Well, my little family (soon to be a BIG family) started in March of 2004 when I met my wonderful husband Justin. It was a whirlwind courtship. We started dating in March of 2004, he proposed in August of 2004 & we were happily married on May 21, 2005. I can honestly say he is my true soul mate & confidante. He keeps me sane!! :) We always knew we wanted kids (only 2) so we decided to start trying in May of 2006. After a few months of trying we got no where so my doctor sent me to a reproductive endocrinologist. After a few tests etc. we found out we were pregnant in September of 2006. Then about 2 months later, my world came crashing down.....I had miscarried & had to have a D&C. I was about 11 weeks by date & 8 weeks by sono. That was absolutely one of the hardest times of my life. I thought "Will I ever be able to give my husband the child(ren) he deserves?". Well then a few months later, he jumped back on the wagon & started trying again. On April 4, 2007 we found out we were pregnant again (with the help of fertility shots). I was ecstatic but scared & the same time. I didn't want to get to excited because the "What if...?" question lingered in the back of my mind. Well, things went smoothly through the first trimester and I was relieved. Then a few months later we found it it was a BOY. Fast forward to November 14, 2007, my precious son, Bradyn Allen Wayne Burleson, was born @ 3:36pm weighing in at 6 lbs 4.4 oz & 20 1/4" long. (And he was a month early to!) He spent a few days in the NICU due to feeding problems and such, then on November 23, 2007 he got to come home & my life hasn't been the same ever since!! He was my dad's birthday present because he was born on his birthday, as well as being his first granchild!!
This is a pic of him @ 1 yr old in November 2008.Well ok, so me & my crazy self wanted another baby & I wanted to start trying again soon because with all of the problems I had in the past conceiving, I didn't know how long it would take & I didn't want Bradyn & his little brother or sister to be that far apart. Sooooo, back to the infertility doc we go (October 2008). We started the shots again & did our thing. By the end of October we found out we were indeed pregnant again!! YEAH! Well when I went back a few days later for a 2nd B-HCG test, my levels had almost tripled. So, when I was about 4 weeks pregnant they did a sonogram & seen 2 sacs. Ok, so I was freaking...TWINS?? Well, went back at 5 weeks for another sonogram & there was 3 sacs, possible 4. I thought "Oh s**t, what am I going to do??" My poor hubby didn't believe be when I called & told him. What is crazy though is when I recieved my shot to make me ovulate I only had 3 good eggs that were big enough to be fertilized. Well, we went back for another sono @ 6 1/2 weeks to check for heartbeats. As I lay there, we were counting the sacs...1, 2, 3. Then started looking for heartbeats, sure enough, there were 3 heartbeats! My infertility doctor immediatly told me she wanted me to go for a fetal reduction down to 2, possibly 1 to prevent complications because she didn't think I would be able to carry them since I had problems before & I have Myasthenia Gravis ( a form of muscular dystriphy). Well after much thought, tears, research & discussions with my hubby & family, I decided NOT to do it. I mean, how could I do this after seeing heartbeats? If God wanted to take one of them on His own, then fine, but I was not going to make that decision because who am I to play GOD?? Soooooo....fast forward, I am now almost 15 weeks with TRIPLETS! So, that is the gist of my story & how my family began!! I created this blog space to keep family & friends updated on the progress of this family & pregnancy. Feel free to leave comments or questions!!
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