1 year ago, Shawn and my life changed completely; we learned I was pregnant. Little did we know, that just 18 short days later we would learn by how much! It is truly a miracle that we have been blessed to be the parents of the 3 sweetest little babies anyone could ever ask for. It actually brings tears to my eyes as I write this, to think about everything we have been through in the last 2+ years. As you are growing up, you always have a plan to get married, have kids and live life to the fullest with your family. You never plan on the thought of not being able to have children, or even thinking that you would have to jump through a year of hoops to achieve it. It was truly an emotional, physical and mental rollercoaster. You tell yourself every day to not get your hopes up that “this time” you will get the phone call with the positive pregnancy test results, but yet time and time again, we did. After 4 rounds of IUI with negative results, we decided the next best step was to try just 1 last time and if that did not work we would have to give IVF a try. At this time, I was giving myself shots in the stomach every day to help stimulate my ovaries, and for those of you who do not know, I have an EXTREME fear of needles. I still remember the day I had to go into the clinic to learn how to give myself these shots, and they would not let me leave until I could prove to them I could do it by injecting myself with just some water. I seriously sat at the table and cried for a half hour, but in the end, it ended up being not as bad as I had thought. Now how many months later, with my belly covered in bruises from the needles, I was happy to hear that we would be moving on to the next step.
On Friday April 22nd, I went in for the 5th and final round of IUI. Shawn and I had already counted on this not working, so I think this was the one time I actually did not get my hopes up, at least not as high. We had planned to try this one last time, take the summer off due to the 9 weddings we had and so we could save up for our first round of IVF in the fall. 2 weeks later on this exact Friday (it was May 6th) I went in to the clinic for my normal 2 week blood draw before work. It was around 11am when I got the call from the clinic, the call that anyone going through fertility treatments can tell you they dread, but so look forward to getting just so you have an answer. When I answered the phone, and the nurse asked me if I was sitting down, I was almost sure it was going to be a no. She immediately blurted out, Your Pregnant!!! I literally almost fell out of my chair. She then proceeded to tell Happy First Mother’s Day, as that coming Sunday was indeed Mother’s Day. She gave me my blood results, and sure enough we were REALLY pregnant!
Looking back, I still question as to why God wanted us to go through this. I always asked Him if I had done something in the past that he had wanted me to make up for, but in the end I know it was all a part of His plan. If anything, I should be thankful, because without this experience we would probably not have our 3 little peanuts, who I would never want to be without. It is hard to imagine life not as a triplet mom, with all the fears and joys we have had this far. I think God just wanted me to learn to be a little more patient, as being a mom of triplets you definitely need a whole new level of patience. I also remember towards our last IUI telling Shawn that after we got pregnant, I wanted to be done with having kids as I could not handle the emotional rollercoaster anymore. God must have heard me, and that is why I think he blessed us with all 3 at once.
I can not thank all our family and friends who helped us and supported us through this journey thus far. I know I will never be able to repay you for it, but please know that you are all very, very dear to us and you will always hold a very special place so close to our hearts. We so look forward to all the memories and adventures that all our families have together in the future!
Love always,
Beth
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