Month: December 2008

I got this list of questions from one of my favorite blogs ever…looks like fun, yes? And an easy way to get an entry done. Heh.

1. What did you do in 2008 that you’d never done before?

Good lord. Is raising triplets too obvious of an answer?

2. Did you keep your new year’s resolutions, and will you make more for next year?

I didn’t make any last year. I was too tired. I think I will for 2009, though.

3. Did anyone close to you give birth?

Well, my friend Anne had her son Whitman on Jan 1, and my friend Kettie had Henry at the end of July. To name a couple.

4. Did anyone close to you die?

No

5. What countries did you visit?

Canada! I can’t believe I actually got to answer this question.

6. What would you like to have in 2009 that you lacked in 2008?

A Wii and a Wii Fit. Heh. And walking, talking, children.

7. What dates from 2008 will remain etched upon your memory, and why?

December 4, 2008 – the boys’ first birthday.

8. What was your biggest achievement of the year?

Getting to that first birthday.

9. What was your biggest failure?

Not losing the baby weight.

10. Did you suffer illness or injury?

No, nothing major. Just residual crap from the boys’ birth.

11. What was the best thing you bought?

Too bad we bought the minivan at the end of 2007.

12. Whose behavior merited celebration?

Well, Linus, Oliver, and Miles’s, of course!

13. Whose behavior made you appalled and depressed?

Well, Linus, Oliver, and Miles’s, of course!

14. Where did most of your money go?

Well, Linus, Oliver, and Miles, of course!

15. What did you get really, really, really excited about?

Well, Linus, Oliver, and Miles, of course!

Okay, I’ll stop. The election. That made me very happy too.

16. What song will always remind you of 2008?

Any of the ones from the Fisher-Price line of toys, particularly the Laugh and Learn Table thingy.

“One, two-three, four-five-six-seven-eight
Then, there’s nine!
Counting’s really great
With numbers,
When you have numbers,
Then you can count!
…And count agAIN!”

Man, I love that song.

17. Compared to this time last year, are you:
a) happier or sadder? happier
b) thinner or fatter? marginally thinner
c) richer or poorer? poorer

18. What do you wish you’d done more of?

Exercise

19. What do you wish you’d done less of?

Eat

20. How did you spend Christmas?

In the Emergency Room with Miles and George

21. Did you fall in love in 2008?

I did. By the time 2008 rolled around, I was emerging from the haze of newborn triplets, and actually starting to love them. It wasn’t instantaneous like they want you to believe.

22. What was your favorite TV program?

30 Rock

23. Do you hate anyone now that you didn’t hate this time last year?

Nah

24. What was the best book you read?

The new David Sedaris book, probably.

25. What was your greatest musical discovery?

See question #16

26. What did you want and get?

My wedding band and engagement ring to fit again!

27. What did you want and not get?

My pre-pregnancy clothes to fit again.

28. What was your favorite film of this year?

Did I see a movie this year? I’m sure I did. But I can’t remember right now.

29. What did you do on your birthday, and how old were you?

I was 33. George and I went to dinner at a Belgian restaurant. I was still very itchy (post-pregnancy issue) and tired. The boys were 5 weeks old.

30. What one thing would have made your year immeasurably more satisfying?

Winning the lottery.

31. How would you describe your personal fashion concept in 2008?

Slovenly.

32. What kept you sane?

Well, Linus, Oliver, and Miles, of course!

33. Which celebrity/public figure did you fancy the most?

I still love me some Colin Firth.

34. What political issue stirred you the most?

Just the election in general, I guess.

35. Who did you miss?

I have to say I missed my dad a lot this year. I can only imagine how much fun he’d be having with the boys.

36. Who was the best new person you met?

I think I’d have to say the local triplet moms, especially Alicia and Stephanie (who had their quads and triplets at the same time as me, you know what I mean) because I’ve learned so much from them. And made great friendships.

37. Tell us a valuable life lesson you learned in 2008.

Always cover up the pee-pee with a washcloth when changing a baby boy’s diaper.

38. Quote a song lyric that sums up your year.

“One, two-three, four-five-six-seven-eight
Then, there’s nine!
Counting’s really great
With numbers,
When you have numbers,
Then you can count!
…And count agAIN!”

Don’t be jealous. While you’re off sipping champagne or other festive adult beverages, wearing sparkly clothes and enjoying fireworks, George and I will be tending to three sickly children. Fun!

That’s right, they’re all three having their adenoids removed and ear tubes put in, on the 31st. I guess with three kids, you can’t be too choosy about what surgery slot you get. Ah well. I’m pretty excited about it, nevertheless. Could there possibly be an end in sight of the constant ear infections? Oh please, say yes!

Pay attention. This is one of those rare times when you’ll see the boys dressed exactly alike.

Well, not exactly. Oliver’s a reindeer, and their shoes are different. And the shirts under their jumpers.  But dang, aren’t these cute? Thanks Aunt Kristie!

Oliver does make an adorable reindeer, doesn’t he?

Miles stands! And looks quite proud of himself, doesn’t he?

This is so you can see the ridiculous cuteness of this jumper thingy. The hoodie part! Oh, it kills me.

Eeeeee, it’s snowing here! It’s so dreamy and beautifullllll. My brain is turning to mush. I wish I could get a good picture of it, but I only have my cell phone and I can’t get pictures off of it right now. Argh! Here’s a really bad picture from my coworker’s iPhone:

Edited to add: Me in snow!!!

Considering I was going to have three children surgically extracted from my uterus, I slept surprisingly well the night before my c-section. At around 5:30 am, I woke up to get freshened up. At around 6, nurses came by to do some last minute prep. And at 6:30, I walked down to the operating room.

Friends were there, family was there, but all I could think about was the babies. And how thirsty I was. Man, I was parched!

I hopped (ha!) on the operating table, and hunched over while the spinal block was placed. Ooooh, that was the worst! Definitely the worst part of the c-section. Ick. But once that was over, I was laid down on my back, and George was brought in.

Thank goodness we have video of everything from here on out, because I probably wouldn’t remember much of it otherwise. I was very out of it from the drugs and my exhaustion. And seriously, all I could think about was “I am sooooo thirsty.”

The surgery started, and 24 minutes later, I heard, “it’s a boy!” Linus was born. One minute later, “it’s another boy!” and Oliver was pulled out. And then, at 6:56, Miles was born. (“It’s another boy!”) They didn’t cry right away, but I was okay with that, since my doctor had prepared me for that.

A little while later, I did hear their little kitten-like mewls. The rest of the operation was a blur. They sewed me up, the boys were wheeled past me (sadly, I didn’t get to kiss them or see them up close) and everyone was informed of the sexes of the babies.

I was wheeled to recovery a little while later, where friends visited and I trembled. It freaked George out. heh. He edited the video to send out to friends and family, which you can see here. (Well, I fixed it up a little.)

The rest of the day, I was a bit out of it from the morphine pump and the magnesium sulfate I had to be on, so it’s definitely a blur. The NICU nurses brought pictures of the boys as well as updates. They were doing so well already, I was very happy about that. Unfortunately, I didn’t get to see them that day because of the mag sulfate. But honestly, with the amount of drugs in my system, I hardly noticed.

Yay, morphine! Heh.

Later, I’ll recap today…their birthday. Right now, the boys are napping. That’s their gift to mommy. 🙂