The Glenn Trio has arrived!!!!

The babies are here!! I’m going to try to start from the beginning and share how these  three cuties entered the world.

I had an appointment on Monday, 2/4 and at that appointment my blood pressure was a little high again. We knew I had pre-eclampsia at this point but was not sure how that would affect the schedule so we came prepared to potentially deliver that day. I was hoping it WOULD be that day! We met with the Dr and decided the blood pressure was not high enough to deliver yet but I was asked to come to another appointment the next day and the c-section was scheduled for Wednesday. Tuesday’s appointment was scheduled in the afternoon and that morning I received a call from the clinic informing me they would be admitting me after the appointment to watch my labs and blood pressures with the the plan still to deliver on Wednesday. I would be at the hospital, in case something changed and they needed to get the babies out quickly. It was a surreal feeling packing up and knowing we wouldn’t be back till we were parents! 

We went to the appointment and then were admitted afterwards. My blood pressure was still

on the higher end but still ok so we continued to stay on target to deliver Wed. We checked in and took a nap and enjoyed our last day before becoming parents! I tried to sleep Tuesday night but it was so hard- I think I got one good 2-3 hour stretch. We woke up Wednesday ready to go!!! 

I was prepped me for surgery and they started an IV. The Dr came in and explained everything, I was nervous but ready to finally meet these babies! I was wheeled back to the operating room and they started the spinal block. It was the weirdest feeling! I was numb pretty quickly, the surgeon came in and they brought Tom in. At this point, I began to feel really off. I was having issues breathing, (so I thought) and felt like I could not catch  a breath. I started to panic (shocking... right?) and the nurses were trying to calm me down telling me my respiratory levels looked fine. I also was SO thirsty!!!! I felt like I have never had water before.  I was so thirsty and I kept begging for ice. I was not allowed to have any but that was all I could think of! They must have given me something in my IV to relax me a bit because Tom said at this point I was really out of it. All of a sudden we heard a baby cry and someone say, here’s Elliott!!! He arrived at 10:17 am.  They held him up quickly and then took him right away. Two minutes later, at 10:19 am, Samuel arrived! They also held him up over the curtain to show him and then he was taken to the back. Within the same minute, also at 10:19 am. Molly entered the world. I was out of it and didn’t realize this but when Molly was pulled out she was purple and not breathing. She was not held up for us to see and was taken to the back right away where they resuscitated her quickly. Side note, the surgeons. Drs and nurses were incredible! They all handled everything quickly and expertly. Molly started to cry (much to Tom's relief as he was very nervous since he was able to see what had happened ) and then they invited Tom to be with the babies while they stitched me up.

All of a sudden I heard someone tell me they had a surprise for me and I turned my head and Tom walks in carrying Samuel!! He was evaluated and everything looked great so they let Tom carry him into me! He wasn’t attached to any wires and he looked just like a regular little baby all bundled up. It was amazing, we were not expecting that. Tom looked so proud and happy and don’t tell him I said this but there were some tears from him ;) a few minutes later they wheeled in Molly and Elliott in their NICU isolates. I wasn’t able to touch or hold anyone yet but it was so nice they brought them by for me to see them. It also reassured us they weren’t in any immediate danger. They were hooked up to many wires and cords but they looked great! They put Sam in Molly’s cube to walk back to the NICU and Tom went with them. By this time I was about done being stitched up and they were able to take me back to recovery. The nurse had a huge glass of ice chips for me, I was so happy!!!

I sat in recovery for what felt like hours!! It was really only about an hour till I started to gain feeling my legs again. I must have asked the nurse a trillion times when I could go see my babies! That was all I could think about. I did Face Time Tom so I was able to see them on camera for a bit. Finally, I was allowed to go back!! I went into Molly’s room first and it was a little scary  to see all the wires and monitors hooked up to her! But she was doing well and I was able to hold her right away. She was so sweet and little. She was hungry so I attempted breastfeeding and she latched right away!! The nurse said she was shocked but it looked like she got a good latch, it was so cool! I went in to see Sam next but they had him in an isolate by this point so I wasn’t able to hold him or Elliott.

I went to my room where they took my blood pressure and it was high.. pretty scary high! They wanted me to settle down and relax for the afternoon. It wasn’t getting any better after a few hours so they started me on an IV for 24 hours of magnesium to protect me against stroke or a seizure... so scary. The medicine in the IV made me feel awful and I had to be constantly monitored by a nurse for the first few hours.  This also meant I was on bed rest and wouldn’t be able to go down to see the babies for 24 hours. I was heartbroken.. I had worked soooo hard and wanted to be with my babies but I wasn’t able. I can’t put into words how hard it was. Luckily, Tom became super dad instantly! He took over and spent the evening bouncing back between me and the babies. I wanted him to be with the babies as much as possible. He did skin to skin with them all and sent me constant updates. I am so thankful he was able to just step up and take on learning and loved on our babies. He is SO in love with them and it makes me feel so happy!!

Over the next few days my blood pressure continued to spike, and at one point it got super high so I called Tom back from the NICU and the Dr came in to talk about different options. I ended up being on 7 medications a day to get it under control. I took those for a few days and was able to see the babies for a few hours each day. It was SO hard not being able to spend every second with them. I was discharged from the hospital on Monday, 5 days after delivery on blood pressure medicines that seemed to be working well. We left the babies at the NICU and I was so upset. I cried the whole way home.  I was so sad to leave them but I was exhausted and needed to get a good nights sleep at home. Today I feel so much better! It’s amazing what a 4 hour stretch of sleep in your own bed can do! I had a checkup this afternoon and my blood pressure was great, thank goodness. I am able to discontinue one of the meds and will be checked again on Friday. Enough about me though, the babies are doing really well! They won’t be in the NICU much longer, and we are super excited to bring them home!! Molly is a little dramatic princess, which is shocking right?! The nurse asked us which of us was dramatic and I laughed and said well we kind of both are. Elliott is the talk of the NICU staff, lot of nurses have popped in to see his hair! It is so thick and fluffy! Both Tom and I had full heads of dark hair when we were born. Samuel is our quiet guy who doesn’t like to be disturbed! He gets crabby when he gets moved but loves snuggling with mom and dad. He is the best breast feeder but is struggling a bit with the bottle. We are so blessed and are already seeing different pieces of each babies personality. Being pregnant and giving birth to triplets is an incredible experience that not many will have, and although it has been so hard, seeing their faces and knowing Tom and I made them is so incredible!! We are so happy they are healthy and can’t wait for them to get home and get settled in with us.

We have been overwhelmed with love and support from family and friends. Tom is running the Glenn Trio Facebook page and has had lots of fun with it :-) the gifts and offers to help are amazing and just know we will probably take everyone up on their offers at some point!
From the five of us, We love you all very much!