed help breathing (I am not FOR SURE but I think it was Casen) but not too long after he was breathing on his own. Their feet and hands are so small and their arms and legs are long and skinny :)
Ella Grace weighed 2lbs and was 14 inches long
Cole Austin weighed 2lbs 7 oz and 14 1/ inches long
Cooper Brody weighed 2lbs 1 oz 14inches long
Casen Cash weighed 2lbs 7oz and was 14 1/2 inches long
I gotta tell ya...My family makes some of the most beautiful babies EVER!! My sister-n-law is doing great (well she was yesterday). You wouldn’t have been able to tell that she just had a c-section! She was doing what she does best...TAKING PICTURES...LOL! So right now everything is great :) THANKS to everyone who prayed for the babies, my sister-n-law and my family!!

Not such a good night

How rude! That is what I think of that stinking lab lady who bust in my door at 6AM to draw my blood for the gestational diabetes test. Seriously, why couldn't;t this of waited? She then in forms me I need to drink the funky orange drink, keep it down, then she would be back in 30 min to draw my blood. My response, "sure anything else I can do for you at 6am?" Not really, I did think that to myself. HA! After that ordeal my stomach just never seemed to get settled. I can;t imagine why. Tonight is mom's night to stay with me, when she got here she took me outside for my 30 minute wheelchair ride. Oh how I live for those 30mins. She took me to the side area (really the only place to go, since the hospital is under construction), I couldn't really see much, other than the side of the hospital, but it was a great view in my opinion. I couldn't believe how great the sunshine felt on me. Literally, a breath of fresh air. We went back inside and she went down and heated up dinner for us. My dad made me craw fish etoufee. YUMMY! I actually had it last night too. HA! We ate and enjoyed the food, but it wasn't too long before my stomach was very queasy, and to spare you the details, lets just saying I was running back and forth to the potty. The nurses started my nightly monitoring and you know it takes forever just to get all 4 babies on the machine, then you pray they all stay on so at least they can get 10min of monitoring. Well I hadn't been on the machine for 5 mins, when I told mom to get me unstrapped quick. I had no idea how hard it was to get 4 montor belts off at once, but she knew I wasn't feeling well, and she better hurry. I made it! Thank goodness! Then the nurse had to re-hook everything back up, thank goodness she was sweet and didn't mind. I know it is such a chore, much less have to do it twice in a row. I finished being monitored and they passed. YEAH! I got my nightly meds, oh how I love the Ambien! Then off to sleep we went, so I thought. WRONG! I was up all night running back and forth to the bathroom. Can I just mention how hard it is to get a quad belly & body out of the bed over and over again. I was so tired. My mom didn't get much sleep either. Hopefully, I will have a better day tomorrow.

We made 28 WEEKS

We made 28 wks. This is a huge milestone. Of course my goal is still the same of 32 wks, but I have also learned to take on day at a time. My sister stayed the night with me, and she loves me so much that she brought me La Madeline. Ashley, you are the best. THanks for everything. I have had family spending the night with me every night. One reason of course if that I am afraid of the dark, and the other is I am scared of having to be rushed in for a c-section and being by myself. So my family has been gracious enough to stay with me at night. Thank you!!!!!!!!!