Wow. What a day!!!!!!!!!! I don't even know where to start. Shelly checked into the hospital yesterday afternoon (Tuesday, October 2nd) after she went in for her 31+ week check-up. She started feeling contractions more frequently and the doctors wanted to be cautious so we checked into the labor/delivery ward at St. Joe's Hospital in Milwaukee. She woke up this morning feeling okay but as the morning progressed it seemed like more and more doctors were coming into her room. She called me at work at 10:50 AM and said that it was time to go and the girls wanted out. At that point, I didn't even log off my computer and was running through the streets of downtown Milwaukee to the parking lot where my car was parked. Then, I proceeded to drive 60+ mph in a 35 mph zone to get to the hospital. I arrived there, put my scrubs on, and got into the operating room at 11:18 AM. The babies arrived one minute after another starting at 11:21 AM. I literally arrived just in the knick of time. The babies names, weights, and lengths are:
- Baby A is the fraternal triplet named Addison Lee Dooyema and weighed in at 3 lbs. 12 ozs. and was 17 inches long
- Baby B is the identical triplet to Baby C and her name is Emily Ann Dooyema and weighed in at 3 lbs. 1.5 ozs. and was 15 inches long
- Baby C is the identical triplet to Baby B and her name is Hailey Grace Dooyema and weighed in at 3 lbs. 3.5 ozs. and was 16 inches long
All 3 are in the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit and are doing as well as can be expected for being born at 31.5 weeks. We covet your prayers and we will send pictures once we can download them. Thanks so much. We love all of you!
Dadio - Ryan
P.S. Shelly is resting now and will give another update tomorrow when she feels up to the task.
