Quintuplet Dad

This is a blog for Jayson Wilkinson farther to the Wilkinson Quints as well as Riley and Kaiya.

Thursday, August 9, 2007

Ryder will be the first to come home on August 10th (tomorrow)

Well, today we got the call from the doctor telling us that Ryder is coming home followed quickly by Rustin and Kyndall. The only thing remaining for Kaydence and Kassidy is to be bottle fed for three days straight. When they can successfully do that without receiving other types of feeding, then they will go home too. I am not sure we are ready but yet but, really, will we ever be ready? For some reason, I was thinking we would have at least a month before they started coming home. Now, it looks like they could all be home by a week from today.

It looks like we may have an option for a van now. My cousin Samantha Lee has a sister-in-law that is one of the owners of Grand Canyon University here in Phoenix. They are just about to trade in their 12 passenger vans and might offer to let us buy one of them for a really good price. We went and looked at it today. It was huge but that is what we need. If it all works out, we will probably sell our mini van here and I will just drive the big one home next week some time.

Tonight, Rachelle and I got to go on our first date in months. We went and saw Hairspray and then had some ice cream. It was a lot of fun and was pretty relaxing. We are nervous about the babies coming home but we figured that we should take the time to relax while we still can and deal with the non-relaxing stuff when it comes.

12 Comments:

  • At August 10, 2007 1:05 AM , tiggy said...

    CONGRATULATIONS!!!
    Great news to hear that the cherubs are on their way home.

    We have 7 children (two sets of twins in there) and we drive a great big white bus!
    Hope that everything works out for you both car wise.

    Yay that you got some time out.

     
  • At August 10, 2007 2:18 AM , cath said...

    That's great news Jayson. Wonderful, wonderful news !!!!!

    I'm so happy for all of you guys.
    We also have 2 sets of twins and a boy besides and i drive a Big Blue Bus so welcome to the 'BusClub'...lol
    It's not very good for your 'image' but it's what works right ?!
    Goodluck with bringing all the babies home and settling everyone in. Your gonna have a BUSY few weeks.
    Lots of Love
    Catherine (England UK)

     
  • At August 10, 2007 2:19 AM , Patty said...

    CONGRATES!!!!! Welcome home babies! I am totally surprised that the little angels are already starting their way home.

    All the best to each and everyone of you. I can only imagen the life changes you all have and will have to make, but in the end it will be all worth it.

    My 6 y/o thinks its the greatest thing having 5 babies at one time, he wants us to try. I told him that he is nuts and it will never happen.

    Our whole family wishes your whole family all the best in life and will keep each and everyone of you in our thoughts and prayers. You have been truly blessed and have a whole life time to enjoy the blessing, with many more to follow.

     
  • At August 10, 2007 5:28 AM , BYUfansr8 said...

    Jayson,
    Great news! I have really enjoyed following your family's journey and I hope the updates will continue!

    You joined the ranks of driving a BMW (Big Mormon Wagon) just like us!!! They are HUGE but you'll get used to it and won't ever want to give it up. We have 6 children and we love our 15 passenger BMW!

    A fellow BYU alumni in Virginia!

     
  • At August 10, 2007 6:07 AM , T said...

    Congratulations and what wonderful news that Ryder will soon be home.
    Rachelle you are an extraordinary women!! I admire your courage and strength throughout your whole pregnancy, while being away from Jayson and the children. You should be so proud of all that you have achieved and the wonderful start you have given the quins.

     
  • At August 10, 2007 9:49 AM , Aunt V and Uncle K said...

    I'm so glad you two got to have a date!!!! I just wish you had had time to finish "Eclipse" too, I suppose you can listen to it on CD while you feed the babies.

    Now it begins, welcome home Sweet baby Ryder.

    The next few weeks are going to be somewhat crazy and a challenge but you can DO IT!
    We love ya!

     
  • At August 10, 2007 10:37 AM , spymommy said...

    Congratulations to Ryder for being the toughest little fighter! Glad to hear babies are coming home . . . it will be a lot of hard work for a long while, but you two are up to the task and these babies are so lucky to have you as parents! We're thinking of you and praying for you all.

     
  • At August 10, 2007 12:48 PM , Accidental Poet said...

    WOW. That is FANTASTIC progress!!!

     
  • At August 10, 2007 1:06 PM , Nerns said...

    Dear Wilkinsons,

    Your story is one of the most amazing things I have ever read! I am myself, 34 weeks pregnant (with one) and I just can not imagine the pure strength, determination, worry and overwhelming love that it took to help these sweet babies enter the world so healthy.

    Congratulations to you both.

    Now when my little one kicks and squirms in utero I think of how it must have felt to have 5, and the immense worry you must have experienced that they may come before they are able to survive. I find myself cherishing every little kick even more instead of thinking of it as an inconvenience at 3 am in the morning. Thank you for posting your story and I, we, wish you and all your little boys and girls, a wonderful homecoming!!

    Sincerely,
    NaDeana - Nova Scotia, Canada

     
  • At August 10, 2007 4:06 PM , lori said...

    wow! congratulations, wilkinson family! those babies are so incredibly strong and healthy.

    that's great that you and rachelle got a date in, too!

    lookin' forward to hearing that you're back here in TX,
    -lori

     
  • At August 10, 2007 8:10 PM , Aunt V and Uncle K said...

    Uncle Ken here.

    I find it most interesting that the smallest baby comes home first, followed by the next smallest two, and the big babies come home last...

    I'm sure there's a simple explanation, but I haven't yet found it. Is it that the small ones had to work harder in utero and,hence, are more developed?

    The world wonders...

     
  • At August 12, 2007 1:18 AM , Lucy Stern said...

    Glad the babies are all doing well and will be home soon...

     

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