Babies are all doing GREAT!

I know it's been a minute again since I have posted, but it has been a crazy time since the birth of the babies! They are all doing great at this point! Had a few infection scares, some low blood sugars, and Levi's PDA vessel in his heart came open, causing a murmur. Levi and Logan had to have Lumbar Punctures last week to check for infections because their bloodwork came back a little funny. That was scary! As of now, NO infections to be spoken of, Levi's PDA closed on it's own after 3 rounds of Indomethison, and ALL babies are now breathing room air on their own as of now!! YAY for healthy babies! Blood sugars have regulated on their own also. My lil ones are doing amazing for being almost 29 weekers!! We love them ALL soo much! I am one happy Momma!!

Matison is the strongest and biggest for sure. She has had ZERO scares and is getting the most formula at her feedings as of now. They MAY even let me start trying to bottle feed her as early as next week! She was actually SUCKING on a binki yesterday, which is supposed to be something they dont do until they hit 32 weeks or so! :) Here are a few pics of her...

Levi is also doing great! Besides his PDA that opened up causing them to stop his feedings, he hasnt had any problems at all either. The normal Brady's every now and then, but he's gaining weight FASTER than his sister and brother for sure... he is already up 7 oz from his lowest weight! :) He's my big boy!

Logan is the tiniest one and he's had the most difficulty staying on his feedings regularly. He is doing much better now. He was spitting up green stuff after his feedings so they had to keep holding them until they figured out what was going on. Turns out he probably has reflux so they are just watching him closely and doing belly x-rays to make sure his tummy and bowels are ok. I guess preemies can have bad problems from their bowels and intestines getting infected. Lets hope thats is not the case! 

He is so little even compared to his brother and sister... they both out weigh him by over 10 oz! He's my little Logan! He is practicing sucking his binki too!! :)

The babies arrived @ 28 weeks and 5 days!

Im sorry it has taken so long for an update but they are here! The last 4 days have been absolutely crazy! What I thought was a false alarm on the 17th of August turned out to be labor!! Started having pressure in my butt at around 7 am that morning... No contractions that I could feel... JUST pressure and a BIT of swelling in my face and hands. Had my mom take me to L&D to be checked out just to be safe. She just dropped me off and I went in alone! LOL When I got there and was first checked, cervix was long and closed. They hooked me up to the monitors and found that I was having contractions every 2-3 mins! Checked my cervix again an hour later... Still closed but softer and shorter. They decided to give me the steriod shots for the babies lungs, a muscle relaxer, and admit me for 48 hours for observation since my cervix was still closed. I called the hubby and had him come to the hospital since he was already in Ann Arbor working.
I got moved to my room and got comfy. By this time I had only been at the hospital for 2 hours. Then the resident Doc came in to check me one more time.... She didn't understand how my contractions were so regular and werent subsiding, but I had no dilation... She went in with her fingers and her face dropped!! She IMMEDIATELY told the nurses to get ready because baby A's foot could be felt inside of me!! WELL, after that it is all a blurr!!! C-section was coming and the babies were on their way! They were here an hour later!! At 7:00 pm Babies A & B entered the world and C came a minute later at 7:01pm on August 17, 2011!
                                 

A-Matison Lee Higgins - 2lbs 12 oz 15.5 inches

B-Levi Mason Higgins - 2lbs 7oz 14.5 inches

                                    

C-Logan Jacob Higgins - 2lbs 2 oz 14 inches

~26 weeks~

Well, we made it another week! Appt. went great on Weds. All babies are growing right on schedule and Im up to 162 lbs. Cervix is still 3.8 cm with no change when pressure is applied. Babies weights are BABY A- 2 lbs BABY B- 1 lb 11 oz BABY C- 1 lb 11 oz. Next milestone is 28 weeks! Hoping these next 2 weeks fly by! I am still getting pretty good sleep at night, with the help of my Benadryl, and I feel pretty good most days. The babies have been getting more active by the day. Baby C is my most calm these days, with baby B not far behind. Baby A is my mover! She is the biggest and most active by far! Her and Baby C are both breech... While Baby B is head down. I'm getting VERY VERY anxious!!! O.... and VERY very BIG! ;)

25.1 weeks!

No big changes this week. Still feeling pretty good! Have my next growth ultrasound on Weds. Can't wait to see them wiggling around again and see how big they have gotten! :)

~Daddy holding the babies~

24 Week Milestone!

Well we made it to 24 weeks! First big milestone of the pregnancy! I'm so happy to have made it this far problem free. (minus the sickness) My MFM appt. went great on Weds. My cervix is holding strong at 3.8 cm and all the babies are now in a transverse position... Like a baby sandwich in my belly. LOL All of them are moving so much now... I can rarely tell which boy is which anymore... but I know when the girl is moving because she is SO LOW. Woo hoo for 24 weeks!

23 weeks down!

23 weeks along today and feeling a bit more human again! I'm starting to feel some relief, just this past week, from my all day sickness and constant fatigue. I have been able to eat pretty much whatever I want and haven't been getting sick in the mornings as much either! Thank God! My next appt. with my MFM is Weds and I'm pretty sure they are going to schedule my c-section that day! Hoping to make it whatever day that is! Also looking forward to signing my tubal ligation consent! LOL

The babies have been moving like CRAZY lately too! They have been keeping me up some nights with all their dancing around! Baby A (girl) gets the hiccups A LOT and she is so far down that everytime she moves, my bladder gets a beating!! Baby B is the calmest by far... he usually only moves during the day while I'm up and moving around. Baby C is the crazy STRONG one... he's always moving and it already almost hurts when he kicks me! His feet are closest to my ribs so I'm very sore on my left side most of the time! So worth it to me at this point... I love to feel them moving around in there... I know that they are all ok. I took this video today!

22 weeks!

22 weeks today! :) Had another growth ultrasound 2 days ago and that went WELL! Babies weights are as follows~ A-GIRL-1 lb 3 oz! B-BOY 1 lb! C-BOY 1 lb! :) My cervix is BACK up to almost 3.8cm again too! I was very happy with that. I am also up to 155 lbs! Finally, I feel like I'm making some progress! LOL I put some pics of them below! :)

Baby A profile and C's head! LOL

Baby C sucking his thumb... and parts of the other babies! LOL

Baby B and his puckered lips!!

Baby C and his thumb again... and a little foot! (I think that's Baby B's!) 

My baby shower was this past Sunday and it went well also! We had it at a buffet and had a cute little room in the back, which my grandmother decorated. :) It was very nice! We got some very nice clothes and a lot of diapers. We also got all 3 bouncers. My mom surprised us that morning by showing up at the door with her truck full of 3, very nice, 4-in-1 cribs! They are perfect and I am so happy to have them already!! :D Matt and I went garage sailing last Sat. and got a triple stroller (Craigslist), nice baby swing, very nice pack-and-play w/changing table, and a few playmats! We are trying to get everything little by little! The babies room is filling up! Here are a few pics that a friend took... :)

Matt, Matthew, Michael, and I

Slippers!

Michael always wants to help Momma!