And the journey begins . . .

If you are reading this you are probably a friend and know us already. If not, then let me tell you a little about myself and my family.
We are a Christian family who puts God first. Without Him, we can't do what we do. We give Him all the credit and rely on Him for the wisdom, strength, and humor to get through what is about to be a crazy life. 
The hubs and I got a late start on family planning (we married later). We have a four year old daughter who was conceived our first month with Clomid. About 6 months ago, we decided we wanted to try for another (get that last one in before I turn 40). We turned to Clomid again. This time, the second month did the trick! And boy did it!!!! At our 7 week ultrasound, we discovered we are having TRIPLETS!! I know, you are thinking, "Duh, you took fertility drugs. Why are you surprised?" Well, statistically speaking, the odds of having triplets with Clomid are the same as if you didn't take anything. Of course, statistics don't mean squat when you are 100% pregnant with three.
So, what's the purpose of this blog? Well, it's really for me, but if any other "trip moms" out there find some camaraderie in my joys and pains, then I'm doing it for them too. So, if you want to know what I'm thinking about this craziness, keep reading . . .

When we first learned I was pregnant, our daughter immediately started saying that she was going to have both a brother and a sister. We laughed thinking she was just wishing. Oh, out of the mouths of babes! Ironically, almost everyone we talked to also mentioned twins. So when the day came for the first ultrasound, we were excited but not surprised to see twins. The shocker came when the third baby popped up on the screen. THAT was unexpected. This was three days ago and we are still trying to wrap our heads around the face that our family of three is turning into a family of six. I made the mistake tonight of looking at pictures of triplet pregnancies. Yeah, I won't be doing that again! Dear Lord, please help me carry these babies in a non-freakish way! Other than that, we are planning when to replace our terrible carpet (we were going to get wood floors until this bit of news) and when to buy the minivan that we now desperately need.

As far as the pregnancy, I feel pretty zapped of energy all the time. Morning sickness has it's not so bad days and it's terrible days. Today was a terrible day. Of course, this makes it extremely hard to keep up at work (I'll save that topic for another day). I simply want to sleep all the time. I did buy one of those pregnancy pillows today and napped with it this afternoon. Not too bad. I think it will be indispensable as I get further along.

Alright, I don't want to get TMI with this thing.

Adieu!