Almost 1 Week Old!

Baby Dahlia

Baby Madelyn

Baby Preston

Baby Parker

Mommy and Dahlia

Mommy and Madelyn
Mommy and Parker

Mommy and Preston

Daddy and Preston

Daddy and Parker

Daddy and Madelyn
Daddy and Dahlia

This past week has been so amazing! All four of the babies are amazing the doctors at how well they are doing! All 4 babies are doing great for their age but Parker has had the hardest time of them all. I had a special feeling about him while I was pregnant and I kinda knew he would have a little bit of a rough time. He is still doing really well!

They are all off of their biliruben lights for jaundice, off of their Dopamine for blood pressure and most are breathing room air on their ventilators. All 4 of them can open their eyes now (they stay fused until about the 25th week.) They are all gaining weight and they already look so much healthier than when they were first born.

Preston is definetly a momma,s boy. He loves when I talk to him and holds on so tight. We think Dahlia is gonna be like Eva. Madelyn is a little sweety pie, she is the smallest of the bunch but is doing the best! Parker is also a mommas boy, he has been fighting so hard and I am so proud of him.

The next 48 hours are going to be huge! They will all be getting ultrasounds tomorrow morning to test for brain bleeds. The doctors all feel confident that they do not have any bleeds because they are not showing any symptoms. Also, tonight we will find out if the babies will need to go into surgery or not to have their PICC lines placed. We are very scared, but with all of the prayers we know everything will be OK!

Last night was the most amazing night ever! The nurses let us kiss our babies for the first time! I had not even got to smell their scent before last night... It was wonderful! We are so in love! We went and got pictures done to go inside their isolettes of Eva and then one of the 3 of us.

I am feeling great and I am so glad to be off of the bedrest! Even though my labor was really scary, my hospital experience after that was great! L&D was so wonderful to me! I got to stay in the same room I delivered Eva in, and one of my nurses was even the same nurse I had with Eva! Trever and I both know that the Lord meant for the babies to come when they did. I am at peace that there was no stopping my body from going into labor and everything will work out OK.

We want to give a special thanks to all of our friends that came and visited us! We really appreciate it so much!

One Week Old Tomorrow!

First Pics!

Here are pictures of our beautiful babies!!!

Parker Elden

Preston Wayne

Madelyn Lila

Dahlia Colleen

Short Update on Babies and Visitors

We just wanted to share a very quick update on the babies and on Jenna. The babies are doing very very well given the circumstances. They are fighting every second of the day but are defying all of the odds. We are so in love with them and they really are doing well. They have breathing tubes and a couple of other monitors for temperature and blood pressure but really nothing else. They love to hold on to our fingers and try not to let go. Preston's eyes are still fused shut but everytime he hears momma's voice, he fights so hard to open his eyes! They are so amazing and we beg and plead that you all pray for them along with us! We look at them and are reminded just how much work they will have to do. We really cannot do this without you!!!

Many of you have expressed a desire to come and visit us. At this point my recovery is progressing at a rapid rate and I am excited to see my friends and family. Short visits are welcome if you would please just call and we can think of a time. Please no drop ins as our schedules are busy with pumping, monitoring, NICU visits, Eva time, and sleep time. We are so grateful so many of you want to be with us during this very hard but exciting time in our lives. Please contact us directly if you want to come visit, we dont want anybody feeling like they are not welcome! We love you all!

Trever and Jenna

The Quads are Here!!

Hello everyone...this is Trever..the proud father to these babies. I wanted to update the blog really quick to give everyone an idea of how our family is doing. Here is a recap of the events of yesterday, Dec 30, 2008.

Yesterday morning Jenna had an appt with Dr. Albert(her high risk doc) for another routine appointment. He did a sonogram and checked all the babies and they all looked perfect. During this time we were sure we would be able to go back home since everything looked so good. Then he did a vaginal ultrasound to check Jenna's cervical length. He was very quiet as he did this and we got worried. Even by my own eyes I could tell that things didn't look right. He then told us that Jenna's bag of waters was bulging through her cervix and was in her vaginal canal....in particular it was Dahlia's bag of water. The bag of water had found the point of least resistance and decided to stretch the cerclage causing her to dilate. As you can guess, we were shocked as this was not one of the possible problems that we had ever discussed.

