2003 may

May  of 2002 we started trying again so far I'll have been negative. On all 16 tests. The sperm and egg have not been connected.

" So we're going to have embryos implants. But with our sperm and egg. 

2 months have gone by today is the implant day. They have 4 embryos. I asked Shawn and Mark to stay out this time. I'm in and out within 1 hour.

" How was it. "

" It hurt a little bit but not to bad."

2 weeks later. ( July. )

I take the pregnancy test.

Positive. So I call Shawn. " I'm pregnant. "

" Really. "

" Yes. "

" I'll tell mark when he gets home. "

" Ok I'm going to relax this pregnancy. "

" Ok. I have to go. "

" Call if you need anything. "

I'm 8  weeks pregnant currently I have been taking it easy. Today is the first appointment. Mark and Shawn will be there for everything.

The doctor is used to us by now. She said " mark how is teaching."

" I'm probably going to quit. I want to be a author. "

" That's good. Do what you love. "

" Shawn have you found a internship."

" No not yet "

" Well a slot just opened up do you want to take it. "

" Yah. "

" can I see my baby."

" We're about to get to that. "

" Ok "

" We're going to be doing the tests first and then we will use the ultrasound. "

" Ok. "

The tests are done and she said " let's see you baby. "

The monitor shows babies.

It worked.

" There is baby a, b and c. "

" Triplets. "

" Triplets were having triplets. "

" I wish you luck. "

" Thanks. "

We leave and mark said " call me of you need anything. I have a meeting with a publisher. "

" Ok see you whenever."

I sit at my desk and work for a while.

10 weeks later

18 weeks pregnant

Back pain. No nausea or morning sickness this pregnancy. My bump isn't as big as I thought it would.  I go the doctor this Friday.

Friday comes soon I go alone this time.

" Sandra. "

I go into the back. They make sure I'm healthy. Than the fun part.

I see my babies. They have grown.

" There is another heartbeat. "

" What. "

" Instead of triplets there is quadruplets. "

" Come again. "

" You have 4 babies in your uterus. "

" 4. "

" Yes and do you want to know the genders. "

" Yes. Than can you put them on a pice of paper. "

She writes them down and hands me the paper.

3 boys and a girl.

" Thanks for everything. "

" That's what I'm here for. "

I leave and head home I start to make gender reveal cakes. I have a blueberry cake for the boys and a strawberry for the boys.

The cakes are done and I go to settings up the house.

" At 5 mark and Shawn show up. They said " when will everyone be here. "

" Soon. So I'm going to sit on the couch. "

People arive everyone gets here they pick what they think the genders are going to be.

So I said " who wants to know the genders."

Each of us go to a cake I cut open the first one it's blueberry. " It's a boy. "

Shawn does the next. " It's a boy. "

Mark does the ' last' . " It's a boy. "

I pull out another cake. " We're not having triplets were having quadruplets. "

" It a girl. "

" Quadruplets. " Mark said.

I lay down on the couch and said " lol wave whenever you want. There is already a goody bag made. "

I start to doze off.

I wake up 3 hours later I wake up and I see a bunch of boxes. " These are the clothes of all of hand me down clothes. "

" Mark can you order the bottles and the Brest pump that's in my registry. "

" Yah. Than I'll wash all of the clothes and sort them. "

" Ok their dresser is all set up. "

20 weeks later.

38 weeks pregnant

I can only get up to go to the bathroom and walk around the house. I have been going to appointments every 2 days. I have constant monitors I have monitors on my babies. Let's just say those hurt like hell.

But anything to keep these babies in.

I lay down at 8 pm fall asleep. I feel liquid leave my body but I smell it it doesn't smell like pee. " My water broke. " I said. I go out to the living room were mark and Shawn are sleeping. " My water broke. "

They both woke up and said " ambulance or have us drive you. "

" You have the car seats. In the truck. So I'm going by ambulance you meet me there.  And call the doctor on the way there. "

I call the ambulance. They leave to the hospital. 4 minutes later I hear them knock on the door. " Come in bring the stretcher. "

They come in I'm on the floor. They look at my belly. " I have 4 babies in my uterus ready to come out so please stop staring and help me to the hospital. "

" Yes mam. "

When I'm in the ambulance the paramedic said " we only stare because we never see a pregnant woman who survived quadruplets. "

" I know it's rare to be at 38 weeks.  "

" Your one though woman. "

" Well I have been through a lot. "

" Weren't you in the news. You had a miscarriage and won billions of dollars. "

" Yah i try to keep that in the past. "

" I bet. "

We get to the hospital.the paramedic said " good luck. " 

I get into the main entrance Shawn and mark already have the bags. A nurse said " do you want a wheelchair."

" Yes please." She put the bags on the chair and said " your going to be in the labor and delivery wing. "

" Will I be in a room. " I asked.

' yes and your doctor is ready for you. "

" I thing my contractions are starting. "

" That's good. Hunny. "

" It is starting to hurt. "

" It's almost midnight. "