Who are the Richardsons

So now you may be asking yourself "How did it all begin?" Well here it is....

About five years ago, T and C met, and before you knew it were getting married. Only a few months later I found out I was pregnant with A, our first daughter. She is beautiful, and very smart. But C and I always wanted to have more children. Our goal was to have at least 3. So a year and a half later we decided to try again. We wanted our kids to be close in age, so it seamed right to start soon after A turned 1 year old.

In February of last year I started to feel odd. Most women can tell when they are pregnant. I had my doubts but I figured I should check. I had a pregnancy test left over from when I got pregnant with A, so I decided to take.

Long and behold, I saw the little box light up with the two pink lines. That was the confirmation I was waiting for. We were pregnant. Only this time, it seamed very different. But everyone tells you that no two pregnancies are alike. So I figured that was the case with this one.

I decided that it would be best to wait until I got the OK from my OB/GYN before we celebrated. So a few weeks later I went for a visit with him. He examined me and confirmed that I was. For some reason C and I started joking around about being pregnant with twins. I ask my doc if it was possible, he said he did not think so.

At our 8 weeks check up we had an ultrasound, and the first thing out of the technician's mouth was : "Did you guys use Fertility?", NO. And then "Did you guys use IVF?", NO. Oh My GOSH! She said: "You are having triplets!!!" Our reaction: "No way! Your machine is broken", 'Are you sure?". We saw the three little peanuts floating on the screen. I almost passed out. Natural triplets, how was that possible.

I found out from my family, then, that we had a case of triplets in our family. My grandmother's sister had triplet girls, 30 years ago. How come no one told me I could have them too? We were delighted and at the same time scared.

This meant that we would be faced with some hard decisions. We were going to have to endure a bunch of Doctor visits, possible complications, the unusual delivery. The possibilities were endless. But the only thing in our minds at that point was how are we going to manage three more babies.

As with most multiples pregnancies, there are several medical complications that could happen at the blink of an eye. I was sent to a specialist, a Neonatologist, for the duration of my pregnancy. I was also told to be prepared for the worst. Although my first pregnancy went smooth, this one was very unusual. Right off the bat it is considered a high risk pregnancy.

I was also told to expect to be on bed rest at 20 weeks. I figure it would not be a bad thing considering the out come. I could stay in bed as long as needed if it meant having healthy babies. So the journey began, on February on 2008, we were in for the long hall.

to be continued......