So they then admitted Jenna until the babies were born. By the time we got to L&D, Jenna was having contractions that were coming every two minutes. Luckily, after about 3 shots of terbutaline, the contractions stopped. Jenna was in much pain and discomfort from the catheter that they placed....and that made things even more difficult as the meds made her heart race and body shake. They decided that they would give her pain meds to calm down and hopefully relax. Jenna became relaxed and we were once again optimistic about carrying the babies to 28 weeks. By about 7pm, Jenna's contractions were coming every 2 minutes and were pretty painful. They were definitely the kind of contractions that would cause her to dilate...and keep in mind that her cervix was already at 1cm. They were able to control those contractions with more terbutaline and Jenna was getting some rest. After Eva and my mom left for the evening, at around 8:30 I stepped out of the room to give Jenna some privacy as she was going to use the restroom. Soon after I left, Jenna felt what she thought was a small water ball right inside her vagina. About this time, the nurse walked back in the room and Jenna told her that she felt like the catheter had slid out of place. Much to her surprise and shock, the nurse said is was Dahlia's bag of water and the babies needed to be delivered right away.

There was much screaming and shouting in Jenna's room as nurses, doctors, respiratory therapists, techs, and anesthesia were all scrambling to get to the OR. They were trying to calm Jenna down as she was hysterical and extremely scared. They wanted to move fast so the bag of waters wouldn't brake. Since it was such an emergency, they wouldn't let me go into the OR. I felt sick, scared, excited, and calm all at the same time......very euphoric!

So as the delivery took place I was in the hallway and nurses would occasionally stick their heads out to let me know how things were going. After about 30 mins, they began to cart the babies to the NICU. I was able to see Dahlia and Parker but they took Madelyn and Preston to the NICU via the backdoor and I was unable to see them right away. As of this time, all the babies had good vitals, good body color, and two of them even tried to breathe on their own---very huge for such a young age. After another 30 minutes or so, they brought Jenna out of the OR and into recovery. She was good, just scared still. I was able to stay with her for an hour before the babies were stable enough for me to go see them and take pictures. After another 4 hours Jenna was feeling well enough to go down to the NICU and see the babies too! We have pictures but no USB cable to upload them so I will try to get home tonight and get the cable so you all can see our gorgeous little blessings. We are so very much in love and cannot wait for Eva to meet you brothers and sisters. We love them all so much individually. It makes us love Eva even more knowing that these babies chose to come to not only us, but also to her. Thank you to all of our family and friends for your concern, thoughts, prayers, and calls.

Here are the specs for each of the babies:

Dahlia-1lb 11oz, 12 in
Preston-1lb 12oz, 13 in
Parker- 1lb 10oz, 12.5in
Madelyn- 1lb 9oz, 11in

As of the time of this post, they are all breathing room air with the assistance of ventilators. The boys are taking meds to help control their blood pressure but they say that is to be expected for a 25 week baby. The next 4-5 days are huge and will give us a better idea of the real expectations for each of them.

Thank you again for your prayers on our behalf.

VIABILITY!!! 3D PICS!!!

TODAY IS 24 WEEKS AND WE NOW HAVE REACHED THE POINT OF VIABILITY! We are so very excited and it feels like a dream to finally be here! It really is our first milestone and our next one will be 28 weeks! I have not been having contractions and I have felt pretty good so we are definetly thinking we can make it!

We had a 3D ultrasound today and we only were able to get pictures of Preston. He is in front of all of the other babies so he was pretty easy to see. We saw a bunch of body parts including one of the boys booties lol! It was adorable :)! Preston looks amazing. I am so happy we got to see one of the babies today! We will have another 3D ultrasound next week on Tuesday after Dr. Albert's appointment.

Countdown to 24 weeks...

It feels so good to almost be at 24 weeks. I just wanted to add a mini post and will update more on Tuesday after our 3D ultrasound. Yesterday and today I have not felt the best. For lack of better description, it feels like my pelvis is spliting in half! My hips are killing me, my back hurts and I am really sore. But despite all of this, I really am feeling optimistic about this pregnancy.

Yesterday I had a really amazing experience. Like I said, I have been very achey so I got in the bathtub to read. It was really neat because one at a time the babies started moving. I was looking down at my belly and for the first time, I could see them from the outside! It really made me feel so much more in love with them! They really became even more real to me! I am getting really excited to meet them!

I have been dreaming about them lately, and so has my mom! It is really neat to see them and be with them in my dreams! I know everything will work out really well! The other night we had our first volunteer meeting. There were alot of women that showed up and we were so greatful with it being the holiday season and all! There have been so many amazing people willing to help us!

I also wanted to add that we really appreciate the comments that we get from our readers! It helps to keep us optimistic! Hope everyone is having a great weekend!