12 week update

I had my 12 week appointment and NT scan. All the babies were super active, and my peri asked what I had for lunch because whatever it was they must have really liked it. My Peri said that babies A & C looked great and baby B looked good but had slightly more fluid behind the neck, but still looked in the normal range. All 3 babies are measuring 12+ weeks. He asked if we wanted to know the sexes, and, being someone who has a tough time not peaking at Christmas presents, said "of course!" He guessed that we have 1 boy (baby A) and 2 girls (B & C). I noticed he spent a lot of time checking out Baby A because his legs were crossed, but he must have seen something that made his think boy. Dh has been gloating because that's what he guessed (I really had a boy vibe). I've actually never been good at guessing these things, so I wasn't too surprised when my "gut" feeling was wrong.

I took a photo yesterday morning (12 weeks 5 days) of my bump.

I graduated!

I had my last appointment with my RE today at 11 weeks 5 days. It was bittersweet; I'll miss the nurses and my RE, but I know this means my pregnancy is progressing and I'll be entering my 2nd trimester soon! We had one last u/s and everything looked great. Baby A is measuring 12weeks 4days, Baby B is measuring 12 weeks exactly, and Baby C is measuring 12 weeks 2 days. Although my RE said he wasn't even going to try to guess on the sexes of the babies, my dh swore he saw a pecker on Baby A.... so I guess in a few weeks we'll find out if he's right or not. Baby C was super wiggly and squirmy when zoomed in on, it almost looked like he hiccuped or something. It's amazing to hear the heartbeats and see the movements.
We have our NT scan next week with our Peri next week, so I'm hoping he'll make a guess at the sexes, but I'm not going to hold my breath. For now I'll continue calling them Flick, Ricka, and Dicka; it was one of my favorite books when I was little about 3 triplet girls from the Netherlands. My dh isn't loving those names, but it's the best I've got for now.

Wow, it's been a month...

Wow, it's been a month since my last post... it's been quite a whirlwind of a month to say the least. I'm so sorry for not updating sooner, but since I went back to work I've been extremely busy catching up from being off for 3 weeks. I'm going to try to be a better blogger... only a month and a half until school's out!

Going back a few weeks... I had my u/s as planned. We were initially very surprised when we were told we were having twins, so imagine our shock when we heard the words, "Wait... how many did we transfer?... I see a third sack!" It's triplets!!!

Although we did transfer 3 embryos, we were given very low chances that all 3 would implant. My RE's response was the oxymoron of the year, he said, "well, it looks like you're a very fertile infertile!" I think my dh is still in shock. We've had a couple of u/s since our first, and all have shown the babies right on track. Last week we were able to hear the heartbeats... it was amazing! "Baby A" even squirmed around a little when my RE zoomed in. I have another appointment this afternoon, and I can't wait to see my babies again. My RE recommended a perinatologist in the area; my first appointment is on May 26th. I've heard great things about him, and was happy to read that he helped to develop the new NICU at the hospital where I will most likely be giving birth.

Besides feeling exhausted, I've been feeling pretty good lately. I had pretty bad morning sickness from about week 5 - week 8. But now (knock on wood), it seems to be in check. As long as I'm constantly eating every hour or so, I'm ok. It hasn't been difficult because I'm constantly hungry. The only problem is that very few things sound appetizing to me. I'm having aversions to pretty much all seasonings, so I've been eating very bland foods. My staples lately have been: hard boiled eggs; chicken salad; egg salad; nuts; fruit, fruit, and more fruit; ensure protein drinks, salty foods (but I trying to keep it healthy), gatorade, juice, and vitamin water. I am also guilty of "making a run for the border" at Taco Bell on my way home from work on occasion.

We haven't told too many people yet. I've really been trying to wait til I'm 12 weeks to spill the beans, but with triplets it's getting really hard to hide my belly. I've been trying to wear sweaters and blousy shirts, but yesterday I noticed one of my 7th grade students looking at my belly during 4th period. Sure enough, at the beginning of 5th period one of her friends asked me point blank before class if I was pregnant. I told myself I wasn't going to deny it if any one asked, so now my students know. They were all very sweet about it; I even got a few offers for babysitters, and one girl asked if they could throw me a shower.

I'm hoping all goes well at my appt today, and right after I see that all my babies are healthy, I'm praying that my RE says that my P4 levels look great and I can stop PIO injections. He originally told us I would stop PIO around 10 weeks, so I'm hoping that my 9 weeks 4 days is close enough. Today my dh hit a vein, it was pretty painful and a bleeder - I'm ready to be done!