The Warner Triplets!
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A few years ago my wife and I met. A few months after she discovered she had thyroid cancer. She offered me an out because the relationship was still fairly new. I knew I loved her already and laughed at her for offering. After the first surgery we got married (a surprise backyard wedding for our friends and family). Our first month anniversary was spent in a shared OHSU recovery room with a quite old lady. Our two month anniversary was spent in separate rooms because she had to do a dose of radioactive iodine, thus lowering her chances of being pregnant (HAH!).
One year later, we got the go ahead to try and have a child. The doctors said that she needed to have another dose of radiation and the second dose could wait a year if we wanted to try and get pregnant. After a second dose, the chances of getting pregnant drop even farther. So we got busy getting busy.
First try, boom, pregnant. Excitement, fear, job change. We waited a little while to make sure the pregnancy took...okay, we didn't wait as long as we should have, but excitement took hold and we told everyone.
A while later we headed out for our first ultrasound to hear our little one's heart beat. Sitting in the chair next to Kadie I worried the whole time. What if there is something wrong? What if there is an irregular heartbeat? What if this is the baby from "It's Alive" (don't waste your time on that movie if you haven't seen it)? I see some blobs on the screen, and with my only experience in seeing ultrasounds being neck ultrasounds, I start wondering why I don't hear the heart beat or see movement or something! The technician looks at us and says "Well, I have a surprise for you two. It looks like you are having triplets!" Stone, I turned to stone, like any man in an emotional situation I froze and had my worst poker face on. Kadie of course had the proper reaction and cried her eyes out. The nurse left us for a few minutes so we could try and collect ourselves. The creepy part for me is the fact that I had a dream Kadie had triplets just a few weeks before the ultrasound. I guess dreams really do come true.
We only expected one, never three at one time! Our financial situation can barely handle three children plus the time off needed to recoup. I shudder just thinking of the time we are going to spend in the hospital before and after birth. I read this afternoon that many triplets are born around 3lbs each!!! I know that our friends and family network is strong and many of you are more than willing to help us with finances and even giving us a physical hand to help with one, two, or all of our little grapes.
If you managed to find this page and you don't know who we are, thank you for reading this long rambling post. If you feel like donating anything, any amount of money helps, no amount is too small.
We anticipate needing a minimum of $5,000 a month + medical bills and other costs of living. Kadie being a teacher has no paid maternity leave. Me? I'm just a preschool teacher so no luck there with paid leave, but I will be able to go back to work sooner.
If you can financialy help in any way, thank you. If you can't financialy but can be a helping hand in the future, that's cool too. If all you can offer is prayer, please do!!!
Thanks,
David and Kadie Warner
PS I almost forgot to mention, if you know of anyone with a minivan or some form of multi person vehicle that can fit 3 freaking car seats that wants to get rid of said vehicle, please let us know. Our little two door cars won't work very well.
One year later, we got the go ahead to try and have a child. The doctors said that she needed to have another dose of radiation and the second dose could wait a year if we wanted to try and get pregnant. After a second dose, the chances of getting pregnant drop even farther. So we got busy getting busy.
First try, boom, pregnant. Excitement, fear, job change. We waited a little while to make sure the pregnancy took...okay, we didn't wait as long as we should have, but excitement took hold and we told everyone.
A while later we headed out for our first ultrasound to hear our little one's heart beat. Sitting in the chair next to Kadie I worried the whole time. What if there is something wrong? What if there is an irregular heartbeat? What if this is the baby from "It's Alive" (don't waste your time on that movie if you haven't seen it)? I see some blobs on the screen, and with my only experience in seeing ultrasounds being neck ultrasounds, I start wondering why I don't hear the heart beat or see movement or something! The technician looks at us and says "Well, I have a surprise for you two. It looks like you are having triplets!" Stone, I turned to stone, like any man in an emotional situation I froze and had my worst poker face on. Kadie of course had the proper reaction and cried her eyes out. The nurse left us for a few minutes so we could try and collect ourselves. The creepy part for me is the fact that I had a dream Kadie had triplets just a few weeks before the ultrasound. I guess dreams really do come true.
We only expected one, never three at one time! Our financial situation can barely handle three children plus the time off needed to recoup. I shudder just thinking of the time we are going to spend in the hospital before and after birth. I read this afternoon that many triplets are born around 3lbs each!!! I know that our friends and family network is strong and many of you are more than willing to help us with finances and even giving us a physical hand to help with one, two, or all of our little grapes.
If you managed to find this page and you don't know who we are, thank you for reading this long rambling post. If you feel like donating anything, any amount of money helps, no amount is too small.
We anticipate needing a minimum of $5,000 a month + medical bills and other costs of living. Kadie being a teacher has no paid maternity leave. Me? I'm just a preschool teacher so no luck there with paid leave, but I will be able to go back to work sooner.
If you can financialy help in any way, thank you. If you can't financialy but can be a helping hand in the future, that's cool too. If all you can offer is prayer, please do!!!
Thanks,
David and Kadie Warner
PS I almost forgot to mention, if you know of anyone with a minivan or some form of multi person vehicle that can fit 3 freaking car seats that wants to get rid of said vehicle, please let us know. Our little two door cars won't work very well.
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Kadie Warner
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Vancouver, WA